diff --git a/server/api/jellyfin.ts b/server/api/jellyfin.ts
index 9f7309654..768398a06 100644
--- a/server/api/jellyfin.ts
+++ b/server/api/jellyfin.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export interface JellyfinUserResponse {
   ServerId: string;
   ServerName: string;
   Id: string;
+  Policy: {
+    IsAdministrator: boolean;
+  };
   PrimaryImageTag?: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/server/routes/auth.ts b/server/routes/auth.ts
index 9ec9ff990..c20b4a5f6 100644
--- a/server/routes/auth.ts
+++ b/server/routes/auth.ts
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ authRoutes.post('/jellyfin', async (req, res, next) => {
     });
 
     if (!user && !(await userRepository.count())) {
+      // Check if user is admin on jellyfin
+      if (account.User.Policy.IsAdministrator === false) {
+        throw new Error('not_admin');
+      }
+
       logger.info(
         'Sign-in attempt from Jellyfin user with access to the media server; creating initial admin user for Overseerr',
         {
@@ -423,6 +428,11 @@ authRoutes.post('/jellyfin', async (req, res, next) => {
         status: 401,
         message: 'Unauthorized',
       });
+    } else if (e.message === 'not_admin') {
+      return next({
+        status: 403,
+        message: 'CREDENTIAL_ERROR_NOT_ADMIN',
+      });
     } else if (e.message === 'add_email') {
       return next({
         status: 406,
diff --git a/src/components/Login/JellyfinLogin.tsx b/src/components/Login/JellyfinLogin.tsx
index 594a6ff66..e5c01d6ef 100644
--- a/src/components/Login/JellyfinLogin.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Login/JellyfinLogin.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   validationusernamerequired: 'Username required',
   validationpasswordrequired: 'Password required',
   loginerror: 'Something went wrong while trying to sign in.',
+  adminerror: 'You must use an admin account to sign in.',
   credentialerror: 'The username or password is incorrect.',
   signingin: 'Signing in…',
   signin: 'Sign In',
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ const JellyfinLogin: React.FC<JellyfinLoginProps> = ({
               intl.formatMessage(
                 e.message == 'Request failed with status code 401'
                   ? messages.credentialerror
+                  : e.message == 'Request failed with status code 403'
+                  ? messages.adminerror
                   : messages.loginerror
               ),
               {
diff --git a/src/i18n/locale/en.json b/src/i18n/locale/en.json
index 71126cc2d..257ac2220 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locale/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/locale/en.json
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
   "components.Layout.VersionStatus.streamdevelop": "Overseerr Develop",
   "components.Layout.VersionStatus.streamstable": "Overseerr Stable",
   "components.Login.credentialerror": "The username or password is incorrect.",
+  "components.Login.adminerror": "You must use an admin account to sign in.",
   "components.Login.description": "Since this is your first time logging into {applicationName}, you are required to add a valid email address.",
   "components.Login.email": "Email Address",
   "components.Login.emailtooltip": "Address does not need to be associated with your {mediaServerName} instance.",