diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/config/admin-permissions.js b/packages/strapi-admin/config/admin-actions.js
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/strapi-admin/config/admin-permissions.js
rename to packages/strapi-admin/config/admin-actions.js
index 2e4357ceba..03d04efece 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/config/admin-permissions.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/config/admin-actions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-  permissions: [
+  actions: [
     {
       uid: 'marketplace.read',
       displayName: 'Can access to the marketplace',
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/packages/strapi-admin/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index 940f79ca7a..c35d8e60ce 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const adminPermissions = require('../admin-permissions');
+const adminActions = require('../admin-actions');
 
 module.exports = async () => {
-  const permissionProvider = strapi.admin.services['permission-provider'];
-  permissionProvider.register(adminPermissions.permissions);
+  const actionProvider = strapi.admin.services.permission.provider;
+  actionProvider.register(adminActions.actions);
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/formatters/formatActionsBySections.js b/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/formatters/formatActionsBySections.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1af2b5ed8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/formatters/formatActionsBySections.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const formatActionsBySections = actions =>
+  actions.reduce((result, p) => {
+    const checkboxItem = {
+      displayName: p.displayName,
+      action: p.actionId,
+    };
+
+    switch (p.section) {
+      case 'contentTypes':
+        checkboxItem.subjects = p.subjects;
+        break;
+      case 'plugins':
+        checkboxItem.subCategory = p.subCategory;
+        checkboxItem.plugin = `plugin::${p.pluginName}`;
+        break;
+      case 'settings':
+        checkboxItem.category = p.category;
+        checkboxItem.subCategory = p.subCategory;
+        break;
+      case 'default':
+        throw new Error(`Unknown section ${p.section}`);
+    }
+
+    result[p.section] = result[p.section] || [];
+    result[p.section].push(checkboxItem);
+
+    return result;
+  }, {});
+
+module.exports = formatActionsBySections;
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/formatters/index.js b/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/formatters/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4526883188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/formatters/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const formatActionsBySections = require('./formatActionsBySections');
+
+module.exports = {
+  formatActionsBySections,
+};
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/permission.js b/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/permission.js
index 4c49a1e1ae..52a74f310f 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/permission.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/controllers/permission.js
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const { formatActionsBySections } = require('./formatters');
+
 module.exports = {
   /**
    * Returns every permissions, in nested format
    * @param {KoaContext} ctx - koa context
    */
   async getAll(ctx) {
-    const allWithNestedFormat = strapi.admin.services[
-      'permission-provider'
-    ].getAllWithNestedFormat();
+    const allActions = strapi.admin.services.permission.provider.getAll();
 
