diff --git a/app/Auth/Permissions/EntityPermissionEvaluator.php b/app/Auth/Permissions/EntityPermissionEvaluator.php
index f5e75be3e..51db45bbc 100644
--- a/app/Auth/Permissions/EntityPermissionEvaluator.php
+++ b/app/Auth/Permissions/EntityPermissionEvaluator.php
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ class EntityPermissionEvaluator
                     $permitsByType[$type][$roleId] = $permission->{$this->action};
                 }
             }
+
+            if (isset($permitsByType['fallback'][0])) {
+                break;
+            }
         }
 
         return $permitsByType;
diff --git a/dev/docs/permission-scenario-testing.md b/dev/docs/permission-scenario-testing.md
index 54b1bcfe1..7a9cc1126 100644
--- a/dev/docs/permission-scenario-testing.md
+++ b/dev/docs/permission-scenario-testing.md
@@ -317,4 +317,27 @@ User granted page permission.
 - Role B has no entity chapter permissions.
 - User has Role A & B.
 
+User denied page permission.
+
+#### test_90_fallback_overrides_parent_entity_role_deny
+
+- Chapter permissions have inherit disabled.
+- Page permissions have inherit disabled.
+- Chapter fallback has entity deny permission.
+- Page fallback has entity deny permission.
+- Role A has entity allow chapter permission.
+- User has Role A.
+
+User denied page permission.
+
+#### test_91_fallback_overrides_parent_entity_role_inherit
+
+- Book permissions have inherit disabled.
+- Chapter permissions have inherit disabled. 
+- Page permissions have inherit enabled.
+- Book fallback has entity deny permission.
+- Chapter fallback has entity deny permission.
+- Role A has entity allow book permission.
+- User has Role A.
+
 User denied page permission.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/Permissions/Scenarios/EntityRolePermissionsTest.php b/tests/Permissions/Scenarios/EntityRolePermissionsTest.php
index c8f1401e7..bd5b31fdc 100644
--- a/tests/Permissions/Scenarios/EntityRolePermissionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Permissions/Scenarios/EntityRolePermissionsTest.php
@@ -293,4 +293,31 @@ class EntityRolePermissionsTest extends PermissionScenarioTestCase
 
         $this->assertNotVisibleToUser($page, $user);
     }
+
+    public function test_90_fallback_overrides_parent_entity_role_deny()
+    {
+        [$user, $roleA] = $this->users->newUserWithRole();
+        $page = $this->entities->page();
+        $chapter = $page->chapter;
+
+        $this->permissions->setFallbackPermissions($chapter, []);
+        $this->permissions->setFallbackPermissions($page, []);
+        $this->permissions->addEntityPermission($chapter, ['view'], $roleA);
+
+        $this->assertNotVisibleToUser($page, $user);
+    }
+
+    public function test_91_fallback_overrides_parent_entity_role_inherit()
+    {
+        [$user, $roleA] = $this->users->newUserWithRole();
+        $page = $this->entities->page();
+        $chapter = $page->chapter;
+        $book = $page->book;
+
+        $this->permissions->setFallbackPermissions($book, []);
+        $this->permissions->setFallbackPermissions($chapter, []);
+        $this->permissions->addEntityPermission($book, ['view'], $roleA);
+
+        $this->assertNotVisibleToUser($page, $user);
+    }
 }