diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint.go b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
index 741d8f867..30d05d0ba 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
@@ -654,6 +654,13 @@ func (j *Job) GetJob(args *structs.JobSpecificRequest,
 	}
 	defer metrics.MeasureSince([]string{"nomad", "job", "get_job"}, time.Now())
 
+	// Check for read-job permissions
+	if aclObj, err := j.srv.resolveToken(args.SecretID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if aclObj != nil && !aclObj.AllowNsOp(args.RequestNamespace(), acl.NamespaceCapabilityReadJob) {
+		return structs.ErrPermissionDenied
+	}
+
 	// Setup the blocking query
 	opts := blockingOptions{
 		queryOpts: &args.QueryOptions,
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
index f277ce2d4..93a3eee19 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
@@ -1939,6 +1939,64 @@ func TestJobEndpoint_GetJob(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJobEndpoint_GetJob_ACL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	s1, root := testACLServer(t, nil)
+	defer s1.Shutdown()
+	codec := rpcClient(t, s1)
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
+	state := s1.fsm.State()
+
+	// Create the job
+	job := mock.Job()
+	err := state.UpsertJob(1000, job)
+	assert.Nil(err)
+
+	// Lookup the job
+	get := &structs.JobSpecificRequest{
+		JobID: job.ID,
+		QueryOptions: structs.QueryOptions{
+			Region:    "global",
+			Namespace: job.Namespace,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Looking up the job without a token should fail
+	var resp structs.SingleJobResponse
+	err = msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Job.GetJob", get, &resp)
+	assert.NotNil(err)
+	assert.Contains(err.Error(), "Permission denied")
+
+	// Expect failure for request with an invalid token
+	invalidToken := CreatePolicyAndToken(t, state, 1003, "test-invalid",
+		NamespacePolicy(structs.DefaultNamespace, "", []string{acl.NamespaceCapabilityListJobs}))
+
+	get.SecretID = invalidToken.SecretID
+	var invalidResp structs.SingleJobResponse
+	err = msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Job.GetJob", get, &invalidResp)
+	assert.NotNil(err)
+	assert.Contains(err.Error(), "Permission denied")
+
+	// Looking up the job with a management token should succeed
+	get.SecretID = root.SecretID
+	var validResp structs.SingleJobResponse
+	err = msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Job.GetJob", get, &validResp)
+	assert.Nil(err)
+	assert.Equal(job.ID, validResp.Job.ID)
+
+	// Looking up the job with a valid token should succeed
+	validToken := CreatePolicyAndToken(t, state, 1005, "test-valid",
+		NamespacePolicy(structs.DefaultNamespace, "", []string{acl.NamespaceCapabilityReadJob}))
+
+	get.SecretID = validToken.SecretID
+	var validResp2 structs.SingleJobResponse
+	err = msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Job.GetJob", get, &validResp2)
+	assert.Nil(err)
+	assert.Equal(job.ID, validResp2.Job.ID)
+}
+
 func TestJobEndpoint_GetJob_Blocking(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	s1 := testServer(t, nil)
diff --git a/website/source/api/jobs.html.md b/website/source/api/jobs.html.md
index c3937f3d9..d7696544e 100644
--- a/website/source/api/jobs.html.md
+++ b/website/source/api/jobs.html.md
@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@ The table below shows this endpoint's support for
 [blocking queries](/api/index.html#blocking-queries) and
 [required ACLs](/api/index.html#acls).
 
-| Blocking Queries | ACL Required |
-| ---------------- | ------------ |
-| `YES`            | `none`       |
+| Blocking Queries | ACL Required               |
+| ---------------- | -------------------------- |
+| `YES`            | `namespace:read-job`       |
 
 ### Parameters