diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/post-recipe.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/post-recipe.js
index 3f4bb02dc93..aa38986a002 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/post-recipe.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/handlers/post-recipe.js
@@ -31,9 +31,14 @@ exports.useACL = true;
 exports.entityName = "recipe"
 
 exports.handler = function(request,response,state) {
+	var server = state.server,
+		sqlTiddlerDatabase = server.sqlTiddlerDatabase
 	if(state.data.recipe_name && state.data.bag_names) {
 		const result = $tw.mws.store.createRecipe(state.data.recipe_name,$tw.utils.parseStringArray(state.data.bag_names),state.data.description);
 		if(!result) {
+			if(state.authenticatedUser) {
+				sqlTiddlerDatabase.assignRecipeToUser(state.data.recipe_name,state.authenticatedUser.user_id);
+			}
 			state.sendResponse(302,{
 				"Content-Type": "text/plain",
 				"Location": "/"
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/helpers/acl-middleware.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/helpers/acl-middleware.js
index cffefdf5315..2bd0449650a 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/helpers/acl-middleware.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/routes/helpers/acl-middleware.js
@@ -48,33 +48,44 @@ exports.middleware = function (request, response, state, entityType, permissionN
 	var aclRecord = sqlTiddlerDatabase.getACLByName(entityType, decodedEntityName);
 	var isGetRequest = request.method === "GET";
 	var hasAnonymousAccess = isGetRequest ? state.allowAnonReads : state.allowAnonWrites;
-	// Get permission record
-	const permission = sqlTiddlerDatabase.getPermissionByName(permissionName);
-	// ACL Middleware will only apply if the entity has a middleware record
-	if(aclRecord && aclRecord?.permission_id === permission?.permission_id) {
-		// If not authenticated and anonymous access is not allowed, request authentication
-		if(!state.authenticatedUsername && !state.allowAnon) {
-			if(state.urlInfo.pathname !== '/login') {
-				redirectToLogin(response, request.url);
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-		// Check if user is authenticated
-		if(!state.authenticatedUser && !hasAnonymousAccess && !response.headersSent) {
-			response.writeHead(401, "Unauthorized");
-			response.end();
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// Check ACL permission
-		var hasPermission = request.method === "POST" || sqlTiddlerDatabase.checkACLPermission(state.authenticatedUser.user_id, entityType, decodedEntityName, permissionName)
-		if(!hasPermission && !hasAnonymousAccess) {
+	var entity = sqlTiddlerDatabase.getEntityByName(entityType, decodedEntityName);
+	if(entity?.owner_id) {
+		if(state.authenticatedUser?.user_id !== entity.owner_id) {
 			if(!response.headersSent) {
 				response.writeHead(403, "Forbidden");
 				response.end();
 			}
 			return;
 		}
+	} else {
+		// Get permission record
+		const permission = sqlTiddlerDatabase.getPermissionByName(permissionName);
+		// ACL Middleware will only apply if the entity has a middleware record
+		if(aclRecord && aclRecord?.permission_id === permission?.permission_id) {
+			// If not authenticated and anonymous access is not allowed, request authentication
+			if(!state.authenticatedUsername && !state.allowAnon) {
+				if(state.urlInfo.pathname !== '/login') {
+					redirectToLogin(response, request.url);
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+			// Check if user is authenticated
+			if(!state.authenticatedUser && !hasAnonymousAccess && !response.headersSent) {
+				response.writeHead(401, "Unauthorized");
+				response.end();
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// Check ACL permission
+			var hasPermission = request.method === "POST" || sqlTiddlerDatabase.checkACLPermission(state.authenticatedUser.user_id, entityType, decodedEntityName, permissionName)
+			if(!hasPermission && !hasAnonymousAccess) {
+				if(!response.headersSent) {
+					response.writeHead(403, "Forbidden");
+					response.end();
+				}
+				return;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/store/sql-tiddler-database.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/store/sql-tiddler-database.js
index a2ebda9fb27..d56f12eabf3 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/store/sql-tiddler-database.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/multiwikiserver/modules/store/sql-tiddler-database.js
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ SqlTiddlerDatabase.prototype.createTables = function() {
 		CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS recipes (
 			recipe_id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
 			recipe_name TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL,
-			description TEXT NOT NULL
+			description TEXT NOT NULL,
+			owner_id INTEGER,
+			FOREIGN KEY (owner_id) REFERENCES users(user_id)
 		)
 	`,`
 		-- ...and recipes also have an ordered list of bags
@@ -291,6 +293,18 @@ SqlTiddlerDatabase.prototype.createRecipe = function(recipe_name,bag_names,descr
 	return updateRecipes.lastInsertRowid;
 };
 
+/*
+Assign a recipe to a user
+*/
+SqlTiddlerDatabase.prototype.assignRecipeToUser = function(recipe_name,user_id) {
+	this.engine.runStatement(`
+		UPDATE recipes SET owner_id = $user_id WHERE recipe_name = $recipe_name
+	`,{
+		$recipe_name: recipe_name,
+		$user_id: user_id
+	});
+};
+
 /*
 Returns {tiddler_id:}
 */
@@ -486,6 +500,18 @@ SqlTiddlerDatabase.prototype.getRecipeTiddler = function(title,recipe_name) {
 Checks if a user has permission to access a recipe
 */
 SqlTiddlerDatabase.prototype.hasRecipePermission = function(userId, recipeName, permissionName) {
+	// check if the user is the owner of the entity
+	const recipe = this.engine.runStatementGet(`
+		SELECT owner_id 
+		FROM recipes 
+		WHERE recipe_name = $recipe_name
+		`, {
+			$recipe_name: recipeName
+		});
+
+	if(recipe?.owner_id) {
+		return recipe.owner_id === userId;
+	}
 	return this.checkACLPermission(userId, "recipe", recipeName, permissionName)
 };
 
@@ -556,7 +582,7 @@ SqlTiddlerDatabase.prototype.checkACLPermission = function(userId, entityType, e
 		$permission_id: aclRecord.permission_id
 	});
 	
-	const hasPermission = result !== undefined;
+	let hasPermission = result !== undefined;
 
 	return hasPermission;
 };
@@ -578,6 +604,19 @@ SqlTiddlerDatabase.prototype.getEntityAclRecords = function(entityName) {
 	return aclRecords
 }
 
+/*
+Get the entity by name
+*/
+SqlTiddlerDatabase.prototype.getEntityByName = function(entityType, entityName) {
+	const entityInfo = this.entityTypeToTableMap[entityType];
+	if (entityInfo) {
+	return this.engine.runStatementGet(`SELECT * FROM ${entityInfo.table} WHERE ${entityInfo.column} = $entity_name`, {
+		$entity_name: entityName
+		});
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
 /*
 Get the titles of the tiddlers in a bag. Returns an empty array for bags that do not exist
 */