diff --git a/packages/core-data/README.md b/packages/core-data/README.md
index 8c262ebeee8d19..f30a620c4a31ca 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/README.md
+++ b/packages/core-data/README.md
@@ -1132,7 +1132,10 @@ _Usage_
 import { useResourcePermissions } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 
 function PagesList() {
-	const { canCreate, isResolving } = useResourcePermissions( 'pages' );
+	const { canCreate, isResolving } = useResourcePermissions( {
+		kind: 'postType',
+		name: 'page',
+	} );
 
 	if ( isResolving ) {
 		return 'Loading ...';
@@ -1155,7 +1158,11 @@ import { useResourcePermissions } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 
 function Page( { pageId } ) {
 	const { canCreate, canUpdate, canDelete, isResolving } =
-		useResourcePermissions( 'pages', pageId );
+		useResourcePermissions( {
+			kind: 'postType',
+			name: 'page',
+			id: pageId,
+		} );
 
 	if ( isResolving ) {
 		return 'Loading ...';
@@ -1181,8 +1188,8 @@ the store state using `canUser()`, or resolved if missing.
 
 _Parameters_
 
--   _resource_ `string`: The resource in question, e.g. media.
--   _id_ `IdType`: ID of a specific resource entry, if needed, e.g. 10.
+-   _resource_ `string | EntityResource`: Entity resource to check. Accepts entity object `{ kind: 'root', name: 'media', id: 1 }` or REST base as a string - `media`.
+-   _id_ `IdType`: Optional ID of the rest resource to check. e.g. 10.
 
 _Returns_
 
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/hooks/test/use-resource-permissions.js b/packages/core-data/src/hooks/test/use-resource-permissions.js
index bb6c3a85c191f6..1ef35cab3353c9 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/hooks/test/use-resource-permissions.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/hooks/test/use-resource-permissions.js
@@ -93,4 +93,75 @@ describe( 'useResourcePermissions', () => {
 			} )
 		);
 	} );
+
+	it( 'retrieves the relevant permissions for a id-less entity', async () => {
+		let data;
+		const TestComponent = () => {
+			data = useResourcePermissions( {
+				kind: 'root',
+				name: 'media',
+			} );
+			return <div />;
+		};
+		render(
+			<RegistryProvider value={ registry }>
+				<TestComponent />
+			</RegistryProvider>
+		);
+		expect( data ).toEqual( {
+			status: 'IDLE',
+			isResolving: false,
+			hasResolved: false,
+			canCreate: false,
+			canRead: false,
+		} );
+
+		await waitFor( () =>
+			expect( data ).toEqual( {
+				status: 'SUCCESS',
+				isResolving: false,
+				hasResolved: true,
+				canCreate: true,
+				canRead: false,
+			} )
+		);
+	} );
+
+	it( 'retrieves the relevant permissions for an entity', async () => {
+		let data;
+		const TestComponent = () => {
+			data = useResourcePermissions( {
+				kind: 'root',
+				name: 'media',
+				id: 1,
+			} );
+			return <div />;
+		};
+		render(
+			<RegistryProvider value={ registry }>
+				<TestComponent />
+			</RegistryProvider>
+		);
+		expect( data ).toEqual( {
+			status: 'IDLE',
+			isResolving: false,
+			hasResolved: false,
+			canCreate: false,
+			canRead: false,
+			canUpdate: false,
+			canDelete: false,
+		} );
+
+		await waitFor( () =>
+			expect( data ).toEqual( {
+				status: 'SUCCESS',
+				isResolving: false,
+				hasResolved: true,
+				canCreate: true,
+				canRead: false,
+				canUpdate: false,
+				canDelete: false,
+			} )
+		);
+	} );
 } );
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/hooks/use-resource-permissions.ts b/packages/core-data/src/hooks/use-resource-permissions.ts
index 7da7189e2e5067..1f97ed5b45aa5e 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/hooks/use-resource-permissions.ts
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/hooks/use-resource-permissions.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import deprecated from '@wordpress/deprecated';
+import { addQueryArgs } from '@wordpress/url';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -41,20 +42,23 @@ type ResourcePermissionsResolution< IdType > = [
 		( IdType extends void ? SpecificResourcePermissionsResolution : {} ),
 ];
 
+type EntityResource = { kind: string; name: string; id?: string | number };
+
 /**
  * Resolves resource permissions.
  *
  * @since 6.1.0 Introduced in WordPress core.
  *
- * @param    resource The resource in question, e.g. media.
- * @param    id       ID of a specific resource entry, if needed, e.g. 10.
+ * @param    resource Entity resource to check. Accepts entity object `{ kind: 'root', name: 'media', id: 1 }`
+ *                    or REST base as a string - `media`.
+ * @param    id       Optional ID of the rest resource to check. e.g. 10.
  *
  * @example
  * ```js
  * import { useResourcePermissions } from '@wordpress/core-data';
  *
  * function PagesList() {
- *   const { canCreate, isResolving } = useResourcePermissions( 'pages' );
+ *   const { canCreate, isResolving } = useResourcePermissions( { kind: 'postType', name: 'page' } );
  *
  *   if ( isResolving ) {
  *     return 'Loading ...';
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ type ResourcePermissionsResolution< IdType > = [
  *     canUpdate,
  *     canDelete,
  *     isResolving
- *   } = useResourcePermissions( 'pages', pageId );
+ *   } = useResourcePermissions( { kind: 'postType', name: 'page', id: pageId } );
  *
  *   if ( isResolving ) {
  *     return 'Loading ...';
@@ -110,14 +114,23 @@ type ResourcePermissionsResolution< IdType > = [
  * @template IdType
  */
 export default function useResourcePermissions< IdType = void >(
-	resource: string,
+	resource: string | EntityResource,
 	id?: IdType
 ): ResourcePermissionsResolution< IdType > {
+	// Serialize `resource` to a string that can be safely used as a React dep.
+	// We can't just pass `resource` as one of the deps, because if it is passed
+	// as an object literal, then it will be a different object on each call even
+	// if the values remain the same.
+	const resourceAsString =
+		typeof resource === 'object' ? addQueryArgs( '', resource ) : resource;
+
 	return useQuerySelect(
 		( resolve ) => {
 			const { canUser } = resolve( coreStore );
 			const create = canUser( 'create', resource );
-			if ( ! id ) {
+
+			const hasId = typeof resource === 'object' ? !! resource.id : !! id;
+			if ( ! hasId ) {
 				const read = canUser( 'read', resource );
 
 				const isResolving = create.isResolving || read.isResolving;
@@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ export default function useResourcePermissions< IdType = void >(
 				canDelete: hasResolved && _delete.data,
 			};
 		},
-		[ resource, id ]
+		[ resourceAsString, id ]
 	);
 }