diff --git a/src/taxonomy/__mocks__/taxonomyListMock.js b/src/taxonomy/__mocks__/taxonomyListMock.js
index 5eab0af023..9ea13d6ab0 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/__mocks__/taxonomyListMock.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/__mocks__/taxonomyListMock.js
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ module.exports = {
       allowFreeText: false,
       systemDefined: true,
       visibleToAuthors: false,
+      userPermissions: {
+        canAdd: true,
+        canView: true,
+        canChange: false,
+        canDelete: false,
+      },
     },
     {
       id: -1,
@@ -25,6 +31,12 @@ module.exports = {
       allowFreeText: false,
       systemDefined: true,
       visibleToAuthors: true,
+      userPermissions: {
+        canAdd: true,
+        canView: true,
+        canChange: false,
+        canDelete: false,
+      },
     },
     {
       id: 1,
@@ -35,6 +47,12 @@ module.exports = {
       allowFreeText: false,
       systemDefined: false,
       visibleToAuthors: true,
+      userPermissions: {
+        canAdd: true,
+        canView: true,
+        canChange: true,
+        canDelete: true,
+      },
     },
     {
       id: 2,
@@ -45,6 +63,12 @@ module.exports = {
       allowFreeText: false,
       systemDefined: false,
       visibleToAuthors: true,
+      userPermissions: {
+        canAdd: true,
+        canView: true,
+        canChange: true,
+        canDelete: true,
+      },
     },
   ],
 };
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/data/types.mjs b/src/taxonomy/data/types.mjs
index b892592a5e..6348470f0e 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/data/types.mjs
+++ b/src/taxonomy/data/types.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 // @ts-check
 
+/**
+ * @typedef {Object} UserPermissions
+ * @property {boolean} canAdd
+ * @property {boolean} canView
+ * @property {boolean} canChange
+ * @property {boolean} canDelete
+ **/
+
 /**
  * @typedef {Object} TaxonomyData
  * @property {number} id
@@ -12,6 +20,7 @@
  * @property {boolean} visibleToAuthors
  * @property {number} tagsCount
  * @property {string[]} orgs
+ * @property {UserPermissions} userPermissions
  */
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/TaxonomyCard.test.jsx b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/TaxonomyCard.test.jsx
index 6cbbf4c630..33d6ed8aac 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/TaxonomyCard.test.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/TaxonomyCard.test.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { IntlProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { initializeMockApp } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { AppProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/react';
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import initializeStore from '../../store';
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ const data = {
   id: taxonomyId,
   name: 'Taxonomy 1',
   description: 'This is a description',
+  userPermissions: {
+    canAdd: true,
+    canView: true,
+    canChange: true,
+    canDelete: true,
+  },
 };
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient();
@@ -40,6 +46,12 @@ TaxonomyCardComponent.propTypes = {
     systemDefined: PropTypes.bool,
     orgsCount: PropTypes.number,
     onDeleteTaxonomy: PropTypes.func,
+    userPermissions: PropTypes.shape({
+      canAdd: PropTypes.bool,
+      canView: PropTypes.bool,
+      canChange: PropTypes.bool,
+      canDelete: PropTypes.bool,
+    }),
   }).isRequired,
 };
 
