diff --git a/coderd/rbac/builtin.go b/coderd/rbac/builtin.go
index cd51d88361636..61e5a8d544712 100644
--- a/coderd/rbac/builtin.go
+++ b/coderd/rbac/builtin.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ var (
 					// Should be able to read all template details, even in orgs they
 					// are not in.
 					ResourceTemplate: {ActionRead},
+					ResourceAuditLog: {ActionRead},
 				}),
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/coderd/rbac/object.go b/coderd/rbac/object.go
index 6106dd8079015..88f342d286e41 100644
--- a/coderd/rbac/object.go
+++ b/coderd/rbac/object.go
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ var (
 		Type: "workspace",
 	}
 
+	// ResourceAuditLog
+	// read = access audit log
+	ResourceAuditLog = Object{
+		Type: "audit_log",
+	}
+
 	// ResourceTemplate CRUD. Org owner only.
 	//	create/delete = Make or delete a new template
 	//	update = Update the template, make new template versions
diff --git a/site/src/AppRouter.tsx b/site/src/AppRouter.tsx
index b7b0d0e6b9cf0..332f283505989 100644
--- a/site/src/AppRouter.tsx
+++ b/site/src/AppRouter.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import { FC, lazy, Suspense } from "react"
+import { useSelector } from "@xstate/react"
+import { FC, lazy, Suspense, useContext } from "react"
 import { Navigate, Route, Routes } from "react-router-dom"
+import { selectPermissions } from "xServices/auth/authSelectors"
+import { XServiceContext } from "xServices/StateContext"
 import { AuthAndFrame } from "./components/AuthAndFrame/AuthAndFrame"
 import { RequireAuth } from "./components/RequireAuth/RequireAuth"
 import { SettingsLayout } from "./components/SettingsLayout/SettingsLayout"
@@ -27,167 +30,172 @@ const WorkspacesPage = lazy(() => import("./pages/WorkspacesPage/WorkspacesPage"
 const CreateWorkspacePage = lazy(() => import("./pages/CreateWorkspacePage/CreateWorkspacePage"))
 const AuditPage = lazy(() => import("./pages/AuditPage/AuditPage"))
 
-export const AppRouter: FC = () => (
-  <Suspense fallback={<></>}>
-    <Routes>
-      <Route
-        index
-        element={
-          <RequireAuth>
-            <IndexPage />
-          </RequireAuth>
-        }
-      />
+export const AppRouter: FC = () => {
+  const xServices = useContext(XServiceContext)
+  const permissions = useSelector(xServices.authXService, selectPermissions)
 
-      <Route path="login" element={<LoginPage />} />
-      <Route path="healthz" element={<HealthzPage />} />
-      <Route
-        path="cli-auth"
-        element={
-          <RequireAuth>
-            <CliAuthenticationPage />
-          </RequireAuth>
-        }
-      />
-
-      <Route path="workspaces">
+  return (
+    <Suspense fallback={<></>}>
+      <Routes>
         <Route
           index
           element={
-            <AuthAndFrame>
-              <WorkspacesPage />
-            </AuthAndFrame>
+            <RequireAuth>
+              <IndexPage />
+            </RequireAuth>
           }
         />
-      </Route>
 
-      <Route path="templates">
+        <Route path="login" element={<LoginPage />} />
+        <Route path="healthz" element={<HealthzPage />} />
         <Route
-          index
+          path="cli-auth"
           element={
-            <AuthAndFrame>
-              <TemplatesPage />
-            </AuthAndFrame>
+            <RequireAuth>
+              <CliAuthenticationPage />
+            </RequireAuth>
           }
         />
 
