diff --git a/modules/backlogs/app/models/backlog_bucket.rb b/modules/backlogs/app/models/backlog_bucket.rb
index 6e0e60810655..dd7985067f5a 100644
--- a/modules/backlogs/app/models/backlog_bucket.rb
+++ b/modules/backlogs/app/models/backlog_bucket.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #++
 
 class BacklogBucket < ApplicationRecord
+  include ::Scopes::Scoped
+
   self.table_name = "backlog_buckets"
 
   belongs_to :project
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ class BacklogBucket < ApplicationRecord
 
   scope :order_alphabetically, -> { order(:name) }
 
+  scopes :visible
+
   validates :name, :project, presence: true
 
   def self.for_project(project)
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/app/models/backlog_buckets/scopes/visible.rb b/modules/backlogs/app/models/backlog_buckets/scopes/visible.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f785719da138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backlogs/app/models/backlog_buckets/scopes/visible.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+#++
+
+module BacklogBuckets::Scopes
+  module Visible
+    extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+    class_methods do
+      def visible(user = User.current)
+        where(project: Project.allowed_to(user, :view_sprints))
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/modules/backlogs/spec/models/backlog_buckets/scopes/visible_spec.rb b/modules/backlogs/spec/models/backlog_buckets/scopes/visible_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bdbec40b12b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backlogs/spec/models/backlog_buckets/scopes/visible_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+#-- copyright
+# OpenProject is an open source project management software.
+# Copyright (C) the OpenProject GmbH
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3.
+#
+# OpenProject is a fork of ChiliProject, which is a fork of Redmine. The copyright follows:
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Jean-Philippe Lang
+# Copyright (C) 2010-2013 the ChiliProject Team
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+#
+# See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
+#++
+
+require "spec_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe BacklogBuckets::Scopes::Visible do
+  shared_let(:project) { create(:project) }
+  shared_let(:other_project) { create(:project) }
+
+  shared_let(:bucket) { create(:backlog_bucket, project:) }
+  shared_let(:other_bucket) { create(:backlog_bucket, project: other_project) }
+
+  shared_let(:user_with_permission) do
+    create(:user, member_with_permissions: { project => %i[view_sprints] })
+  end
+  shared_let(:user_without_permission) do
+    create(:user, member_with_permissions: { project => %i[view_work_packages] })
+  end
+  shared_let(:user_without_membership) { create(:user) }
+
+  subject { BacklogBucket.visible(current_user) }
+
+  context "for a user with view_sprints in the project" do
+    current_user { user_with_permission }
+
+    it "returns only the buckets in projects the user has permission for" do
+      expect(subject).to contain_exactly(bucket)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "for a user without view_sprints permission" do
+    current_user { user_without_permission }
+
+    it "returns no buckets" do
+      expect(subject).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "for a user without any project membership" do
+    current_user { user_without_membership }
+
+    it "returns no buckets" do
+      expect(subject).to be_empty
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "when called without a user argument" do
+    current_user { user_with_permission }
+
+    it "uses User.current" do
+      expect(BacklogBucket.visible).to contain_exactly(bucket)
+    end
+  end
+end