diff --git a/internal/server/events.go b/internal/server/events.go
index e94244b..160cc83 100644
--- a/internal/server/events.go
+++ b/internal/server/events.go
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ func getEventsInRange(eventTriggers []EventTrigger, limit, skip int) ([]EventTri
 	return getSliceInRange(eventTriggers, limit, skip)
 }
 
-// Return a list of existing EventTriggers
-func (m *instance) getEventTriggers(ctx context.Context,
+// Return a list of existing EventTriggers. If canListAll is false, the result is
+// filtered down to only the EventTriggers user has explicit get access to.
+func (m *instance) getEventTriggers(ctx context.Context, canListAll bool, user string,
 ) (map[corev1.ObjectReference]EventTriggerInfo, error) {
 
 	eventTriggers := &eventv1beta1.EventTriggerList{}
@@ -157,6 +158,13 @@ func (m *instance) getEventTriggers(ctx context.Context,
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if !canListAll {
+			ok, err := m.canGetEventTrigger(et.Name, user)
+			if err != nil || !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
 		eventRef := corev1.ObjectReference{
 			Kind:       eventv1beta1.EventTriggerKind,
 			APIVersion: eventv1beta1.GroupVersion.String(),
diff --git a/internal/server/http.go b/internal/server/http.go
index 7ec2ea8..61af661 100644
--- a/internal/server/http.go
+++ b/internal/server/http.go
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ var (
 		}
 		if !canGetResource {
 			ginLogger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info(fmt.Sprintf("user does not have permission to access resource. URI: %s", c.Request.URL))
-			_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, err)
+			_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, errors.New("no permissions to access this resource"))
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -538,13 +538,7 @@ var (
 			return
 		}
 
-		if !canListEventTriggers {
-			ginLogger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info(fmt.Sprintf("user does not have permission to access resource. URI: %s", c.Request.URL))
-			_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		eventTriggers, err := manager.getEventTriggers(c.Request.Context())
+		eventTriggers, err := manager.getEventTriggers(c.Request.Context(), canListEventTriggers, user)
 		if err != nil {
 			ginLogger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info(fmt.Sprintf("failed to get eventTriggers %s: %v", c.Request.URL, err))
 			_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, err)
@@ -599,9 +593,17 @@ var (
 		}
 
 		if !canListEventTriggers {
-			ginLogger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info(fmt.Sprintf("user does not have permission to access resource. URI: %s", c.Request.URL))
-			_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, err)
-			return
+			canGetEventTrigger, err := manager.canGetEventTrigger(eventTriggerName, user)
+			if err != nil {
+				ginLogger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info(fmt.Sprintf("failed to verify permissions %s: %v", c.Request.URL, err))
+				_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, err)
+				return
+			}
+			if !canGetEventTrigger {
+				ginLogger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info(fmt.Sprintf("user does not have permission to access resource. URI: %s", c.Request.URL))
+				_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, errors.New("no permissions to access this eventTrigger"))
+				return
+			}
 		}
 
 		canListAll, err := manager.canListCAPIClusters(user)
@@ -740,7 +742,7 @@ var (
 		}
 		if !canGetResource {
 			ginLogger.V(logs.LogInfo).Info(fmt.Sprintf("user does not have permission to access resource. URI: %s", c.Request.URL))
-			_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, err)
+			_ = c.AbortWithError(http.StatusUnauthorized, errors.New("no permissions to access this resource"))
 			return
 		}