diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/vector_search_endpoints/drift/recreated_same_name/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/resources/vector_search_endpoints/drift/recreated_same_name/output.txt
index 08afd3157e..d24c6bea8d 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/vector_search_endpoints/drift/recreated_same_name/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/vector_search_endpoints/drift/recreated_same_name/output.txt
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ Remote recreated endpoint UUID: [REMOTE_RECREATED_ENDPOINT_UUID]
 === Plan detects the UUID change and proposes recreate
 >>> [CLI] bundle plan
 recreate vector_search_endpoints.my_endpoint
-update vector_search_endpoints.my_endpoint.permissions
+create vector_search_endpoints.my_endpoint.permissions
 
-Plan: 1 to add, 1 to change, 1 to delete, 0 unchanged
+Plan: 2 to add, 0 to change, 1 to delete, 0 unchanged
 
 === Deploy recreates the endpoint and rebinds permissions to the new UUID
 >>> [CLI] bundle deploy
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resources/vector_search_endpoints/drift/recreated_same_name/script b/acceptance/bundle/resources/vector_search_endpoints/drift/recreated_same_name/script
index 0a17aa3152..8f28189d7f 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resources/vector_search_endpoints/drift/recreated_same_name/script
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resources/vector_search_endpoints/drift/recreated_same_name/script
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if [ "$original_endpoint_uuid" = "$remote_recreated_endpoint_uuid" ]; then
 fi
 
 title "Plan detects the UUID change and proposes recreate"
-trace $CLI bundle plan | contains.py "recreate vector_search_endpoints.my_endpoint" "update vector_search_endpoints.my_endpoint.permissions"
+trace $CLI bundle plan | contains.py "recreate vector_search_endpoints.my_endpoint" "create vector_search_endpoints.my_endpoint.permissions"
 
 title "Deploy recreates the endpoint and rebinds permissions to the new UUID"
 trace $CLI bundle deploy
diff --git a/libs/testserver/permissions.go b/libs/testserver/permissions.go
index 3589b9d704..e7983b1afa 100644
--- a/libs/testserver/permissions.go
+++ b/libs/testserver/permissions.go
@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@ func (s *FakeWorkspace) GetPermissions(req Request) any {
 	}
 
 	responseObjectID := fmt.Sprintf("/%s/%s", requestObjectType, objectId)
+
+	// V2 permissions APIs cascade-delete ACLs with the parent, so the cloud
+	// returns 404 once the parent is gone. V1 APIs (jobs, pipelines, etc.)
+	// retain ACL data after delete via async/soft delete; for those, we
+	// fall through to the "empty ACL on miss" branch below, which is close
+	// enough. New V2 resources should add a case to permissionsParentExists.
+	if !s.permissionsParentExists(requestObjectType, objectId) {
+		return Response{
+			StatusCode: 404,
+			Body:       map[string]string{"message": fmt.Sprintf("%s %s not found.", requestObjectType, objectId)},
+		}
+	}
+
 	permissions, exists := s.Permissions[responseObjectID]
 
 	if !exists {
@@ -123,6 +136,23 @@ func (s *FakeWorkspace) GetPermissions(req Request) any {
 	}
 }
 
+// permissionsParentExists reports whether the parent object backing a
+// permissions request exists in workspace state. Returns true for resource
+// types without a parent-existence check wired up; V1 resources rely on
+// that fallback to keep their "empty ACL on miss" behavior.
+func (s *FakeWorkspace) permissionsParentExists(requestObjectType, objectId string) bool {
+	switch requestObjectType {
+	case "vector-search-endpoints":
+		for _, ep := range s.VectorSearchEndpoints {
+			if ep.Id == objectId {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (s *FakeWorkspace) SetPermissions(req Request) any {
 	defer s.LockUnlock()()