diff --git a/changelog/15824.txt b/changelog/15824.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d9708f0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/15824.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+ui: Fix issue where metadata tab is hidden even though policy grants access
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/components/secret-edit.js b/ui/app/components/secret-edit.js
index 9b413d746..65b3f29d9 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/secret-edit.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/secret-edit.js
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ export default class SecretEdit extends Component {
       if (!context.args.model || !context.isV2) {
         return;
       }
-      let backend = context.args.model.backend;
-      let path = `${backend}/metadata/`;
+      const backend = context.args.model.backend;
+      const id = context.args.model.id;
+      const path = `${backend}/metadata/${id}`;
       return {
         id: path,
       };
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/secret-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/secret-test.js
index 8f80b7526..65055ff49 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/secret-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/secrets/backend/kv/secret-test.js
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ let writeSecret = async function (backend, path, key, val) {
   return editPage.createSecret(path, key, val);
 };
 
+let deleteEngine = async function (enginePath, assert) {
+  await logout.visit();
+  await authPage.login();
+  await consoleComponent.runCommands([`delete sys/mounts/${enginePath}`]);
+  const response = consoleComponent.lastLogOutput;
+  assert.equal(
+    response,
+    `Success! Data deleted (if it existed) at: sys/mounts/${enginePath}`,
+    'Engine successfully deleted'
+  );
+};
+
 module('Acceptance | secrets/secret/create', function (hooks) {
   setupApplicationTest(hooks);
 
@@ -528,18 +540,17 @@ module('Acceptance | secrets/secret/create', function (hooks) {
   });
 
   test('version 2 with no access to data but access to metadata shows metadata tab', async function (assert) {
+    assert.expect(5);
     let enginePath = 'kv-metadata-access-only';
-    let secretPath = 'kv-metadata-access-only-secret-name';
+    let secretPath = 'nested/kv-metadata-access-only-secret-name';
     const V2_POLICY = `
-      path "${enginePath}/metadata/*" {
-        capabilities = ["read", "update", "list"]
+      path "${enginePath}/metadata/nested/*" {
+        capabilities = ["read", "update"]
       }
     `;
     await consoleComponent.runCommands([
       `write sys/mounts/${enginePath} type=kv options=version=2`,
       `write sys/policies/acl/kv-v2-degrade policy=${btoa(V2_POLICY)}`,
-      // delete any kv previously written here so that tests can be re-run
-      `delete ${enginePath}/metadata/${secretPath}`,
       'write -field=client_token auth/token/create policies=kv-v2-degrade',
     ]);
 
@@ -548,15 +559,15 @@ module('Acceptance | secrets/secret/create', function (hooks) {
     await logout.visit();
     await authPage.login(userToken);
     await settled();
-    await click(`[data-test-auth-backend-link=${enginePath}]`);
-
-    await click(`[data-test-secret-link="${secretPath}"]`);
-
+    await visit(`/vault/secrets/${enginePath}/show/${secretPath}`);
     assert.dom('[data-test-empty-state-title]').hasText('You do not have permission to read this secret.');
+    assert.dom('[data-test-secret-metadata-tab]').exists('Metadata tab exists');
     await editPage.metadataTab();
     await settled();
     assert.dom('[data-test-empty-state-title]').hasText('No custom metadata');
     assert.dom('[data-test-add-custom-metadata]').exists('it shows link to edit metadata');
+
+    await deleteEngine(enginePath, assert);
   });
 
   test('version 2: with metadata no read or list but with delete access and full access to the data endpoint', async function (assert) {