diff --git a/changelog/24404.txt b/changelog/24404.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fab70d0bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/24404.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+ui: fix issue where kv v2 capabilities checks were not passing in the full secret path if secret was inside a directory.
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/models/kv/metadata.js b/ui/app/models/kv/metadata.js
index 1f998f488a..43dd20fc91 100644
--- a/ui/app/models/kv/metadata.js
+++ b/ui/app/models/kv/metadata.js
@@ -95,9 +95,14 @@ export default class KvSecretMetadataModel extends Model {
     };
   }
 
+  get permissionsPath() {
+    return this.fullSecretPath || this.path;
+  }
+
   // permissions needed for the list view where kv/data has not yet been called. Allows us to conditionally show action items in the LinkedBlock popups.
-  @lazyCapabilities(apiPath`${'backend'}/data/${'path'}`, 'backend', 'path') dataPath;
-  @lazyCapabilities(apiPath`${'backend'}/metadata/${'path'}`, 'backend', 'path') metadataPath;
+  @lazyCapabilities(apiPath`${'backend'}/data/${'permissionsPath'}`, 'backend', 'permissionsPath') dataPath;
+  @lazyCapabilities(apiPath`${'backend'}/metadata/${'permissionsPath'}`, 'backend', 'permissionsPath')
+  metadataPath;
 
   get canDeleteMetadata() {
     return this.metadataPath.get('canDelete') !== false;
diff --git a/ui/lib/kv/addon/components/page/list.hbs b/ui/lib/kv/addon/components/page/list.hbs
index a7b5bb5d41..0accd8de08 100644
--- a/ui/lib/kv/addon/components/page/list.hbs
+++ b/ui/lib/kv/addon/components/page/list.hbs
@@ -95,7 +95,11 @@
                       {{/if}}
                       {{#if metadata.canCreateVersionData}}
                         <li>
-                          <LinkTo @route="secret.details.edit" @model={{metadata.fullSecretPath}}>
+                          <LinkTo
+                            @route="secret.details.edit"
+                            @model={{metadata.fullSecretPath}}
+                            data-test-popup-create-new-version
+                          >
                             Create new version
                           </LinkTo>
                         </li>
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@
                           @isInDropdown={{true}}
                           @onConfirmAction={{fn this.onDelete metadata}}
                           @confirmMessage="This will permanently delete this secret and all its versions."
+                          data-test-popup-metadata-delete
                         />
                       {{/if}}
                     {{/if}}
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-create-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-create-test.js
index b6fb939e0e..49567b1f50 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-create-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-create-test.js
@@ -1003,6 +1003,26 @@ module('Acceptance | kv-v2 workflow | secret and version create', function (hook
     });
   });
 
+  module('secret-nested-creator persona', function (hooks) {
+    hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
+      const token = await runCmd(
+        tokenWithPolicyCmd('secret-nested-creator', personas.secretNestedCreator(this.backend))
+      );
+      await authPage.login(token);
+      clearRecords(this.store);
+      return;
+    });
+    test('can create a secret from the nested list view (snc)', async function (assert) {
+      assert.expect(1);
+      // go to nested secret directory list view
+      await visit(`/vault/secrets/${this.backend}/kv/list/app/`);
+      // correct popup menu items appear on list view
+      const popupSelector = `${PAGE.list.item('first')} ${PAGE.popup}`;
+      await click(popupSelector);
+      assert.dom(PAGE.list.listMenuCreate).exists('shows the option to create new version');
+    });
+  });
+
   module('enterprise controlled access persona', function (hooks) {
     hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
       this.controlGroup = this.owner.lookup('service:control-group');
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-delete-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-delete-test.js
index db3a80f281..c96e70f061 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-delete-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/kv-v2-workflow-delete-test.js
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ module('Acceptance | kv-v2 workflow | delete, undelete, destroy', function (hook
     this.store = this.owner.lookup('service:store');
     this.backend = `kv-delete-${uuidv4()}`;
     this.secretPath = 'bad-secret';
+    this.nestedSecretPath = 'app/nested/bad-secret';
     await authPage.login();
     await runCmd(mountEngineCmd('kv-v2', this.backend), false);
     await writeVersionedSecret(this.backend, this.secretPath, 'foo', 'bar', 4);
+    await writeVersionedSecret(this.backend, this.nestedSecretPath, 'foo', 'bar', 1);
     await writeVersionedSecret(this.backend, 'nuke', 'foo', 'bar', 2);
     // Delete latest version for testing undelete for users that can't delete
     await runCmd(deleteLatestCmd(this.backend, 'nuke'));
@@ -353,6 +355,33 @@ module('Acceptance | kv-v2 workflow | delete, undelete, destroy', function (hook
     });
   });
 
