diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/config.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/config.ts
index 012755695eb..c3e4cea9b05 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/config.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ export interface GrafanaConfig {
   rudderstackIntegrationsUrl: string | undefined;
   sqlConnectionLimits: SqlConnectionLimits;
   sharedWithMeFolderUID?: string;
+  rootFolderUID?: string;
 
   // The namespace to use for kubernetes apiserver requests
   namespace: string;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
index eb3da391bf3..f90928cde68 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/config.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export class GrafanaBootConfig implements GrafanaConfig {
   tokenExpirationDayLimit: undefined;
   disableFrontendSandboxForPlugins: string[] = [];
   sharedWithMeFolderUID: string | undefined;
+  rootFolderUID: string | undefined;
 
   constructor(options: GrafanaBootConfig) {
     this.bootData = options.bootData;
diff --git a/pkg/api/accesscontrol.go b/pkg/api/accesscontrol.go
index 5ccdbf7e648..e8084c4fd53 100644
--- a/pkg/api/accesscontrol.go
+++ b/pkg/api/accesscontrol.go
@@ -457,6 +457,21 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) declareFixedRoles() error {
 		Grants: []string{"Admin"},
 	}
 
+	// Needed to be able to list permissions on the general folder for viewers, doesn't actually grant access to any resources
+	generalFolderReaderRole := ac.RoleRegistration{
+		Role: ac.RoleDTO{
+			Name:        "fixed:folders.general:reader",
+			DisplayName: "General folder reader",
+			Description: "Access the general (root) folder.",
+			Group:       "Folders",
+			Hidden:      true,
+			Permissions: []ac.Permission{
+				{Action: dashboards.ActionFoldersRead, Scope: dashboards.ScopeFoldersProvider.GetResourceScopeUID(ac.GeneralFolderUID)},
+			},
+		},
+		Grants: []string{string(org.RoleViewer)},
+	}
+
 	foldersWriterRole := ac.RoleRegistration{
 		Role: ac.RoleDTO{
 			Name:        "fixed:folders:writer",
@@ -593,7 +608,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) declareFixedRoles() error {
 		orgMaintainerRole, teamsCreatorRole, teamsWriterRole, teamsReaderRole, datasourcesExplorerRole,
 		annotationsReaderRole, dashboardAnnotationsWriterRole, annotationsWriterRole,
 		dashboardsCreatorRole, dashboardsReaderRole, dashboardsWriterRole,
-		foldersCreatorRole, foldersReaderRole, foldersWriterRole, apikeyReaderRole, apikeyWriterRole,
+		foldersCreatorRole, foldersReaderRole, generalFolderReaderRole, foldersWriterRole, apikeyReaderRole, apikeyWriterRole,
 		publicDashboardsWriterRole, featuremgmtReaderRole, featuremgmtWriterRole, libraryPanelsCreatorRole,
 		libraryPanelsReaderRole, libraryPanelsWriterRole, libraryPanelsGeneralReaderRole, libraryPanelsGeneralWriterRole}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/dtos/frontend_settings.go b/pkg/api/dtos/frontend_settings.go
index 52f0a453161..95d8e94b6e8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dtos/frontend_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dtos/frontend_settings.go
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ type FrontendSettingsDTO struct {
 	SamlName                string                             `json:"samlName"`
 	TokenExpirationDayLimit int                                `json:"tokenExpirationDayLimit"`
 	SharedWithMeFolderUID   string                             `json:"sharedWithMeFolderUID"`
+	RootFolderUID           string                             `json:"rootFolderUID"`
 
 	GeomapDefaultBaseLayerConfig *map[string]any `json:"geomapDefaultBaseLayerConfig,omitempty"`
 	GeomapDisableCustomBaseLayer bool            `json:"geomapDisableCustomBaseLayer"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go b/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
index 3016bd44c1e..0f0e6ec68d6 100644
--- a/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
+++ b/pkg/api/frontendsettings.go
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) getFrontendSettings(c *contextmodel.ReqContext) (*dtos.Fro
 		PublicDashboardAccessToken:          c.PublicDashboardAccessToken,
 		PublicDashboardsEnabled:             hs.Cfg.PublicDashboardsEnabled,
 		SharedWithMeFolderUID:               folder.SharedWithMeFolderUID,
+		RootFolderUID:                       accesscontrol.GeneralFolderUID,
 
 		BuildInfo: dtos.FrontendSettingsBuildInfoDTO{
 			HideVersion:   hideVersion,
diff --git a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder.go b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder.go
index 79ad5718aa2..64d88a9345b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder.go
+++ b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder.go
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ func (s *Service) Get(ctx context.Context, q *folder.GetFolderQuery) (*folder.Fo
 		return nil, folder.ErrBadRequest.Errorf("missing signed in user")
 	}
 
+	if q.UID != nil && *q.UID == accesscontrol.GeneralFolderUID {
+		return folder.RootFolder, nil
+	}
+
 	if s.features.IsEnabled(ctx, featuremgmt.FlagNestedFolders) && q.UID != nil && *q.UID == folder.SharedWithMeFolderUID {
 		return folder.SharedWithMeFolder.WithURL(), nil
 	}
@@ -478,7 +482,7 @@ func (s *Service) deduplicateAvailableFolders(ctx context.Context, folders []*fo
 }
 
 func (s *Service) GetParents(ctx context.Context, q folder.GetParentsQuery) ([]*folder.Folder, error) {
-	if !s.features.IsEnabled(ctx, featuremgmt.FlagNestedFolders) {
+	if !s.features.IsEnabled(ctx, featuremgmt.FlagNestedFolders) || q.UID == accesscontrol.GeneralFolderUID {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	if q.UID == folder.SharedWithMeFolderUID {
diff --git a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
index dfa61a2444e..2599259f8ba 100644
--- a/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/folder/folderimpl/folder_test.go
@@ -299,6 +299,17 @@ func TestIntegrationFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			})
 
+			t.Run("When get folder by uid and uid is general should return the root folder object", func(t *testing.T) {
+				uid := accesscontrol.GeneralFolderUID
+				query := &folder.GetFolderQuery{
+					UID:          &uid,
+					SignedInUser: usr,
+				}
+				actual, err := service.Get(context.Background(), query)
+				require.Equal(t, folder.RootFolder, actual)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			})
+
 			t.Run("When get folder by title should return folder", func(t *testing.T) {
 				expected := folder.NewFolder("TEST-"+util.GenerateShortUID(), "")
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/folder/model.go b/pkg/services/folder/model.go
index e111e90fb3b..8320f1183e1 100644
--- a/pkg/services/folder/model.go
+++ b/pkg/services/folder/model.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type Folder struct {
 }
 
 var GeneralFolder = Folder{ID: 0, Title: "General"}
-
+var RootFolder = &Folder{ID: 0, Title: "Root", UID: GeneralFolderUID, ParentUID: ""}
 var SharedWithMeFolder = Folder{
 	Title:       "Shared with me",
 	Description: "Dashboards and folders shared with me",