diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index d58e39920bcda..763d56ecd2622 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -367,6 +367,16 @@ func reqOwner() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 }
 
+// reqSelfOrAdmin doer should be the same as the contextUser or site admin
+func reqSelfOrAdmin() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+		if !ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin() && ctx.ContextUser != ctx.Doer {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "reqSelfOrAdmin", "doer should be the site admin or be same as the contextUser")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // reqAdmin user should be an owner or a collaborator with admin write of a repository, or site admin
 func reqAdmin() func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	return func(ctx *context.APIContext) {
@@ -910,7 +920,7 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 					m.Combo("").Get(user.ListAccessTokens).
 						Post(bind(api.CreateAccessTokenOption{}), reqToken(), user.CreateAccessToken)
 					m.Combo("/{id}").Delete(reqToken(), user.DeleteAccessToken)
-				}, reqBasicOrRevProxyAuth())
+				}, reqSelfOrAdmin(), reqBasicOrRevProxyAuth())
 
 				m.Get("/activities/feeds", user.ListUserActivityFeeds)
 			}, context_service.UserAssignmentAPI())
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/user/app.go b/routers/api/v1/user/app.go
index e512ba9e4bd96..6972931abc69f 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/user/app.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/user/app.go
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ func ListAccessTokens(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	// responses:
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/AccessTokenList"
+	//   "403":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
 
-	opts := auth_model.ListAccessTokensOptions{UserID: ctx.Doer.ID, ListOptions: utils.GetListOptions(ctx)}
+	opts := auth_model.ListAccessTokensOptions{UserID: ctx.ContextUser.ID, ListOptions: utils.GetListOptions(ctx)}
 
 	count, err := auth_model.CountAccessTokens(ctx, opts)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -95,11 +97,13 @@ func CreateAccessToken(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/AccessToken"
 	//   "400":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/error"
+	//   "403":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
 
 	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.CreateAccessTokenOption)
 
 	t := &auth_model.AccessToken{
-		UID:  ctx.Doer.ID,
+		UID:  ctx.ContextUser.ID,
 		Name: form.Name,
 	}
 
@@ -153,6 +157,8 @@ func DeleteAccessToken(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	// responses:
 	//   "204":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/empty"
+	//   "403":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
 	//   "422":
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ func DeleteAccessToken(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	if tokenID == 0 {
 		tokens, err := auth_model.ListAccessTokens(ctx, auth_model.ListAccessTokensOptions{
 			Name:   token,
-			UserID: ctx.Doer.ID,
+			UserID: ctx.ContextUser.ID,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "ListAccessTokens", err)
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 88dc9ea1ce551..39c5a7fe117df 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -16359,6 +16359,9 @@
         "responses": {
           "200": {
             "$ref": "#/responses/AccessTokenList"
+          },
+          "403": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
           }
         }
       },
@@ -16396,6 +16399,9 @@
           },
           "400": {
             "$ref": "#/responses/error"
+          },
+          "403": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
           }
         }
       }
@@ -16430,6 +16436,9 @@
           "204": {
             "$ref": "#/responses/empty"
           },
+          "403": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
+          },
           "404": {
             "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
           },
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_token_test.go b/tests/integration/api_token_test.go
index 1c63d07f22023..a713922982300 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_token_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_token_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,29 @@ func TestAPIDeleteMissingToken(t *testing.T) {
 	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
 }
 
+// TestAPIGetTokensPermission ensures that only the admin can get tokens from other users
+func TestAPIGetTokensPermission(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	// admin can get tokens for other users
+	user := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 1})
+	req := NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/users/user2/tokens")
+	req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+	// non-admin can get tokens for himself
+	user = unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 2})
+	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/users/user2/tokens")
+	req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+
+	// non-admin can't get tokens for other users
+	user = unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: 4})
+	req = NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/api/v1/users/user2/tokens")
+	req = AddBasicAuthHeader(req, user.Name)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusForbidden)
+}
+
 type permission struct {
 	category auth_model.AccessTokenScopeCategory
 	level    auth_model.AccessTokenScopeLevel