From ddb27990099d422af67f81ffbf091b2ff27d8daf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?McKayla=20=E3=81=AF=E3=81=AA?= <mckayla@hey.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:15:57 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix: hide the favorite button for workspaces you don't own
 (#28000)

---
 .../WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.stories.tsx   |  9 +++++++++
 .../WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx           | 13 ++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.stories.tsx b/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.stories.tsx
index 0ec276605c..1ffca1a677 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.stories.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.stories.tsx
@@ -211,6 +211,15 @@ export const CancelHiddenForUser: Story = {
 	},
 };
 
+export const FavoriteHiddenForNonOwner: Story = {
+	args: {
+		workspace: Mocks.MockWorkspace,
+	},
+	parameters: {
+		user: Mocks.MockUserMember,
+	},
+};
+
 export const OpenDownloadLogs: Story = {
 	args: {
 		workspace: Mocks.MockWorkspace,
diff --git a/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx b/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx
index 72ab7e6443..d94ec53bbc 100644
--- a/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx
+++ b/site/src/pages/WorkspacePage/WorkspaceActions/WorkspaceActions.tsx
@@ -178,11 +178,14 @@ export const WorkspaceActions: FC<WorkspaceActionsProps> = ({
 
 			{canCancel && <CancelButton handleAction={handleCancel} />}
 
-			<FavoriteButton
-				workspaceID={workspace.id}
-				isFavorite={workspace.favorite}
-				onToggle={handleToggleFavorite}
-			/>
+			{/* Only the owner can favorite a workspace. */}
+			{user.id === workspace.owner_id && (
+				<FavoriteButton
+					workspaceID={workspace.id}
+					isFavorite={workspace.favorite}
+					onToggle={handleToggleFavorite}
+				/>
+			)}
 
 			{permissions.shareWorkspace && (
 				<ShareButton