diff --git a/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/filters/filterDocumentsByTenants.ts b/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/filters/filterDocumentsByTenants.ts
index bbf4c75e7..533320e18 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/filters/filterDocumentsByTenants.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/filters/filterDocumentsByTenants.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,30 @@
-import type { PayloadRequest, Where } from 'payload'
+import type { PayloadRequest, TypedUser, Where } from 'payload'
+
+import type { MultiTenantPluginConfig } from '../types.js'
 
 import { defaults } from '../defaults.js'
 import { getCollectionIDType } from '../utilities/getCollectionIDType.js'
 import { getTenantFromCookie } from '../utilities/getTenantFromCookie.js'
 import { getUserTenantIDs } from '../utilities/getUserTenantIDs.js'
 
-type Args = {
+type Args<ConfigType = unknown> = {
   filterFieldName: string
   req: PayloadRequest
   tenantsArrayFieldName?: string
   tenantsArrayTenantFieldName?: string
   tenantsCollectionSlug: string
+  userHasAccessToAllTenants: Required<
+    MultiTenantPluginConfig<ConfigType>
+  >['userHasAccessToAllTenants']
 }
-export const filterDocumentsByTenants = ({
+export const filterDocumentsByTenants = <ConfigType = unknown>({
   filterFieldName,
   req,
   tenantsArrayFieldName = defaults.tenantsArrayFieldName,
   tenantsArrayTenantFieldName = defaults.tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
   tenantsCollectionSlug,
-}: Args): null | Where => {
+  userHasAccessToAllTenants,
+}: Args<ConfigType>): null | Where => {
   const idType = getCollectionIDType({
     collectionSlug: tenantsCollectionSlug,
     payload: req.payload,
@@ -34,6 +40,15 @@ export const filterDocumentsByTenants = ({
     }
   }
 
+  if (
+    req.user &&
+    userHasAccessToAllTenants(
+      req?.user as ConfigType extends { user: unknown } ? ConfigType['user'] : TypedUser,
+    )
+  ) {
+    return null
+  }
+
   // scope to user assigned tenants
   const userAssignedTenants = getUserTenantIDs(req.user, {
     tenantsArrayFieldName,
diff --git a/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/index.ts
index 0328a9fd3..48c3e95ea 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/index.ts
@@ -116,12 +116,13 @@ export const multiTenantPlugin =
       adminUsersCollection.admin.baseFilter = combineFilters({
         baseFilter,
         customFilter: (args) =>
-          filterDocumentsByTenants({
+          filterDocumentsByTenants<ConfigType>({
             filterFieldName: `${tenantsArrayFieldName}.${tenantsArrayTenantFieldName}`,
             req: args.req,
             tenantsArrayFieldName,
             tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
             tenantsCollectionSlug,
+            userHasAccessToAllTenants,
           }),
       })
     }
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ export const multiTenantPlugin =
           tenantsArrayFieldName,
           tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
           tenantsCollectionSlug,
+          userHasAccessToAllTenants,
         })
 
         if (pluginConfig.collections[foldersSlug]?.customTenantField !== true) {
@@ -207,12 +209,13 @@ export const multiTenantPlugin =
           collection.admin.baseFilter = combineFilters({
             baseFilter: collection.admin?.baseFilter ?? collection.admin?.baseListFilter,
             customFilter: (args) =>
-              filterDocumentsByTenants({
+              filterDocumentsByTenants<ConfigType>({
                 filterFieldName: tenantFieldName,
                 req: args.req,
                 tenantsArrayFieldName,
                 tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
                 tenantsCollectionSlug,
+                userHasAccessToAllTenants,
               }),
           })
         }
@@ -279,6 +282,7 @@ export const multiTenantPlugin =
                 tenantsArrayFieldName,
                 tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
                 tenantsCollectionSlug,
+                userHasAccessToAllTenants,
               }),
           })
         }
@@ -317,7 +321,7 @@ export const multiTenantPlugin =
 
         collection.endpoints = [
           ...(collection.endpoints || []),
-          getTenantOptionsEndpoint<ConfigType>({
+          getTenantOptionsEndpoint({
             tenantsArrayFieldName,
             tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
             tenantsCollectionSlug,
@@ -346,6 +350,7 @@ export const multiTenantPlugin =
           tenantsArrayFieldName,
           tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
           tenantsCollectionSlug,
+          userHasAccessToAllTenants,
         })
 
