diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/roles-and-permissions/access-control/custom-role-actions-scopes/index.md b/docs/sources/administration/roles-and-permissions/access-control/custom-role-actions-scopes/index.md
index 8a424bc3c67..ff097506b2e 100644
--- a/docs/sources/administration/roles-and-permissions/access-control/custom-role-actions-scopes/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/administration/roles-and-permissions/access-control/custom-role-actions-scopes/index.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ The following list contains role-based access control actions.
 | `banners:write`                       | None                                                                                                                | Create [announcement banners](/docs/grafana-cloud/whats-new/2024-09-10-announcement-banner/).                                                                                                                             |
 | `dashboards:create`                   | <ul><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul>                                                               | Create dashboards in one or more folders and their subfolders.                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `dashboards:delete`                   | <ul><li>`dashboards:*`</li><li>`dashboards:uid:*`</li><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul>             | Delete one or more dashboards.                                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| `dashboards.insights:read`            | None                                                                                                                | Read dashboard insights data and see presence indicators.                                                                                                                                                                 |
+| `dashboards.insights:read`            | None                                                                                                                | Read dashboard insights data and see presence indicators. To view insights, `dashboards:read` on the dashboard is also needed.                                                                                            |
 | `dashboards.permissions:read`         | <ul><li>`dashboards:*`</li><li>`dashboards:uid:*`</li><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul>             | Read permissions for one or more dashboards.                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | `dashboards.permissions:write`        | <ul><li>`dashboards:*`</li><li>`dashboards:uid:*`</li><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul>             | Update permissions for one or more dashboards.                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `dashboards:read`                     | <ul><li>`dashboards:*`</li><li>`dashboards:uid:*`</li><li>`folders:*`</li><li>`folders:uid:*`</li></ul>             | Read one or more dashboards.                                                                                                                                                                                              |
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ The following list contains role-based access control actions.
 | `datasources:delete`                  | <ul><li>`datasources:*`</li><li>`datasources:uid:*`</li></ul>                                                       | Delete data sources.                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
 | `datasources:explore`                 | None                                                                                                                | Enable access to the **Explore** tab.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
 | `datasources.id:read`                 | <ul><li>`datasources:*`</li><li>`datasources:uid:*`</li></ul>                                                       | Read data source IDs.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
-| `datasources.insights:read`           | None                                                                                                                | Read data sources insights data.                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| `datasources.insights:read`           | None                                                                                                                | Read data sources insights data. To view insights, `datasources:read` on the datasource is also needed.                                                                                                                   |
 | `datasources.permissions:read`        | <ul><li>`datasources:*`</li><li>`datasources:uid:*`</li></ul>                                                       | List data source permissions.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `datasources.permissions:write`       | <ul><li>`datasources:*`</li><li>`datasources:uid:*`</li></ul>                                                       | Update data source permissions.                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | `datasources:query`                   | <ul><li>`datasources:*`</li><li>`datasources:uid:*`</li></ul>                                                       | Query data sources.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |