diff --git a/src/home/authentication.ts b/src/home/authentication.ts
index 7780dae6..4e8fb1ae 100644
--- a/src/home/authentication.ts
+++ b/src/home/authentication.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ export async function authentication() {
   const gitHubUser: null | GitHubUser = await getGitHubUser();
   if (gitHubUser) {
     trackDevRelReferral(gitHubUser.login + "|" + gitHubUser.id);
-    displayGitHubUserInformation(gitHubUser);
+    await displayGitHubUserInformation(gitHubUser);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/home/fetch-github/fetch-issues-preview.ts b/src/home/fetch-github/fetch-issues-preview.ts
index 2820d206..fe75e99b 100644
--- a/src/home/fetch-github/fetch-issues-preview.ts
+++ b/src/home/fetch-github/fetch-issues-preview.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async function checkPrivateRepoAccess(): Promise<boolean> {
       }
       return false;
     } catch (error) {
-      if (error instanceof RequestError && error.status === 404) {
+      if (!!error && typeof error === "object" && "status" in error && (error.status === 404 || error.status === 401)) {
         // If the status is 404, it means the user is not a collaborator, hence no access
         return false;
       } else {
diff --git a/src/home/getters/get-github-access-token.ts b/src/home/getters/get-github-access-token.ts
index 4e19f008..c5303f81 100644
--- a/src/home/getters/get-github-access-token.ts
+++ b/src/home/getters/get-github-access-token.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
 declare const SUPABASE_STORAGE_KEY: string; // @DEV: passed in at build time check build/esbuild-build.ts
+import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 import { checkSupabaseSession } from "../rendering/render-github-login-button";
 import { getLocalStore } from "./get-local-store";
 
+/**
+ * Checks if the logged-in user is part of Ubiquity's Org, and didn't grant the 'repo' scope
+ */
+export async function isOrgMemberWithoutScope() {
+  const octokit = new Octokit({ auth: await getGitHubAccessToken() });
+  try {
+    await octokit.orgs.getMembershipForAuthenticatedUser({
+      org: "ubiquity",
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e && typeof e === "object" && "status" in e && e.status === 404) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    throw e;
+  }
+  const { headers } = await octokit.request("HEAD /");
+  if (headers) {
+    const scopes = headers["x-oauth-scopes"]?.split(", ");
+    return !scopes?.includes("repo");
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export async function getGitHubAccessToken(): Promise<string | null> {
   // better to use official function, looking up localstorage has flaws
   const oauthToken = await checkSupabaseSession();
diff --git a/src/home/rendering/display-github-user-information.ts b/src/home/rendering/display-github-user-information.ts
index cb875733..398d3a5d 100644
--- a/src/home/rendering/display-github-user-information.ts
+++ b/src/home/rendering/display-github-user-information.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,27 @@
+import { isOrgMemberWithoutScope } from "../getters/get-github-access-token";
 import { GitHubUser } from "../github-types";
-import { getSupabase } from "./render-github-login-button";
+import { getSupabase, renderAugmentAccessButton } from "./render-github-login-button";
 
-export function displayGitHubUserInformation(gitHubUser: GitHubUser) {
+export async function displayGitHubUserInformation(gitHubUser: GitHubUser) {
   const toolbar = document.getElementById("toolbar");
-  const authenticated = document.createElement("div");
-  authenticated.id = "authenticated";
+  const authenticatedDivElement = document.createElement("div");
+  const containerDivElement = document.createElement("div");
+  authenticatedDivElement.id = "authenticated";
+  authenticatedDivElement.classList.add("user-container");
   if (!toolbar) throw new Error("toolbar not found");
 
   const img = document.createElement("img");
   img.src = gitHubUser.avatar_url;
   img.alt = gitHubUser.login;
-  authenticated.appendChild(img);
+  authenticatedDivElement.appendChild(img);
 
-  const div = document.createElement("div");
+  const divNameElement = document.createElement("div");
 
