diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/index.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/index.js
index 6d2074eff5..4ef94ac8e0 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/index.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   LeftMenuHeader,
   LinksContainer,
 } from '../../components/LeftMenu';
+import { useSettingsMenu } from '../../hooks';
 import { generateModelsLinks } from './utils';
 import init from './init';
 import reducer, { initialState } from './reducer';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import Wrapper from './Wrapper';
 const LeftMenu = forwardRef(({ version, plugins }, ref) => {
   const location = useLocation();
   const permissions = useContext(UserContext);
+  const { menu: settingsMenu } = useSettingsMenu();
   const [
     {
       collectionTypesSectionLinks,
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ const LeftMenu = forwardRef(({ version, plugins }, ref) => {
       singleTypesSectionLinks,
     },
     dispatch,
-  ] = useReducer(reducer, initialState, () => init(initialState, plugins));
+  ] = useReducer(reducer, initialState, () => init(initialState, plugins, settingsMenu));
   const generalSectionLinksFiltered = useMemo(
     () => generalSectionLinks.filter(link => link.isDisplayed),
     [generalSectionLinks]
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/init.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/init.js
index cc001a6a15..ddd4518ab0 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/init.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/init.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import { get, omit, set } from 'lodash';
 import { SETTINGS_BASE_URL } from '../../config';
-import { getPluginsSettingsPermissions, sortLinks } from './utils';
+import { getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions, sortLinks } from './utils';
 
-const init = (initialState, plugins = {}) => {
-  // For each plugin retrieve the permissions associated to each injected link
-  const settingsPermissions = getPluginsSettingsPermissions(plugins);
+const init = (initialState, plugins = {}, settingsMenu = []) => {
+  const settingsLinkPermissions = getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions(settingsMenu);
 
   const pluginsLinks = Object.values(plugins).reduce((acc, current) => {
     const pluginsSectionLinks = get(current, 'menu.pluginsSectionLinks', []);
@@ -19,11 +18,10 @@ const init = (initialState, plugins = {}) => {
     obj => obj.destination === SETTINGS_BASE_URL
   );
 
-  if (settingsPermissions.length && settingsLinkIndex !== -1) {
+  if (!settingsLinkPermissions.filter(perm => perm === null).length && settingsLinkIndex !== -1) {
     const permissionsPath = ['generalSectionLinks', settingsLinkIndex, 'permissions'];
-    const alreadyCreatedPermissions = get(initialState, permissionsPath, []);
 
-    set(initialState, permissionsPath, [...alreadyCreatedPermissions, ...settingsPermissions]);
+    set(initialState, permissionsPath, settingsLinkPermissions);
   }
 
   if (sortedLinks.length) {
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/reducer.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/reducer.js
index d3046b65e4..07766007c4 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/reducer.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/reducer.js
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ const initialState = {
       destination: SETTINGS_BASE_URL,
       permissions: [
         // webhooks
-        { action: 'admin::webhook.create', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
-        // users
-        { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
-        // roles
-        { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
-        { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::webhook.create', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
+        // // users
+        // { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
+        // // roles
+        // { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
+        // { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
         // Here are added the plugins settings permissions during the init phase
       ],
     },
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/tests/init.test.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/tests/init.test.js
index 7b5b4e4351..5a2a659e32 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/tests/init.test.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/tests/init.test.js
@@ -103,6 +103,65 @@ describe('ADMIN | LeftMenu | init', () => {
   });
 
   it('should set the permissions in the settings link correctly for the plugins', () => {
+    const menu = [
+      {
+        id: 'global',
+        title: { id: 'Settings.global' },
+        links: [
+          {
+            title: 'Settings.webhooks.title',
+            to: '/settings/webhooks',
+            name: 'webhooks',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'media-library',
+            permissions: [
+              {
+                action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read',
+                subject: null,
+              },
+            ],
+            title: { id: 'upload.plugin.name', defaultMessage: 'Media Library' },
+            to: '/settings/media-library',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'permissions',
+        title: 'Settings.permissions',
+        links: [
+          {
+            title: 'roles',
+            to: '/settings/roles',
