diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol.go
index fa5f044ddca..0244747506e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol.go
@@ -43,3 +43,23 @@ func NewNameScopeResolver(db Store) (string, ac.AttributeScopeResolveFunc) {
 	}
 	return prefix, resolver
 }
+
+// NewUidScopeResolver provides an AttributeScopeResolver that is able to convert a scope prefixed with "folders:uid:" into an id based scope.
+func NewUidScopeResolver(db Store) (string, ac.AttributeScopeResolveFunc) {
+	prefix := ScopeFoldersProvider.GetResourceScopeUID("")
+	resolver := func(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, scope string) (string, error) {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(scope, prefix) {
+			return "", ac.ErrInvalidScope
+		}
+		uid := scope[len(prefix):]
+		if len(uid) == 0 {
+			return "", ac.ErrInvalidScope
+		}
+		folder, err := db.GetFolderByUID(ctx, orgID, uid)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		return ScopeFoldersProvider.GetResourceScope(strconv.FormatInt(folder.Id, 10)), nil
+	}
+	return prefix, resolver
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol_test.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol_test.go
index 92d911d3017..69c96f57599 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/accesscontrol_test.go
@@ -70,3 +70,59 @@ func TestNewNameScopeResolver(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Empty(t, resolvedScope)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestNewUidScopeResolver(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("prefix should be expected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		prefix, _ := NewUidScopeResolver(&FakeDashboardStore{})
+		require.Equal(t, "folders:uid:", prefix)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("resolver should convert to id scope", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dashboardStore := &FakeDashboardStore{}
+
+		_, resolver := NewUidScopeResolver(dashboardStore)
+
+		orgId := rand.Int63()
+		uid := util.GenerateShortUID()
+
+		db := &models.Folder{Id: rand.Int63()}
+		dashboardStore.On("GetFolderByUID", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(db, nil).Once()
+
+		scope := "folders:uid:" + uid
+
+		resolvedScope, err := resolver(context.Background(), orgId, scope)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		require.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf("folders:id:%v", db.Id), resolvedScope)
+
+		dashboardStore.AssertCalled(t, "GetFolderByUID", mock.Anything, orgId, uid)
+	})
+	t.Run("resolver should fail if input scope is not expected", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dashboardStore := &FakeDashboardStore{}
+		_, resolver := NewUidScopeResolver(dashboardStore)
+
+		_, err := resolver(context.Background(), rand.Int63(), "folders:id:123")
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ac.ErrInvalidScope)
+	})
+	t.Run("resolver should fail if resource of input scope is empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dashboardStore := &FakeDashboardStore{}
+		_, resolver := NewUidScopeResolver(dashboardStore)
+
+		_, err := resolver(context.Background(), rand.Int63(), "folders:uid:")
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ac.ErrInvalidScope)
+	})
+	t.Run("returns 'not found' if folder does not exist", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dashboardStore := &FakeDashboardStore{}
+
+		_, resolver := NewUidScopeResolver(dashboardStore)
+
+		orgId := rand.Int63()
+		dashboardStore.On("GetFolderByUID", mock.Anything, mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(nil, models.ErrDashboardNotFound).Once()
+
+		scope := "folders:uid:" + util.GenerateShortUID()
+
+		resolvedScope, err := resolver(context.Background(), orgId, scope)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, models.ErrDashboardNotFound)
+		require.Empty(t, resolvedScope)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service.go
index 022507164bd..787a0be04c1 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func ProvideFolderService(
 	ac accesscontrol.AccessControl,
 ) *FolderServiceImpl {
 	ac.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver(dashboards.NewNameScopeResolver(dashboardStore))
+	ac.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver(dashboards.NewUidScopeResolver(dashboardStore))
 
 	return &FolderServiceImpl{
 		cfg:              cfg,
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service_test.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service_test.go
index d1c48b358cd..277eab8377d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/manager/folder_service_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestProvideFolderService(t *testing.T) {
 			store, nil, features, permissionsServices, ac,
 		)
 
-		require.Len(t, ac.Calls.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver, 1)
+		require.Len(t, ac.Calls.RegisterAttributeScopeResolver, 2)
 	})
 }