diff --git a/source/connecting/onprem-to-atlas.txt b/source/connecting/onprem-to-atlas.txt
index f551b83d9..52cb2e2ba 100644
--- a/source/connecting/onprem-to-atlas.txt
+++ b/source/connecting/onprem-to-atlas.txt
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ Roles
 
 .. include:: /includes/fact-permissions-body.rst
 
-The self-managed permissions are:
+The self-managed permissions for the source cluster are:
 
-.. include:: /includes/table-permissions-self-hosted.rst
+.. include:: /includes/table-permissions-self-hosted-onprem-to-atlas.rst
 
-The Atlas permissions are:
+The Atlas permissions for the destination cluster are:
 
-.. include:: /includes/table-permissions-atlas.rst
+.. include:: /includes/table-permissions-atlas-onprem-to-atlas.rst
 
 Behavior
 --------
diff --git a/source/includes/table-permissions-atlas-onprem-to-atlas.rst b/source/includes/table-permissions-atlas-onprem-to-atlas.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68fb73d87
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+++ b/source/includes/table-permissions-atlas-onprem-to-atlas.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+..
+   Comment: The nested lists need blank lines before and after each list
+            plus extra indents 
+
+.. list-table::
+   :header-rows: 1
+   :widths: 15 20
+
+   * - Sync Type
+     - Required Destination Permissions
+
+   * - Default
+     - - atlasAdmin
+       - :authaction:`bypassWriteBlockingMode`
+       
+   * - Dual write-blocking, reversing, or multiple reversals
+     - - atlasAdmin
+       - :authaction:`bypassWriteBlockingMode`
+
+For details on Atlas roles, see: :atlas:`Built-In Roles and Privileges
+</mongodb-users-roles-and-privileges/>`.
+
+To update Atlas user permissions, see:
+:atlas:`Manage Access to a Project </access/manage-project-access/>`.
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diff --git a/source/includes/table-permissions-self-hosted-onprem-to-atlas.rst b/source/includes/table-permissions-self-hosted-onprem-to-atlas.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c49483a4
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+++ b/source/includes/table-permissions-self-hosted-onprem-to-atlas.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+..
+   Comment: The nested lists need extra indents.  Keep roles in alphabetic
+            order.
+
+.. list-table::
+   :header-rows: 1
+   :widths: 20 40
+
+   * - Sync Type
+     - Required Source Permissions
+
+   * - Default
+     - - :authrole:`backup`
+       - :authrole:`clusterMonitor`
+       - :authrole:`readAnyDatabase`
+
+   * - Dual Write-Blocking
+     - - :authrole:`backup`
+       - :authrole:`clusterManager`
+       - :authrole:`clusterMonitor`
+       - :authrole:`readWriteAnyDatabase`
+       - :authrole:`restore`
+
+   * - Reversing
+     - - :authrole:`backup`
+       - :authrole:`clusterManager`
+       - :authrole:`clusterMonitor`
+       - :authrole:`readWriteAnyDatabase`
+       - :authrole:`restore`
+
+   * - Multiple Reversals
+     - - :authrole:`backup`
+       - :authrole:`clusterManager`
+       - :authrole:`clusterMonitor`
+       - :authrole:`dbAdminAnyDatabase`
+       - :authrole:`readWriteAnyDatabase`
+       - :authrole:`restore`
+
+For details on server roles, see: :ref:`authorization`.
+
+To update user permissions, see: :dbcommand:`grantRolesToUser`.
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