diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 869e715e..285ab245 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ NODE_ENV=production
 PORT=3002
 NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED=1
 UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE=16
-# Non-production preview only; production always returns 404.
+# Production requires this kill switch plus housekeeping.preview.access.
 HOUSEKEEPING_NEXT_PREVIEW_ENABLED=false
 
 # --- HOTEL & URLS ---
diff --git a/drizzle/migrations/0024_housekeeping_preview_access.sql b/drizzle/migrations/0024_housekeeping_preview_access.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f4fbf80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drizzle/migrations/0024_housekeeping_preview_access.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+INSERT INTO `acl_permissions` (`slug`, `title`)
+VALUES ('housekeeping.preview.access', 'Access Housekeeping preview')
+ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `title` = VALUES(`title`);
diff --git a/src/app/admin-next/layout.tsx b/src/app/admin-next/layout.tsx
index d99a5392..e01f9681 100644
--- a/src/app/admin-next/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin-next/layout.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,26 @@ import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { env } from "@/env";
 import { isHousekeepingPreviewEnabled } from "@/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate";
+import { getHousekeepingCapabilityContext } from "@/features/housekeeping/foundation/server-capability-context";
+import { PERMS } from "@/lib/permission-slugs";
+
+export default async function AdminNextLayout({
+	children,
+}: {
+	children: ReactNode;
+}) {
+	const hasProductionAccess =
+		env.NODE_ENV === "production" && env.HOUSEKEEPING_NEXT_PREVIEW_ENABLED
+			? (await getHousekeepingCapabilityContext()).has(
+					PERMS.HOUSEKEEPING_PREVIEW_ACCESS,
+				)
+			: false;
 
-export default function AdminNextLayout({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
 	if (
 		!isHousekeepingPreviewEnabled({
 			nodeEnv: env.NODE_ENV,
 			flag: env.HOUSEKEEPING_NEXT_PREVIEW_ENABLED,
+			hasProductionAccess,
 		})
 	) {
 		notFound();
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate.test.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate.test.ts
index 3f322b70..57b84d21 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate.test.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,24 @@ import { isHousekeepingPreviewEnabled } from "./preview-gate";
 
 describe("isHousekeepingPreviewEnabled", () => {
 	it.each([
-		["development", true, true],
-		["test", true, true],
-		["development", false, false],
-		["production", true, false],
-		["production", false, false],
-	] as const)("NODE_ENV=%s flag=%s => %s", (nodeEnv, flag, expected) => {
-		expect(isHousekeepingPreviewEnabled({ nodeEnv, flag })).toBe(expected);
-	});
+		["development", true, false, true],
+		["test", true, false, true],
+		["development", false, true, false],
+		["production", true, true, true],
+		["production", true, false, false],
+		["production", false, true, false],
+	] as const)(
+		"NODE_ENV=%s flag=%s productionAccess=%s => %s",
+		(nodeEnv, flag, hasProductionAccess, expected) => {
+			expect(
+				isHousekeepingPreviewEnabled({
+					nodeEnv,
+					flag,
+					hasProductionAccess,
+				}),
+			).toBe(expected);
+		},
+	);
 });
 
 describe("HOUSEKEEPING_NEXT_PREVIEW_ENABLED", () => {
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate.ts
index 5b121163..cc729c11 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-gate.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 export function isHousekeepingPreviewEnabled(input: {
 	nodeEnv: "development" | "test" | "production";
 	flag: boolean;
+	hasProductionAccess?: boolean;
 }): boolean {
-	return input.nodeEnv !== "production" && input.flag;
+	return (
+		input.flag &&
+		(input.nodeEnv !== "production" || input.hasProductionAccess === true)
+	);
 }
diff --git a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-route-contract.test.ts b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-route-contract.test.ts
index ae9bd9b6..66973e20 100644
--- a/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-route-contract.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/housekeeping/foundation/preview-route-contract.test.ts
@@ -365,10 +365,12 @@ describe("/admin-next preview gate", () => {
 		vi.clearAllMocks();
 		routeMocks.env.NODE_ENV = "test";
 		routeMocks.env.HOUSEKEEPING_NEXT_PREVIEW_ENABLED = true;
+		routeMocks.getHousekeepingCapabilityContext.mockResolvedValue(
+			capabilityContext([]),
+		);
 	});
 
 	it.each([
-		["production", true],
 		["production", false],
 		["development", false],
 	] as const)("returns 404 for NODE_ENV=%s flag=%s", async (nodeEnv, flag) => {
@@ -385,6 +387,35 @@ describe("/admin-next preview gate", () => {
 		expect(routeMocks.notFound).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
+	it("returns 404 in production without the dedicated preview permission", async () => {
+		routeMocks.env.NODE_ENV = "production";
+
+		await expect(async () =>
+			renderRoute(
+				AdminNextLayout({
+					children: createElement("p", null, "Preview child"),
+				}),
+			),
+		).rejects.toThrow("NEXT_NOT_FOUND");
+		expect(routeMocks.notFound).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+	});
+
+	it("renders in production for a rank with the dedicated preview permission", async () => {
+		routeMocks.env.NODE_ENV = "production";
+		routeMocks.getHousekeepingCapabilityContext.mockResolvedValue(
+			capabilityContext(["housekeeping.preview.access"]),
+		);
+
+		const html = await renderRoute(
+			AdminNextLayout({
+				children: createElement("p", null, "Preview child"),
+			}),
+		);
+
+		expect(html).toContain("Preview child");
+		expect(routeMocks.notFound).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
 	it.each(["development", "test"] as const)(
 		"renders children in %s when explicitly enabled",
 		async (nodeEnv) => {
diff --git a/src/lib/permission-slugs.ts b/src/lib/permission-slugs.ts
index bf957fd6..659a6cb4 100644
--- a/src/lib/permission-slugs.ts
+++ b/src/lib/permission-slugs.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // (modules.ts → sidebar.tsx) without pulling in db/server-only deps.
 
 export const PERMS = {
+	HOUSEKEEPING_PREVIEW_ACCESS: "housekeeping.preview.access",
 	ADMIN_DASHBOARD: "admin.dashboard",
 	USERS_VIEW: "admin.users.view",
 	USERS_EDIT: "admin.users.edit",