diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol.go
index fef2c57390b..d01f9d719cf 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol.go
@@ -96,6 +96,28 @@ func NewFolderIDScopeResolver(db Store, folderDB folder.FolderStore, folderSvc f
 	})
 }
 
+// NewFolderUIDScopeResolver provides an ScopeAttributeResolver that is able to convert a scope prefixed with "folders:uid:"
+// into uid based scopes for folder and its parents
+func NewFolderUIDScopeResolver(db Store, folderDB folder.FolderStore, folderSvc folder.Service) (string, ac.ScopeAttributeResolver) {
+	prefix := ScopeFoldersProvider.GetResourceScopeUID("")
+	return prefix, ac.ScopeAttributeResolverFunc(func(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, scope string) ([]string, error) {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(scope, prefix) {
+			return nil, ac.ErrInvalidScope
+		}
+
+		uid, err := ac.ParseScopeUID(scope)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		inheritedScopes, err := GetInheritedScopes(ctx, orgID, uid, folderSvc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return append(inheritedScopes, ScopeFoldersProvider.GetResourceScopeUID(uid)), nil
+	})
+}
+
 // NewDashboardIDScopeResolver provides an ScopeAttributeResolver that is able to convert a scope prefixed with "dashboards:id:"
 // into uid based scopes for both dashboard and folder
 func NewDashboardIDScopeResolver(db Store, folderDB folder.FolderStore, folderSvc folder.Service) (string, ac.ScopeAttributeResolver) {
diff --git a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder.go b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder.go
index 3d4ea736581..21e8423d376 100644
--- a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder.go
+++ b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func ProvideService(
 	features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles,
 ) folder.Service {
 	store := ProvideStore(db, cfg, features)
-	svr := &Service{
+	srv := &Service{
 		cfg:                  cfg,
 		log:                  log.New("folder-service"),
 		dashboardStore:       dashboardStore,
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ func ProvideService(
 		bus:                  bus,
 	}
 	if features.IsEnabled(featuremgmt.FlagNestedFolders) {
-		svr.DBMigration(db)
+		srv.DBMigration(db)
 	}
 
-	ac.RegisterScopeAttributeResolver(dashboards.NewFolderNameScopeResolver(dashboardStore, folderStore, svr))
-	ac.RegisterScopeAttributeResolver(dashboards.NewFolderIDScopeResolver(dashboardStore, folderStore, svr))
-	return svr
+	ac.RegisterScopeAttributeResolver(dashboards.NewFolderNameScopeResolver(dashboardStore, folderStore, srv))
+	ac.RegisterScopeAttributeResolver(dashboards.NewFolderIDScopeResolver(dashboardStore, folderStore, srv))
+	ac.RegisterScopeAttributeResolver(dashboards.NewFolderUIDScopeResolver(dashboardStore, folderStore, srv))
+	return srv
 }
 
 func (s *Service) DBMigration(db db.DB) {
diff --git a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
index 1bfea0b8e92..8da103d558c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestIntegrationProvideFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 		ac := acmock.New()
 		ProvideService(ac, bus.ProvideBus(tracing.InitializeTracerForTest()), cfg, nil, nil, nil, &featuremgmt.FeatureManager{})
 
-		require.Len(t, ac.Calls.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver, 2)
+		require.Len(t, ac.Calls.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver, 3)
 	})
 }