diff --git a/frontend/server/app.test.ts b/frontend/server/app.test.ts
index 0e0319ebd57..f82817f43f6 100644
--- a/frontend/server/app.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/server/app.test.ts
@@ -321,6 +321,33 @@ describe('UIServer apis', () => {
           done(err);
         });
     });
+
+    it('responds with 403 when authorization is rejected', done => {
+      // Set up a mock auth server that rejects authorization
+      const authPort = 3002;
+      const authServer = express()
+        .post('/apis/v1beta1/auth', (_, res) => {
+          res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
+        })
+        .listen(authPort);
+
+      app = new UIServer(
+        loadConfigs(argv, {
+          ENABLE_AUTHZ: 'true',
+          ML_PIPELINE_SERVICE_PORT: `${authPort}`,
+          ML_PIPELINE_SERVICE_HOST: 'localhost',
+        }),
+      );
+      const authRequest = requests(app.start());
+
+      const spyError = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => null);
+      authRequest
+        .get('/k8s/pod?podname=test-pod&podnamespace=test-ns')
+        .expect(403, 'Access denied to namespace', err => {
+          authServer.close();
+          done(err);
+        });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('/k8s/pod/events', () => {
@@ -400,10 +427,73 @@ describe('UIServer apis', () => {
           done(err);
         });
     });
+
+    it('responds with 403 when authorization is rejected', done => {
+      // Set up a mock auth server that rejects authorization
+      const authPort = 3003;
+      const authServer = express()
+        .post('/apis/v1beta1/auth', (_, res) => {
+          res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
+        })
+        .listen(authPort);
+
+      app = new UIServer(
+        loadConfigs(argv, {
+          ENABLE_AUTHZ: 'true',
+          ML_PIPELINE_SERVICE_PORT: `${authPort}`,
+          ML_PIPELINE_SERVICE_HOST: 'localhost',
+        }),
+      );
+      const authRequest = requests(app.start());
+
+      const spyError = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => null);
+      authRequest
+        .get('/k8s/pod/events?podname=test-pod&podnamespace=test-ns')
+        .expect(403, 'Access denied to namespace', err => {
+          authServer.close();
+          done(err);
+        });
+    });
   });
 
-  // TODO: Add integration tests for k8s helper related endpoints
-  // describe('/k8s/pod/logs', () => {});
+  describe('/k8s/pod/logs', () => {
+    let request: requests.SuperTest<requests.Test>;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      app = new UIServer(loadConfigs(argv, {}));
+      request = requests(app.start());
+    });
+
+    it('asks for podname if not provided', done => {
+      request.get('/k8s/pod/logs').expect(400, 'podname argument is required', done);
+    });
+
+    it('responds with 403 when authorization is rejected', done => {
+      // Set up a mock auth server that rejects authorization
+      const authPort = 3004;
+      const authServer = express()
+        .post('/apis/v1beta1/auth', (_, res) => {
+          res.status(401).send('Unauthorized');
+        })
+        .listen(authPort);
+
+      app = new UIServer(
+        loadConfigs(argv, {
+          ENABLE_AUTHZ: 'true',
+          ML_PIPELINE_SERVICE_PORT: `${authPort}`,
+          ML_PIPELINE_SERVICE_HOST: 'localhost',
+        }),
+      );
+      const authRequest = requests(app.start());
+
+      const spyError = jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => null);
+      authRequest
+        .get('/k8s/pod/logs?podname=test-pod&podnamespace=test-ns')
+        .expect(403, 'Access denied to namespace', err => {
+          authServer.close();
+          done(err);
+        });
+    });
+  });
 
   describe('/apis/v1beta1/', () => {
     let request: requests.SuperTest<requests.Test>;
diff --git a/frontend/server/app.ts b/frontend/server/app.ts
index 08a960512eb..bd549df901d 100644
--- a/frontend/server/app.ts
+++ b/frontend/server/app.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
 import { getTensorboardHandlers } from './handlers/tensorboard';
 import { getAuthorizeFn } from './helpers/auth';
 import { getPodLogsHandler } from './handlers/pod-logs';
-import { podInfoHandler, podEventsHandler } from './handlers/pod-info';
+import { getPodInfoHandlers } from './handlers/pod-info';
 import { getClusterNameHandler, getProjectIdHandler } from './handlers/gke-metadata';
 import { getAllowCustomVisualizationsHandler } from './handlers/vis';
 import { getIndexHTMLHandler } from './handlers/index-html';
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ function createUIServer(options: UIConfigs) {
     registerHandler(
       app.get,
       '/k8s/pod/logs',
-      getPodLogsHandler(options.argo, options.artifacts, options.pod.logContainerName),
+      getPodLogsHandler(options.argo, options.artifacts, options.pod.logContainerName, authorizeFn),
     );
   }
 
@@ -225,11 +225,12 @@ function createUIServer(options: UIConfigs) {
     registerHandler(
       app.get,
       '/k8s/pod/logs',
-      getPodLogsHandler(options.argo, options.artifacts, options.pod.logContainerName),
+      getPodLogsHandler(options.argo, options.artifacts, options.pod.logContainerName, authorizeFn),
     );
   }
 