-        <Route path=":template">
+        <Route path="workspaces">
           <Route
             index
             element={
               <AuthAndFrame>
-                <TemplatePage />
+                <WorkspacesPage />
               </AuthAndFrame>
             }
           />
-          <Route
-            path="workspace"
-            element={
-              <RequireAuth>
-                <CreateWorkspacePage />
-              </RequireAuth>
-            }
-          />
         </Route>
-      </Route>
-
-      <Route path="users">
-        <Route
-          index
-          element={
-            <AuthAndFrame>
-              <UsersPage />
-            </AuthAndFrame>
-          }
-        />
-        <Route
-          path="create"
-          element={
-            <RequireAuth>
-              <CreateUserPage />
-            </RequireAuth>
-          }
-        />
-      </Route>
 
-      {/* REMARK: Route under construction
-      Eventually, we should gate this page
-      with permissions and licensing */}
-      <Route path="/audit">
-        <Route
-          index
-          element={
-            process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" ? (
-              <Navigate to="/workspaces" />
-            ) : (
+        <Route path="templates">
+          <Route
+            index
+            element={
               <AuthAndFrame>
-                <AuditPage />
+                <TemplatesPage />
               </AuthAndFrame>
-            )
-          }
-        ></Route>
-      </Route>
+            }
+          />
 
-      <Route path="settings" element={<SettingsLayout />}>
-        <Route path="account" element={<AccountPage />} />
-        <Route path="security" element={<SecurityPage />} />
-        <Route path="ssh-keys" element={<SSHKeysPage />} />
-      </Route>
+          <Route path=":template">
+            <Route
+              index
+              element={
+                <AuthAndFrame>
+                  <TemplatePage />
+                </AuthAndFrame>
+              }
+            />
+            <Route
+              path="workspace"
+              element={
+                <RequireAuth>
+                  <CreateWorkspacePage />
+                </RequireAuth>
+              }
+            />
+          </Route>
+        </Route>
 
-      <Route path="/@:username">
-        <Route path=":workspace">
+        <Route path="users">
           <Route
             index
             element={
               <AuthAndFrame>
-                <WorkspacePage />
+                <UsersPage />
               </AuthAndFrame>
             }
           />
           <Route
-            path="schedule"
+            path="create"
             element={
               <RequireAuth>
-                <WorkspaceSchedulePage />
+                <CreateUserPage />
               </RequireAuth>
             }
           />
+        </Route>
 
+        {/* REMARK: Route under construction
+        Eventually, we should gate this page
+        with permissions and licensing */}
+        <Route path="/audit">
           <Route
-            path="terminal"
+            index
             element={
-              <RequireAuth>
-                <TerminalPage />
-              </RequireAuth>
+              process.env.NODE_ENV === "production" || !permissions?.viewAuditLog ? (
+                <Navigate to="/workspaces" />
+              ) : (
+                <AuthAndFrame>
+                  <AuditPage />
+                </AuthAndFrame>
+              )
             }
-          />
+          ></Route>
+        </Route>
+
+        <Route path="settings" element={<SettingsLayout />}>
+          <Route path="account" element={<AccountPage />} />
+          <Route path="security" element={<SecurityPage />} />
+          <Route path="ssh-keys" element={<SSHKeysPage />} />
+        </Route>
 
-          <Route path="apps">
+        <Route path="/@:username">
+          <Route path=":workspace">
             <Route
-              path=":app/*"
+              index
               element={
                 <AuthAndFrame>
-                  <WorkspaceAppErrorPage />
+                  <WorkspacePage />
                 </AuthAndFrame>
               }
             />
-          </Route>
+            <Route
+              path="schedule"
+              element={
+                <RequireAuth>
+                  <WorkspaceSchedulePage />
+                </RequireAuth>
+              }
+            />
 