-  div.textContent = gitHubUser.name;
-  div.classList.add("full");
-  authenticated.appendChild(div);
+  divNameElement.textContent = gitHubUser.name;
+  divNameElement.classList.add("full");
+  authenticatedDivElement.appendChild(divNameElement);
 
-  authenticated.addEventListener("click", async function signOut() {
+  authenticatedDivElement.addEventListener("click", async function signOut() {
     const supabase = getSupabase();
     const { error } = await supabase.auth.signOut();
     if (error) {
@@ -28,7 +31,14 @@ export function displayGitHubUserInformation(gitHubUser: GitHubUser) {
     window.location.reload();
   });
 
-  toolbar.appendChild(authenticated);
+  containerDivElement.appendChild(authenticatedDivElement);
+
+  if (await isOrgMemberWithoutScope()) {
+    const accessButton = renderAugmentAccessButton();
+    containerDivElement.appendChild(accessButton);
+  }
+
+  toolbar.appendChild(containerDivElement);
   toolbar.setAttribute("data-authenticated", "true");
   toolbar.classList.add("ready");
 }
diff --git a/src/home/rendering/render-github-login-button.ts b/src/home/rendering/render-github-login-button.ts
index a8b5f8f9..2cec107d 100644
--- a/src/home/rendering/render-github-login-button.ts
+++ b/src/home/rendering/render-github-login-button.ts
@@ -18,25 +18,35 @@ export async function checkSupabaseSession() {
   return session;
 }
 
-async function gitHubLoginButtonHandler() {
+async function gitHubLoginButtonHandler(scopes = "public_repo read:org") {
   const { error } = await supabase.auth.signInWithOAuth({
     provider: "github",
     options: {
-      scopes: "repo",
+      scopes,
     },
   });
   if (error) {
     console.error("Error logging in:", error);
   }
 }
+
+const augmentAccessButton = document.createElement("button");
+export function renderAugmentAccessButton() {
+  augmentAccessButton.id = "augment-access-button";
+  augmentAccessButton.innerHTML = `<span title="Allow access to private repositories"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="svg-icon"><path d="M12 17c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2s-.9-2-2-2-2 .9-2 2 .9 2 2 2m6-9h-1V6c0-2.76-2.24-5-5-5S7 3.24 7 6h1.9c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1 1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1v2H6c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v10c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h12c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V10c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2m0 12H6V10h12z"></path></svg><span/>`;
+  augmentAccessButton.addEventListener("click", () => gitHubLoginButtonHandler("repo read:org"));
+  return augmentAccessButton;
+}
+
 const gitHubLoginButton = document.createElement("button");
 export function renderGitHubLoginButton() {
   gitHubLoginButton.id = "github-login-button";
   gitHubLoginButton.innerHTML = "<span>Login</span><span class='full'>&nbsp;With GitHub</span>";
-  gitHubLoginButton.addEventListener("click", gitHubLoginButtonHandler);
+  gitHubLoginButton.addEventListener("click", () => gitHubLoginButtonHandler());
   if (toolbar) {
     toolbar.appendChild(gitHubLoginButton);
     toolbar.classList.add("ready");
   }
 }
+
 export { gitHubLoginButton };
diff --git a/static/style/inverted-style.css b/static/style/inverted-style.css
index 339b33b1..7990a2e7 100644
--- a/static/style/inverted-style.css
+++ b/static/style/inverted-style.css
@@ -664,4 +664,14 @@
       opacity: 0.5;
     }
   }
+  .svg-icon {
+    fill: #070707;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+  }
+  .user-container {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    margin-right: 8px;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/static/style/style.css b/static/style/style.css
index 1664c11a..942f24f8 100644
--- a/static/style/style.css
+++ b/static/style/style.css
@@ -664,4 +664,14 @@
       opacity: 0.5;
     }
   }
+  .svg-icon {
+    fill: #f8f8f8;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+  }
+  .user-container {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    margin-right: 8px;
+  }
 }