diff --git a/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/LibraryFolderDatasetPermissions.vue b/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/LibraryFolderDatasetPermissions.vue
index ebe78365d38..c7f5b2050d8 100644
--- a/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/LibraryFolderDatasetPermissions.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/LibraryFolderDatasetPermissions.vue
@@ -60,20 +60,21 @@
             </div>
             <p class="text-center" v-if="is_unrestricted">
                 You can
-                <strong class="remove-restrictions">
-                    <a href="javascript:void(0)">remove all access restrictions</a></strong
-                >
-                on this dataset.
+                <strong @click="toggleDatasetPrivacy(true)" class="make-private">
+                    <a href="javascript:void(0)">make this dataset private</a>
+                </strong>
+                to you.
             </p>
             <p class="text-center" v-else>
                 You can
-                <strong @click="makeDatasetPrivate()" class="make-private">
-                    <a href="javascript:void(0)">make this dataset private</a></strong
-                >
-                to you.
+                <strong @click="toggleDatasetPrivacy(false)" class="remove-restrictions">
+                    <a href="javascript:void(0)">remove all access restrictions</a>
+                </strong>
+                on this dataset.
             </p>
 
             <PermissionsInputField
+                ref="access_field"
                 v-if="access_dataset_roles"
                 :id="dataset_id"
                 :permission_type="access_dataset_roles_type"
@@ -166,11 +167,9 @@ export default {
         this.root = getAppRoot();
         this.services = new Services({ root: this.root });
         this.is_admin = Galaxy.user.attributes.is_admin;
-        this.services.getDatasetPermissions(this.dataset_id).then((fetched_permissions) => {
-            this.access_dataset_roles = extractRoles(fetched_permissions.access_dataset_roles);
-            this.modify_item_roles = extractRoles(fetched_permissions.modify_item_roles);
-            this.manage_dataset_roles = extractRoles(fetched_permissions.manage_dataset_roles);
-        });
+        this.services
+            .getDatasetPermissions(this.dataset_id)
+            .then((fetched_permissions) => this.assignFetchedPermissions(fetched_permissions));
         this.services.getDataset(this.dataset_id).then((response) => {
             this.dataset = response;
         });
@@ -181,12 +180,26 @@ export default {
         },
     },
     methods: {
-        makeDatasetPrivate() {
-            this.services.makeDatasetPrivate(
+        assignFetchedPermissions(fetched_permissions) {
+            this.access_dataset_roles = extractRoles(fetched_permissions.access_dataset_roles);
+            this.modify_item_roles = extractRoles(fetched_permissions.modify_item_roles);
+            this.manage_dataset_roles = extractRoles(fetched_permissions.manage_dataset_roles);
+            console.log(this.access_dataset_roles);
+        },
+        toggleDatasetPrivacy(isMakePrivate) {
+            this.services.toggleDatasetPrivacy(
                 this.dataset_id,
+                isMakePrivate,
                 (fetched_permissions) => {
-                    Toast.success("Permissions saved.");
-                    this.permissions = fetched_permissions;
+                    Toast.success(
+                        `${
+                            isMakePrivate
+                                ? "The dataset is now private to you."
+                                : "Access to this dataset is now unrestricted."
+                        }`
+                    );
+                    this.assignFetchedPermissions(fetched_permissions);
+                    this.$refs.access_field.assignValue(this.access_dataset_roles);
                 },
                 (error) => {
                     Toast.error("An error occurred while attempting to set folder permissions.");
@@ -211,7 +224,7 @@ export default {
                 ],
                 (fetched_permissions) => {
                     Toast.success("Permissions saved.");
-                    this.permissions = fetched_permissions;
+                    this.assignFetchedPermissions(fetched_permissions);
                 },
                 (error) => {
                     Toast.error("An error occurred while attempting to set folder permissions.");
diff --git a/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/PermissionsInputField.vue b/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/PermissionsInputField.vue
index f2dcfa8a9ff..c5125c8061d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/PermissionsInputField.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/PermissionsInputField.vue
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default {
     created() {
         this.services = new Services({ root: this.root });
         // Avoid mutating a prop directly
-        this.value = this.initial_value;
+        this.assignValue(this.initial_value);
         this.getSelectOptions();
     },
     computed: {
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ export default {
             this.searchValue = searchValue;
             this.getSelectOptions(true);
         },
+        assignValue(value) {
+            this.value = value;
+        },
     },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/services.js b/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/services.js
index a173b3fc4a4..98659dd7935 100644
--- a/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/services.js
+++ b/client/src/components/LibraryFolder/LibraryFolderPermissions/services.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import { rethrowSimple } from "utils/simple-error";
 import { getAppRoot } from "onload/loadConfig";
+import $ from "jquery";
 
 export class Services {
     constructor(options = {}) {
@@ -76,11 +77,15 @@ export class Services {
                 onError(response);
             });
     }
-    async makeDatasetPrivate(id, onSuccess, onError) {
+    async toggleDatasetPrivacy(id, isMakePrivate, onSuccess, onError) {
         await axios
-            .get(`${getAppRoot()}api/libraries/datasets/${id}/permissions?action=make_private`)
+            .post(
+                `${getAppRoot()}api/libraries/datasets/${id}/permissions?action=${
+                    isMakePrivate ? "make_private" : "remove_restrictions"
+                }`
+            )
             .then((fetched_permissions) => {
-                onSuccess(fetched_permissions);
+                onSuccess(fetched_permissions.data);
             })
             .catch((response) => {
                 onError(response);