diff --git a/routers/api/v1/org/member.go b/routers/api/v1/org/member.go
index 422b7cecfee..7c803a927a2 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/org/member.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/org/member.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/organization"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ func PublicizeMember(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
-	if userToPublicize.ID != ctx.Doer.ID {
+	if userToPublicize.ID != ctx.Doer.ID && !ctx.Doer.IsAdmin && !organization.IsUserOrgOwner(ctx, []*user_model.User{ctx.Doer}, ctx.Org.Organization.ID)[ctx.Doer.ID] {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "", "Cannot publicize another member")
 		return
 	}
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ func ConcealMember(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
-	if userToConceal.ID != ctx.Doer.ID {
+	if userToConceal.ID != ctx.Doer.ID && !ctx.Doer.IsAdmin && !organization.IsUserOrgOwner(ctx, []*user_model.User{ctx.Doer}, ctx.Org.Organization.ID)[ctx.Doer.ID] {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "", "Cannot conceal another member")
 		return
 	}