+  module('secret-nested-creator persona', function (hooks) {
+    hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
+      const token = await runCmd(
+        tokenWithPolicyCmd('secret-nested-creator', personas.secretNestedCreator(this.backend))
+      );
+      await authPage.login(token);
+      clearRecords(this.store);
+      return;
+    });
+    test('can delete all secret versions from the nested list view (snc)', async function (assert) {
+      assert.expect(1);
+      // go to nested secret directory list view
+      await visit(`/vault/secrets/${this.backend}/kv/list/app/nested`);
+      // correct popup menu items appear on list view
+      const popupSelector = `${PAGE.list.item('bad-secret')} ${PAGE.popup}`;
+      await click(popupSelector);
+      assert.dom(PAGE.list.listMenuDelete).exists('shows the option to permanently delete');
+    });
+    test('can not delete all secret versions from root list view (snc)', async function (assert) {
+      assert.expect(1);
+      // go to root secret directory list view
+      await visit(`/vault/secrets/${this.backend}/kv/list`);
+      // shows overview card and not list view
+      assert.dom(PAGE.list.overviewCard).exists('renders overview card');
+    });
+  });
+
   module('secret-creator persona', function (hooks) {
     hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
       const token = await runCmd(tokenWithPolicyCmd('secret-creator', personas.secretCreator(this.backend)));
diff --git a/ui/tests/helpers/kv/kv-selectors.js b/ui/tests/helpers/kv/kv-selectors.js
index 742d6217fa..82adf0df84 100644
--- a/ui/tests/helpers/kv/kv-selectors.js
+++ b/ui/tests/helpers/kv/kv-selectors.js
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export const PAGE = {
     createSecret: '[data-test-toolbar-create-secret]',
     item: (secret) => (!secret ? '[data-test-list-item]' : `[data-test-list-item="${secret}"]`),
     filter: `[data-test-kv-list-filter]`,
+    listMenuDelete: `[data-test-popup-metadata-delete]`,
+    listMenuCreate: `[data-test-popup-create-new-version]`,
     overviewCard: '[data-test-overview-card-container="View secret"]',
     overviewInput: '[data-test-view-secret] input',
     overviewButton: '[data-test-get-secret-detail]',
diff --git a/ui/tests/helpers/policy-generator/kv.js b/ui/tests/helpers/policy-generator/kv.js
index 7794e0493d..bcd91ed0ee 100644
--- a/ui/tests/helpers/policy-generator/kv.js
+++ b/ui/tests/helpers/policy-generator/kv.js
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@ export const dataPolicy = ({ backend, secretPath = '*', capabilities = root }) =
   `;
 };
 
+export const dataNestedPolicy = ({ backend, secretPath = '*', capabilities = root }) => {
+  return `
+    path "${backend}/data/app/${secretPath}" {
+      capabilities = [${format(capabilities)}]
+    }
+  `;
+};
+
 export const metadataPolicy = ({ backend, secretPath = '*', capabilities = root }) => {
   // "delete" capability on this path can destroy all versions
   return `
@@ -34,6 +42,14 @@ export const metadataPolicy = ({ backend, secretPath = '*', capabilities = root
   `;
 };
 
+export const metadataNestedPolicy = ({ backend, secretPath = '*', capabilities = root }) => {
+  return `
+    path "${backend}/metadata/app/${secretPath}" {
+        capabilities = [${format(capabilities)}]
+    }
+  `;
+};
+
 export const metadataListPolicy = (backend) => {
   return `
     path "${backend}/metadata" {
@@ -71,11 +87,13 @@ export const personas = {
   dataListReader: (backend) =>
     dataPolicy({ backend, capabilities: ['read', 'delete'] }) + metadataListPolicy(backend),
   metadataMaintainer: (backend) =>
-    metadataListPolicy(backend) +
     metadataPolicy({ backend, capabilities: ['create', 'read', 'update', 'list'] }) +
     deleteVersionsPolicy({ backend }) +
     undeleteVersionsPolicy({ backend }) +
     destroyVersionsPolicy({ backend }),
+  secretNestedCreator: (backend) =>
+    dataNestedPolicy({ backend, capabilities: ['create', 'update'] }) +
+    metadataNestedPolicy({ backend, capabilities: ['list', 'delete'] }),
   secretCreator: (backend) =>
     dataPolicy({ backend, capabilities: ['create', 'update'] }) +
     metadataPolicy({ backend, capabilities: ['delete'] }),