+            name: 'roles',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            title: 'users',
+
+            to: '/settings/users?pageSize=10&page=1&_sort=firstname%3AASC',
+            name: 'users',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
     const initialState = {
       generalSectionLinks: [
         {
@@ -130,81 +189,13 @@ describe('ADMIN | LeftMenu | init', () => {
           label: 'app.components.LeftMenuLinkContainer.settings',
           isDisplayed: false,
           destination: SETTINGS_BASE_URL,
-          permissions: [
-            // webhooks
-            { action: 'admin::webhook.create', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
-            // users
-            { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
-            // roles
-            { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
-            // Here are added the plugins settings permissions during the init phase
-          ],
+          permissions: [],
         },
       ],
       pluginsSectionLinks: [],
       isLoading: true,
     };
-    const plugins = {
-      test: {
-        settings: {
-          global: {
-            links: [
-              {
-                title: {
-                  id: 'test.plugin.name',
-                  defaultMessage: 'Test',
-                },
-                name: 'test',
-                to: '/settings/test',
-                Component: () => null,
-                permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::test.settings.read', subject: null }],
-              },
-              {
-                title: {
-                  id: 'test.plugin.name1',
-                  defaultMessage: 'Test1',
-                },
-                name: 'test1',
-                to: '/settings/test1',
-                Component: () => null,
-                permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::test1.settings.read', subject: null }],
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      other: {},
-      upload: {
-        settings: {
-          global: {
-            links: [
-              {
-                title: {
-                  id: 'upload.plugin.name',
-                  defaultMessage: 'Media Library',
-                },
-                name: 'media-library',
-                to: 'settings/media-library',
-                Component: () => null,
-                permissions: [
-                  { action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read', subject: null },
-                  { action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read.test', subject: null },
-                ],
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    };
+    const plugins = {};
     const expected = {
       generalSectionLinks: [
         {
@@ -238,20 +229,20 @@ describe('ADMIN | LeftMenu | init', () => {
             { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
             { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
             { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
+            {
+              action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read',
+              subject: null,
+            },
+            { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
             // users
             { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
             { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
             { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
             { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
             // roles
-            { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
-            { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
-            { action: 'plugins::test.settings.read', subject: null },
-            { action: 'plugins::test1.settings.read', subject: null },
-            { action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read', subject: null },
-            { action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read.test', subject: null },
           ],
         },
       ],
@@ -259,6 +250,132 @@ describe('ADMIN | LeftMenu | init', () => {
       isLoading: true,
     };
 
-    expect(init(initialState, plugins)).toEqual(expected);
+    expect(init(initialState, plugins, menu)).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  it('should set the permissions in the settings link to an empty array if at least one link of the settings menu has no permissions', () => {
+    const menu = [
+      {
+        id: 'global',
+        title: { id: 'Settings.global' },
+        links: [
+          {
+            title: 'Settings.webhooks.title',
+            to: '/settings/webhooks',
+            name: 'webhooks',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'media-library',
+            permissions: [],
+            title: { id: 'upload.plugin.name', defaultMessage: 'Media Library' },
+            to: '/settings/media-library',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'permissions',
+        title: 'Settings.permissions',
+        links: [
+          {
+            title: 'roles',
+            to: '/settings/roles',
+            name: 'roles',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            title: 'users',
+
+            to: '/settings/users?pageSize=10&page=1&_sort=firstname%3AASC',
+            name: 'users',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+    const initialState = {
+      generalSectionLinks: [
+        {
+          icon: 'list',
