diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketConnection.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketConnection.cs
index fd7653a32d..7f620d666d 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketConnection.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketConnection.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net.WebSocketMessages;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net.WebSocketMessages.Outbound;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
@@ -43,14 +44,17 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="logger">The logger.</param>
         /// <param name="socket">The socket.</param>
+        /// <param name="authorizationInfo">The authorization information.</param>
         /// <param name="remoteEndPoint">The remote end point.</param>
         public WebSocketConnection(
             ILogger<WebSocketConnection> logger,
             WebSocket socket,
+            AuthorizationInfo authorizationInfo,
             IPAddress? remoteEndPoint)
         {
             _logger = logger;
             _socket = socket;
+            AuthorizationInfo = authorizationInfo;
             RemoteEndPoint = remoteEndPoint;
 
             _jsonOptions = JsonDefaults.Options;
@@ -60,30 +64,22 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public event EventHandler<EventArgs>? Closed;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the remote end point.
-        /// </summary>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public AuthorizationInfo AuthorizationInfo { get; }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public IPAddress? RemoteEndPoint { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the receive action.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The receive action.</value>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public Func<WebSocketMessageInfo, Task>? OnReceive { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the last activity date.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The last activity date.</value>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public DateTime LastActivityDate { get; private set; }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public DateTime LastKeepAliveDate { get; set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the state.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The state.</value>
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public WebSocketState State => _socket.State;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public async Task ProcessAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        public async Task ReceiveAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             var pipe = new Pipe();
             var writer = pipe.Writer;
diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketManager.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketManager.cs
index ecfb242f6f..52f14b0b10 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketManager.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/WebSocketManager.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
                 using var connection = new WebSocketConnection(
                     _loggerFactory.CreateLogger<WebSocketConnection>(),
                     webSocket,
+                    authorizationInfo,
                     context.GetNormalizedRemoteIP())
                 {
                     OnReceive = ProcessWebSocketMessageReceived
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer
 
                 await Task.WhenAll(tasks).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                await connection.ProcessAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await connection.ReceiveAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
                 _logger.LogInformation("WS {IP} closed", context.Connection.RemoteIpAddress);
             }
             catch (Exception ex) // Otherwise ASP.Net will ignore the exception
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
index 4a5e0ecd4f..33d391f296 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/ActivityLogWebSocketListener.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
 using Jellyfin.Data.Events;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Authentication;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Activity;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Session;
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 namespace Jellyfin.Api.WebSocketListeners;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Class SessionInfoWebSocketListener.
+/// Class ActivityLogWebSocketListener.
 /// </summary>
 public class ActivityLogWebSocketListener : BasePeriodicWebSocketListener<ActivityLogEntry[], WebSocketListenerState>
 {
@@ -56,6 +58,16 @@ public class ActivityLogWebSocketListener : BasePeriodicWebSocketListener<Activi
         base.Dispose(dispose);
     }
 
+    private new void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
+    {
+        if (!message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User.HasPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator))
+        {
+            throw new AuthenticationException("Only admin users can retrieve the activity log.");
+        }
+
+        base.Start(message);
+    }
+
     private async void OnEntryCreated(object? sender, GenericEventArgs<ActivityLogEntry> e)
     {
         await SendData(true).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
index 0d8bf205c9..0d614ba4f2 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Api/WebSocketListeners/SessionInfoWebSocketListener.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Data.Enums;
+using MediaBrowser.Controller.Authentication;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Library;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Session;
@@ -66,6 +68,16 @@ public class SessionInfoWebSocketListener : BasePeriodicWebSocketListener<IEnume
         base.Dispose(dispose);
     }
 