         if (pluginConfig.collections[collection.slug]?.customTenantField !== true) {
@@ -383,6 +388,7 @@ export const multiTenantPlugin =
                 tenantsArrayFieldName,
                 tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
                 tenantsCollectionSlug,
+                userHasAccessToAllTenants,
               }),
           })
         }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/utilities/addFilterOptionsToFields.ts b/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/utilities/addFilterOptionsToFields.ts
index cbf9b9896..384d5f2b9 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/utilities/addFilterOptionsToFields.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-multi-tenant/src/utilities/addFilterOptionsToFields.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import type { Block, Config, Field, RelationshipField, SanitizedConfig } from 'payload'
+import type { Block, Config, Field, RelationshipField, SanitizedConfig, TypedUser } from 'payload'
+
+import type { MultiTenantPluginConfig } from '../types.js'
 
 import { defaults } from '../defaults.js'
 import { filterDocumentsByTenants } from '../filters/filterDocumentsByTenants.js'
 
-type AddFilterOptionsToFieldsArgs = {
+type AddFilterOptionsToFieldsArgs<ConfigType = unknown> = {
   blockReferencesWithFilters: string[]
   config: Config | SanitizedConfig
   fields: Field[]
@@ -13,9 +15,12 @@ type AddFilterOptionsToFieldsArgs = {
   tenantsArrayFieldName: string
   tenantsArrayTenantFieldName: string
   tenantsCollectionSlug: string
+  userHasAccessToAllTenants: Required<
+    MultiTenantPluginConfig<ConfigType>
+  >['userHasAccessToAllTenants']
 }
 
-export function addFilterOptionsToFields({
+export function addFilterOptionsToFields<ConfigType = unknown>({
   blockReferencesWithFilters,
   config,
   fields,
@@ -25,7 +30,8 @@ export function addFilterOptionsToFields({
   tenantsArrayFieldName = defaults.tenantsArrayFieldName,
   tenantsArrayTenantFieldName = defaults.tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
   tenantsCollectionSlug,
-}: AddFilterOptionsToFieldsArgs) {
+  userHasAccessToAllTenants,
+}: AddFilterOptionsToFieldsArgs<ConfigType>) {
   fields.forEach((field) => {
     if (field.type === 'relationship') {
       /**
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@ export function addFilterOptionsToFields({
             tenantsArrayFieldName,
             tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
             tenantsCollectionSlug,
+            userHasAccessToAllTenants,
           })
         }
       } else {
@@ -63,6 +70,7 @@ export function addFilterOptionsToFields({
               tenantsArrayFieldName,
               tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
               tenantsCollectionSlug,
+              userHasAccessToAllTenants,
             })
           }
         })
@@ -85,6 +93,7 @@ export function addFilterOptionsToFields({
         tenantsArrayFieldName,
         tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
         tenantsCollectionSlug,
+        userHasAccessToAllTenants,
       })
     }
 
@@ -113,6 +122,7 @@ export function addFilterOptionsToFields({
             tenantsArrayFieldName,
             tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
             tenantsCollectionSlug,
+            userHasAccessToAllTenants,
           })
         }
       })
@@ -130,28 +140,33 @@ export function addFilterOptionsToFields({
           tenantsArrayFieldName,
           tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
           tenantsCollectionSlug,
+          userHasAccessToAllTenants,
         })
       })
     }
   })
 }
 
-type AddFilterArgs = {
+type AddFilterArgs<ConfigType = unknown> = {
   field: RelationshipField
   tenantEnabledCollectionSlugs: string[]
   tenantFieldName: string
   tenantsArrayFieldName: string
   tenantsArrayTenantFieldName: string
   tenantsCollectionSlug: string
+  userHasAccessToAllTenants: Required<
+    MultiTenantPluginConfig<ConfigType>
+  >['userHasAccessToAllTenants']
 }
-function addFilter({
+function addFilter<ConfigType = unknown>({
   field,
   tenantEnabledCollectionSlugs,
   tenantFieldName,
   tenantsArrayFieldName = defaults.tenantsArrayFieldName,
   tenantsArrayTenantFieldName = defaults.tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
   tenantsCollectionSlug,
-}: AddFilterArgs) {
+  userHasAccessToAllTenants,
+}: AddFilterArgs<ConfigType>) {
   // User specified filter
   const originalFilter = field.filterOptions
   field.filterOptions = async (args) => {
@@ -175,6 +190,7 @@ function addFilter({
       tenantsArrayFieldName,
       tenantsArrayTenantFieldName,
       tenantsCollectionSlug,
+      userHasAccessToAllTenants,
     })
 
     // If the tenant filter returns null, meaning no tenant filter, just use the original filter