diff --git a/.changeset/five-yaks-type.md b/.changeset/five-yaks-type.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49728f23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/five-yaks-type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'hive': patch
+---
+
+Resolve the issue where the laboratory mocked endpoint consistently returns: "Please publish your first schema to Hive."
diff --git a/packages/services/api/src/modules/auth/lib/target-access-token-strategy.ts b/packages/services/api/src/modules/auth/lib/target-access-token-strategy.ts
index 592d66b1a..a36532a3f 100644
--- a/packages/services/api/src/modules/auth/lib/target-access-token-strategy.ts
+++ b/packages/services/api/src/modules/auth/lib/target-access-token-strategy.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function transformAccessTokenLegacyScopes(args: {
           },
           {
             effect: 'allow',
-            action: ['organization:describe', 'project:describe'],
+            action: ['organization:describe', 'project:describe', 'laboratory:describe'],
             resource: [`hrn:${args.organizationId}:organization/${args.organizationId}`],
           },
         );