-          <Route
-            path="builds/:buildNumber"
-            element={
-              <AuthAndFrame>
-                <WorkspaceBuildPage />
-              </AuthAndFrame>
-            }
-          />
+            <Route
+              path="terminal"
+              element={
+                <RequireAuth>
+                  <TerminalPage />
+                </RequireAuth>
+              }
+            />
+
+            <Route path="apps">
+              <Route
+                path=":app/*"
+                element={
+                  <AuthAndFrame>
+                    <WorkspaceAppErrorPage />
+                  </AuthAndFrame>
+                }
+              />
+            </Route>
+
+            <Route
+              path="builds/:buildNumber"
+              element={
+                <AuthAndFrame>
+                  <WorkspaceBuildPage />
+                </AuthAndFrame>
+              }
+            />
+          </Route>
         </Route>
-      </Route>
 
-      {/* Using path="*"" means "match anything", so this route
+        {/* Using path="*"" means "match anything", so this route
         acts like a catch-all for URLs that we don't have explicit
         routes for. */}
-      <Route path="*" element={<NotFoundPage />} />
-    </Routes>
-  </Suspense>
-)
+        <Route path="*" element={<NotFoundPage />} />
+      </Routes>
+    </Suspense>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/site/src/components/Navbar/Navbar.tsx b/site/src/components/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
index 0ac64ef7d1269..cbfdfd949dd19 100644
--- a/site/src/components/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/Navbar/Navbar.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,14 @@ import { NavbarView } from "../NavbarView/NavbarView"
 export const Navbar: React.FC = () => {
   const xServices = useContext(XServiceContext)
   const [authState, authSend] = useActor(xServices.authXService)
-  const { me } = authState.context
+  const { me, permissions } = authState.context
   const onSignOut = () => authSend("SIGN_OUT")
 
-  return <NavbarView user={me} onSignOut={onSignOut} />
+  return (
+    <NavbarView
+      user={me}
+      onSignOut={onSignOut}
+      canViewAuditLog={permissions?.viewAuditLog ?? false}
+    />
+  )
 }
diff --git a/site/src/components/NavbarView/NavbarView.test.tsx b/site/src/components/NavbarView/NavbarView.test.tsx
index c0755dbda196e..a3c3c8861bfdd 100644
--- a/site/src/components/NavbarView/NavbarView.test.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/NavbarView/NavbarView.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { screen } from "@testing-library/react"
-import { MockUser } from "../../testHelpers/entities"
+import { MockUser, MockUser2 } from "../../testHelpers/entities"
 import { render } from "../../testHelpers/renderHelpers"
 import { Language as navLanguage, NavbarView } from "./NavbarView"
 
@@ -22,26 +22,26 @@ describe("NavbarView", () => {
 
   it("renders content", async () => {
     // When
-    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} />)
+    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} canViewAuditLog />)
 
     // Then
     await screen.findAllByText("Coder", { exact: false })
   })
 
   it("workspaces nav link has the correct href", async () => {
-    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} />)
+    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} canViewAuditLog />)
     const workspacesLink = await screen.findByText(navLanguage.workspaces)
     expect((workspacesLink as HTMLAnchorElement).href).toContain("/workspaces")
   })
 
   it("templates nav link has the correct href", async () => {
-    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} />)
+    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} canViewAuditLog />)
     const templatesLink = await screen.findByText(navLanguage.templates)
     expect((templatesLink as HTMLAnchorElement).href).toContain("/templates")
   })
 
   it("users nav link has the correct href", async () => {
-    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} />)
+    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} canViewAuditLog />)
     const userLink = await screen.findByText(navLanguage.users)
     expect((userLink as HTMLAnchorElement).href).toContain("/users")
   })
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe("NavbarView", () => {
     }
 
     // When
-    render(<NavbarView user={mockUser} onSignOut={noop} />)
+    render(<NavbarView user={mockUser} onSignOut={noop} canViewAuditLog />)
 
     // Then
     // There should be a 'B' avatar!
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe("NavbarView", () => {
   })
 
   it("audit nav link has the correct href", async () => {
-    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} />)
+    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} canViewAuditLog />)
     const auditLink = await screen.findByText(navLanguage.audit)
     expect((auditLink as HTMLAnchorElement).href).toContain("/audit")
   })
@@ -74,7 +74,13 @@ describe("NavbarView", () => {
       NODE_ENV: "production",
     }
 
