diff --git a/api-tests/core/admin/admin-permission.test.api.js b/api-tests/core/admin/admin-permission.test.api.js
index e1df822ade..f6c5e15d26 100644
--- a/api-tests/core/admin/admin-permission.test.api.js
+++ b/api-tests/core/admin/admin-permission.test.api.js
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ describe('Role CRUD End to End', () => {
                   "displayName": "Update",
                   "subCategory": "options",
                 },
+                {
+                  "action": "admin::review-workflows.create",
+                  "category": "review workflows",
+                  "displayName": "Create",
+                  "subCategory": "options",
+                },
                 {
                   "action": "admin::review-workflows.read",
                   "category": "review workflows",
diff --git a/packages/core/admin/ee/server/services/review-workflows/workflows.js b/packages/core/admin/ee/server/services/review-workflows/workflows.js
index be47da853b..12b4831686 100644
--- a/packages/core/admin/ee/server/services/review-workflows/workflows.js
+++ b/packages/core/admin/ee/server/services/review-workflows/workflows.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { set } = require('lodash/fp');
-const { ApplicationError } = require('@strapi/utils').errors;
+const { ValidationError } = require('@strapi/utils').errors;
 const { WORKFLOW_MODEL_UID } = require('../../constants/workflows');
 const { getService } = require('../../utils');
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module.exports = ({ strapi }) => ({
 
   async create(opts) {
     if (!opts.data.stages) {
-      throw new ApplicationError('Can not create a workflow without stages');
+      throw new ValidationError('Can not create a workflow without stages');
     }
 
     const stageIds = await getService('stages', { strapi })