diff --git a/packages/payload/src/auth/getAccessResults.ts b/packages/payload/src/auth/getAccessResults.ts
index 751b32ac3..0a6dc1e19 100644
--- a/packages/payload/src/auth/getAccessResults.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/auth/getAccessResults.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export async function getAccessResults({ req }: GetAccessResultsArgs): Promise<P
       ? payload.config.collections.find((collection) => collection.slug === user.collection)
       : null
 
-  if (userCollectionConfig) {
+  if (userCollectionConfig && payload.config.admin.user === user.collection) {
     results.canAccessAdmin = userCollectionConfig.access.admin
       ? await userCollectionConfig.access.admin({ req })
       : isLoggedIn
diff --git a/test/access-control/config.ts b/test/access-control/config.ts
index 259d09121..9fcb322d0 100644
--- a/test/access-control/config.ts
+++ b/test/access-control/config.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import {
   hiddenAccessSlug,
   hiddenFieldsSlug,
   noAdminAccessEmail,
+  nonAdminUserEmail,
+  nonAdminUserSlug,
   readOnlyGlobalSlug,
   readOnlySlug,
   relyOnRequestHeadersSlug,
@@ -122,6 +124,11 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      slug: nonAdminUserSlug,
+      auth: true,
+      fields: [],
+    },
     {
       slug,
       access: {
@@ -487,6 +494,14 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
       },
     })
 
+    await payload.create({
+      collection: nonAdminUserSlug,
+      data: {
+        email: nonAdminUserEmail,
+        password: 'test',
+      },
+    })
+
     await payload.create({
       collection: slug,
       data: {
diff --git a/test/access-control/e2e.spec.ts b/test/access-control/e2e.spec.ts
index fc61ee15c..09fa116f1 100644
--- a/test/access-control/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/access-control/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import { POLL_TOPASS_TIMEOUT } from '../playwright.config.js'
 import {
   docLevelAccessSlug,
   noAdminAccessEmail,
+  nonAdminUserEmail,
+  nonAdminUserSlug,
   readOnlyGlobalSlug,
   readOnlySlug,
   restrictedSlug,
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ describe('access control', () => {
   let readOnlyGlobalUrl: AdminUrlUtil
   let restrictedVersionsUrl: AdminUrlUtil
   let serverURL: string
+  let context: BrowserContext
 
   beforeAll(async ({ browser }) => {
     ;({ payload, serverURL } = await initPayloadE2ENoConfig<Config>({ dirname }))
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ describe('access control', () => {
     readOnlyGlobalUrl = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, readOnlySlug)
     restrictedVersionsUrl = new AdminUrlUtil(serverURL, restrictedVersionsSlug)
 
-    const context = await browser.newContext()
+    context = await browser.newContext()
     page = await context.newPage()
     initPageConsoleErrorCatch(page)
 
@@ -340,7 +343,7 @@ describe('access control', () => {
     await expect(documentDrawer2.locator('#field-name')).toBeEnabled()
   })
 
-  test('should completely block admin access', async () => {
+  test('should block admin access to admin user', async () => {
     const adminURL = `${serverURL}/admin`
     await page.goto(adminURL)
     await page.waitForURL(adminURL)
@@ -360,6 +363,51 @@ describe('access control', () => {
     })
 
     await expect(page.locator('.next-error-h1')).toBeVisible()
+
+    await page.goto(`${serverURL}/admin/logout`)
+    await page.waitForURL(`${serverURL}/admin/logout`)
+
+    // Log back in for the next test
+    await login({
+      page,
+      serverURL,
+      data: {
+        email: devUser.email,
+        password: devUser.password,
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  test('should block admin access to non-admin user', async () => {
+    const adminURL = `${serverURL}/admin`
+    await page.goto(adminURL)
+    await page.waitForURL(adminURL)
+
+    await expect(page.locator('.dashboard')).toBeVisible()
+
+    await page.goto(`${serverURL}/admin/logout`)
+    await page.waitForURL(`${serverURL}/admin/logout`)
+
+    const nonAdminUser = await payload.login({
+      collection: nonAdminUserSlug,
+      data: {
+        email: nonAdminUserEmail,
+        password: devUser.password,
+      },
+    })
+
+    context.addCookies([
+      {
+        name: 'payload-token',
+        value: nonAdminUser.token,
+        url: serverURL,
+      },
+    ])
+
+    await page.goto(adminURL)
+    await page.waitForURL(adminURL)
+
+    await expect(page.locator('.next-error-h1')).toBeVisible()
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/test/access-control/shared.ts b/test/access-control/shared.ts
index 5944244ef..0fc23f712 100644
--- a/test/access-control/shared.ts
+++ b/test/access-control/shared.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,7 @@ export const hiddenAccessSlug = 'hidden-access'
 export const hiddenAccessCountSlug = 'hidden-access-count'
 
 export const noAdminAccessEmail = 'no-admin-access@payloadcms.com'
+
+export const nonAdminUserEmail = 'non-admin-user@payloadcms.com'
+
+export const nonAdminUserSlug = 'non-admin-user'
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index f09927d18..046160a5d 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     ],
     "paths": {
       "@payload-config": [
-        "./test/_community/config.ts"
+        "./test/access-control/config.ts"
       ],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview": [
         "./packages/live-preview/src"