From d4d04dca0da49b169ce745a2de0efe688a7cad5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: G30 <50341825+silentoplayz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:59:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: keep a cloned chat in a shared folder the user can write
 to (#31370)

---
 backend/open_webui/models/chats.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/models/chats.py b/backend/open_webui/models/chats.py
index c5620f0cfe..76431db97f 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/models/chats.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/models/chats.py
@@ -660,11 +660,13 @@ class ChatTable:
         db: AsyncSession | None = None,
     ) -> list[ChatModel]:
         async with get_async_db_context(db) as session:
+            from open_webui.utils.access_control.folders import has_folder_write_access
+
             # Validate folder_id references — clear any that don't exist
             folder_ids = {f.folder_id for f in chat_import_forms if f.folder_id}
             existing = set()
             for fid in folder_ids:
-                if await Folders.get_folder_by_id_and_user_id(fid, user_id, db=session):
+                if await has_folder_write_access(user_id, fid, db=session):
                     existing.add(fid)
 
             cleared = 0