     ctx.body = {
-      data: allWithNestedFormat,
+      data: {
+        conditions: [],
+        sections: formatActionsBySections(allActions),
+      },
     };
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/domain/action.js b/packages/strapi-admin/domain/action.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c67a4e4f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/domain/action.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const _ = require('lodash');
+
+const actionFields = [
+  'section',
+  'displayName',
+  'category',
+  'subCategory',
+  'pluginName',
+  'subjects',
+  'conditions',
+];
+
+/**
+ * Return a prefixed id that depends on the pluginName
+ * @param {Object} params
+ * @param {Object} params.pluginName - pluginName on which the action is related
+ * @param {Object} params.uid - uid defined by the developer
+ */
+const getActionId = ({ pluginName, uid }) => {
+  let id = '';
+  if (pluginName === 'admin') {
+    id = `admin::${uid}`;
+  } else if (_.isNil(pluginName)) {
+    id = `plugins::application.${uid}`;
+  } else {
+    id = `plugins::${pluginName}.${uid}`;
+  }
+  return id;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Create a permission action
+ * @param {Object} attributes - action attributes
+ */
+function createAction(attributes) {
+  const action = _.cloneDeep(_.pick(attributes, actionFields));
+  action.actionId = getActionId(attributes);
+  action.conditions = action.conditions || [];
+
+  if (['settings', 'plugins'].includes(attributes.section)) {
+    action.subCategory = attributes.subCategory || 'general';
+  }
+
+  return action;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getActionId,
+  createAction,
+};
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/action-provider.test.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/action-provider.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7ca7d1e8b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/action-provider.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+'use strict';
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const actionProviderService = require('../action-provider');
+
+describe('Action Provider Service', () => {
+  const createdActions = [];
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    global.strapi = {
+      plugins: { aPlugin: {} },
+    };
+  });
+
+  describe('settings', () => {
+    test('Can register a settings action', async () => {
+      const action = {
+        uid: 'marketplace.read',
+        displayName: 'Can read',
+        pluginName: 'admin',
+        section: 'settings',
+        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
+        subCategory: 'marketplace',
+      };
+
+      await actionProviderService.register([action]);
+      const createdAction = actionProviderService.get(action.uid, action.pluginName);
+
+      expect(createdAction).toMatchObject({
+        ..._.omit(action, ['uid']),
+        actionId: 'admin::marketplace.read',
+        conditions: [],
+      });
+
+      createdActions.push(createdAction);
+    });
+
+    test('Can register a settings action without subCategory', async () => {
+      const action = {
+        uid: 'marketplace.create',
+        displayName: 'Can create',
+        pluginName: 'admin',
+        section: 'settings',
+        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
+      };
+
+      await actionProviderService.register([action]);
+      const createdAction = actionProviderService.get(action.uid, action.pluginName);
+
+      expect(createdAction).toMatchObject({
+        ..._.omit(action, ['uid']),
+        actionId: 'admin::marketplace.create',
+        subCategory: 'general',
+        conditions: [],
+      });
+      createdActions.push(createdAction);
+    });
+
+    test('Can register a settings action with a pluginName other than "admin"', async () => {
+      const action = {
+        uid: 'marketplace.update',
+        displayName: 'Can update',
+        pluginName: 'aPlugin',
+        section: 'settings',
+        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
+      };
+
+      await actionProviderService.register([action]);
+      const createdAction = actionProviderService.get(action.uid, action.pluginName);
+
+      expect(createdAction).toMatchObject({
+        ..._.omit(action, ['uid']),
+        actionId: 'plugins::aPlugin.marketplace.update',
+        conditions: [],
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Cannot register a settings action with a non standard name', async () => {
+      const action = {
+        uid: 'Marketplace Read',
+        displayName: 'Can access to the marketplace',
+        pluginName: 'aPlugin',
+        section: 'settings',
+        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
+      };
+
+      expect(() => actionProviderService.register([action])).toThrow(
+        '[0].uid: The id can only contain lowercase letters, dots and hyphens.'
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('Cannot register actions with same actionId', async () => {
+      global.strapi.stopWithError = jest.fn(() => {});
+
+      const action1 = {
+        uid: 'marketplace.delete',
+        displayName: 'Can delete',
+        pluginName: 'aPlugin',
+        section: 'settings',
+        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
+      };
+
+      const action2 = {
+        uid: action1.uid,
+        displayName: 'delete',
+        pluginName: 'aPlugin',
+        section: 'plugins',
+      };
+
+      await actionProviderService.register([action1, action2]);
+
+      expect(global.strapi.stopWithError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          name: 'ValidationError',
+          message:
+            'Duplicated action keys: plugins::aPlugin.marketplace.delete. You may want to change the actions name.',
+        })
+      );
+    });
+
+    test("Cannot register a settings action with a pluginName that doesn't exist", async () => {
+      const action = {
+        uid: 'marketplace.read',
+        displayName: 'Can access to the marketplace',
+        pluginName: 'plugin-name-that-doesnt-exist',
+        section: 'settings',
+        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
+      };
+
+      expect(() => actionProviderService.register([action])).toThrow(
+        '[0].pluginName is not an existing plugin'
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('Cannot register a settings action without category', async () => {
+      const action = {
+        uid: 'marketplace.read',
+        displayName: 'Can access to the marketplace',
+        pluginName: 'admin',
+        section: 'settings',
+      };
+
+      expect(() => actionProviderService.register([action])).toThrow(
+        '[0].category is a required field'
+      );
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/permission-provider.test.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/permission-provider.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fa5792bc8..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/services/__tests__/permission-provider.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-const _ = require('lodash');
-const permissionProviderService = require('../permission-provider');
-
-describe('Permission Provider Service', () => {
-  const createdPermissions = [];
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    global.strapi = {
-      plugins: { aPlugin: {} },
-    };
-  });
-
-  describe('settings', () => {
-    test('Can register a settings permission', async () => {
-      const permission = {
-        uid: 'marketplace.read',
-        displayName: 'Can read',
-        pluginName: 'admin',
-        section: 'settings',
-        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
-        subCategory: 'marketplace',
-      };
-
-      await permissionProviderService.register([permission]);
-      const createdPermission = permissionProviderService.get(
-        permission.pluginName,
-        permission.uid
-      );
-
-      expect(createdPermission).toMatchObject({
-        ..._.omit(permission, ['uid']),
-        permissionId: 'admin::marketplace.read',
-        conditions: [],
-      });
-
-      createdPermissions.push(createdPermission);
-    });
-
-    test('Can register a settings permission without subCategory', async () => {
-      const permission = {
-        uid: 'marketplace.create',
-        displayName: 'Can create',
-        pluginName: 'admin',
-        section: 'settings',
-        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
-      };
-
-      await permissionProviderService.register([permission]);
-      const createdPermission = permissionProviderService.get(
-        permission.pluginName,
-        permission.uid
-      );
-
-      expect(createdPermission).toMatchObject({