-    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} />)
+    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser} onSignOut={noop} canViewAuditLog />)
+    const auditLink = screen.queryByText(navLanguage.audit)
+    expect(auditLink).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it("audit nav link is hidden for members", async () => {
+    render(<NavbarView user={MockUser2} onSignOut={noop} canViewAuditLog={false} />)
     const auditLink = screen.queryByText(navLanguage.audit)
     expect(auditLink).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
diff --git a/site/src/components/NavbarView/NavbarView.tsx b/site/src/components/NavbarView/NavbarView.tsx
index 98dc8dd985e44..0e26ea9a21b94 100644
--- a/site/src/components/NavbarView/NavbarView.tsx
+++ b/site/src/components/NavbarView/NavbarView.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { UserDropdown } from "../UserDropdown/UsersDropdown"
 export interface NavbarViewProps {
   user?: TypesGen.User
   onSignOut: () => void
+  canViewAuditLog: boolean
 }
 
 export const Language = {
@@ -24,7 +25,10 @@ export const Language = {
   audit: "Audit",
 }
 
-const NavItems: React.FC<{ className?: string; linkClassName?: string }> = ({ className }) => {
+const NavItems: React.FC<{ className?: string; canViewAuditLog: boolean }> = ({
+  className,
+  canViewAuditLog,
+}) => {
   const styles = useStyles()
   const location = useLocation()
 
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ const NavItems: React.FC<{ className?: string; linkClassName?: string }> = ({ cl
         </NavLink>
       </ListItem>
       {/* REMARK: the below link is under-construction  */}
-      {process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" && (
+      {process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" && canViewAuditLog && (
         <ListItem button className={styles.item}>
           <NavLink className={styles.link} to="/audit">
             {Language.audit}
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ const NavItems: React.FC<{ className?: string; linkClassName?: string }> = ({ cl
   )
 }
 
-export const NavbarView: React.FC<NavbarViewProps> = ({ user, onSignOut }) => {
+export const NavbarView: React.FC<NavbarViewProps> = ({ user, onSignOut, canViewAuditLog }) => {
   const styles = useStyles()
   const [isDrawerOpen, setIsDrawerOpen] = useState(false)
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ export const NavbarView: React.FC<NavbarViewProps> = ({ user, onSignOut }) => {
           <div className={styles.drawerHeader}>
             <Logo fill="white" opacity={1} width={125} />
           </div>
-          <NavItems />
+          <NavItems canViewAuditLog={canViewAuditLog} />
         </div>
       </Drawer>
 
@@ -89,7 +93,7 @@ export const NavbarView: React.FC<NavbarViewProps> = ({ user, onSignOut }) => {
         <Logo fill="white" opacity={1} width={125} />
       </NavLink>
 
-      <NavItems className={styles.desktopNavItems} />
+      <NavItems className={styles.desktopNavItems} canViewAuditLog={canViewAuditLog} />
 
       <div className={styles.profileButton}>
         {user && <UserDropdown user={user} onSignOut={onSignOut} />}
diff --git a/site/src/xServices/auth/authXService.ts b/site/src/xServices/auth/authXService.ts
index cf0a9432ea33a..f07660885b275 100644
--- a/site/src/xServices/auth/authXService.ts
+++ b/site/src/xServices/auth/authXService.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const checks = {
   updateUsers: "updateUsers",
   createUser: "createUser",
   createTemplates: "createTemplates",
+  viewAuditLog: "viewAuditLog",
 } as const
 
 export const permissionsToCheck = {
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ export const permissionsToCheck = {
     },
     action: "write",
   },
+  [checks.viewAuditLog]: {
+    object: {
+      resource_type: "audit_log",
+    },
+    action: "read",
+  },
 } as const
 
 type Permissions = Record<keyof typeof permissionsToCheck, boolean>