diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/oauth_scopes.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/oauth_scopes.go
index b60ddae66..c99b5543d 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/oauth_scopes.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/oauth_scopes.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func HasMinimumScopes(httpClient httpClient, hostname, authToken string) error {
 		missingScopes = append(missingScopes, "repo")
 	}
 
-	if !search["read:org"] && !search["admin:org"] {
+	if !search["read:org"] && !search["write:org"] && !search["admin:org"] {
 		missingScopes = append(missingScopes, "read:org")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/oauth_scopes_test.go b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/oauth_scopes_test.go
index e92020f08..3b9766a95 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/oauth_scopes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/auth/shared/oauth_scopes_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ func Test_HasMinimumScopes(t *testing.T) {
 			header:  "repo, admin:org",
 			wantErr: "",
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "write:org satisfies read:org",
+			header:  "repo, write:org",
+			wantErr: "",
+		},
 		{
 			name:    "insufficient scope",
 			header:  "repo",