diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blocks/client/component/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blocks/client/component/index.tsx
index 5b17cda0a..a8e199079 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blocks/client/component/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blocks/client/component/index.tsx
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ export const BlockComponent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
                 parentIndexPath=""
                 parentPath="" // See Blocks feature path for details as for why this is empty
                 parentSchemaPath={schemaFieldsPath}
-                permissions={permissions}
+                permissions={true}
                 readOnly={false}
               />
               <FormSubmit programmaticSubmit={true}>{t('fields:saveChanges')}</FormSubmit>
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blocks/client/componentInline/index.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blocks/client/componentInline/index.tsx
index b70761338..9df01e47f 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blocks/client/componentInline/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/features/blocks/client/componentInline/index.tsx
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ export const InlineBlockComponent: React.FC<Props> = (props) => {
                 parentIndexPath=""
                 parentPath="" // See Blocks feature path for details as for why this is empty
                 parentSchemaPath={schemaFieldsPath}
-                permissions={permissions}
+                permissions={true}
                 readOnly={false}
               />
               <FormSubmit programmaticSubmit={true}>{t('fields:saveChanges')}</FormSubmit>
diff --git a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/utilities/fieldsDrawer/DrawerContent.tsx b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/utilities/fieldsDrawer/DrawerContent.tsx
index 0377ce112..b1d8f535f 100644
--- a/packages/richtext-lexical/src/utilities/fieldsDrawer/DrawerContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/richtext-lexical/src/utilities/fieldsDrawer/DrawerContent.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const DrawerContent: React.FC<Omit<FieldsDrawerProps, 'drawerSlug' | 'dra
   const [initialState, setInitialState] = useState<false | FormState | undefined>(false)
 
   const {
-    fieldProps: { featureClientSchemaMap, permissions },
+    fieldProps: { featureClientSchemaMap },
   } = useEditorConfigContext()
 
   const { getFormState } = useServerFunctions()
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export const DrawerContent: React.FC<Omit<FieldsDrawerProps, 'drawerSlug' | 'dra
         parentIndexPath=""
         parentPath="" // See Blocks feature path for details as for why this is empty
         parentSchemaPath={schemaFieldsPath}
-        permissions={permissions}
+        permissions={true}
         readOnly={false}
       />
       <FormSubmit>{t('fields:saveChanges')}</FormSubmit>
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/Lexical/e2e/main/e2e.spec.ts b/test/fields/collections/Lexical/e2e/main/e2e.spec.ts
index 64027d9fc..a6eb05fc8 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/Lexical/e2e/main/e2e.spec.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/Lexical/e2e/main/e2e.spec.ts
@@ -1135,6 +1135,33 @@ describe('lexicalMain', () => {
     await expect(urlInput).toBeVisible()
   })
 
+  test('ensure link drawer displays nested block fields if document does not have `create` permission', async () => {
+    await navigateToLexicalFields(true, 'lexical-access-control')
+    const richTextField = page.locator('.rich-text-lexical').first()
+    await richTextField.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded()
+    await expect(richTextField).toBeVisible()
+
+    const link = richTextField.locator('.LexicalEditorTheme__link').first()
+    await link.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded()
+    await expect(link).toBeVisible()
+    await link.click({
+      // eslint-disable-next-line playwright/no-force-option
+      force: true,
+      button: 'left',
+    })
+
+    await expect(page.locator('.link-edit')).toBeVisible()
+    await page.locator('.link-edit').click()
+
+    const linkDrawer = page.locator('dialog[id^=drawer_1_lexical-rich-text-link-]').first()
+    await expect(linkDrawer).toBeVisible()
+
+    const blockTextInput = linkDrawer.locator('#field-blocks__0__text').first()
+
+    await expect(blockTextInput).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(blockTextInput).toBeEditable()
+  })
+
   test('lexical cursor / selection should be preserved when swapping upload field and clicking within with its list drawer', async () => {
     await navigateToLexicalFields()
     const richTextField = page.locator('.rich-text-lexical').first()
@@ -1494,6 +1521,7 @@ describe('lexicalMain', () => {
       expect(htmlContent).not.toContain('Cargando...')
       expect(htmlContent).toContain('Start typing, or press')
     })
+    // eslint-disable-next-line playwright/expect-expect, playwright/no-skipped-test
     test.skip('ensure simple localized lexical field works', async () => {
       await navigateToLexicalFields(true, 'lexical-localized-fields')
     })
diff --git a/test/fields/collections/LexicalAccessControl/index.ts b/test/fields/collections/LexicalAccessControl/index.ts
index db015bb9a..7863c76e7 100644
--- a/test/fields/collections/LexicalAccessControl/index.ts
+++ b/test/fields/collections/LexicalAccessControl/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
 
-import { defaultEditorFeatures, lexicalEditor } from '@payloadcms/richtext-lexical'
+import { defaultEditorFeatures, lexicalEditor, LinkFeature } from '@payloadcms/richtext-lexical'
 
 import { lexicalAccessControlSlug } from '../../slugs.js'
 
@@ -22,7 +22,29 @@ export const LexicalAccessControl: CollectionConfig = {
       name: 'richText',
       type: 'richText',
       editor: lexicalEditor({
-        features: [...defaultEditorFeatures],
+        features: [
+          ...defaultEditorFeatures,
+          LinkFeature({
+            fields: ({ defaultFields }) => [
+              ...defaultFields,
+              {
+                name: 'blocks',
+                type: 'blocks',
+                blocks: [
+                  {
+                    slug: 'block',
+                    fields: [
+                      {
+                        name: 'text',
+                        type: 'text',
+                      },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                ],
+              },
+            ],
+          }),
+        ],
       }),
     },
   ],
diff --git a/test/fields/seed.ts b/test/fields/seed.ts
index ead7d9100..65510dcc3 100644
--- a/test/fields/seed.ts
+++ b/test/fields/seed.ts
@@ -591,7 +591,67 @@ export const seed = async (_payload: Payload) => {
   await _payload.create({
     collection: 'lexical-access-control',
     data: {
-      richText: textToLexicalJSON({ text: 'text' }),
+      richText: {
+        root: {
+          children: [
+            {
+              children: [
+                {
+                  detail: 0,
+                  format: 0,
+                  mode: 'normal',
+                  style: '',
+                  text: 'text ',
+                  type: 'text',
+                  version: 1,
+                },
+                {
+                  children: [
+                    {
+                      detail: 0,
+                      format: 0,
+                      mode: 'normal',
+                      style: '',
+                      text: 'link',
+                      type: 'text',
+                      version: 1,
+                    },
+                  ],
+                  direction: 'ltr',
+                  format: '',
+                  indent: 0,
+                  type: 'link',
+                  version: 3,
+                  fields: {
+                    url: 'https://',
+                    newTab: false,
+                    linkType: 'custom',
+                    blocks: [
+                      {
+                        id: '67e45673cbd5181ca8cbeef7',
+                        blockType: 'block',
+                      },
+                    ],
+                  },
+                  id: '67e4566fcbd5181ca8cbeef5',
+                },
+              ],
+              direction: 'ltr',
+              format: '',
+              indent: 0,
+              type: 'paragraph',
+              version: 1,
+              textFormat: 0,
+              textStyle: '',
+            },
+          ],
+          direction: 'ltr',
+          format: '',
+          indent: 0,
+          type: 'root',
+          version: 1,
+        },
+      },
       title: 'title',
     },
     depth: 0,