diff --git a/web/app.js b/web/app.js
index 704ac1b95..451151b86 100644
--- a/web/app.js
+++ b/web/app.js
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import {
   MissingPDFException,
   OPS,
   PDFWorker,
-  PermissionFlag,
   shadow,
   UnexpectedResponseException,
   UNSUPPORTED_FEATURES,
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ import { ViewHistory } from "./view_history.js";
 const DISABLE_AUTO_FETCH_LOADING_BAR_TIMEOUT = 5000; // ms
 const FORCE_PAGES_LOADED_TIMEOUT = 10000; // ms
 const WHEEL_ZOOM_DISABLED_TIMEOUT = 1000; // ms
-const ENABLE_PERMISSIONS_CLASS = "enablePermissions";
 
 const ViewOnLoad = {
   UNKNOWN: -1,
@@ -530,6 +528,7 @@ const PDFViewerApplication = {
       enablePrintAutoRotate: AppOptions.get("enablePrintAutoRotate"),
       useOnlyCssZoom: AppOptions.get("useOnlyCssZoom"),
       maxCanvasPixels: AppOptions.get("maxCanvasPixels"),
+      enablePermissions: AppOptions.get("enablePermissions"),
     });
     pdfRenderingQueue.setViewer(this.pdfViewer);
     pdfLinkService.setViewer(this.pdfViewer);
@@ -841,7 +840,6 @@ const PDFViewerApplication = {
       this.pdfLinkService.setDocument(null);
       this.pdfDocumentProperties.setDocument(null);
     }
-    webViewerResetPermissions();
     this.pdfLinkService.externalLinkEnabled = true;
     this._fellback = false;
     this.store = null;
@@ -1326,10 +1324,6 @@ const PDFViewerApplication = {
             pdfViewer.focus();
           }
 
-          // Currently only the "copy"-permission is supported, hence we delay
-          // the `getPermissions` API call until *after* rendering has started.
-          this._initializePermissions(pdfDocument);
-
           // For documents with different page sizes, once all pages are
           // resolved, ensure that the correct location becomes visible on load.
           // (To reduce the risk, in very large and/or slow loading documents,
@@ -1709,24 +1703,6 @@ const PDFViewerApplication = {
     }
   },
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   */
-  async _initializePermissions(pdfDocument) {
-    const permissions = await pdfDocument.getPermissions();
-
-    if (pdfDocument !== this.pdfDocument) {
-      return; // The document was closed while the permissions resolved.
-    }
-    if (!permissions || !AppOptions.get("enablePermissions")) {
-      return;
-    }
-    // Currently only the "copy"-permission is supported.
-    if (!permissions.includes(PermissionFlag.COPY)) {
-      this.appConfig.viewerContainer.classList.add(ENABLE_PERMISSIONS_CLASS);
-    }
-  },
-
   /**
    * @private
    */
@@ -2335,15 +2311,6 @@ function webViewerOpenFileViaURL(file) {
   }
 }
 
-function webViewerResetPermissions() {
-  const { appConfig } = PDFViewerApplication;
-  if (!appConfig) {
-    return;
-  }
-  // Currently only the "copy"-permission is supported.
-  appConfig.viewerContainer.classList.remove(ENABLE_PERMISSIONS_CLASS);
-}
-
 function webViewerPageRendered({ pageNumber, error }) {
   // If the page is still visible when it has finished rendering,
   // ensure that the page number input loading indicator is hidden.
diff --git a/web/base_viewer.js b/web/base_viewer.js
index 8fac5d0ce..2546edca5 100644
--- a/web/base_viewer.js
+++ b/web/base_viewer.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import {
   AnnotationMode,
   createPromiseCapability,
+  PermissionFlag,
   PixelsPerInch,
   version,
 } from "pdfjs-lib";
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ import { TextLayerBuilder } from "./text_layer_builder.js";
 import { XfaLayerBuilder } from "./xfa_layer_builder.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_CACHE_SIZE = 10;
+const ENABLE_PERMISSIONS_CLASS = "enablePermissions";
 
 const PagesCountLimit = {
   FORCE_SCROLL_MODE_PAGE: 15000,
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ const PagesCountLimit = {
  *   total pixels, i.e. width * height. Use -1 for no limit. The default value
  *   is 4096 * 4096 (16 mega-pixels).
  * @property {IL10n} l10n - Localization service.
+ * @property {boolean} [enablePermissions] - Enables PDF document permissions,
+ *   when they exist. The default value is `false`.
  */
 
 class PDFPageViewBuffer {
@@ -171,6 +175,8 @@ class PDFPageViewBuffer {
 class BaseViewer {
   #buffer = null;
 