@@ -62,6 +74,33 @@ describe('<TaxonomyCard />', async () => {
     expect(getByText(data.description)).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it('should show the ⋮ menu', () => {
+    const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(<TaxonomyCardComponent original={data} />);
+
+    // Menu closed/doesn't exist yet
+    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Click on the menu button to open
+    fireEvent.click(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button'));
+
+    // Menu opened
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-import')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-export')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-delete')).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Click on button again to close the menu
+    fireEvent.click(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button'));
+
+    // Menu closed
+    // Jest bug: toBeVisible() isn't checking opacity correctly
+    // expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).not.toBeVisible();
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu').style.opacity).toEqual('0');
+
+    // Menu button still visible
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
   it('not show the system-defined badge with normal taxonomies', () => {
     const { queryByText } = render(<TaxonomyCardComponent original={data} />);
     expect(queryByText('System-level')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/index.jsx b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/index.jsx
index 1449730ae5..3d6ac2b2c6 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/index.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/index.jsx
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ TaxonomyCard.propTypes = {
     systemDefined: PropTypes.bool,
     orgsCount: PropTypes.number,
     tagsCount: PropTypes.number,
+    userPermissions: PropTypes.shape({
+      canAdd: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+      canView: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+      canChange: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+      canDelete: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    }).isRequired,
   }).isRequired,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-detail/TaxonomyDetailPage.test.jsx b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-detail/TaxonomyDetailPage.test.jsx
index 1f245356b6..2c9bc0913f 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-detail/TaxonomyDetailPage.test.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-detail/TaxonomyDetailPage.test.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { initializeMockApp } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { IntlProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { AppProvider } from '@edx/frontend-platform/react';
-import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 import { useTaxonomyDetailData } from './data/api';
 import initializeStore from '../../store';
@@ -89,12 +89,62 @@ describe('<TaxonomyDetailPage />', async () => {
         name: 'Test taxonomy',
         description: 'This is a description',
         systemDefined: true,
+        userPreferences: {
+          canAdd: true,
+          canView: true,
+          canChange: true,
+          canDelete: true,
+        },
       },
     });
     const { getByRole } = render(<RootWrapper />);
     expect(getByRole('heading')).toHaveTextContent('Test taxonomy');
   });
 
+  it('should show the Action menu with options', () => {
+    useTaxonomyDetailData.mockReturnValue({
+      isSuccess: true,
+      isFetched: true,
+      isError: false,
+      data: {
+        id: 1,
+        name: 'Test taxonomy',
+        description: 'This is a description',
+        systemDefined: true,
+        userPreferences: {
+          canAdd: true,
+          canView: true,
+          canChange: true,
+          canDelete: true,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(<RootWrapper />);
+
+    // Menu closed/doesn't exist yet
+    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    // Click on the menu button to open
+    fireEvent.click(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button'));
+
+    // Menu opened
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-import')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-export')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-delete')).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Click on button again to close the menu
+    fireEvent.click(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button'));
+
+    // Menu closed
+    // Jest bug: toBeVisible() isn't checking opacity correctly
+    // expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).not.toBeVisible();
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu').style.opacity).toEqual('0');
+
+    // Menu button still visible
+    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button')).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
   it('should show system defined badge', async () => {
     useTaxonomyDetailData.mockReturnValue({
       isSuccess: true,
@@ -105,6 +155,7 @@ describe('<TaxonomyDetailPage />', async () => {
         name: 'Test taxonomy',
         description: 'This is a description',
         systemDefined: true,
+        userPreferences: {},
       },
     });
     const { getByText } = render(<RootWrapper />);
@@ -121,6 +172,7 @@ describe('<TaxonomyDetailPage />', async () => {
         name: 'Test taxonomy',
         description: 'This is a description',
         systemDefined: false,
+        userPreferences: {},
       },
     });
     const { queryByText } = render(<RootWrapper />);
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-menu/TaxonomyMenu.jsx b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-menu/TaxonomyMenu.jsx
index 0db273cf46..27442b736a 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-menu/TaxonomyMenu.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-menu/TaxonomyMenu.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   IconButton,
 } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { MoreVert } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
-import { omitBy } from 'lodash';
+import { pickBy } from 'lodash';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const TaxonomyMenu = ({
     * @typedef {Object} MenuItem
     * @property {string} title - The title of the menu item
     * @property {() => void} action - The action to perform when the menu item is clicked
-    * @property {boolean} [hide] - Whether or not to hide the menu item
+    * @property {boolean} [show] - Whether or not to show the menu item
     *
     * @constant
     * @type {Record<string, MenuItem>}
@@ -59,23 +59,22 @@ const TaxonomyMenu = ({
     import: {
       title: intl.formatMessage(messages.importMenu),
       action: () => importTaxonomyTags(taxonomy.id, intl),
-      // Hide import menu item if taxonomy is system defined or allows free text
-      hide: taxonomy.systemDefined || taxonomy.allowFreeText,
+      show: taxonomy.userPermissions.canChange,
     },
     export: {
       title: intl.formatMessage(messages.exportMenu),
       action: exportModalOpen,
+      show: taxonomy.userPermissions.canView,
     },
     delete: {
       title: intl.formatMessage(messages.deleteMenu),
       action: deleteDialogOpen,
-      // Hide delete menu item if taxonomy is system defined
-      hide: taxonomy.systemDefined,
+      show: taxonomy.userPermissions.canDelete,
     },
   };
 
