diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c517197fd89..9a6af5db6fb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release Notes for Craft CMS 4
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- The `entrify/categories` and `entrify/global-set` commands now update user permissions for the new sections. ([#12849](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/discussions/12849))
+
 ## 4.4.1 - 2023-03-09
 
 - Fixed a bug where it wasn’t possible to select subfolders on the Assets index page. ([#12802](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/issues/12802))
diff --git a/src/console/controllers/EntrifyController.php b/src/console/controllers/EntrifyController.php
index 473eb237970..672c9111095 100644
--- a/src/console/controllers/EntrifyController.php
+++ b/src/console/controllers/EntrifyController.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 use Craft;
 use craft\base\Event;
 use craft\console\Controller;
+use craft\db\Query;
 use craft\db\Table;
 use craft\elements\Category;
 use craft\elements\Entry;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ public function actionCategories(string $categoryGroup): int
 
         $projectConfigService = Craft::$app->getProjectConfig();
         $projectConfigChanged = false;
+        $sectionCreated = false;
 
         if (
             !isset($this->section) &&
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ public function actionCategories(string $categoryGroup): int
                 'fromCategoryGroup' => $categoryGroup->handle,
             ]);
             $projectConfigChanged = true;
+            $sectionCreated = true;
         }
 
         try {
@@ -221,6 +224,25 @@ public function actionCategories(string $categoryGroup): int
 
         $this->success('Categories converted.');
 
+        $this->_updateUserPermissions([
+            "viewCategories:$categoryGroup->uid" => [
+                "viewEntries:$section->uid",
+                "viewPeerEntries:$section->uid",
+            ],
+            "saveCategories:$categoryGroup->uid" => [
+                "createEntries:$section->uid",
+                "saveEntries:$section->uid",
+                "savePeerEntries:$section->uid",
+            ],
+            "deleteCategories:$categoryGroup->uid" => [
+                "deleteEntries:$section->uid",
+                "deletePeerEntries:$section->uid",
+            ],
+            "viewPeerCategoryDrafts:$categoryGroup->uid" => "viewPeerEntryDrafts:$section->uid",
+            "savePeerCategoryDrafts:$categoryGroup->uid" => "savePeerEntryDrafts:$section->uid",
+            "deletePeerCategoryDrafts:$categoryGroup->uid" => "deletePeerEntryDrafts:$section->uid",
+        ], $sectionCreated);
+
         if (!$projectConfigService->readOnly) {
             if (!$categoryGroup->dateDeleted && $this->confirm("Delete the “{$categoryGroup}” category group?", true)) {
                 $this->do('Deleting category group', function() use ($categoryGroup) {
@@ -421,6 +443,7 @@ public function actionGlobalSet(string $globalSet): int
         }
 
         $projectConfigChanged = false;
+        $sectionCreated = false;
 
         if (
             !isset($this->section) &&
@@ -435,6 +458,7 @@ public function actionGlobalSet(string $globalSet): int
                 'fromGlobalSet' => $globalSet->handle,
             ]);
             $projectConfigChanged = true;
+            $sectionCreated = true;
         }
 
         try {
@@ -499,6 +523,16 @@ public function actionGlobalSet(string $globalSet): int
 
         $this->success('Global set converted.');
 
+        $this->_updateUserPermissions([
+            "editGlobalSet:$globalSet->uid" => [
+                "viewEntries:$section->uid",
+                "saveEntries:$section->uid",
+                "viewPeerEntryDrafts:$section->uid",
+                "savePeerEntryDrafts:$section->uid",
+                "deletePeerEntryDrafts:$section->uid",
+            ],
+        ], $sectionCreated);
+
         if ($projectConfigChanged) {
             $this->_deployTip('global-set', $globalSet->handle);
         }
@@ -601,6 +635,77 @@ private function _author(): User
         return $this->_author;
     }
 
+    private function _updateUserPermissions(array $map, $updateUserGroups): void
+    {
+        // Normalize the permission map
+        $map = array_combine(
+            array_map('strtolower', array_keys($map)),
+            array_map(fn($newPermissions) => array_map('strtolower', (array)$newPermissions), $map)
+        );
+
+        $this->do('Updating user permissions', function() use ($map, $updateUserGroups) {
+            foreach ($map as $oldPermission => $newPermissions) {
+                $userIds = (new Query())
+                    ->select(['upu.userId'])
+                    ->from(['upu' => Table::USERPERMISSIONS_USERS])
+                    ->innerJoin(['up' => Table::USERPERMISSIONS], '[[up.id]] = [[upu.permissionId]]')
+                    ->where(['up.name' => $oldPermission])
+                    ->column();
+
+                $userIds = array_unique($userIds);
+
+                if (!empty($userIds)) {
+                    $insert = [];
+
+                    foreach ($newPermissions as $newPermission) {
+                        $newPermissionId = (new Query())
+                            ->select('id')
+                            ->from(Table::USERPERMISSIONS)
+                            ->where(['name' => $newPermission])
+                            ->scalar();
+
+                        if (!$newPermissionId) {
+                            Db::insert(Table::USERPERMISSIONS, [
+                                'name' => $newPermission,
+                            ]);
+                            $newPermissionId = Craft::$app->getDb()->getLastInsertID(Table::USERPERMISSIONS);
+                        }
+
+                        foreach ($userIds as $userId) {
+                            $insert[] = [$newPermissionId, $userId];
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    Db::batchInsert(Table::USERPERMISSIONS_USERS, ['permissionId', 'userId'], $insert);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if ($updateUserGroups) {
+                $projectConfig = Craft::$app->getProjectConfig();
+
+                foreach ($projectConfig->get('users.groups') ?? [] as $uid => $group) {
+                    $groupPermissions = array_flip($group['permissions'] ?? []);
+                    $changed = false;
+
+                    foreach ($map as $oldPermission => $newPermissions) {
+                        if (isset($groupPermissions[$oldPermission])) {
+                            foreach ($newPermissions as $newPermission) {
+                                $groupPermissions[$newPermission] = true;
+                            }
+                            $changed = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if ($changed) {
+                        $projectConfig->set("users.groups.$uid.permissions", array_keys($groupPermissions));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        $this->stdout(PHP_EOL);
+    }
+
     private function _findInProjectConfig(ProjectConfig $projectConfigService, callable $check): array
     {
         $results = [];