diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 0eae641..22a42c8 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: bun test
+        env:
+          # Unit tests assume GitHub context. Override Forgejo runner's
+          # GITHUB_SERVER_URL so module-level constants (config.ts) and
+          # detectPlatform() default to GitHub. Forgejo-specific tests
+          # explicitly set PLATFORM=forgejo in their own beforeEach.
+          GITHUB_SERVER_URL: https://github.com
 
   prettier:
     runs-on: grunt
diff --git a/src/github/validation/permissions.ts b/src/github/validation/permissions.ts
index 731fcd4..59a6742 100644
--- a/src/github/validation/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/github/validation/permissions.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import type { ParsedGitHubContext } from "../context";
 import type { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
+import { detectPlatform } from "../../platform/detector";
 
 /**
  * Check if the actor has write permissions to the repository
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ export async function checkWritePermissions(
       return true;
     }
 
+    const platform = detectPlatform();
+
+    if (platform === "forgejo") {
+      // Forgejo's getCollaboratorPermissionLevel requires admin access.
+      // Use GET /repos/{owner}/{repo} instead — it returns a `permissions`
+      // object for the authenticated token (push = write access).
+      return await checkForgejoPermissions(octokit, repository, actor);
+    }
+
     // Check permissions directly using the permission endpoint
     const response = await octokit.repos.getCollaboratorPermissionLevel({
       owner: repository.owner,
@@ -71,3 +81,43 @@ export async function checkWritePermissions(
     throw new Error(`Failed to check permissions for ${actor}: ${error}`);
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Forgejo permission check using the repo endpoint.
+ * GET /repos/{owner}/{repo} returns a `permissions` object for the
+ * authenticated token with { admin, push, pull } booleans. We check
+ * that the token has push (write) access.
+ */
+async function checkForgejoPermissions(
+  octokit: Octokit,
+  repository: { owner: string; repo: string },
+  actor: string,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const response = await octokit.repos.get({
+    owner: repository.owner,
+    repo: repository.repo,
+  });
+
+  const permissions = (response.data as any).permissions as
+    | { admin?: boolean; push?: boolean; pull?: boolean }
+    | undefined;
+
+  if (!permissions) {
+    core.warning(
+      `Forgejo did not return permissions for repo ${repository.owner}/${repository.repo}`,
+    );
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (permissions.admin || permissions.push) {
+    core.info(
+      `Forgejo token has write access (admin=${permissions.admin}, push=${permissions.push}) for actor: ${actor}`,
+    );
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  core.warning(
+    `Forgejo token has insufficient permissions (admin=${permissions.admin}, push=${permissions.push}) for actor: ${actor}`,
+  );
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/test/permissions.test.ts b/test/permissions.test.ts
index cf2efdb..240356c 100644
--- a/test/permissions.test.ts
+++ b/test/permissions.test.ts
@@ -302,4 +302,143 @@ describe("checkWritePermissions", () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe("Forgejo permission check", () => {
+    let savedPlatform: string | undefined;
+    let savedForgejo: string | undefined;
+    let savedServerUrl: string | undefined;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      savedPlatform = process.env.PLATFORM;
+      savedForgejo = process.env.FORGEJO;
+      savedServerUrl = process.env.GITHUB_SERVER_URL;
+      process.env.PLATFORM = "forgejo";
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      if (savedPlatform !== undefined) process.env.PLATFORM = savedPlatform;
+      else delete process.env.PLATFORM;
+      if (savedForgejo !== undefined) process.env.FORGEJO = savedForgejo;
+      else delete process.env.FORGEJO;
+      if (savedServerUrl !== undefined)
+        process.env.GITHUB_SERVER_URL = savedServerUrl;
+      else delete process.env.GITHUB_SERVER_URL;
+    });
+
+    const createForgejoOctokit = (permissions: {
+      admin?: boolean;
+      push?: boolean;
+      pull?: boolean;
+    }) => {
+      return {
+        repos: {
+          get: async () => ({
+            data: { permissions },
+          }),
+          getCollaboratorPermissionLevel: async () => {
+            throw new Error("Should not be called on Forgejo");
+          },
+        },
+      } as any;
+    };
+
+    test("should return true when Forgejo token has push access", async () => {
+      const mockOctokit = createForgejoOctokit({
+        admin: false,
+        push: true,
+        pull: true,
+      });
+      const context = createContext();
+
+      const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+      expect(coreInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining("Forgejo token has write access"),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("should return true when Forgejo token has admin access", async () => {
+      const mockOctokit = createForgejoOctokit({
+        admin: true,
+        push: false,
+        pull: true,
+      });
+      const context = createContext();
+
+      const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    test("should return false when Forgejo token has only pull access", async () => {
+      const mockOctokit = createForgejoOctokit({
+        admin: false,
+        push: false,
+        pull: true,
+      });
+      const context = createContext();
+
+      const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+      expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining("insufficient permissions"),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("should return false when permissions object is missing", async () => {
+      const mockOctokit = {
+        repos: {
+          get: async () => ({ data: {} }),
+        },
+      } as any;
+      const context = createContext();
+
+      const result = await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
+
+      expect(result).toBe(false);
+      expect(coreWarningSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.stringContaining("did not return permissions"),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("should not call getCollaboratorPermissionLevel on Forgejo", async () => {
+      let collaboratorCalled = false;
+      const mockOctokit = {
+        repos: {
+          get: async () => ({
+            data: { permissions: { admin: false, push: true, pull: true } },
+          }),
+          getCollaboratorPermissionLevel: async () => {
+            collaboratorCalled = true;
+            return { data: { permission: "write" } };
+          },
+        },
+      } as any;
+      const context = createContext();
+
+      await checkWritePermissions(mockOctokit, context);
+
+      expect(collaboratorCalled).toBe(false);
+    });
+
+    test("should still bypass for allowed_non_write_users on Forgejo", async () => {
+      const mockOctokit = createForgejoOctokit({
+        admin: false,
+        push: false,
+        pull: true,
+      });
+      const context = createContext();
+
+      const result = await checkWritePermissions(
+        mockOctokit,
+        context,
+        "test-user",
+        true,
+      );
+
+      expect(result).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
 });