+    private new void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
+    {
+        if (!message.Connection.AuthorizationInfo.User.HasPermission(PermissionKind.IsAdministrator))
+        {
+            throw new AuthenticationException("Only admin users can subscribe to session information.");
+        }
+
+        base.Start(message);
+    }
+
     private async void OnSessionManagerSessionActivity(object? sender, SessionEventArgs e)
     {
         await SendData(false).ConfigureAwait(false);
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/BasePeriodicWebSocketListener.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/BasePeriodicWebSocketListener.cs
index 8f38d4976b..0ad1e4f50b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/BasePeriodicWebSocketListener.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/BasePeriodicWebSocketListener.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Net
         /// Starts sending messages over a web socket.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="message">The message.</param>
-        private void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
+        protected void Start(WebSocketMessageInfo message)
         {
             var vals = message.Data.Split(',');
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/IWebSocketConnection.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/IWebSocketConnection.cs
index 79f0846b4a..bba5a6b851 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/IWebSocketConnection.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/Net/IWebSocketConnection.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#pragma warning disable CS1591
-
 using System;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.WebSockets;
@@ -9,6 +7,9 @@ using MediaBrowser.Controller.Net.WebSocketMessages;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Net
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface for WebSocket connections.
+    /// </summary>
     public interface IWebSocketConnection : IAsyncDisposable, IDisposable
     {
         /// <summary>
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Net
         /// <value>The state.</value>
         WebSocketState State { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the authorization information.
+        /// </summary>
+        public AuthorizationInfo AuthorizationInfo { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the remote end point.
         /// </summary>
@@ -65,6 +71,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.Net
         /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The message is null.</exception>
         Task SendAsync<T>(OutboundWebSocketMessage<T> message, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
-        Task ProcessAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Receives a message asynchronously.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+        /// <returns>Task.</returns>
+        Task ReceiveAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/HttpServer/WebSocketConnectionTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/HttpServer/WebSocketConnectionTests.cs
index f016118192..22667ee82d 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/HttpServer/WebSocketConnectionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/HttpServer/WebSocketConnectionTests.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.HttpServer
         [Fact]
         public void DeserializeWebSocketMessage_SingleSegment_Success()
         {
-            var con = new WebSocketConnection(new NullLogger<WebSocketConnection>(), null!, null!);
+            var con = new WebSocketConnection(new NullLogger<WebSocketConnection>(), null!, null!, null!);
             var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes("Test Data/HttpServer/ForceKeepAlive.json");
             con.DeserializeWebSocketMessage(new ReadOnlySequence<byte>(bytes), out var bytesConsumed);
             Assert.Equal(109, bytesConsumed);
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.HttpServer
         public void DeserializeWebSocketMessage_MultipleSegments_Success()
         {
             const int SplitPos = 64;
-            var con = new WebSocketConnection(new NullLogger<WebSocketConnection>(), null!, null!);
+            var con = new WebSocketConnection(new NullLogger<WebSocketConnection>(), null!, null!, null!);
             var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes("Test Data/HttpServer/ForceKeepAlive.json");
             var seg1 = new BufferSegment(new Memory<byte>(bytes, 0, SplitPos));
             var seg2 = seg1.Append(new Memory<byte>(bytes, SplitPos, bytes.Length - SplitPos));
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.HttpServer
         [Fact]
         public void DeserializeWebSocketMessage_ValidPartial_Success()
         {
-            var con = new WebSocketConnection(new NullLogger<WebSocketConnection>(), null!, null!);
+            var con = new WebSocketConnection(new NullLogger<WebSocketConnection>(), null!, null!, null!);
             var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes("Test Data/HttpServer/ValidPartial.json");
             con.DeserializeWebSocketMessage(new ReadOnlySequence<byte>(bytes), out var bytesConsumed);
             Assert.Equal(109, bytesConsumed);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests.HttpServer
         [Fact]
         public void DeserializeWebSocketMessage_Partial_ThrowJsonException()
         {
-            var con = new WebSocketConnection(new NullLogger<WebSocketConnection>(), null!, null!);
+            var con = new WebSocketConnection(new NullLogger<WebSocketConnection>(), null!, null!, null!);
             var bytes = File.ReadAllBytes("Test Data/HttpServer/Partial.json");
             Assert.Throws<JsonException>(() => con.DeserializeWebSocketMessage(new ReadOnlySequence<byte>(bytes), out var bytesConsumed));
         }