+          label: 'app.components.LeftMenuLinkContainer.listPlugins',
+          destination: '/list-plugins',
+          isDisplayed: false,
+          permissions: [
+            { action: 'admin::marketplace.read', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::marketplace.plugins.uninstall', subject: null },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          icon: 'shopping-basket',
+          label: 'app.components.LeftMenuLinkContainer.installNewPlugin',
+          destination: '/marketplace',
+          isDisplayed: false,
+          permissions: [
+            { action: 'admin::marketplace.read', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::marketplace.plugins.install', subject: null },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          icon: 'cog',
+          label: 'app.components.LeftMenuLinkContainer.settings',
+          isDisplayed: false,
+          destination: SETTINGS_BASE_URL,
+          permissions: [],
+        },
+      ],
+      pluginsSectionLinks: [],
+      isLoading: true,
+    };
+    const plugins = {};
+    const expected = {
+      generalSectionLinks: [
+        {
+          icon: 'list',
+          label: 'app.components.LeftMenuLinkContainer.listPlugins',
+          destination: '/list-plugins',
+          isDisplayed: false,
+          permissions: [
+            { action: 'admin::marketplace.read', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::marketplace.plugins.uninstall', subject: null },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          icon: 'shopping-basket',
+          label: 'app.components.LeftMenuLinkContainer.installNewPlugin',
+          destination: '/marketplace',
+          isDisplayed: false,
+          permissions: [
+            { action: 'admin::marketplace.read', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::marketplace.plugins.install', subject: null },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          icon: 'cog',
+          label: 'app.components.LeftMenuLinkContainer.settings',
+          isDisplayed: false,
+          destination: SETTINGS_BASE_URL,
+          permissions: [],
+        },
+      ],
+      pluginsSectionLinks: [],
+      isLoading: true,
+    };
+
+    expect(init(initialState, plugins, menu)).toEqual(expected);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/getPluginsSettingsPermissions.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/getPluginsSettingsPermissions.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 36a1a54bf3..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/getPluginsSettingsPermissions.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-// Retrieve the plugin settings object
-// The settings API works as follows for a plugin
-// Declare the links that will be injected into the settings menu
-//
-// Path: my-plugin/admin/src/index.js
-/*
- ************************************************************
- * 1. Declare a section that will be added to the setting menu
- * const menuSection = {
- *   // Unique id of the section
- *   id: pluginId,
- *   // Title of Menu section using i18n
- *   title: {
- *     id: `${pluginId}.foo`,
- *     defaultMessage: 'Super cool setting',
- *   },
- *   // Array of links to be displayed
- *   links: [
- *     {
- *       // Using string
- *       title: 'Setting page 1',
- *       to: `${strapi.settingsBaseURL}/${pluginId}/setting1`,
- *       name: 'setting1',
- *       permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::my-plugin.action-name', subject: null }],
- *     },
- *     {
- *       // Using i18n with a corresponding translation key
- *       title: {
- *         id: `${pluginId}.bar`,
- *         defaultMessage: 'Setting page 2',
- *       },
- *       to: `${strapi.settingsBaseURL}/${pluginId}/setting2`,
- *       name: 'setting2',
- *       permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::my-plugin.action-name2', subject: null }],
- *     },
- *   ],
- * };
- * ************************************************************
- * 2. Add a setting to the global section of the menu
- * const global = {
- *    links: [
- *     {
- *       title: {
- *         id: getTrad('plugin.name'),
- *         defaultMessage: 'Media Library',
- *       },
- *       name: 'media-library',
- *       to: `${strapi.settingsBaseURL}/media-library`,
- *       Component: SettingsPage,
- *      // TODO write documentation
- *      permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::my-plugin.action-name', subject: null }],
- *    },
- *   ],
- *  };
- ***********************************************************
- * 3. Define the settings in the plugin object
- * const settings =  { global, menuSection };
- */
-
-import { get } from 'lodash';
-
-const getPluginsSettingsPermissions = plugins => {
-  const globalSettingsLinksPermissions = Object.values(plugins).reduce((acc, current) => {
-    const pluginSettings = get(current, 'settings', {});
-    const getSettingsLinkPermissions = settings => {
-      return Object.values(settings).reduce((acc, current) => {
-        const links = get(current, 'links', []);
-
-        links.forEach(link => {
-          const permissions = get(link, 'permissions', []);
-
-          permissions.forEach(permission => {
-            acc.push(permission);
-          });
-        });
-
-        return acc;
-      }, []);
-    };
-
-    const pluginPermissions = getSettingsLinkPermissions(pluginSettings);
-
-    return [...acc, ...pluginPermissions];
-  }, []);
-
-  return [...globalSettingsLinksPermissions];
-};
-