   // Remove hidden menu items
-  menuItems = omitBy(menuItems, (value) => value.hide);
+  menuItems = pickBy(menuItems, (value) => value.show);
 
   const renderModals = () => (
     <>
@@ -136,9 +135,13 @@ TaxonomyMenu.propTypes = {
   taxonomy: PropTypes.shape({
     id: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
     name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
-    systemDefined: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-    allowFreeText: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     tagsCount: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+    userPermissions: PropTypes.shape({
+      canAdd: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+      canView: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+      canChange: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+      canDelete: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+    }).isRequired,
   }).isRequired,
   iconMenu: PropTypes.bool,
 };
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-menu/TaxonomyMenu.test.jsx b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-menu/TaxonomyMenu.test.jsx
index c8f398aa94..03ac3b73c1 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-menu/TaxonomyMenu.test.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-menu/TaxonomyMenu.test.jsx
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ const queryClient = new QueryClient();
 const mockSetToastMessage = jest.fn();
 
 const TaxonomyMenuComponent = ({
-  systemDefined,
-  allowFreeText,
   iconMenu,
+  canAdd,
+  canView,
+  canChange,
+  canDelete,
 }) => {
   const context = useMemo(() => ({
     toastMessage: null,
@@ -50,9 +52,10 @@ const TaxonomyMenuComponent = ({
               taxonomy={{
                 id: taxonomyId,
                 name: taxonomyName,
-                systemDefined,
-                allowFreeText,
                 tagsCount: 0,
+                userPermissions: {
+                  canAdd, canView, canChange, canDelete,
+                },
               }}
               iconMenu={iconMenu}
             />
@@ -65,13 +68,17 @@ const TaxonomyMenuComponent = ({
 
 TaxonomyMenuComponent.propTypes = {
   iconMenu: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
-  systemDefined: PropTypes.bool,
-  allowFreeText: PropTypes.bool,
+  canAdd: PropTypes.bool,
+  canView: PropTypes.bool,
+  canChange: PropTypes.bool,
+  canDelete: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
 TaxonomyMenuComponent.defaultProps = {
-  systemDefined: false,
-  allowFreeText: false,
+  canAdd: true,
+  canView: true,
+  canChange: true,
+  canDelete: true,
 };
 
 each([true, false]).describe('<TaxonomyMenu iconMenu=%s />', async (iconMenu) => {
@@ -115,36 +122,36 @@ each([true, false]).describe('<TaxonomyMenu iconMenu=%s />', async (iconMenu) =>
     expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button')).toBeVisible();
   });
 
-  test('doesnt show systemDefined taxonomies disabled menus', () => {
-    const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(<TaxonomyMenuComponent iconMenu={iconMenu} systemDefined />);
-
-    // Menu closed/doesn't exist yet
-    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  test('Shows menu actions that user is permitted', () => {
+    const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(<TaxonomyMenuComponent iconMenu={iconMenu} />);
 
     // Click on the menu button to open
     fireEvent.click(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button'));
 
-    // Menu opened
-    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).toBeVisible();
-
-    // Check that the import menu is not show
-    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu-import')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    // Ensure that the menu items are present
+    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu-export')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu-import')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu-delete')).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
-  test('doesnt show freeText taxonomies disabled menus', () => {
-    const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(<TaxonomyMenuComponent iconMenu={iconMenu} allowFreeText />);
-
-    // Menu closed/doesn't exist yet
-    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  test('Hides menu actions that user is not permitted', () => {
+    const { getByTestId, queryByTestId } = render(
+      <TaxonomyMenuComponent
+        iconMenu={iconMenu}
+        canAdd={false}
+        canView={false}
+        canChange={false}
+        canDelete={false}
+      />,
+    );
 
     // Click on the menu button to open
     fireEvent.click(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu-button'));
 
-    // Menu opened
-    expect(getByTestId('taxonomy-menu')).toBeVisible();
-
-    // Check that the import menu is not show
+    // Ensure no menu items are found
+    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu-export')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu-import')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryByTestId('taxonomy-menu-delete')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   test('should open export modal on export menu click', () => {