diff --git a/api/agencyservice.yaml b/api/agencyservice.yaml
index 12b718d8..2a32b221 100644
--- a/api/agencyservice.yaml
+++ b/api/agencyservice.yaml
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ paths:
           description: FORBIDDEN - no/invalid CSRF token
         500:
           description: INTERNAL SERVER ERROR - server encountered unexpected condition
-  /agencies/private:
+  /agencies/by-tenant:
     get:
       tags:
         - agency-controller
-      summary: 'Returns a list of agencies from a specific tenant. If no agency is found No Content
-        is being returned. [Authorization: none]'
+      summary: 'Returns a list of agencies from a specific tenant (retrieved from the security context).
+       The security context is retrieved from the bearer token, so it is not passed as a request parameter.
+       If no agency is found No Content is being returned. [Authorization: none]'
       operationId: getTenantAgencies
       parameters:
         - name: postcode
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/caritas/cob/agencyservice/api/authorization/Authority.java b/src/main/java/de/caritas/cob/agencyservice/api/authorization/Authority.java
index fb11c718..b349d1b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/caritas/cob/agencyservice/api/authorization/Authority.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/caritas/cob/agencyservice/api/authorization/Authority.java
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ public enum Authority {
   TENANT_ADMIN("tenant-admin", AuthorityValue.TENANT_ADMIN),
   RESTRICTED_AGENCY_ADMIN("restricted-agency-admin", AuthorityValue.RESTRICTED_AGENCY_ADMIN, AuthorityValue.SEARCH_AGENCIES),
 
-  RESTRICTED_CONSULTANT_ADMIN("restricted-consultant-admin", AuthorityValue.SEARCH_AGENCIES);
+  RESTRICTED_CONSULTANT_ADMIN("restricted-consultant-admin", AuthorityValue.SEARCH_AGENCIES),
+
+  ADVICE_SEEKER("user", AuthorityValue.SEARCH_AGENCIES_WITHIN_TENANT);
 
   private final String roleName;
   private final List<String> authorities;
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ private AuthorityValue() {}
     public static final String SEARCH_AGENCIES = PREFIX + "SEARCH_AGENCIES";
     public static final String TENANT_ADMIN = PREFIX + "TENANT_ADMIN";
     public static final String RESTRICTED_AGENCY_ADMIN = PREFIX + "RESTRICTED_AGENCY_ADMIN";
+    public static final String SEARCH_AGENCIES_WITHIN_TENANT = PREFIX + "SEARCH_AGENCIES_WITHIN_TENANT";
 
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/caritas/cob/agencyservice/config/SecurityConfig.java b/src/main/java/de/caritas/cob/agencyservice/config/SecurityConfig.java
index c5b0e17e..460e9e3c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/caritas/cob/agencyservice/config/SecurityConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/caritas/cob/agencyservice/config/SecurityConfig.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public SecurityFilterChain filterChain(HttpSecurity http) throws Exception {
         .requestMatchers("/agencies").permitAll()
         .requestMatchers(HttpMethod.GET, "/agencyadmin/agencies")
         .hasAuthority(AuthorityValue.SEARCH_AGENCIES)
+        .requestMatchers("/agencies/by-tenant").hasAuthority(AuthorityValue.SEARCH_AGENCIES_WITHIN_TENANT)
         .requestMatchers("/agencyadmin/agencies/tenant/*")
         .access("hasAuthority('" + AuthorityValue.AGENCY_ADMIN
             + "') and hasAuthority('" + AuthorityValue.TENANT_ADMIN + "')")