diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
index 6619c46253546e..deed35145d6dea 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
@@ -147,15 +147,18 @@ function LinkUIBlockInserter( { clientId, onBack, onSelectBlock } ) {
 }
 
 function UnforwardedLinkUI( props, ref ) {
+	const { label, url, opensInNewTab, type, kind } = props.link;
+	const postType = type || 'page';
+
 	const [ addingBlock, setAddingBlock ] = useState( false );
 	const [ focusAddBlockButton, setFocusAddBlockButton ] = useState( false );
 	const { saveEntityRecord } = useDispatch( coreStore );
-	const pagesPermissions = useResourcePermissions( 'pages' );
-	const postsPermissions = useResourcePermissions( 'posts' );
+	const permissions = useResourcePermissions( {
+		kind: 'postType',
+		name: postType,
+	} );
 
 	async function handleCreate( pageTitle ) {
-		const postType = props.link.type || 'page';
-
 		const page = await saveEntityRecord( 'postType', postType, {
 			title: pageTitle,
 			status: 'draft',
@@ -180,15 +183,6 @@ function UnforwardedLinkUI( props, ref ) {
 		};
 	}
 
-	const { label, url, opensInNewTab, type, kind } = props.link;
-
-	let userCanCreate = false;
-	if ( ! type || type === 'page' ) {
-		userCanCreate = pagesPermissions.canCreate;
-	} else if ( type === 'post' ) {
-		userCanCreate = postsPermissions.canCreate;
-	}
-
 	// Memoize link value to avoid overriding the LinkControl's internal state.
 	// This is a temporary fix. See https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues/50976#issuecomment-1568226407.
 	const link = useMemo(
@@ -241,7 +235,7 @@ function UnforwardedLinkUI( props, ref ) {
 						hasRichPreviews
 						value={ link }
 						showInitialSuggestions
-						withCreateSuggestion={ userCanCreate }
+						withCreateSuggestion={ permissions.canCreate }
 						createSuggestion={ handleCreate }
 						createSuggestionButtonText={ ( searchTerm ) => {
 							let format;
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/use-navigation-menu.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/use-navigation-menu.js
index 3834661ed6101b..5fd942c485bf84 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/use-navigation-menu.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/use-navigation-menu.js
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { PRELOADED_NAVIGATION_MENUS_QUERY } from './constants';
 
 export default function useNavigationMenu( ref ) {
-	const permissions = useResourcePermissions( 'navigation', ref );
+	const permissions = useResourcePermissions( {
+		kind: 'postType',
+		name: 'wp_navigation',
+		id: ref,
+	} );
 
 	const {
 		navigationMenu,
diff --git a/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js b/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
index d3920f1103a334..709a07e71db7d9 100644
--- a/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ import { SlotFillProvider } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { useViewportMatch } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import { uploadMedia } from '@wordpress/media-utils';
 import { useDispatch, useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
-import {
-	useEntityBlockEditor,
-	store as coreStore,
-	useResourcePermissions,
-} from '@wordpress/core-data';
+import { useEntityBlockEditor, store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { useMemo } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { privateApis as blockEditorPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { privateApis as editPatternsPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/patterns';
@@ -37,9 +33,9 @@ export default function WidgetAreasBlockEditorProvider( {
 	children,
 	...props
 } ) {
-	const mediaPermissions = useResourcePermissions( 'media' );
 	const isLargeViewport = useViewportMatch( 'medium' );
 	const {
+		hasUploadPermissions,
 		reusableBlocks,
 		isFixedToolbarActive,
 		keepCaretInsideBlock,
@@ -55,6 +51,11 @@ export default function WidgetAreasBlockEditorProvider( {
 			? getEntityRecord( 'root', 'site' )
 			: undefined;
 		return {
+			hasUploadPermissions:
+				canUser( 'create', {
+					kind: 'root',
+					name: 'media',
+				} ) ?? true,
 			widgetAreas: select( editWidgetsStore ).getWidgetAreas(),
 			widgets: select( editWidgetsStore ).getWidgets(),
 			reusableBlocks: ALLOW_REUSABLE_BLOCKS
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export default function WidgetAreasBlockEditorProvider( {
 
 	const settings = useMemo( () => {
 		let mediaUploadBlockEditor;
-		if ( mediaPermissions.canCreate ) {
+		if ( hasUploadPermissions ) {
 			mediaUploadBlockEditor = ( { onError, ...argumentsObject } ) => {
 				uploadMedia( {
 					wpAllowedMimeTypes: blockEditorSettings.allowedMimeTypes,
@@ -97,11 +98,11 @@ export default function WidgetAreasBlockEditorProvider( {
 			pageForPosts,
 		};
 	}, [
+		hasUploadPermissions,
 		blockEditorSettings,
 		isFixedToolbarActive,
 		isLargeViewport,
 		keepCaretInsideBlock,
-		mediaPermissions.canCreate,
 		reusableBlocks,
 		setIsInserterOpened,
 		pageOnFront,