diff --git a/datasette/templates/database.html b/datasette/templates/database.html
index e47b241839..fc88003c64 100644
--- a/datasette/templates/database.html
+++ b/datasette/templates/database.html
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ <h2 id="views">Views</h2>
     <h2 id="queries">Queries</h2>
     <ul>
         {% for query in queries %}
-            <li><a href="{{ database_url(database) }}/{{ query.name|urlencode }}{% if query.fragment %}#{{ query.fragment }}{% endif %}" title="{{ query.description or query.sql }}">{{ query.title or query.name }}</a></li>
+            <li><a href="{{ database_url(database) }}/{{ query.name|urlencode }}{% if query.fragment %}#{{ query.fragment }}{% endif %}" title="{{ query.description or query.sql }}">{{ query.title or query.name }}</a> {% if query.requires_auth %} - requires authentication{% endif %}</li>
         {% endfor %}
     </ul>
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/datasette/utils/__init__.py b/datasette/utils/__init__.py
index eb118f38e5..077728f4ce 100644
--- a/datasette/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/datasette/utils/__init__.py
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ def call_with_supported_arguments(fn, **kwargs):
 
 
 def actor_matches_allow(actor, allow):
+    actor = actor or {}
     if allow is None:
         return True
     for key, values in allow.items():
diff --git a/datasette/views/database.py b/datasette/views/database.py
index 558dd0f09a..abc7d3bb8a 100644
--- a/datasette/views/database.py
+++ b/datasette/views/database.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import jinja2
 
 from datasette.utils import (
+    actor_matches_allow,
     to_css_class,
     validate_sql_select,
     is_url,
@@ -53,6 +54,16 @@ async def data(self, request, database, hash, default_labels=False, _size=None):
             )
 
         tables.sort(key=lambda t: (t["hidden"], t["name"]))
+        canned_queries = [
+            dict(
+                query,
+                requires_auth=not actor_matches_allow(None, query.get("allow", None)),
+            )
+            for query in self.ds.get_canned_queries(database)
+            if actor_matches_allow(
+                request.scope.get("actor", None), query.get("allow", None)
+            )
+        ]
         return (
             {
                 "database": database,
@@ -60,7 +71,7 @@ async def data(self, request, database, hash, default_labels=False, _size=None):
                 "tables": tables,
                 "hidden_count": len([t for t in tables if t["hidden"]]),
                 "views": views,
-                "queries": self.ds.get_canned_queries(database),
+                "queries": canned_queries,
             },
             {
                 "show_hidden": request.args.get("_show_hidden"),
diff --git a/tests/test_canned_write.py b/tests/test_canned_write.py
index be838063f3..5b5756b0d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_canned_write.py
+++ b/tests/test_canned_write.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def canned_write_client():
                             "sql": "delete from names where rowid = :rowid",
                             "write": True,
                             "on_success_message": "Name deleted",
+                            "allow": {"id": "root"},
                         },
                         "update_name": {
                             "sql": "update names set name = :name where rowid = :rowid",
@@ -52,7 +53,11 @@ def test_insert(canned_write_client):
 
 def test_custom_success_message(canned_write_client):
     response = canned_write_client.post(
-        "/data/delete_name", {"rowid": 1}, allow_redirects=False, csrftoken_from=True
+        "/data/delete_name",
+        {"rowid": 1},
+        cookies={"ds_actor": canned_write_client.ds.sign({"id": "root"}, "actor")},
+        allow_redirects=False,
+        csrftoken_from=True,
     )
     assert 302 == response.status
     messages = canned_write_client.ds.unsign(
@@ -93,3 +98,27 @@ def test_insert_error(canned_write_client):
 def test_custom_params(canned_write_client):
     response = canned_write_client.get("/data/update_name?extra=foo")
     assert '<input type="text" id="qp3" name="extra" value="foo">' in response.text
+
+
+def test_canned_query_permissions_on_database_page(canned_write_client):
+    # Without auth only shows three queries
+    query_names = [
+        q["name"] for q in canned_write_client.get("/data.json").json["queries"]
+    ]
+    assert ["add_name", "add_name_specify_id", "update_name"] == query_names
+
+    # With auth shows four
+    response = canned_write_client.get(
+        "/data.json",
+        cookies={"ds_actor": canned_write_client.ds.sign({"id": "root"}, "actor")},
+    )
+    assert 200 == response.status
+    assert [
+        {"name": "add_name", "requires_auth": False},
+        {"name": "add_name_specify_id", "requires_auth": False},
+        {"name": "delete_name", "requires_auth": True},
+        {"name": "update_name", "requires_auth": False},
+    ] == [
+        {"name": q["name"], "requires_auth": q["requires_auth"]}
+        for q in response.json["queries"]
+    ]
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 7c24648ad5..975ed0fdf0 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ def test_multi_params(data, should_raise):
     [
         ({"id": "root"}, None, True),
         ({"id": "root"}, {}, False),
+        (None, None, True),
+        (None, {}, False),
+        (None, {"id": "root"}, False),
         # Special "*" value for any key:
         ({"id": "root"}, {"id": "*"}, True),
         ({}, {"id": "*"}, False),