-export default getPluginsSettingsPermissions;
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a90a46878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { get, isEmpty } from 'lodash';
+
+const getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions = menu =>
+  menu.reduce((acc, current) => {
+    const links = get(current, 'links', []);
+
+    const permissions = links.reduce((acc, current) => {
+      // console.log({ c: current });
+      let currentPermissions = get(current, 'permissions', null);
+
+      if (isEmpty(currentPermissions)) {
+        return [...acc, null];
+      }
+
+      return [...acc, ...currentPermissions];
+    }, []);
+
+    return [...acc, ...permissions];
+  }, []);
+
+export default getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions;
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/index.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/index.js
index 66c7ce4803..17b62bdf36 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export { default as generateModelsLinks } from './generateModelsLinks';
-export { default as getPluginsSettingsPermissions } from './getPluginsSettingsPermissions';
+export { default as getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions } from './getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions';
 export { default as sortLinks } from './sortLinks';
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/tests/getPluginsSettingsPermissions.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/tests/getPluginsSettingsPermissions.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f5ae72fde3..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/tests/getPluginsSettingsPermissions.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-import getPluginsSettingsPermissions from '../getPluginsSettingsPermissions';
-
-describe('ADMIN | LeftMenu | utils | getPluginsSettingsPermissions', () => {
-  it('should return an empty array', () => {
-    expect(getPluginsSettingsPermissions({})).toEqual([]);
-  });
-
-  it('should return an array containing all the permissions of the plugins settings links', () => {
-    const menuSection = {
-      // Unique id of the section
-      id: 'test',
-      // Title of Menu section using i18n
-      title: {
-        id: 'test.foo',
-        defaultMessage: 'Super cool setting',
-      },
-      // Array of links to be displayed
-      links: [
-        {
-          // Using string
-          title: 'Setting page 1',
-          to: 'settings/test/setting1',
-          name: 'setting1',
-          permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::test.action-name', subject: null }],
-        },
-        {
-          // Using i18n with a corresponding translation key
-          title: {
-            id: 'test.bar',
-            defaultMessage: 'Setting page 2',
-          },
-          to: 'settings/test/setting2',
-          name: 'setting2',
-          permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::my-plugin.action-name2', subject: null }],
-        },
-      ],
-    };
-    const plugins = {
-      test: {
-        settings: {
-          global: {
-            links: [
-              {
-                title: {
-                  id: 'test.plugin.name',
-                  defaultMessage: 'Test',
-                },
-                name: 'test',
-                to: '/settings/test',
-                Component: () => null,
-                permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::test.settings.read', subject: null }],
-              },
-              {
-                title: {
-                  id: 'test.plugin.name1',
-                  defaultMessage: 'Test1',
-                },
-                name: 'test1',
-                to: '/settings/test1',
-                Component: () => null,
-                permissions: [{ action: 'plugins::test1.settings.read', subject: null }],
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-          menuSection,
-        },
-      },
-      other: {},
-      upload: {
-        settings: {
-          global: {
-            links: [
-              {
-                title: {
-                  id: 'upload.plugin.name',
-                  defaultMessage: 'Media Library',
-                },
-                name: 'media-library',
-                to: 'settings/media-library',
-                Component: () => null,
-                permissions: [
-                  { action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read', subject: null },
-                  { action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read.test', subject: null },
-                ],
-              },
-            ],
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    };
-    const expected = [
-      { action: 'plugins::test.action-name', subject: null },
-      { action: 'plugins::my-plugin.action-name2', subject: null },
-      { action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read', subject: null },
-      { action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read.test', subject: null },
-    ];
-
-    expect(getPluginsSettingsPermissions(plugins)).toEqual(expected);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/tests/getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions.test.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/tests/getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30b997b63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/LeftMenu/utils/tests/getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions from '../getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions';
