diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/tools.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/tools.py
index f726368eba50..1ce13e0250b8 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/tools.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/tools.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from open_webui.utils.access_control import has_access, has_permission
 from open_webui.env import SRC_LOG_LEVELS
 
-from open_webui.utils.tools import get_tool_servers_data
+from open_webui.utils.tools import can_access_tool, get_tool_servers_data
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -380,6 +380,12 @@ async def delete_tools_by_id(
 async def get_tools_valves_by_id(id: str, user=Depends(get_verified_user)):
     tools = Tools.get_tool_by_id(id)
     if tools:
+        if not can_access_tool(user, tools, "read"):
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                detail=ERROR_MESSAGES.UNAUTHORIZED,
+            )
+
         try:
             valves = Tools.get_tool_valves_by_id(id)
             return valves
@@ -406,6 +412,12 @@ async def get_tools_valves_spec_by_id(
 ):
     tools = Tools.get_tool_by_id(id)
     if tools:
+        if not can_access_tool(user, tools, "read"):
+            raise HTTPException(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
+                detail=ERROR_MESSAGES.UNAUTHORIZED,
+            )
+
         if id in request.app.state.TOOLS:
             tools_module = request.app.state.TOOLS[id]
         else:
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/test/util/test_tool_access.py b/backend/open_webui/test/util/test_tool_access.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4ac3cf7b062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/open_webui/test/util/test_tool_access.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
+from open_webui.utils import tools as tool_utils
+
+
+def _user(id="user-1", role="user"):
+    return SimpleNamespace(id=id, role=role)
+
+
+def test_get_tools_skips_private_database_tool_before_loading(monkeypatch):
+    private_tool = SimpleNamespace(user_id="owner", access_control={}, specs=[])
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tool_utils.Tools, "get_tool_by_id", lambda tool_id: private_tool)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tool_utils, "has_access", lambda *args, **kwargs: False)
+
+    def fail_load(*args, **kwargs):
+        raise AssertionError("unauthorized tool module should not be loaded")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tool_utils, "load_tool_module_by_id", fail_load)
+
+    request = SimpleNamespace(app=SimpleNamespace(state=SimpleNamespace(TOOLS={})))
+
+    assert (
+        tool_utils.get_tools(
+            request,
+            ["private-tool"],
+            _user(),
+            {"__user__": {}},
+        )
+        == {}
+    )
+
+
+def test_get_tools_skips_restricted_tool_server_before_using_credentials(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tool_utils.Tools, "get_tool_by_id", lambda tool_id: None)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tool_utils, "has_access", lambda *args, **kwargs: False)
+
+    request = SimpleNamespace(
+        app=SimpleNamespace(
+            state=SimpleNamespace(
+                config=SimpleNamespace(
+                    TOOL_SERVER_CONNECTIONS=[
+                        {
+                            "key": "server-secret",
+                            "config": {
+                                "access_control": {},
+                            },
+                        }
+                    ]
+                ),
+                TOOL_SERVERS=[
+                    {
+                        "idx": 0,
+                        "url": "https://tool-server.example",
+                        "specs": [
+                            {
+                                "name": "sensitive_tool",
+                                "parameters": {"properties": {}},
+                            }
+                        ],
+                    }
+                ],
+            )
+        )
+    )
+
+    assert (
+        tool_utils.get_tools(
+            request,
+            ["server:0"],
+            _user(),
+            {"__user__": {}},
+        )
+        == {}
+    )
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
index dda2635ec70a..a7eaa1ff9d97 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/tools.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
 from open_webui.models.tools import Tools
 from open_webui.models.users import UserModel
+from open_webui.utils.access_control import has_access
 from open_webui.utils.plugin import load_tool_module_by_id
 from open_webui.env import (
     SRC_LOG_LEVELS,
@@ -48,6 +49,24 @@
 log.setLevel(SRC_LOG_LEVELS["MODELS"])
 
 
+def can_access_tool(user: UserModel, tool, permission: str = "read") -> bool:
+    return (
+        user.role == "admin"
+        or tool.user_id == user.id
+        or has_access(user.id, permission, tool.access_control)
+    )
+
+
+def can_access_tool_server(
+    user: UserModel, tool_server_connection: dict, permission: str = "read"
+) -> bool:
+    return user.role == "admin" or has_access(
+        user.id,
+        permission,
+        tool_server_connection.get("config", {}).get("access_control", None),
+    )
+
+
 def get_async_tool_function_and_apply_extra_params(
     function: Callable, extra_params: dict
 ) -> Callable[..., Awaitable]:
@@ -80,6 +99,9 @@ def get_tools(
                 tool_server_connection = (
                     request.app.state.config.TOOL_SERVER_CONNECTIONS[server_idx]
                 )
+                if not can_access_tool_server(user, tool_server_connection, "read"):
+                    continue
+
                 tool_server_data = None
                 for server in request.app.state.TOOL_SERVERS:
                     if server["idx"] == server_idx:
@@ -140,6 +162,9 @@ async def tool_function(**kwargs):
             else:
                 continue
         else:
+            if not can_access_tool(user, tool, "read"):
+                continue
+
             module = request.app.state.TOOLS.get(tool_id, None)
             if module is None:
                 module, _ = load_tool_module_by_id(tool_id)