diff --git a/app/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx b/app/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx
index 32446cb40..3a1b39632 100644
--- a/app/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx
+++ b/app/components/WebsocketProvider.tsx
@@ -377,15 +377,29 @@ class WebsocketProvider extends React.Component<Props> {
     // or otherwise just remove any membership state we have for that user.
     this.socket.on(
       "collections.remove_user",
-      action((event: WebsocketCollectionUserEvent) => {
+      async (event: WebsocketCollectionUserEvent) => {
         if (auth.user && event.userId === auth.user.id) {
-          collections.remove(event.collectionId);
-          memberships.removeCollectionMemberships(event.collectionId);
+          // check if we still have access to the collection
+          try {
+            await collections.fetch(event.collectionId, {
+              force: true,
+            });
+          } catch (err) {
+            if (
+              err instanceof AuthorizationError ||
+              err instanceof NotFoundError
+            ) {
+              collections.remove(event.collectionId);
+              memberships.remove(`${event.userId}-${event.collectionId}`);
+              return;
+            }
+          }
+
           documents.removeCollectionDocuments(event.collectionId);
         } else {
           memberships.remove(`${event.userId}-${event.collectionId}`);
         }
-      })
+      }
     );
 
     this.socket.on(
diff --git a/app/menus/MemberMenu.tsx b/app/menus/MemberMenu.tsx
index 038149b82..de2223478 100644
--- a/app/menus/MemberMenu.tsx
+++ b/app/menus/MemberMenu.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useMenuState } from "reakit/Menu";
+import User from "~/models/User";
 import ContextMenu from "~/components/ContextMenu";
 import OverflowMenuButton from "~/components/ContextMenu/OverflowMenuButton";
 import Template from "~/components/ContextMenu/Template";
+import useCurrentUser from "~/hooks/useCurrentUser";
 
 type Props = {
+  user: User;
   onRemove: () => void;
 };
 
-function MemberMenu({ onRemove }: Props) {
+function MemberMenu({ user, onRemove }: Props) {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const currentUser = useCurrentUser();
   const menu = useMenuState({
     modal: true,
   });
+
   return (
     <>
       <OverflowMenuButton aria-label={t("Show menu")} {...menu} />
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@ function MemberMenu({ onRemove }: Props) {
           items={[
             {
               type: "button",
-              title: t("Remove"),
+              title: currentUser.id === user.id ? t("Leave") : t("Remove"),
               dangerous: true,
               onClick: onRemove,
             },
diff --git a/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/AddPeopleToCollection.tsx b/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/AddPeopleToCollection.tsx
index 3c4375a2a..480731722 100644
--- a/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/AddPeopleToCollection.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/AddPeopleToCollection.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import PaginatedList from "~/components/PaginatedList";
 import Text from "~/components/Text";
 import useBoolean from "~/hooks/useBoolean";
 import useCurrentTeam from "~/hooks/useCurrentTeam";
-import useCurrentUser from "~/hooks/useCurrentUser";
 import useDebouncedCallback from "~/hooks/useDebouncedCallback";
 import useStores from "~/hooks/useStores";
 import useToasts from "~/hooks/useToasts";
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ type Props = {
 function AddPeopleToCollection({ collection }: Props) {
   const { memberships, users } = useStores();
   const { showToast } = useToasts();
-  const user = useCurrentUser();
   const team = useCurrentTeam();
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [
@@ -99,9 +97,7 @@ function AddPeopleToCollection({ collection }: Props) {
             <Empty>{t("No people left to add")}</Empty>
           )
         }
-        items={users
-          .notInCollection(collection.id, query)
-          .filter((member) => member.id !== user.id)}
+        items={users.notInCollection(collection.id, query)}
         fetch={query ? undefined : users.fetchPage}
         renderItem={(item: User) => (
           <MemberListItem
diff --git a/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/components/MemberListItem.tsx b/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/components/MemberListItem.tsx
index 10c4326ed..fcecd495b 100644
--- a/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/components/MemberListItem.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/components/MemberListItem.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ const MemberListItem = ({
           )}
           {canEdit && (
             <>
-              {onRemove && <MemberMenu onRemove={onRemove} />}
+              {onRemove && <MemberMenu user={user} onRemove={onRemove} />}
               {onAdd && (
                 <Button onClick={onAdd} neutral>
                   {t("Add")}
diff --git a/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/index.tsx b/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/index.tsx
index fb6746ffe..a840c4ca8 100644
--- a/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/index.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/CollectionPermissions/index.tsx
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ function CollectionPermissions({ collectionId }: Props) {
             key={item.id}
             user={item}
             membership={memberships.get(`${item.id}-${collection.id}`)}
-            canEdit={item.id !== user.id}
+            canEdit={item.id !== user.id || user.isAdmin}
             onRemove={() => handleRemoveUser(item)}
             onUpdate={(permission) => handleUpdateUser(item, permission)}
           />
diff --git a/server/routes/api/collections.ts b/server/routes/api/collections.ts
index c2e85279b..369737527 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/collections.ts
+++ b/server/routes/api/collections.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { colorPalette } from "@shared/utils/collections";
 import collectionExporter from "@server/commands/collectionExporter";
 import teamUpdater from "@server/commands/teamUpdater";
 import { sequelize } from "@server/database/sequelize";
-import { AuthorizationError, ValidationError } from "@server/errors";
+import { ValidationError } from "@server/errors";
 import auth from "@server/middlewares/authentication";
 import { rateLimiter } from "@server/middlewares/rateLimiter";
 import { transaction } from "@server/middlewares/transaction";
@@ -406,10 +406,6 @@ router.post(
       lock: transaction.LOCK.UPDATE,
     });
 
-    if (userId === actor.id) {
-      throw AuthorizationError("You cannot add yourself to a collection");
-    }
-
     if (permission) {
       assertCollectionPermission(permission);
     }
diff --git a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
index 5fd3fd5dc..38c1d37b0 100644
--- a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
+++ b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@
   "Delete group": "Delete group",
   "Group options": "Group options",
   "Member options": "Member options",
+  "Leave": "Leave",
   "New child document": "New child document",
   "New document in <em>{{ collectionName }}</em>": "New document in <em>{{ collectionName }}</em>",
   "New template": "New template",