diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/constants.ts
index 6cb88b19483ce..af29b3aa53ded 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/constants.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 export const LIST_URL = '/api/lists';
 export const LIST_INDEX = `${LIST_URL}/index`;
 export const LIST_ITEM_URL = `${LIST_URL}/items`;
+export const LIST_PRIVILEGES_URL = `${LIST_URL}/privileges`;
 
 /**
  * Exception list routes
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/plugin.ts
index b4f2639f24923..118bb2f927a64 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/plugin.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class ListPlugin
 
     core.http.registerRouteHandlerContext('lists', this.createRouteHandlerContext());
     const router = core.http.createRouter();
-    initRoutes(router, config);
+    initRoutes(router, config, plugins.security);
 
     return {
       getExceptionListClient: (savedObjectsClient, user): ExceptionListClient => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/routes/init_routes.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/routes/init_routes.ts
index ffd8afd54913f..fef7f19f02df2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/routes/init_routes.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/routes/init_routes.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 
 import { IRouter } from 'kibana/server';
 
+import { SecurityPluginSetup } from '../../../security/server';
 import { ConfigType } from '../config';
 
+import { readPrivilegesRoute } from './read_privileges_route';
+
 import {
   createExceptionListItemRoute,
   createExceptionListRoute,
@@ -38,7 +41,11 @@ import {
   updateListRoute,
 } from '.';
 
-export const initRoutes = (router: IRouter, config: ConfigType): void => {
+export const initRoutes = (
+  router: IRouter,
+  config: ConfigType,
+  security: SecurityPluginSetup | null | undefined
+): void => {
   // lists
   createListRoute(router);
   readListRoute(router);
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@ export const initRoutes = (router: IRouter, config: ConfigType): void => {
   deleteListRoute(router);
   patchListRoute(router);
   findListRoute(router);
+  readPrivilegesRoute(router, security);
 
   // list items
   createListItemRoute(router);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/routes/read_privileges_route.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/routes/read_privileges_route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..892b6406a28ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/routes/read_privileges_route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { IRouter } from 'kibana/server';
+import { merge } from 'lodash/fp';
+
+import { SecurityPluginSetup } from '../../../security/server';
+import { LIST_PRIVILEGES_URL } from '../../common/constants';
+import { buildSiemResponse, readPrivileges, transformError } from '../siem_server_deps';
+
+import { getListClient } from './utils';
+
+export const readPrivilegesRoute = (
+  router: IRouter,
+  security: SecurityPluginSetup | null | undefined
+): void => {
+  router.get(
+    {
+      options: {
+        tags: ['access:lists'],
+      },
+      path: LIST_PRIVILEGES_URL,
+      validate: false,
+    },
+    async (context, request, response) => {
+      const siemResponse = buildSiemResponse(response);
+      try {
+        const clusterClient = context.core.elasticsearch.legacy.client;
+        const lists = getListClient(context);
+        const clusterPrivilegesLists = await readPrivileges(
+          clusterClient.callAsCurrentUser,
+          lists.getListIndex()
+        );
+        const clusterPrivilegesListItems = await readPrivileges(
+          clusterClient.callAsCurrentUser,
+          lists.getListIndex()
+        );
+        const privileges = merge(
+          {
+            listItems: clusterPrivilegesListItems,
+            lists: clusterPrivilegesLists,
+          },
+          {
+            is_authenticated: security?.authc.isAuthenticated(request) ?? false,
+          }
+        );
+        return response.ok({ body: privileges });
+      } catch (err) {
+        const error = transformError(err);
+        return siemResponse.error({
+          body: error.message,
+          statusCode: error.statusCode,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  );
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/scripts/get_privileges.sh b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/scripts/get_privileges.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000..4c02747f3c56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/scripts/get_privileges.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+#
+
+set -e
+./check_env_variables.sh
+
+# Example: ./get_privileges.sh
+curl -s -k \
+ -u ${ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME}:${ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD} \
+ -X GET ${KIBANA_URL}${SPACE_URL}/api/lists/privileges | jq .
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/siem_server_deps.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/siem_server_deps.ts
index 87a623c7a1892..324103b7fb50d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/siem_server_deps.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/siem_server_deps.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ export {
   createBootstrapIndex,
   getIndexExists,
   buildRouteValidation,
+  readPrivileges,
 } from '../../security_solution/server';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/index.ts
index 06b35213b4713..7b84c531dd376 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/index.ts
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ export { createBootstrapIndex } from './lib/detection_engine/index/create_bootst
 export { getIndexExists } from './lib/detection_engine/index/get_index_exists';
 export { buildRouteValidation } from './utils/build_validation/route_validation';
 export { transformError, buildSiemResponse } from './lib/detection_engine/routes/utils';
+export { readPrivileges } from './lib/detection_engine/privileges/read_privileges';