diff --git a/frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/PolicyForm/PolicyForm.tsx b/frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/PolicyForm/PolicyForm.tsx
index 73f8bc097b..6ff5ba22e5 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/PolicyForm/PolicyForm.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/policies/PolicyPage/components/PolicyForm/PolicyForm.tsx
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ const PolicyForm = ({
   }, [lastEditedQueryBody, lastEditedQueryId]);
 
   const hasSavePermissions =
+    !isEditMode || // save a new policy
     isGlobalAdmin ||
     isGlobalMaintainer ||
     (isTeamAdmin && policyTeamId === storedPolicy?.team_id) || // team admin cannot save global policy