diff --git a/src/authorization/WebAclAuthorizer.ts b/src/authorization/WebAclAuthorizer.ts
index f01fe04cf..e7c6679d3 100644
--- a/src/authorization/WebAclAuthorizer.ts
+++ b/src/authorization/WebAclAuthorizer.ts
@@ -40,20 +40,21 @@ export class WebAclAuthorizer extends Authorizer {
    * Will throw an error if this is not the case.
    * @param input - Relevant data needed to check if access can be granted.
    */
-  public async handle(input: AuthorizerArgs): Promise<void> {
-    const store = await this.getAclRecursive(input.identifier);
-    if (await this.aclManager.isAclDocument(input.identifier)) {
-      // Solid, §4.3.3: "To discover, read, create, or modify an ACL auxiliary resource, an acl:agent MUST
-      // have acl:Control privileges per the ACL inheritance algorithm on the resource directly associated with it."
-      // https://solid.github.io/specification/protocol#auxiliary-resources-reserved
-      this.checkPermission(input.credentials, store, 'control');
-    } else {
-      (Object.keys(input.permissions) as (keyof PermissionSet)[]).forEach((key): void => {
-        if (input.permissions[key]) {
-          this.checkPermission(input.credentials, store, key);
-        }
-      });
+  public async handle({ identifier, permissions, credentials }: AuthorizerArgs): Promise<void> {
+    // Solid, §4.3.3: "To discover, read, create, or modify an ACL auxiliary resource, an acl:agent MUST
+    // have acl:Control privileges per the ACL inheritance algorithm on the resource directly associated with it."
+    // https://solid.github.io/specification/protocol#auxiliary-resources-reserved
+    const modes = await this.aclManager.isAclDocument(identifier) ?
+      [ 'control' ] :
+      (Object.keys(permissions) as (keyof PermissionSet)[]).filter((key): boolean => permissions[key]);
+
+    // Verify that all required modes are set for the given agent
+    this.logger.debug(`Checking if ${credentials.webId} has ${modes.join()} permissions for ${identifier.path}`);
+    const store = await this.getAclRecursive(identifier);
+    for (const mode of modes) {
+      this.checkPermission(credentials, store, mode);
     }
+    this.logger.debug(`${credentials.webId} has ${modes.join()} permissions for ${identifier.path}`);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/unit/authorization/WebAclAuthorizer.test.ts b/test/unit/authorization/WebAclAuthorizer.test.ts
index cbc6728ce..f49fd805c 100644
--- a/test/unit/authorization/WebAclAuthorizer.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/authorization/WebAclAuthorizer.test.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('A WebAclAuthorizer', (): void => {
     permissions = {
       read: true,
       append: false,
-      write: false,
+      write: true,
     };
     credentials = {};
     identifier = { path: 'http://test.com/foo' };
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ describe('A WebAclAuthorizer', (): void => {
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}agentClass`), nn('http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent')),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}accessTo`), nn(identifier.path)),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Read`)),
+      quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Write`)),
     ]) } as Representation);
     await expect(authorizer.handle({ identifier, permissions, credentials })).resolves.toBeUndefined();
   });
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ describe('A WebAclAuthorizer', (): void => {
           quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}agentClass`), nn('http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/Agent')),
           quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}default`), nn(identifierStrategy.getParentContainer(identifier).path)),
           quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Read`)),
+          quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Write`)),
         ]),
       } as Representation;
     };
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ describe('A WebAclAuthorizer', (): void => {
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}agentClass`), nn('http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/AuthenticatedAgent')),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}accessTo`), nn(identifier.path)),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Read`)),
+      quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Write`)),
     ]) } as Representation);
     credentials.webId = 'http://test.com/user';
     await expect(authorizer.handle({ identifier, permissions, credentials })).resolves.toBeUndefined();
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ describe('A WebAclAuthorizer', (): void => {
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}agentClass`), nn('http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/AuthenticatedAgent')),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}accessTo`), nn(identifier.path)),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Read`)),
+      quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Write`)),
     ]) } as Representation);
     await expect(authorizer.handle({ identifier, permissions, credentials })).rejects.toThrow(UnauthorizedHttpError);
   });
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ describe('A WebAclAuthorizer', (): void => {
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}agent`), nn(credentials.webId!)),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}accessTo`), nn(identifier.path)),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Read`)),
+      quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Write`)),
     ]) } as Representation);
     await expect(authorizer.handle({ identifier, permissions, credentials })).resolves.toBeUndefined();
   });
@@ -111,6 +116,7 @@ describe('A WebAclAuthorizer', (): void => {
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}agent`), nn('http://test.com/differentUser')),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}accessTo`), nn(identifier.path)),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Read`)),
+      quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Write`)),
     ]) } as Representation);
     await expect(authorizer.handle({ identifier, permissions, credentials })).rejects.toThrow(ForbiddenHttpError);
   });
@@ -134,6 +140,7 @@ describe('A WebAclAuthorizer', (): void => {
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}agent`), nn(credentials.webId!)),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}accessTo`), nn(identifier.path)),
       quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Read`)),
+      quad(nn('auth'), nn(`${acl}mode`), nn(`${acl}Write`)),
     ]) } as Representation);
     identifier = await aclManager.getAclDocument(identifier);
     await expect(authorizer.handle({ identifier, permissions, credentials })).rejects.toThrow(ForbiddenHttpError);