diff --git a/static/js/permissions.js b/static/js/permissions.js
index 1f5905a..8a30fff 100644
--- a/static/js/permissions.js
+++ b/static/js/permissions.js
@@ -155,9 +155,10 @@ window.app = Vue.createApp({
 
     async loadAccounts() {
       try {
+        // Admin permissions UI needs to see virtual accounts to grant permissions on them
         const response = await LNbits.api.request(
           'GET',
-          '/castle/api/v1/accounts',
+          '/castle/api/v1/accounts?exclude_virtual=false',
           this.g.user.wallets[0].inkey
         )
         this.accounts = response.data
diff --git a/views_api.py b/views_api.py
index 0964996..2517895 100644
--- a/views_api.py
+++ b/views_api.py
@@ -140,9 +140,15 @@ async def api_get_accounts(
     - exclude_virtual: If true, exclude virtual parent accounts (default True)
     - Returns AccountWithPermissions objects when filter_by_user=true, otherwise Account objects
     """
+    from lnbits.settings import settings as lnbits_settings
+
     all_accounts = await get_all_accounts()
 
-    if not filter_by_user:
+    user_id = wallet.wallet.user
+    is_super_user = user_id == lnbits_settings.super_user
+
+    # Super users bypass permission filtering - they see everything
+    if not filter_by_user or is_super_user:
         # Filter out virtual accounts if requested (default behavior for user views)
         if exclude_virtual:
             all_accounts = [acc for acc in all_accounts if not acc.is_virtual]
@@ -151,7 +157,6 @@ async def api_get_accounts(
 
     # Filter by user permissions
     # NOTE: Do NOT filter out virtual accounts yet - they're needed for inheritance logic
-    user_id = wallet.wallet.user
     user_permissions = await get_user_permissions(user_id)
 
     # Get set of account IDs the user has any permission on