diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/views/project.py b/apiserver/plane/app/views/project.py
index 2ed82e7e9..c67575db5 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/views/project.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/views/project.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from plane.app.permissions import (
     WorkspaceUserPermission,
     ProjectBasePermission,
     ProjectMemberPermission,
+    ProjectLitePermission,
 )
 
 from plane.db.models import (
@@ -602,6 +603,18 @@ class ProjectMemberViewSet(BaseViewSet):
         ProjectMemberPermission,
     ]
 
+    def get_permissions(self):
+        if self.action == "leave":
+            self.permission_classes = [
+                ProjectLitePermission,
+            ]
+        else:
+            self.permission_classes = [
+                ProjectMemberPermission,
+            ]
+
+        return super(ProjectMemberViewSet, self).get_permissions()
+
     search_fields = [
         "member__display_name",
         "member__first_name",