diff --git a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest.test.tsx b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest.test.tsx
index c49005f0f6..19e7048253 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequest.test.tsx
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ const otherRequests = (feature: string) => {
         version: 1,
         tags: [],
     });
+    testServerRoute(server, `api/admin/tag-types`, {
+        tagTypes: [],
+        version: 1,
+    });
     testServerRoute(server, 'api/admin/user', {
         user: {
             isAPI: false,
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequestPermissions.test.tsx b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequestPermissions.test.tsx
index bfb3c63958..5074e4eef2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequestPermissions.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/changeRequest/ChangeRequestPermissions.test.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ const setupOtherRoutes = (feature: string) => {
         version: 1,
         tags: [],
     });
+    testServerRoute(server, `api/admin/tag-types`, {
+        tagTypes: [],
+        version: 1,
+    });
     testServerRoute(server, `api/admin/tags/simple`, {
         version: 1,
         tags: [],
diff --git a/frontend/src/component/providers/AccessProvider/AccessProvider.tsx b/frontend/src/component/providers/AccessProvider/AccessProvider.tsx
index 02b1332dcf..2b98525909 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/providers/AccessProvider/AccessProvider.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/component/providers/AccessProvider/AccessProvider.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ReactElement, ReactNode, useMemo } from 'react';
 import AccessContext, { IAccessContext } from 'contexts/AccessContext';
-import { ADMIN } from './permissions';
+import { ADMIN, SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST } from './permissions';
 import { IPermission } from 'interfaces/user';
 import { useAuthPermissions } from 'hooks/api/getters/useAuth/useAuthPermissions';
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const checkPermission = (
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (p.permission === ADMIN) {
+    if (p.permission === ADMIN && permission !== SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST) {
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useChangeRequestsEnabled.test.tsx b/frontend/src/hooks/useChangeRequestsEnabled.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f91e7eaf97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useChangeRequestsEnabled.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { AccessProviderMock } from '../component/providers/AccessProvider/AccessProviderMock';
+import { useChangeRequestsEnabled } from './useChangeRequestsEnabled';
+import { FC } from 'react';
+import { testServerRoute, testServerSetup } from '../utils/testServer';
+import {
+    SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST,
+    ADMIN,
+} from '../component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions';
+
+const project = 'project';
+const environment = 'production';
+
+const TestComponent: FC = () => {
+    const { isChangeRequestConfigured } = useChangeRequestsEnabled(project);
+
+    const string = isChangeRequestConfigured('production')
+        ? 'change request'
+        : 'regular mode';
+
+    return <div>{string}</div>;
+};
+
+const server = testServerSetup();
+
+testServerRoute(
+    server,
+    `/api/admin/projects/${project}/change-requests/config`,
+    [
+        {
+            environment,
+            changeRequestEnabled: true,
+        },
+    ]
+);
+testServerRoute(server, '/api/admin/ui-config', {
+    versionInfo: {
+        current: { enterprise: 'present' },
+    },
+});
+
+test('SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST disables change request mode', async () => {
+    render(
+        <AccessProviderMock
+            permissions={[
+                {
+                    permission: ADMIN,
+                    project,
+                    environment,
+                },
+            ]}
+        >
+            <TestComponent />
+        </AccessProviderMock>
+    );
+
+    const result = await screen.findByText('change request');
+    expect(result).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    render(
+        <AccessProviderMock
+            permissions={[
+                {
+                    permission: SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST,
+                    project,
+                    environment,
+                },
+            ]}
+        >
+            <TestComponent />
+        </AccessProviderMock>
+    );
+
+    const regularModeElement = await screen.findByText('regular mode');
+    expect(regularModeElement).toBeInTheDocument();
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useChangeRequestsEnabled.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useChangeRequestsEnabled.ts
index 9c174181dc..da487d3465 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useChangeRequestsEnabled.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useChangeRequestsEnabled.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,26 @@
+import { SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST } from 'component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions';
 import React from 'react';
 import { useChangeRequestConfig } from './api/getters/useChangeRequestConfig/useChangeRequestConfig';
+import { useCheckProjectPermissions } from './useHasAccess';
 
 export const useChangeRequestsEnabled = (projectId: string) => {
     const { data } = useChangeRequestConfig(projectId);
+    const checkAccess = useCheckProjectPermissions(projectId);
 
     const isChangeRequestConfigured = React.useCallback(
         (environment: string): boolean => {
-            return data.some(draft => {
-                return (
-                    draft.environment === environment &&
-                    draft.changeRequestEnabled
-                );
-            });
+            const canSkipChangeRequest = checkAccess(
+                SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST,
+                environment
+            );
+            return canSkipChangeRequest
+                ? false
+                : data.some(draft => {
+                      return (
+                          draft.environment === environment &&
+                          draft.changeRequestEnabled
+                      );
+                  });
         },
         [JSON.stringify(data)]
     );
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useHasAccess.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useHasAccess.ts
index 87c65650b3..63b3a56841 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useHasAccess.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useHasAccess.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import useProject from './api/getters/useProject/useProject';
  * This is for features not integrated with change request.
  * If the feature is integrated with change request, use useCheckProjectAccess instead.
  */
-const useCheckProjectPermissions = (projectId?: string) => {
+export const useCheckProjectPermissions = (projectId?: string) => {
     const { hasAccess } = useContext(AccessContext);
 
     const checkPermission = (
diff --git a/src/migrations/20230411085947-skip-change-request-ui.js b/src/migrations/20230411085947-skip-change-request-ui.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f2b6c2dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/20230411085947-skip-change-request-ui.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+'use strict';
+
+exports.up = function (db, callback) {
+    db.runSql(
+        `
+          UPDATE permissions SET display_name = 'Skip change request process' WHERE permission = 'SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST';
+        `,
+        callback,
+    );
+};
+
+exports.down = function (db, callback) {
+    db.runSql(
+        `
+        UPDATE permissions SET display_name = 'Skip change request process (API-only)' WHERE permission = 'SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST';
+        `,
+        callback,
+    );
+};