diff --git a/app/views/competitions/competitions/index.json.jbuilder b/app/views/competitions/competitions/index.json.jbuilder
index 98bc6aee7..c01f0aa59 100644
--- a/app/views/competitions/competitions/index.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/competitions/competitions/index.json.jbuilder
@@ -27,5 +27,9 @@ json.competitions do
     #     json.end_time section.display_end_time
     #   end
     # end
+
+    json.permission do
+      json.editable current_user.admin_or_business? || (competition.nearly_published? && competition.manager?(current_user))
+    end
   end
 end
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