diff --git a/frontend/src/component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions.ts b/frontend/src/component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions.ts
index 1815f0eb19..1e7ee2c0c4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/component/providers/AccessProvider/permissions.ts
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ export const UPDATE_SEGMENT = 'UPDATE_SEGMENT';
 export const DELETE_SEGMENT = 'DELETE_SEGMENT';
 export const APPLY_CHANGE_REQUEST = 'APPLY_CHANGE_REQUEST';
 export const APPROVE_CHANGE_REQUEST = 'APPROVE_CHANGE_REQUEST';
+export const SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST = 'SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST';
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.ts
index ecc7e9ec44..8e1aa4a327 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/feature.ts
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ class FeatureController extends Controller {
                         environment: DEFAULT_ENV,
                     },
                     userName,
+                    req.user,
                 ),
             ),
         );
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ class FeatureController extends Controller {
                         s,
                         { projectId, featureName, environment: DEFAULT_ENV },
                         userName,
+                        req.user,
                     ),
                 ),
             );
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/project/features.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/project/features.ts
index 51139fd20e..a4e9d3a0d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/project/features.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/project/features.ts
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ export default class ProjectFeaturesController extends Controller {
             strategyConfig,
             { environment, projectId, featureName },
             userName,
+            req.user,
         );
 
         const updatedStrategy = await this.featureService.getStrategy(
@@ -674,6 +675,7 @@ export default class ProjectFeaturesController extends Controller {
             req.body,
             { environment, projectId, featureName },
             userName,
+            req.user,
         );
         res.status(200).json(updatedStrategy);
     }
@@ -692,6 +694,7 @@ export default class ProjectFeaturesController extends Controller {
             newDocument,
             { environment, projectId, featureName },
             userName,
+            req.user,
         );
         res.status(200).json(updatedStrategy);
     }
@@ -720,6 +723,7 @@ export default class ProjectFeaturesController extends Controller {
             strategyId,
             { environment, projectId, featureName },
             userName,
+            req.user,
         );
         res.status(200).json(strategy);
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
index 2683ae8465..98dba11637 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ import { SetStrategySortOrderSchema } from 'lib/openapi/spec/set-strategy-sort-o
 import { getDefaultStrategy } from '../util/feature-evaluator/helpers';
 import { AccessService } from './access-service';
 import { User } from '../server-impl';
-import { CREATE_FEATURE_STRATEGY } from '../types/permissions';
+import {
+    CREATE_FEATURE_STRATEGY,
+    SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST,
+} from '../types/permissions';
 import NoAccessError from '../error/no-access-error';
 import { IFeatureProjectUserParams } from '../routes/admin-api/project/features';
 
@@ -321,10 +324,12 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         strategyConfig: Unsaved<IStrategyConfig>,
         context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
         createdBy: string,
+        user?: User,
     ): Promise<Saved<IStrategyConfig>> {
         await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(
             context.projectId,
             context.environment,
+            user,
         );
         return this.unprotectedCreateStrategy(
             strategyConfig,
@@ -413,10 +418,12 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         updates: Partial<IFeatureStrategy>,
         context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
         userName: string,
+        user?: User,
     ): Promise<Saved<IStrategyConfig>> {
         await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(
             context.projectId,
             context.environment,
+            user,
         );
         return this.unprotectedUpdateStrategy(id, updates, context, userName);
     }
@@ -533,10 +540,12 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         id: string,
         context: IFeatureStrategyContext,
         createdBy: string,
+        user?: User,
     ): Promise<void> {
         await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(
             context.projectId,
             context.environment,
+            user,
         );
         return this.unprotectedDeleteStrategy(id, context, createdBy);
     }
@@ -1014,7 +1023,7 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
         createdBy: string,
         user?: User,
     ): Promise<FeatureToggle> {
-        await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(project, environment);
+        await this.stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(project, environment, user);
         if (enabled) {
             await this.stopWhenCannotCreateStrategies(
                 project,
@@ -1375,16 +1384,21 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
     private async stopWhenChangeRequestsEnabled(
         project: string,
         environment: string,
+        user?: User,
     ) {
-        if (
-            await this.accessService.isChangeRequestsEnabled(
-                project,
-                environment,
-            )
-        ) {
-            throw new Error(
-                `Change requests are enabled in project "${project}" for environment "${environment}"`,
-            );
+        const [canSkipChangeRequest, changeRequestEnabled] = await Promise.all([
+            user
+                ? this.accessService.hasPermission(
+                      user,
+                      SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST,
+                      project,
+                      environment,
+                  )
+                : Promise.resolve(false),
+            this.accessService.isChangeRequestsEnabled(project, environment),
+        ]);
+        if (changeRequestEnabled && !canSkipChangeRequest) {
+            throw new NoAccessError(SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/types/permissions.ts b/src/lib/types/permissions.ts
index fea077d7a5..00b3a98b6c 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/permissions.ts
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ export const UPDATE_SEGMENT = 'UPDATE_SEGMENT';
 export const DELETE_SEGMENT = 'DELETE_SEGMENT';
 export const APPROVE_CHANGE_REQUEST = 'APPROVE_CHANGE_REQUEST';
 export const APPLY_CHANGE_REQUEST = 'APPLY_CHANGE_REQUEST';
+export const SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST = 'SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST';
diff --git a/src/migrations/20221205122253-skip-change-request.js b/src/migrations/20221205122253-skip-change-request.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95ffaad5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/migrations/20221205122253-skip-change-request.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+exports.up = function (db, cb) {
+    db.runSql(
+        `
+        INSERT INTO permissions (permission, display_name, type) VALUES ('SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST', 'Skip change request process', 'environment');
+        `,
+        cb,
+    );
+};
+
+exports.down = function (db, cb) {
+    db.runSql(
+        `
+        DELETE FROM permissions WHERE permission = 'SKIP_CHANGE_REQUEST';
+  `,
+        cb,
+    );
+};