diff --git a/backend/src/api/private/media/media.controller.ts b/backend/src/api/private/media/media.controller.ts
index 7fcb27498..08d74a0b9 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/private/media/media.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/private/media/media.controller.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import { MediaUploadDto } from '../../../media/media-upload.dto';
 import { MediaService } from '../../../media/media.service';
 import { MulterFile } from '../../../media/multer-file.interface';
 import { Note } from '../../../notes/note.entity';
-import { Permission } from '../../../permissions/permissions.enum';
 import { PermissionsGuard } from '../../../permissions/permissions.guard';
 import { PermissionsService } from '../../../permissions/permissions.service';
 import { RequirePermission } from '../../../permissions/require-permission.decorator';
+import { RequiredPermission } from '../../../permissions/required-permission.enum';
 import { User } from '../../../users/user.entity';
 import { NoteHeaderInterceptor } from '../../utils/note-header.interceptor';
 import { OpenApi } from '../../utils/openapi.decorator';
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class MediaController {
   @UseGuards(PermissionsGuard)
   @UseInterceptors(FileInterceptor('file'))
   @UseInterceptors(NoteHeaderInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.WRITE)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.WRITE)
   @OpenApi(
     {
       code: 201,
diff --git a/backend/src/api/private/notes/notes.controller.ts b/backend/src/api/private/notes/notes.controller.ts
index 515e4aa71..63609375e 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/private/notes/notes.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/private/notes/notes.controller.ts
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import { NoteDto } from '../../../notes/note.dto';
 import { Note } from '../../../notes/note.entity';
 import { NoteMediaDeletionDto } from '../../../notes/note.media-deletion.dto';
 import { NotesService } from '../../../notes/notes.service';
-import { Permission } from '../../../permissions/permissions.enum';
 import { PermissionsGuard } from '../../../permissions/permissions.guard';
 import { PermissionsService } from '../../../permissions/permissions.service';
 import { RequirePermission } from '../../../permissions/require-permission.decorator';
+import { RequiredPermission } from '../../../permissions/required-permission.enum';
 import { RevisionMetadataDto } from '../../../revisions/revision-metadata.dto';
 import { RevisionDto } from '../../../revisions/revision.dto';
 import { RevisionsService } from '../../../revisions/revisions.service';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class NotesController {
 
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias')
   @OpenApi(200)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
   async getNote(
     @RequestUser({ guestsAllowed: true }) user: User | null,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class NotesController {
 
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/media')
   @OpenApi(200)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
   async getNotesMedia(@RequestNote() note: Note): Promise<MediaUploadDto[]> {
     const media = await this.mediaService.listUploadsByNote(note);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class NotesController {
 
   @Post()
   @OpenApi(201, 413)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.CREATE)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.CREATE)
   async createNote(
     @RequestUser({ guestsAllowed: true }) user: User | null,
     @MarkdownBody() text: string,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class NotesController {
 
   @Post(':noteAlias')
   @OpenApi(201, 400, 404, 409, 413)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.CREATE)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.CREATE)
   async createNamedNote(
     @RequestUser({ guestsAllowed: true }) user: User | null,
     @Param('noteAlias') noteAlias: string,
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class NotesController {
 
   @Delete(':noteIdOrAlias')
   @OpenApi(204, 404, 500)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
   async deleteNote(
     @RequestUser() user: User,
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata')
   async getNoteMetadata(
     @RequestUser({ guestsAllowed: true }) user: User | null,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class NotesController {
 
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/revisions')
   @OpenApi(200, 404)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
   async getNoteRevisions(
     @RequestUser({ guestsAllowed: true }) user: User | null,
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export class NotesController {
 
   @Delete(':noteIdOrAlias/revisions')
   @OpenApi(204, 404)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
   async purgeNoteRevisions(
     @RequestUser() user: User,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class NotesController {
 