-        ..._.omit(permission, ['uid']),
-        permissionId: 'admin::marketplace.create',
-        subCategory: 'general',
-        conditions: [],
-      });
-      createdPermissions.push(createdPermission);
-    });
-
-    test('Can register a settings permission with a pluginName other than "admin"', async () => {
-      const permission = {
-        uid: 'marketplace.update',
-        displayName: 'Can update',
-        pluginName: 'aPlugin',
-        section: 'settings',
-        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
-      };
-
-      await permissionProviderService.register([permission]);
-      const createdPermission = permissionProviderService.get(
-        permission.pluginName,
-        permission.uid
-      );
-
-      expect(createdPermission).toMatchObject({
-        ..._.omit(permission, ['uid']),
-        permissionId: 'plugins::aPlugin.marketplace.update',
-        conditions: [],
-      });
-    });
-
-    test('Cannot register a settings permission with a non standard name', async () => {
-      const permission = {
-        uid: 'Marketplace Read',
-        displayName: 'Can access to the marketplace',
-        pluginName: 'aPlugin',
-        section: 'settings',
-        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
-      };
-
-      expect(() => permissionProviderService.register([permission])).toThrow(
-        '[0].uid: The id can only contain lowercase letters, dots and hyphens.'
-      );
-    });
-
-    test('Cannot register permissions with same permissionId', async () => {
-      global.strapi.stopWithError = jest.fn(() => {});
-
-      const permission1 = {
-        uid: 'marketplace.delete',
-        displayName: 'Can delete',
-        pluginName: 'aPlugin',
-        section: 'settings',
-        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
-      };
-
-      const permission2 = {
-        uid: permission1.uid,
-        displayName: 'delete',
-        pluginName: 'aPlugin',
-        section: 'plugins',
-      };
-
-      await permissionProviderService.register([permission1, permission2]);
-
-      expect(global.strapi.stopWithError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        expect.objectContaining({
-          name: 'ValidationError',
-          message:
-            'Duplicated permission keys: plugins::aPlugin.marketplace.delete. You may want to change the permissions name.',
-        })
-      );
-    });
-
-    test("Cannot register a settings permission with a pluginName that doesn't exist", async () => {
-      const permission = {
-        uid: 'marketplace.read',
-        displayName: 'Can access to the marketplace',
-        pluginName: 'plugin-name-that-doesnt-exist',
-        section: 'settings',
-        category: 'plugins and marketplace',
-      };
-
-      expect(() => permissionProviderService.register([permission])).toThrow(
-        '[0].pluginName is not an existing plugin'
-      );
-    });
-
-    test('Cannot register a settings permission without category', async () => {
-      const permission = {
-        uid: 'marketplace.read',
-        displayName: 'Can access to the marketplace',
-        pluginName: 'admin',
-        section: 'settings',
-      };
-
-      expect(() => permissionProviderService.register([permission])).toThrow(
-        '[0].category is a required field'
-      );
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/action-provider.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/action-provider.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32db0643f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/services/action-provider.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+const { yup } = require('strapi-utils');
+const { validateRegisterProviderAction } = require('../validation/action-provider');
+const { getActionId, createAction } = require('../domain/action');
+
+const actionProviderFactory = () => {
+  const actions = new Map();
+
+  return {
+    get(uid, pluginName) {
+      const actionId = getActionId({ pluginName, uid });
+      return actions.find(p => p.actionId === actionId);
+    },
+    getAll() {
+      return Array.from(actions.values());
+    },
+    register(newActions) {
+      validateRegisterProviderAction(newActions);
+      newActions.forEach(newAction => {
+        const actionId = getActionId(newAction);
+        if (actions.has(actionId)) {
+          throw new yup.ValidationError(
+            `Duplicated action id: ${actionId}. You may want to change the actions name.`
+          );
+        }
+
+        actions.set(actionId, createAction(newAction));
+      });
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = actionProviderFactory();
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission-provider.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission-provider.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a22602a67..0000000000
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission-provider.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-const _ = require('lodash');
-const { yup } = require('strapi-utils');
-const { validateRegisterProviderPermission } = require('../validation/permission-provider');
-
-// Utils
-const prefixId = ({ pluginName, uid }) => {
-  let id = '';
-  if (pluginName === 'admin') {
-    id = `admin::${uid}`;
-  } else {
-    id = `plugins::${pluginName}.${uid}`;
-  }
-  return id;
-};
-
-const formattedPermissionFields = [
-  'section',
-  'displayName',
-  'category',
-  'subCategory',
-  'pluginName',
-  'subjects',
-  'conditions',
-];
-
-const formatPermissionToBeRegistered = permission => {
-  const formattedPermission = _.cloneDeep(_.pick(permission, formattedPermissionFields));
-  formattedPermission.permissionId = prefixId(permission);
-  formattedPermission.conditions = formattedPermission.conditions || [];
-
-  if (['settings', 'plugins'].includes(permission.section)) {
-    formattedPermission.subCategory = permission.subCategory || 'general';
-  }
-
-  return formattedPermission;
-};
-
-const getDuplicatedIds = permissions => {
-  const duplicatedIds = [];
-  const ids = [];
-  permissions.forEach(p => {
-    if (ids.includes(p.permissionId)) {
-      duplicatedIds.push(p.permissionId);
-    } else {
-      ids.push(p.permissionId);
-    }
-  });
-
-  return duplicatedIds;
-};
-
-const formatPermissionsToNestedFormat = formattedPermissions => {
-  const sections = formattedPermissions.reduce((result, p) => {
-    const checkboxItem = {
-      displayName: p.displayName,
-      action: p.permissionId,
-    };
-
-    switch (p.section) {
-      case 'contentTypes':
-        checkboxItem.subjects = p.subjects;
-        break;
-      case 'plugins':
-        checkboxItem.subCategory = p.subCategory;
-        checkboxItem.plugin = `plugin::${p.pluginName}`;
-        break;
-      case 'settings':
-        checkboxItem.category = p.category;
-        checkboxItem.subCategory = p.subCategory;
-        break;
-      case 'default':
-        throw new Error(`Unknown section ${p.section}`);
-    }
-
-    result[p.section] = result[p.section] || [];
-    result[p.section].push(checkboxItem);
-
-    return result;
-  }, {});
-
-  return {
-    sections,
-    conditions: [],
-  };
-};
-
-// Private variables
-let _permissions = [];
-let _permissionsWithNestedFormat = {};
-
-// Exported functions
-const get = (pluginName, uid) => {
-  const permissionId = prefixId({ pluginName, uid });
-  return _permissions.find(p => p.permissionId === permissionId);
-};
-
-const getAll = () => _.cloneDeep(_permissions);
-
-const getAllWithNestedFormat = () => _.cloneDeep(_permissionsWithNestedFormat);
-
-const register = newPermissions => {
-  validateRegisterProviderPermission(newPermissions);
-  const newPermissionsWithIds = newPermissions.map(formatPermissionToBeRegistered);
-  const mergedPermissions = [..._permissions, ...newPermissionsWithIds];
-  const duplicatedIds = getDuplicatedIds(mergedPermissions);
-
-  if (duplicatedIds.length > 0) {
-    strapi.stopWithError(
-      new yup.ValidationError(
-        `Duplicated permission keys: ${duplicatedIds.join(
-          ', '
-        )}. You may want to change the permissions name.`
-      )
-    );
-  }
-
-  _permissions = mergedPermissions;
-  _permissionsWithNestedFormat = formatPermissionsToNestedFormat(mergedPermissions);
-};
-
-module.exports = {
-  get,
-  getAll,
-  getAllWithNestedFormat,
-  register,
-};
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission.js b/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission.js
index 45c93f6790..1ea991c066 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/services/permission.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { createPermission } = require('../domain/permission');
+const actionProvider = require('./action-provider');
 
