diff --git a/api/nodes/permissions.py b/api/nodes/permissions.py
index 45636819f72b..00aaee13ca53 100644
--- a/api/nodes/permissions.py
+++ b/api/nodes/permissions.py
@@ -161,6 +161,21 @@ def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
             return obj.is_admin_contributor(auth.user)
 
 
+class NodeDraftRegistrationsListPermission(permissions.BasePermission):
+    acceptable_models = (AbstractNode, DraftRegistration,)
+
+    def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
+        """
+        To make changes, user must be an admin contributor. Admin group membership is not sufficient.
+        """
+        assert_resource_type(obj, self.acceptable_models)
+        auth = get_user_auth(request)
+        if request.method in permissions.SAFE_METHODS:
+            return obj.has_permission(auth.user, osf_permissions.READ)
+        else:
+            return obj.is_admin_contributor(auth.user)
+
+
 class ExcludeWithdrawals(permissions.BasePermission):
 
     def has_object_permission(self, request, view, obj):
diff --git a/api/nodes/views.py b/api/nodes/views.py
index 000d6bbbad97..b0cdc00bc5c0 100644
--- a/api/nodes/views.py
+++ b/api/nodes/views.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     ExcludeWithdrawals,
     NodeLinksShowIfVersion,
     ReadOnlyIfWithdrawn,
+    NodeDraftRegistrationsListPermission
 )
 from api.nodes.serializers import (
     NodeSerializer,
@@ -622,7 +623,7 @@ class NodeDraftRegistrationsList(JSONAPIBaseView, generics.ListCreateAPIView, No
     Use DraftRegistrationsList endpoint instead.
     """
     permission_classes = (
-        IsAdminContributor,
+        NodeDraftRegistrationsListPermission,
         drf_permissions.IsAuthenticatedOrReadOnly,
         base_permissions.TokenHasScope,
     )
diff --git a/api_tests/nodes/views/test_node_draft_registration_list.py b/api_tests/nodes/views/test_node_draft_registration_list.py
index a37a81ad53ee..d36e986a8bcd 100644
--- a/api_tests/nodes/views/test_node_draft_registration_list.py
+++ b/api_tests/nodes/views/test_node_draft_registration_list.py
@@ -138,37 +138,34 @@ def test_osf_group_with_admin_permissions_can_view(
         assert len(data) == 1
         assert schema._id in data[0]['relationships']['registration_schema']['links']['related']['href']
 
-    def test_cannot_view_draft_list(
-            self, app, user_write_contrib, project_public,
-            user_read_contrib, user_non_contrib,
-            url_draft_registrations, group, group_mem):
+    def test_read_only_contributor_can_view_draft_list(
+        self, app, project_public, user_read_contrib, user_non_contrib, url_draft_registrations):
 
-        # test_read_only_contributor_cannot_view_draft_list
-        res = app.get(
-            url_draft_registrations,
-            auth=user_read_contrib.auth,
-            expect_errors=True)
-        assert res.status_code == 403
+        res = app.get(url_draft_registrations, auth=user_read_contrib.auth, expect_errors=True)
+        assert res.status_code == 200
 
-    #   test_read_write_contributor_cannot_view_draft_list
-        res = app.get(
-            url_draft_registrations,
-            auth=user_write_contrib.auth,
-            expect_errors=True)
-        assert res.status_code == 403
+    def test_read_write_contributor_can_view_draft_list(
+        self, app, user_write_contrib, project_public, user_read_contrib, user_non_contrib, url_draft_registrations):
 
-    #   test_logged_in_non_contributor_cannot_view_draft_list
-        res = app.get(
-            url_draft_registrations,
-            auth=user_non_contrib.auth,
-            expect_errors=True)
+        res = app.get(url_draft_registrations, auth=user_write_contrib.auth, expect_errors=True)
+        assert res.status_code == 200
+
+    def test_logged_in_non_contributor_cannot_view_draft_list(
+        self, app, user_write_contrib, project_public, user_read_contrib, user_non_contrib, url_draft_registrations):
+
+        res = app.get(url_draft_registrations, auth=user_non_contrib.auth, expect_errors=True)
         assert res.status_code == 403
 
-    #   test_unauthenticated_user_cannot_view_draft_list
+    def test_unauthenticated_user_cannot_view_draft_list(
+        self, app, user_write_contrib, project_public, user_read_contrib, user_non_contrib, url_draft_registrations):
+
         res = app.get(url_draft_registrations, expect_errors=True)
         assert res.status_code == 401
 
-    #   test_osf_group_with_read_permissions
+    def test_osf_group_with_read_permissions(
+        self, app, user_write_contrib, project_public,
+        user_read_contrib, user_non_contrib, url_draft_registrations, group, group_mem):
+
         project_public.remove_osf_group(group)
         project_public.add_osf_group(group, permissions.READ)
         res = app.get(url_draft_registrations, auth=group_mem.auth, expect_errors=True)