+
+describe('ADMIN | LeftMenu | utils | getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions', () => {
+  it('should return an array containing all the permissions of each link', () => {
+    const data = [
+      {
+        id: 'global',
+        title: { id: 'Settings.global' },
+        links: [
+          {
+            title: 'Settings.webhooks.title',
+            to: '/settings/webhooks',
+            name: 'webhooks',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            name: 'media-library',
+            permissions: [
+              {
+                action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read',
+                subject: null,
+              },
+            ],
+            title: { id: 'upload.plugin.name', defaultMessage: 'Media Library' },
+            to: '/settings/media-library',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'permissions',
+        title: 'Settings.permissions',
+        links: [
+          {
+            title: 'roles',
+            to: '/settings/roles',
+            name: 'roles',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+          {
+            title: 'users',
+
+            to: '/settings/users?pageSize=10&page=1&_sort=firstname%3AASC',
+            name: 'users',
+            permissions: [
+              { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
+              { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const expected = [
+      { action: 'admin::webhook.create', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
+      {
+        action: 'plugins::upload.settings.read',
+        subject: null,
+      },
+      { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
+      { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
+    ];
+
+    expect(getSettingsMenuLinksPermissions(data)).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/index.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/index.js
index f8b469a58c..dd79f908a0 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/index.js
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ import { BackHeader, useGlobalContext, LeftMenuList } from 'strapi-helper-plugin
 import { Switch, Redirect, Route, useParams, useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
 import RolesListPage from 'ee_else_ce/containers/Roles/ListPage';
 import RolesCreatePage from 'ee_else_ce/containers/Roles/CreatePage';
-import SettingsSearchHeaderProvider from '../SettingsHeaderSearchContextProvider';
 import HeaderSearch from '../../components/HeaderSearch';
+import { useSettingsMenu } from '../../hooks';
+import SettingsSearchHeaderProvider from '../SettingsHeaderSearchContextProvider';
 import UsersEditPage from '../Users/EditPage';
 import UsersListPage from '../Users/ListPage';
 import RolesEditPage from '../Roles/EditPage';
@@ -26,20 +27,13 @@ import ListView from '../Webhooks/ListView';
 import SettingDispatcher from './SettingDispatcher';
 import LeftMenu from './StyledLeftMenu';
 import Wrapper from './Wrapper';
-import retrieveGlobalLinks from './utils/retrieveGlobalLinks';
-import retrievePluginsMenu from './utils/retrievePluginsMenu';
 
 function SettingsPage() {
   const { settingId } = useParams();
   const { goBack } = useHistory();
-  const { formatMessage, plugins, settingsBaseURL } = useGlobalContext();
+  const { settingsBaseURL } = useGlobalContext();
   const [headerSearchState, setShowHeaderSearchState] = useState({ show: false, label: '' });
-
-  // Retrieve the links that will be injected into the global section
-  const globalLinks = retrieveGlobalLinks(plugins);
-  // Create the plugins settings section
-  // Note it is currently not possible to add a link into a plugin section
-  const pluginsMenu = retrievePluginsMenu(plugins);
+  const { menu, globalLinks } = useSettingsMenu();
 
   const createdRoutes = globalLinks
     .map(({ to, Component, exact }) => (
@@ -49,39 +43,6 @@ function SettingsPage() {
       return refArray.findIndex(obj => obj.key === route.key) === index;
     });
 
-  const menuItems = [
-    {
-      id: 'global',
-      title: { id: 'Settings.global' },
-      links: [
-        {
-          title: formatMessage({ id: 'Settings.webhooks.title' }),
-          to: `${settingsBaseURL}/webhooks`,
-          name: 'webhooks',
-        },
-        ...globalLinks,
-      ],
-    },
-    {
-      id: 'permissions',
-      title: 'Settings.permissions',
-      links: [
-        {
-          title: formatMessage({ id: 'Settings.permissions.menu.link.roles.label' }),
-          to: `${settingsBaseURL}/roles`,
-          name: 'roles',
-        },
-        {
-          title: formatMessage({ id: 'Settings.permissions.menu.link.users.label' }),
-          // Init the search params directly
-          to: `${settingsBaseURL}/users?pageSize=10&page=1&_sort=firstname%3AASC`,
-          name: 'users',
-        },
-      ],
-    },
-    ...pluginsMenu,
-  ];
-
   const toggleHeaderSearch = label =>
     setShowHeaderSearchState(prev => {
       if (prev.show) {
@@ -109,7 +70,7 @@ function SettingsPage() {
         <div className="row">
           <div className="col-md-3">
             <LeftMenu>
-              {menuItems.map(item => {
+              {menu.map(item => {
                 return <LeftMenuList {...item} key={item.id} />;
               })}
             </LeftMenu>
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/hooks/index.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/hooks/index.js
