diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
index 64f74255e2ad..356e555cfc53 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsClient {
       namespaces: 'namespaces',
       preference: 'preference',
       workspaces: 'workspaces',
+      queryDSL: 'queryDSL',
     };
 
     const workspaces = [
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/permission_control/acl.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/permission_control/acl.ts
index 30076505f373..2bac6823634a 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/permission_control/acl.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/permission_control/acl.ts
@@ -121,11 +121,14 @@ export class ACL {
     }
 
     for (const permissionType of permissionTypes) {
-      this.permissions[permissionType] = deleteFromPrincipals(
+      const result = deleteFromPrincipals(
         this.permissions![permissionType],
         principals.users,
         principals.groups
       );
+      if (result) {
+        this.permissions[permissionType] = result;
+      }
     }
 
     return this;
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/permission_control/client.mock.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/permission_control/client.mock.ts
index b2abdb51a894..af2a8558712f 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/permission_control/client.mock.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/permission_control/client.mock.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
  * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-
 import { SavedObjectsPermissionControlContract } from './client';
 
 export const savedObjectsPermissionControlMock: SavedObjectsPermissionControlContract = {
@@ -11,4 +10,5 @@ export const savedObjectsPermissionControlMock: SavedObjectsPermissionControlCon
   batchValidate: jest.fn(),
   getPrinciplesOfObjects: jest.fn(),
   getPermittedWorkspaceIds: jest.fn(),
+  getPrincipalsFromRequest: jest.fn(),
 };