diff --git a/services/nginx/app/routes/moduleSelfServeRoute.php b/services/nginx/app/routes/moduleSelfServeRoute.php
index 164cc683..ce0f4451 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/routes/moduleSelfServeRoute.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/routes/moduleSelfServeRoute.php
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ class moduleSelfServeRoute
             if ($command === null) {
                 $response->error("Invalid command: " . $commandParam);
             }
+            // Require permissions for specific commands
+            switch ($command) {
+                case \modules\selfserve\helpers\selfserve_lane_command::START:
+                    self::requirePermission('modules_selfserve_lane_command_execute_start');
+                    break;
+                case \modules\selfserve\helpers\selfserve_lane_command::STOP:
+                    self::requirePermission('modules_selfserve_lane_command_execute_stop');
+                    break;
+                case \modules\selfserve\helpers\selfserve_lane_command::RESET:
+                    self::requirePermission('modules_selfserve_lane_command_execute_reset');
+                    break;
+            }
             // Execute the command
             try {
                 $args = new \modules\selfserve\classes\selfserve_lane_command_arguments();
@@ -87,7 +99,10 @@ class moduleSelfServeRoute
             }
         },
             [
-                'modules_selfserve_lane_command_execute' => 'Execute self-serve lane command',
+                'modules_selfserve_lane_command_execute' => 'Execute self-serve lane command. This is required together with specific command permissions below.',
+                'modules_selfserve_lane_command_execute_start' => 'Execute self-serve lane START command',
+                'modules_selfserve_lane_command_execute_stop' => 'Execute self-serve lane STOP command',
+                'modules_selfserve_lane_command_execute_reset' => 'Execute self-serve lane RESET command',
             ]
         );
     }
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/tests/HTTP/self-serve.http b/services/nginx/app/tests/HTTP/self-serve.http
index c62523c1..5b99cbdf 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/tests/HTTP/self-serve.http
+++ b/services/nginx/app/tests/HTTP/self-serve.http
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ### POST /modules/self-serve/lane/command START
-@lane_id = 3
+@lane_id = 1
 POST {{api_url}}/modules/self-serve/lane/command
 Accept: application/json
 Content-Type: application/json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 POST {{api_url}}/modules/self-serve/lane/command
 Accept: application/json
 Content-Type: application/json
+Authorization: Bearer {{auth_token_superuser}}
 
 {
     "command": "STOP",
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Content-Type: application/json
 POST {{api_url}}/modules/self-serve/lane/command
 Accept: application/json
 Content-Type: application/json
+Authorization: Bearer {{auth_token_superuser}}
 
 {
     "command": "RESET",