+  #enablePermissions = false;
+
   #previousContainerHeight = 0;
 
   #scrollModePageState = null;
@@ -227,6 +233,7 @@ class BaseViewer {
     this.useOnlyCssZoom = options.useOnlyCssZoom || false;
     this.maxCanvasPixels = options.maxCanvasPixels;
     this.l10n = options.l10n || NullL10n;
+    this.#enablePermissions = options.enablePermissions || false;
 
     this.defaultRenderingQueue = !options.renderingQueue;
     if (this.defaultRenderingQueue) {
@@ -472,10 +479,20 @@ class BaseViewer {
     return this.pdfDocument ? this._pagesCapability.promise : null;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * @private
-   */
-  _onePageRenderedOrForceFetch() {
+  #initializePermissions(permissions, pdfDocument) {
+    if (pdfDocument !== this.pdfDocument) {
+      return; // The document was closed while the permissions resolved.
+    }
+    if (!permissions || !this.#enablePermissions) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // Currently only the "copy"-permission is supported.
+    if (!permissions.includes(PermissionFlag.COPY)) {
+      this.viewer.classList.add(ENABLE_PERMISSIONS_CLASS);
+    }
+  }
+
+  #onePageRenderedOrForceFetch() {
     // Unless the viewer *and* its pages are visible, rendering won't start and
     // `this._onePageRenderedCapability` thus won't be resolved.
     // To ensure that automatic printing, on document load, still works even in
@@ -520,6 +537,7 @@ class BaseViewer {
     const firstPagePromise = pdfDocument.getPage(1);
     // Rendering (potentially) depends on this, hence fetching it immediately.
     const optionalContentConfigPromise = pdfDocument.getOptionalContentConfig();
+    const permissionsPromise = pdfDocument.getPermissions();
 
     // Given that browsers don't handle huge amounts of DOM-elements very well,
     // enforce usage of PAGE-scrolling when loading *very* long/large documents.
@@ -564,10 +582,11 @@ class BaseViewer {
 
     // Fetch a single page so we can get a viewport that will be the default
     // viewport for all pages
-    firstPagePromise
-      .then(firstPdfPage => {
+    Promise.all([firstPagePromise, permissionsPromise])
+      .then(([firstPdfPage, permissions]) => {
         this._firstPageCapability.resolve(firstPdfPage);
         this._optionalContentConfigPromise = optionalContentConfigPromise;
+        this.#initializePermissions(permissions, pdfDocument);
 
         const viewerElement =
           this._scrollMode === ScrollMode.PAGE ? null : this.viewer;
@@ -626,7 +645,7 @@ class BaseViewer {
         // Fetch all the pages since the viewport is needed before printing
         // starts to create the correct size canvas. Wait until one page is
         // rendered so we don't tie up too many resources early on.
-        this._onePageRenderedOrForceFetch().then(async () => {
+        this.#onePageRenderedOrForceFetch().then(async () => {
           if (this.findController) {
             this.findController.setDocument(pdfDocument); // Enable searching.
           }
@@ -750,6 +769,9 @@ class BaseViewer {
     this.viewer.textContent = "";
     // ... and reset the Scroll mode CSS class(es) afterwards.
     this._updateScrollMode();
+
+    // Reset all PDF document permissions.
+    this.viewer.classList.remove(ENABLE_PERMISSIONS_CLASS);
   }
 
   #ensurePageViewVisible() {
diff --git a/web/pdf_viewer.css b/web/pdf_viewer.css
index d98a17969..01c9cfa2d 100644
--- a/web/pdf_viewer.css
+++ b/web/pdf_viewer.css
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@
   background: none;
 }
 
+.pdfViewer.enablePermissions .textLayer span {
+  user-select: none !important;
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+}
+
 .pdfPresentationMode .pdfViewer {
   padding-bottom: 0;
 }
diff --git a/web/viewer.css b/web/viewer.css
index a8810c528..0541efd3b 100644
--- a/web/viewer.css
+++ b/web/viewer.css
@@ -204,11 +204,6 @@ select {
   display: none !important;
 }
 
-.pdfViewer.enablePermissions .textLayer span {
-  user-select: none !important;
-  cursor: not-allowed;
-}
-
 #viewerContainer.pdfPresentationMode:fullscreen {
   top: 0;
   background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);