index ece0a9eb57..e70500e286 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/hooks/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/hooks/index.js
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ export { default as useFetchPluginsFromMarketPlace } from './useFetchPluginsFrom
 export { default as useFetchRole } from './useFetchRole';
 export { default as useRolesList } from './useRolesList';
 export { default as useSettingsHeaderSearchContext } from './useSettingsHeaderSearchContext';
+export { default as useSettingsMenu } from './useSettingsMenu';
 export { default as useUsersForm } from './useUsersForm';
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/hooks/useSettingsMenu/index.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/hooks/useSettingsMenu/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4fb20dd611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/hooks/useSettingsMenu/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useIntl } from 'react-intl';
+import { useGlobalContext } from 'strapi-helper-plugin';
+import { retrieveGlobalLinks, retrievePluginsMenu } from '../../utils';
+
+const useSettingsMenu = () => {
+  const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
+  const { plugins, settingsBaseURL } = useGlobalContext();
+  // Retrieve the links that will be injected into the global section
+  const globalLinks = useMemo(() => retrieveGlobalLinks(plugins), [plugins]);
+  // Create the plugins settings section
+  // Note it is currently not possible to add a link into a plugin section
+  const pluginsMenu = useMemo(() => retrievePluginsMenu(plugins), [plugins]);
+
+  const menu = [
+    {
+      id: 'global',
+      title: { id: 'Settings.global' },
+      links: [
+        {
+          title: formatMessage({ id: 'Settings.webhooks.title' }),
+          to: `${settingsBaseURL}/webhooks`,
+          name: 'webhooks',
+          permissions: [
+            { action: 'admin::webhook.create', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::webhook.read', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::webhook.update', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::webhook.delete', subject: null },
+          ],
+        },
+        ...globalLinks,
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'permissions',
+      title: 'Settings.permissions',
+      links: [
+        {
+          title: formatMessage({ id: 'Settings.permissions.menu.link.roles.label' }),
+          to: `${settingsBaseURL}/roles`,
+          name: 'roles',
+          permissions: [
+            { action: 'admin::roles.create', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::roles.update', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::roles.read', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::roles.delete', subject: null },
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          title: formatMessage({ id: 'Settings.permissions.menu.link.users.label' }),
+          // Init the search params directly
+          to: `${settingsBaseURL}/users?pageSize=10&page=1&_sort=firstname%3AASC`,
+          name: 'users',
+          permissions: [
+            { action: 'admin::users.create', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::users.read', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::users.update', subject: null },
+            { action: 'admin::users.delete', subject: null },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    ...pluginsMenu,
+  ];
+
+  return { menu, globalLinks, pluginsMenu };
+};
+
+export default useSettingsMenu;
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/index.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/index.js
index 2cce320908..6fa5e2c1da 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export { default as checkFormValidity } from './checkFormValidity';
 export { default as formatAPIErrors } from './formatAPIErrors';
+export { default as retrieveGlobalLinks } from './retrieveGlobalLinks';
+export { default as retrievePluginsMenu } from './retrievePluginsMenu';
 export { default as roleTabsLabel } from './roleTabsLabel';
 export { default as fakePermissionsData } from './fakePermissionsData';
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/utils/retrieveGlobalLinks.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/retrieveGlobalLinks.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/utils/retrieveGlobalLinks.js
rename to packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/retrieveGlobalLinks.js
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/utils/retrievePluginsMenu.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/retrievePluginsMenu.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/utils/retrievePluginsMenu.js
rename to packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/retrievePluginsMenu.js
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/utils/tests/retrieveGlobalLinks.test.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/tests/retrieveGlobalLinks.test.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/utils/tests/retrieveGlobalLinks.test.js
rename to packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/tests/retrieveGlobalLinks.test.js
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/utils/tests/retrievePluginsMenu.test.js b/packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/tests/retrievePluginsMenu.test.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/containers/SettingsPage/utils/tests/retrievePluginsMenu.test.js
rename to packages/strapi-admin/admin/src/utils/tests/retrievePluginsMenu.test.js