 /**
  * Delete permissions of roles in database
@@ -26,16 +27,16 @@ const find = (params = {}) => {
  * @param {Array<Permission{action,subject,fields,conditions}>} permissions - permissions to assign to the role
  */
 const assign = async (roleID, permissions = []) => {
-  const existingPermissions = strapi.admin.services['permission-provider'].getAll();
+  const existingActions = strapi.admin.services.permission.provider.getAll();
   for (let permission of permissions) {
-    const permissionExists = existingPermissions.find(
-      ep =>
-        ep.permissionId === permission.action &&
-        (ep.section !== 'contentTypes' || ep.subjects.includes(permission.subject))
+    const actionExists = existingActions.find(
+      ea =>
+        ea.actionId === permission.action &&
+        (ea.section !== 'contentTypes' || ea.subjects.includes(permission.subject))
     );
-    if (!permissionExists) {
+    if (!actionExists) {
       throw strapi.errors.badRequest(
-        `ValidationError', 'This permission doesn't exist: ${JSON.stringify(permission)}`
+        `ValidationError', 'This action doesn't exist: ${JSON.stringify(permission)}`
       );
     }
   }
@@ -59,4 +60,5 @@ module.exports = {
   find,
   deleteByRolesIds,
   assign,
+  provider: actionProvider,
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/test/admin-role.test.e2e.js b/packages/strapi-admin/test/admin-role.test.e2e.js
index 671362cd89..d9341e4944 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/test/admin-role.test.e2e.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/test/admin-role.test.e2e.js
@@ -398,12 +398,11 @@ describe('Role CRUD End to End', () => {
         });
 
         expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
-        console.log('res.body', res.body);
         expect(res.body).toMatchObject({
           statusCode: 400,
           error: 'Bad Request',
           message:
-            'ValidationError\', \'This permission doesn\'t exist: {"action":"non.existing.action"}',
+            'ValidationError\', \'This action doesn\'t exist: {"action":"non.existing.action"}',
         });
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/strapi-admin/validation/permission-provider.js b/packages/strapi-admin/validation/action-provider.js
similarity index 58%
rename from packages/strapi-admin/validation/permission-provider.js
rename to packages/strapi-admin/validation/action-provider.js
index b3ac095404..bd83bb86a3 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-admin/validation/permission-provider.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-admin/validation/action-provider.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const { yup } = require('strapi-utils');
 
-const registerProviderPermissionSchema = yup
+const registerProviderActionSchema = yup
   .array()
   .requiredAllowEmpty()
   .required()
@@ -21,27 +21,40 @@ const registerProviderPermissionSchema = yup
           .string()
           .oneOf(['contentTypes', 'plugins', 'settings'])
           .required(),
-        pluginName: yup
-          .string()
-          .required()
-          .isAPluginName(),
+        pluginName: yup.mixed().when('section', {
+          is: 'plugins',
+          then: yup
+            .string()
+            .isAPluginName()
+            .required(),
+          otherwise: yup.string().isAPluginName(),
+        }),
         subjects: yup.mixed().when('section', {
           is: 'contentTypes',
           then: yup
             .array()
             .of(yup.string().isAContentTypeId())
             .required(),
-          otherwise: yup.mixed().oneOf([undefined]),
+          otherwise: yup
+            .mixed()
+            .oneOf([undefined], 'subjects should only be defined for the "contentTypes" section'),
         }),
         displayName: yup.string().required(),
         category: yup.mixed().when('section', {
           is: val => ['plugins', 'contentTypes'].includes(val),
-          then: yup.mixed().oneOf([undefined]),
+          then: yup
+            .mixed()
+            .oneOf([undefined], 'category should only be defined for the "settings" section'),
           otherwise: yup.string().required(),
         }),
         subCategory: yup.mixed().when('section', {
           is: 'contentTypes',
-          then: yup.mixed().oneOf([undefined]),
+          then: yup
+            .mixed()
+            .oneOf(
+              [undefined],
+              'subCategory should only be defined for "plugins" and "settings" sections'
+            ),
           otherwise: yup.string(),
         }),
         conditions: yup.array().of(yup.string()),
@@ -49,9 +62,9 @@ const registerProviderPermissionSchema = yup
       .noUnknown()
   );
 
