diff --git a/lib/class-wp-rest-global-styles-controller-gutenberg.php b/lib/class-wp-rest-global-styles-controller-gutenberg.php
index 421408e6f20b4a..cfcec0c8f956fb 100644
--- a/lib/class-wp-rest-global-styles-controller-gutenberg.php
+++ b/lib/class-wp-rest-global-styles-controller-gutenberg.php
@@ -586,12 +586,11 @@ public function get_item_schema() {
 	 * @return true|WP_Error True if the request has read access for the item, WP_Error object otherwise.
 	 */
 	public function get_theme_item_permissions_check( $request ) { // phpcs:ignore VariableAnalysis.CodeAnalysis.VariableAnalysis.UnusedVariable
-
 		/*
-		 * Verify if the current user has edit_theme_options capability.
-		 * This capability is required to edit/view/delete templates.
+		 * Verify if the current user has edit_posts capability.
+		 * This capability is required to view global styles.
 		 */
-		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) {
+		if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_posts' ) ) {
 			return new WP_Error(
 				'rest_cannot_manage_global_styles',
 				__( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to access the global styles on this site.', 'gutenberg' ),
diff --git a/lib/compat/wordpress-6.6/rest-api.php b/lib/compat/wordpress-6.6/rest-api.php
index fee9c71b86c070..aaef8c77c4f578 100644
--- a/lib/compat/wordpress-6.6/rest-api.php
+++ b/lib/compat/wordpress-6.6/rest-api.php
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ function gutenberg_block_editor_preload_paths_6_6( $paths, $context ) {
 		$paths[] = '/wp/v2/global-styles/themes/' . get_stylesheet();
 		$paths[] = '/wp/v2/themes?context=edit&status=active';
 		$paths[] = '/wp/v2/global-styles/' . WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver_Gutenberg::get_user_global_styles_post_id() . '?context=edit';
+		$paths[] = '/wp/v2/global-styles/' . WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver_Gutenberg::get_user_global_styles_post_id();
 	}
 	return $paths;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/entities.js b/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
index 8d09402087cf90..c8af0dc94348d4 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export const rootEntitiesConfig = [
 		name: 'globalStyles',
 		kind: 'root',
 		baseURL: '/wp/v2/global-styles',
-		baseURLParams: { context: 'edit' },
+		baseURLParams: {},
 		plural: 'globalStylesVariations', // Should be different from name.
 		getTitle: ( record ) => record?.title?.rendered || record?.title,
 		getRevisionsUrl: ( parentId, revisionId ) =>
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/global-styles-provider/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/global-styles-provider/index.js
index 8426593d8f5f51..93dd4dbe1eda49 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/global-styles-provider/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/global-styles-provider/index.js
@@ -146,13 +146,10 @@ function useGlobalStylesUserConfig() {
 
 function useGlobalStylesBaseConfig() {
 	const baseConfig = useSelect( ( select ) => {
-		const { __experimentalGetCurrentThemeBaseGlobalStyles, canUser } =
+		const { __experimentalGetCurrentThemeBaseGlobalStyles } =
 			select( coreStore );
 
-		return (
-			canUser( 'read', { kind: 'root', name: 'theme' } ) &&
-			__experimentalGetCurrentThemeBaseGlobalStyles()
-		);
+		return __experimentalGetCurrentThemeBaseGlobalStyles();
 	}, [] );
 
 	return [ !! baseConfig, baseConfig ];