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/revisions/:revisionId')
   @OpenApi(200, 404)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
   async getNoteRevision(
     @RequestUser({ guestsAllowed: true }) user: User | null,
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/users/:userName')
   @OpenApi(200, 403, 404)
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   async setUserPermission(
     @RequestUser() user: User,
     @RequestNote() note: Note,
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Delete(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/users/:userName')
   async removeUserPermission(
     @RequestUser() user: User,
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/groups/:groupName')
   async setGroupPermission(
     @RequestUser() user: User,
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @UseGuards(PermissionsGuard)
   @Delete(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/groups/:groupName')
   async removeGroupPermission(
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/owner')
   async changeOwner(
     @RequestUser() user: User,
diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts b/backend/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
index daffab060..f11356c13 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/media/media.controller.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ import { MediaUploadDto } from '../../../media/media-upload.dto';
 import { MediaService } from '../../../media/media.service';
 import { MulterFile } from '../../../media/multer-file.interface';
 import { Note } from '../../../notes/note.entity';
-import { Permission } from '../../../permissions/permissions.enum';
 import { PermissionsGuard } from '../../../permissions/permissions.guard';
 import { PermissionsService } from '../../../permissions/permissions.service';
 import { RequirePermission } from '../../../permissions/require-permission.decorator';
+import { RequiredPermission } from '../../../permissions/required-permission.enum';
 import { User } from '../../../users/user.entity';
 import { NoteHeaderInterceptor } from '../../utils/note-header.interceptor';
 import { OpenApi } from '../../utils/openapi.decorator';
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class MediaController {
   @UseGuards(PermissionsGuard)
   @UseInterceptors(FileInterceptor('file'))
   @UseInterceptors(NoteHeaderInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.WRITE)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.WRITE)
   async uploadMedia(
     @RequestUser() user: User,
     @UploadedFile() file: MulterFile,
diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts b/backend/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
index b9b8a7880..802d10584 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ import { NoteDto } from '../../../notes/note.dto';
 import { Note } from '../../../notes/note.entity';
 import { NoteMediaDeletionDto } from '../../../notes/note.media-deletion.dto';
 import { NotesService } from '../../../notes/notes.service';
-import { Permission } from '../../../permissions/permissions.enum';
 import { PermissionsGuard } from '../../../permissions/permissions.guard';
 import { PermissionsService } from '../../../permissions/permissions.service';
 import { RequirePermission } from '../../../permissions/require-permission.decorator';
+import { RequiredPermission } from '../../../permissions/required-permission.enum';
 import { RevisionMetadataDto } from '../../../revisions/revision-metadata.dto';
 import { RevisionDto } from '../../../revisions/revision.dto';
 import { RevisionsService } from '../../../revisions/revisions.service';
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class NotesController {
     this.logger.setContext(NotesController.name);
   }
 
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.CREATE)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.CREATE)
   @Post()
   @OpenApi(201, 403, 409, 413)
   async createNote(
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export class NotesController {
     return await this.noteService.toNoteDto(note);
   }
 
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.CREATE)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.CREATE)
   @Post(':noteAlias')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Delete(':noteIdOrAlias')
   @OpenApi(204, 403, 404, 500)
   async deleteNote(
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.WRITE)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.WRITE)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/content')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/users/:userName')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Delete(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/users/:userName')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/groups/:groupName')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Delete(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/groups/:groupName')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.OWNER)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.OWNER)
   @Put(':noteIdOrAlias/metadata/permissions/owner')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/revisions')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/revisions/:revisionId')
   @OpenApi(
     {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ export class NotesController {
   }
 
   @UseInterceptors(GetNoteInterceptor)
-  @RequirePermission(Permission.READ)
+  @RequirePermission(RequiredPermission.READ)
   @Get(':noteIdOrAlias/media')
   @OpenApi({
     code: 200,
diff --git a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.enum.ts b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.enum.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b09c8166..000000000
--- a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.enum.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
- */
-
-/**
- * Represents the Permissions a user may hold in a request
- */
-export enum Permission {
-  READ = 'read',
-  WRITE = 'write',
-  CREATE = 'create',
-  OWNER = 'owner',
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.guard.ts b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.guard.ts
index 721809f8f..ff821f62e 100644
--- a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.guard.ts
+++ b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.guard.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import { extractNoteFromRequest } from '../api/utils/extract-note-from-request';
 import { CompleteRequest } from '../api/utils/request.type';
 import { ConsoleLoggerService } from '../logger/console-logger.service';
 import { NotesService } from '../notes/notes.service';
-import { Permission } from './permissions.enum';
 import { PermissionsService } from './permissions.service';
+import { RequiredPermission } from './required-permission.enum';
 
 /**
  * This guards controller methods from access, if the user has not the appropriate permissions.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class PermissionsGuard implements CanActivate {
   }
 
   async canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): Promise<boolean> {
-    const permissions = this.reflector.get<Permission[]>(
+    const permissions = this.reflector.get<RequiredPermission[]>(
       'permissions',
       context.getHandler(),
     );
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class PermissionsGuard implements CanActivate {
     const request: CompleteRequest = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
     const user = request.user ?? null;
     // handle CREATE permissions, as this does not need any note
-    if (permissions[0] === Permission.CREATE) {
+    if (permissions[0] === RequiredPermission.CREATE) {
       return this.permissionsService.mayCreate(user);
     }
     // Attention: This gets the note an additional time if used in conjunction with GetNoteInterceptor or NoteHeaderInterceptor
diff --git a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.service.spec.ts b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.service.spec.ts
index fc233e3ce..ba2ae2e0a 100644
--- a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.service.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.service.spec.ts
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ import { User } from '../users/user.entity';
 import { UsersModule } from '../users/users.module';
 import { NoteGroupPermission } from './note-group-permission.entity';
 import { NoteUserPermission } from './note-user-permission.entity';
-import { Permission } from './permissions.enum';
 import { PermissionsModule } from './permissions.module';
 import { PermissionsService } from './permissions.service';
+import { RequiredPermission } from './required-permission.enum';
 
