diff --git a/changes/28532-fix-query-edit-permissinos b/changes/28532-fix-query-edit-permissinos
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3d189819b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/28532-fix-query-edit-permissinos
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fix a bug where global observers could access the "delete query" UX on the queries table
diff --git a/frontend/pages/queries/ManageQueriesPage/components/QueriesTable/QueriesTableConfig.tsx b/frontend/pages/queries/ManageQueriesPage/components/QueriesTable/QueriesTableConfig.tsx
index 161213231b..fbaa07d7ca 100644
--- a/frontend/pages/queries/ManageQueriesPage/components/QueriesTable/QueriesTableConfig.tsx
+++ b/frontend/pages/queries/ManageQueriesPage/components/QueriesTable/QueriesTableConfig.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ import PATHS from "router/paths";
 import { Tooltip as ReactTooltip5 } from "react-tooltip-5";
 
 import { secondsToDhms } from "utilities/helpers";
-import permissionsUtils from "utilities/permissions";
+import {
+  isGlobalAdmin,
+  isGlobalMaintainer,
+  isTeamAdmin,
+  isTeamMaintainer,
+  isTeamObserver,
+  isOnlyObserver,
+} from "utilities/permissions/permissions";
 import { getPathWithQueryParams } from "utilities/url";
 
 import {
@@ -123,8 +130,8 @@ const generateColumnConfigs = ({
   omitSelectionColumn = false,
 }: IGenerateColumnConfigs): IDataColumn[] => {
   const isCurrentTeamObserverOrGlobalObserver = currentTeamId
-    ? permissionsUtils.isTeamObserver(currentUser, currentTeamId)
-    : permissionsUtils.isOnlyObserver(currentUser);
+    ? isTeamObserver(currentUser, currentTeamId)
+    : isOnlyObserver(currentUser);
   const viewingTeamScope = currentTeamId !== API_ALL_TEAMS_ID;
 
   const tableHeaders: IDataColumn[] = [
@@ -282,7 +289,15 @@ const generateColumnConfigs = ({
       ),
     },
   ];
-  if (!isCurrentTeamObserverOrGlobalObserver && !omitSelectionColumn) {
+
+  const canEditQueries =
+    isGlobalAdmin(currentUser) ||
+    isGlobalMaintainer(currentUser) ||
+    (currentTeamId &&
+      (isTeamAdmin(currentUser, currentTeamId) ||
+        isTeamMaintainer(currentUser, currentTeamId)));
+
+  if (canEditQueries && !omitSelectionColumn) {
     tableHeaders.unshift({
       id: "selection",
       // TODO - improve typing of IHeaderProps instead of using any
diff --git a/frontend/utilities/permissions/permissions.ts b/frontend/utilities/permissions/permissions.ts
index 5b62422d80..e48bbbd7b3 100644
--- a/frontend/utilities/permissions/permissions.ts
+++ b/frontend/utilities/permissions/permissions.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const isAnyTeamMaintainerOrTeamAdmin = (user: IUser): boolean => {
   return false;
 };
 
-const isOnlyObserver = (user: IUser): boolean => {
+export const isOnlyObserver = (user: IUser): boolean => {
   if (isGlobalObserver(user)) {
     return true;
   }