diff --git a/changelog.d/20240306_133305_maria_fix_scope_defining_when_checking_project_permissions.md b/changelog.d/20240306_133305_maria_fix_scope_defining_when_checking_project_permissions.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b92b665a4752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20240306_133305_maria_fix_scope_defining_when_checking_project_permissions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+### Fixed
+
+- Scope definition when checking project permissions while requesting status of project import
+  (<https://github.com/opencv/cvat/pull/7555>)
diff --git a/cvat/apps/iam/permissions.py b/cvat/apps/iam/permissions.py
index 10fa069da5e9..90cf771b60ac 100644
--- a/cvat/apps/iam/permissions.py
+++ b/cvat/apps/iam/permissions.py
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ def get_scopes(request, view, obj):
             ('append_dataset_chunk', 'HEAD'): Scopes.IMPORT_DATASET,
             ('append_dataset_chunk', 'PATCH'): Scopes.IMPORT_DATASET,
             ('annotations', 'GET'): Scopes.EXPORT_ANNOTATIONS,
-            ('dataset', 'GET'): Scopes.EXPORT_DATASET,
+            ('dataset', 'GET'): Scopes.IMPORT_DATASET if request.query_params.get('action') == 'import_status' else Scopes.EXPORT_DATASET,
             ('export_backup', 'GET'): Scopes.EXPORT_BACKUP,
             ('import_backup', 'POST'): Scopes.IMPORT_BACKUP,
             ('append_backup_chunk', 'PATCH'): Scopes.IMPORT_BACKUP,