 function mockedEventEmitter(eventEmitter: EventEmitter2) {
   return jest.spyOn(eventEmitter, 'emit').mockImplementationOnce((event) => {
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ describe('PermissionsService', () => {
       return isOwner;
     });
   }
+
   beforeEach(() => {
     mockNoteRepo(noteRepo);
     eventEmitterEmitSpy = mockedEventEmitter(eventEmitter);
@@ -793,14 +794,18 @@ describe('PermissionsService', () => {
       it('with mayRead', async () => {
         mockMayReadTrue();
         expect(
-          await service.checkPermissionOnNote(Permission.READ, user1, notes[0]),
+          await service.checkPermissionOnNote(
+            RequiredPermission.READ,
+            user1,
+            notes[0],
+          ),
         ).toBeTruthy();
       });
       it('with mayWrite', async () => {
         mockMayWriteTrue();
         expect(
           await service.checkPermissionOnNote(
-            Permission.WRITE,
+            RequiredPermission.WRITE,
             user1,
             notes[0],
           ),
@@ -810,7 +815,7 @@ describe('PermissionsService', () => {
         mockIsOwner(true);
         expect(
           await service.checkPermissionOnNote(
-            Permission.OWNER,
+            RequiredPermission.OWNER,
             user1,
             notes[0],
           ),
@@ -824,7 +829,7 @@ describe('PermissionsService', () => {
         mockIsOwner(false);
         expect(
           await service.checkPermissionOnNote(
-            Permission.OWNER,
+            RequiredPermission.OWNER,
             user1,
             notes[0],
           ),
diff --git a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.service.ts b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.service.ts
index 14c7d303a..84706500b 100644
--- a/backend/src/permissions/permissions.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/permissions/permissions.service.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { UsersService } from '../users/users.service';
 import { checkArrayForDuplicates } from '../utils/arrayDuplicatCheck';
 import { NoteGroupPermission } from './note-group-permission.entity';
 import { NoteUserPermission } from './note-user-permission.entity';
-import { Permission } from './permissions.enum';
+import { RequiredPermission } from './required-permission.enum';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class PermissionsService {
@@ -44,22 +44,22 @@ export class PermissionsService {
    * Checks if the given {@link User} is has the in {@link desiredPermission} specified permission on {@link Note}.
    *
    * @async
-   * @param {Permission} desiredPermission - permission level to check for
+   * @param {RequiredPermission} desiredPermission - permission level to check for
    * @param {User} user - The user whose permission should be checked. Value is null if guest access should be checked
    * @param {Note} note - The note for which the permission should be checked
    * @return if the user has the specified permission on the note
    */
   public async checkPermissionOnNote(
-    desiredPermission: Exclude<Permission, Permission.CREATE>,
+    desiredPermission: Exclude<RequiredPermission, RequiredPermission.CREATE>,
     user: User | null,
     note: Note,
   ): Promise<boolean> {
     switch (desiredPermission) {
-      case Permission.READ:
+      case RequiredPermission.READ:
         return await this.mayRead(user, note);
-      case Permission.WRITE:
+      case RequiredPermission.WRITE:
         return await this.mayWrite(user, note);
-      case Permission.OWNER:
+      case RequiredPermission.OWNER:
         return await this.isOwner(user, note);
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/permissions/require-permission.decorator.ts b/backend/src/permissions/require-permission.decorator.ts
index f128e415e..1e5bd0444 100644
--- a/backend/src/permissions/require-permission.decorator.ts
+++ b/backend/src/permissions/require-permission.decorator.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 import { CustomDecorator, SetMetadata } from '@nestjs/common';
 
-import { Permission } from './permissions.enum';
+import { RequiredPermission } from './required-permission.enum';
 
 /**
  * This decorator gathers the {@link Permission Permission} a user must hold for the {@link PermissionsGuard}
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ import { Permission } from './permissions.enum';
  */
 // eslint-disable-next-line func-style,@typescript-eslint/naming-convention
 export const RequirePermission = (
-  ...permissions: Permission[]
+  ...permissions: RequiredPermission[]
 ): CustomDecorator => SetMetadata('permissions', permissions);
diff --git a/backend/src/permissions/required-permission.enum.ts b/backend/src/permissions/required-permission.enum.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d35b1ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/permissions/required-permission.enum.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The HedgeDoc developers (see AUTHORS file)
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Represents the required access level a user needs to use a specific API endpoint.
+ */
+export enum RequiredPermission {
+  READ = 'read',
+  WRITE = 'write',
+  OWNER = 'owner',
+  CREATE = 'create',
+}