diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Permissions/PermissionsProcessor.php b/src/Appwrite/Permissions/PermissionsProcessor.php
index 075ec7037b..82aed1b61a 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Permissions/PermissionsProcessor.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Permissions/PermissionsProcessor.php
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@
 
 namespace Appwrite\Permissions;
 
+use Utopia\Database\Database;
+
 class PermissionsProcessor
 {
-    public static function processAggregatePermissions(array $permissions): array
+    public static function handleAggregates(array $permissions): array
     {
         $aggregates = [
             'admin' => ['create', 'update', 'delete', 'read',],
             'write' => ['create', 'update', 'delete',],
         ];
-        foreach($permissions as $i => $permission) {
+        foreach ($permissions as $i => $permission) {
             foreach ($aggregates as $type => $subTypes) {
                 if (!\str_starts_with($permission, $type)) {
                     continue;
@@ -22,5 +24,28 @@ class PermissionsProcessor
                 unset($permissions[$i]);
             }
         }
+        return $permissions;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    public static function addDefaultsIfNeeded(?array $permissions, string $userId): array
+    {
+        if (\is_null($permissions)) {
+            $permissions = [];
+            if (!empty($userId)) {
+                $permissions = [
+                    'read(user:' . $userId . ') ',
+                    'create(user:' . $userId . ') ',
+                    'update(user:' . $userId . ') ',
+                    'delete(user:' . $userId . ') ',
+                ];
+            }
+            return $permissions;
+        }
+        foreach (Database::PERMISSIONS as $permission) {
+            if (empty(\preg_grep("#^{$permission}\(.+\)$#", $permissions)) && !empty($userId)) {
+                $permissions[] = $permission . '(user:' . $userId . ')';
+            }
+        }
+        return $permissions;
+    }
+}