-const validateRegisterProviderPermission = data => {
+const validateRegisterProviderAction = data => {
   try {
-    registerProviderPermissionSchema.validateSync(data, { strict: true, abortEarly: false });
+    registerProviderActionSchema.validateSync(data, { strict: true, abortEarly: false });
   } catch (e) {
     if (e.errors.length > 0) {
       throw new yup.ValidationError(e.errors.join(', '));
@@ -62,5 +75,5 @@ const validateRegisterProviderPermission = data => {
 };
 
 module.exports = {
-  validateRegisterProviderPermission,
+  validateRegisterProviderAction,
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index 22691aed29..4d6b92fb6a 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ async function syncComponentsSchemas() {
 function registerPermissions() {
   const contentTypesUids = Object.keys(strapi.contentTypes); // TODO: filter to not have internal contentTypes
 
-  const permissions = [
+  const actions = [
     {
       section: 'contentTypes',
       displayName: 'Create',
@@ -163,6 +163,6 @@ function registerPermissions() {
     },
   ];
 
-  const permissionProvider = strapi.admin.services['permission-provider'];
-  permissionProvider.register(permissions);
+  const actionProvider = strapi.admin.services.permission.provider;
+  actionProvider.register(actions);
 }
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index 29e86c99cb..b63df0e064 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = () => {
-  const permissions = [
+  const actions = [
     {
       section: 'plugins',
       displayName: 'Read',
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ module.exports = () => {
     },
   ];
 
-  const permissionProvider = strapi.admin.services['permission-provider'];
-  permissionProvider.register(permissions);
+  const actionProvider = strapi.admin.services.permission.provider;
+  actionProvider.register(actions);
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-documentation/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-documentation/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index 8fdf436719..03cfa45fa8 100755
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-documentation/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-documentation/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = async () => {
   }
 
   // Add permissions
-  const permissions = [
+  const actions = [
     {
       section: 'plugins',
       displayName: 'Can access to the Documentation',
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ module.exports = async () => {
     },
   ];
 
-  const permissionProvider = strapi.admin.services['permission-provider'];
-  permissionProvider.register(permissions);
+  const actionProvider = strapi.admin.services.permission.provider;
+  actionProvider.register(actions);
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index 8395a0bf13..4e67fd62c0 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-upload/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module.exports = async () => {
   }
 
   await pruneObsoleteRelations();
-  registerPermissions();
+  registerPermissionActions();
 };
 
 const createProvider = ({ provider, providerOptions }) => {
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ const pruneObsoleteRelationsQuery = ({ model }) => {
   );
 };
 
-const registerPermissions = () => {
-  const permissions = [
+const registerPermissionActions = () => {
+  const actions = [
     {
       section: 'plugins',
       displayName: 'Can access to the Media Library',
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ const registerPermissions = () => {
     },
   ];
 
-  const permissionProvider = strapi.admin.services['permission-provider'];
-  permissionProvider.register(permissions);
+  const actionProvider = strapi.admin.services.permission.provider;
+  actionProvider.register(actions);
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/functions/bootstrap.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/functions/bootstrap.js
index 1b49bbebfc..b3de3ad321 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/functions/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/functions/bootstrap.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const uuid = require('uuid/v4');
 
-const usersPermissionsPermissions = require('../users-permissions-permissions');
+const usersPermissionsActions = require('../users-permissions-actions');
 
 module.exports = async () => {
   const pluginStore = strapi.store({
@@ -183,6 +183,6 @@ module.exports = async () => {
     strapi.reload.isWatching = true;
   }
 
-  const permissionProvider = strapi.admin.services['permission-provider'];
-  permissionProvider.register(usersPermissionsPermissions.permissions);
+  const actionProvider = strapi.admin.services.permission.provider;
+  actionProvider.register(usersPermissionsActions.actions);
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/users-permissions-permissions.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/users-permissions-actions.js
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/users-permissions-permissions.js
rename to packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/users-permissions-actions.js
index f74c7dd2f9..4119c33935 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/users-permissions-permissions.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-users-permissions/config/users-permissions-actions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-  permissions: [
+  actions: [
     {
       // Roles
       section: 'plugins',
diff --git a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/validators.js b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/validators.js
index 2a3f9468e3..220d5e7118 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-utils/lib/validators.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-utils/lib/validators.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function arrayRequiredAllowEmpty(message) {
 
 function isAPluginName(message) {
   return this.test('is not a plugin name', message, function(value) {
-    return ['admin', ...Object.keys(strapi.plugins)].includes(value)
+    return [undefined, 'admin', ...Object.keys(strapi.plugins)].includes(value)
       ? true
       : this.createError({ path: this.path, message: `${this.path} is not an existing plugin` });
   });