diff --git a/authentik/core/api/users.py b/authentik/core/api/users.py
index e6ccb273c3..37656933d5 100644
--- a/authentik/core/api/users.py
+++ b/authentik/core/api/users.py
@@ -679,7 +679,10 @@ class UserViewSet(UsedByMixin, ModelViewSet):
             LOGGER.debug("User attempted to impersonate", user=request.user)
             return Response(status=401)
         user_to_be = self.get_object()
-        if not request.user.has_perm("impersonate", user_to_be):
+        # Check both object-level perms and global perms
+        if not request.user.has_perm(
+            "authentik_core.impersonate", user_to_be
+        ) and not request.user.has_perm("authentik_core.impersonate"):
             LOGGER.debug("User attempted to impersonate without permissions", user=request.user)
             return Response(status=401)
         if user_to_be.pk == self.request.user.pk:
diff --git a/authentik/core/tests/test_impersonation.py b/authentik/core/tests/test_impersonation.py
index 6026c39097..d877e55c9e 100644
--- a/authentik/core/tests/test_impersonation.py
+++ b/authentik/core/tests/test_impersonation.py
@@ -44,6 +44,26 @@ class TestImpersonation(APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response_body["user"]["username"], self.user.username)
         self.assertNotIn("original", response_body)
 
+    def test_impersonate_global(self):
+        """Test impersonation with global permissions"""
+        new_user = create_test_user()
+        assign_perm("authentik_core.impersonate", new_user)
+        assign_perm("authentik_core.view_user", new_user)
+        self.client.force_login(new_user)
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse(
+                "authentik_api:user-impersonate",
+                kwargs={"pk": self.other_user.pk},
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+
+        response = self.client.get(reverse("authentik_api:user-me"))
+        response_body = loads(response.content.decode())
+        self.assertEqual(response_body["user"]["username"], self.other_user.username)
+        self.assertEqual(response_body["original"]["username"], new_user.username)
+
     def test_impersonate_scoped(self):
         """Test impersonation with scoped permissions"""
         new_user = create_test_user()