diff --git a/tests/php/Dev/DevAdminControllerTest.php b/tests/php/Dev/DevAdminControllerTest.php
index 60e93fed0a5..8517385968d 100644
--- a/tests/php/Dev/DevAdminControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Dev/DevAdminControllerTest.php
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 namespace SilverStripe\Dev\Tests;
 
+use Exception;
+use ReflectionMethod;
+use SilverStripe\Control\Director;
 use SilverStripe\Dev\DevelopmentAdmin;
 use SilverStripe\Dev\FunctionalTest;
-use SilverStripe\Control\Director;
-use Exception;
 use SilverStripe\Dev\Tests\DevAdminControllerTest\Controller1;
+use SilverStripe\Dev\Tests\DevAdminControllerTest\ControllerWithPermissions;
 
 /**
  * Note: the running of this test is handled by the thing it's testing (DevelopmentAdmin controller).
@@ -21,19 +23,25 @@ protected function setUp(): void
         DevelopmentAdmin::config()->merge(
             'registered_controllers',
             [
-            'x1' => [
-                'controller' => Controller1::class,
-                'links' => [
-                    'x1' => 'x1 link description',
-                    'x1/y1' => 'x1/y1 link description'
-                ]
-            ],
-            'x2' => [
-                'controller' => 'DevAdminControllerTest_Controller2', // intentionally not a class that exists
-                'links' => [
-                    'x2' => 'x2 link description'
-                ]
-            ]
+                'x1' => [
+                    'controller' => Controller1::class,
+                    'links' => [
+                        'x1' => 'x1 link description',
+                        'x1/y1' => 'x1/y1 link description'
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'x2' => [
+                    'controller' => 'DevAdminControllerTest_Controller2', // intentionally not a class that exists
+                    'links' => [
+                        'x2' => 'x2 link description'
+                    ]
+                ],
+                'x3' => [
+                    'controller' => ControllerWithPermissions::class,
+                    'links' => [
+                        'x3' => 'x3 link description'
+                    ]
+                ],
             ]
         );
     }
@@ -57,7 +65,33 @@ public function testGoodRegisteredControllerStatus()
         $this->assertEquals(true, $this->getAndCheckForError('/dev/x2'));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider getLinksPermissionsProvider
+     */
+    public function testGetLinks(string $permission, int $count): void
+    {
+        DevelopmentAdmin::config()->set('allow_all_cli', false);
+        $this->logInWithPermission($permission);
+        $controller = new DevelopmentAdmin();
+        $method = new ReflectionMethod($controller, 'getLinks');
+        $method->setAccessible(true);
+
+        $this->assertCount(
+            $count,
+            $method->invoke($controller),
+            'Incorrect amount of links shown for permission level'
+        );
+    }
 
+    protected function getLinksPermissionsProvider() : array
+    {
+        return [
+            ['ADMIN', 8],
+            ['ALL_DEV_ADMIN', 8],
+            ['DEV_ADMIN_TEST_PERMISSION', 1],
+            ['NOTHING', 0],
+        ];
+    }
 
     protected function getCapture($url)
     {
diff --git a/tests/php/Dev/DevAdminControllerTest/ControllerWithPermissions.php b/tests/php/Dev/DevAdminControllerTest/ControllerWithPermissions.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddf6971355a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/php/Dev/DevAdminControllerTest/ControllerWithPermissions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\Dev\Tests\DevAdminControllerTest;
+
+use SilverStripe\Control\Controller;
+use SilverStripe\Security\Permission;
+use SilverStripe\Security\PermissionProvider;
+
+class ControllerWithPermissions extends Controller implements PermissionProvider
+{
+
+    const OK_MSG = 'DevAdminControllerTest_Controller1 TEST OK';
+
+    private static $url_handlers = [
+        '' => 'index',
+    ];
+
+    private static $allowed_actions = [
+        'index',
+    ];
+
+
+    public function index()
+    {
+        echo self::OK_MSG;
+    }
+
+    public function canInit()
+    {
+        return Permission::check('DEV_ADMIN_TEST_PERMISSION');
+    }
+
+    public function providePermissions()
+    {
+        return [
+            'DEV_ADMIN_TEST_PERMISSION' => 'Dev admin test permission',
+        ];
+    }
+}