   /** Pod info */
+  const { podInfoHandler, podEventsHandler } = getPodInfoHandlers(authorizeFn);
   registerHandler(app.get, '/k8s/pod', podInfoHandler);
   registerHandler(app.get, '/k8s/pod/events', podEventsHandler);
 
diff --git a/frontend/server/handlers/pod-info.ts b/frontend/server/handlers/pod-info.ts
index 96544eb3613..007f24d6cc5 100644
--- a/frontend/server/handlers/pod-info.ts
+++ b/frontend/server/handlers/pod-info.ts
@@ -14,53 +14,102 @@
 
 import { Handler } from 'express';
 import * as k8sHelper from '../k8s-helper';
+import { AuthorizeRequestResources, AuthorizeRequestVerb } from '../src/generated/apis/auth';
+import { AuthorizeFn } from '../helpers/auth';
 
 /**
- * podInfoHandler retrieves pod info and sends back as JSON format.
+ * Get pod info handlers.
  */
-export const podInfoHandler: Handler = async (req, res) => {
-  const { podname, podnamespace } = req.query;
-  if (!podname) {
-    // 422 status code "Unprocessable entity", refer to https://stackoverflow.com/a/42171674
-    res.status(422).send('podname argument is required');
-    return;
-  }
-  if (!podnamespace) {
-    res.status(422).send('podnamespace argument is required');
-    return;
-  }
-  const podName = decodeURIComponent(podname as string);
-  const podNamespace = decodeURIComponent(podnamespace as string);
+export function getPodInfoHandlers(authorizeFn: AuthorizeFn) {
 
-  const [pod, err] = await k8sHelper.getPod(podName, podNamespace);
-  if (err) {
-    const { message, additionalInfo } = err;
-    console.error(message, additionalInfo);
-    res.status(500).send(message);
-    return;
-  }
-  res.status(200).send(JSON.stringify(pod));
-};
+  const podInfoHandler: Handler = async (req, res) => {
+    const { podname, podnamespace } = req.query;
+    if (!podname) {
+      // 422 status code "Unprocessable entity", refer to https://stackoverflow.com/a/42171674
+      res.status(422).send('podname argument is required');
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!podnamespace) {
+      res.status(422).send('podnamespace argument is required');
+      return;
+    }
 
-export const podEventsHandler: Handler = async (req, res) => {
-  const { podname, podnamespace } = req.query;
-  if (!podname) {
-    res.status(422).send('podname argument is required');
-    return;
-  }
-  if (!podnamespace) {
-    res.status(422).send('podnamespace argument is required');
-    return;
-  }
-  const podName = decodeURIComponent(podname as string);
-  const podNamespace = decodeURIComponent(podnamespace as string);
+    // Check access to namespace
+    try {
+      const authError = await authorizeFn(
+        {
+          verb: AuthorizeRequestVerb.GET,
+          resources: AuthorizeRequestResources.VIEWERS,
+          namespace: podnamespace as string,
+        },
+        req,
+      );
+      if (authError) {
+        res.status(403).send('Access denied to namespace');
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Authorization error:', error);
+      res.status(500).send('Authorization check failed');
+      return;
+    }
 
-  const [eventList, err] = await k8sHelper.listPodEvents(podName, podNamespace);
-  if (err) {
-    const { message, additionalInfo } = err;
-    console.error(message, additionalInfo);
-    res.status(500).send(message);
-    return;
-  }
-  res.status(200).send(JSON.stringify(eventList));
-};
+    const podName = decodeURIComponent(podname as string);
+    const podNamespace = decodeURIComponent(podnamespace as string);
+
+    const [pod, err] = await k8sHelper.getPod(podName, podNamespace);
+    if (err) {
+      const { message, additionalInfo } = err;
+      console.error(message, additionalInfo);
+      res.status(500).send(message);
+      return;
+    }
+    res.status(200).send(JSON.stringify(pod));
+  };
+
+  const podEventsHandler: Handler = async (req, res) => {
+    const { podname, podnamespace } = req.query;
+    if (!podname) {
+      res.status(422).send('podname argument is required');
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!podnamespace) {
+      res.status(422).send('podnamespace argument is required');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Check access to namespace
+    try {
+      const authError = await authorizeFn(
+        {
+          verb: AuthorizeRequestVerb.GET,
+          resources: AuthorizeRequestResources.VIEWERS,
+          namespace: podnamespace as string,
+        },
+        req,
+      );
+      if (authError) {
+        res.status(403).send('Access denied to namespace');
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Authorization error:', error);
+      res.status(500).send('Authorization check failed');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const podName = decodeURIComponent(podname as string);
+    const podNamespace = decodeURIComponent(podnamespace as string);
+
+    const [eventList, err] = await k8sHelper.listPodEvents(podName, podNamespace);
+    if (err) {
+      const { message, additionalInfo } = err;
+      console.error(message, additionalInfo);
+      res.status(500).send(message);
+      return;
+    }
+    res.status(200).send(JSON.stringify(eventList));
+  };
+
+  return { podInfoHandler, podEventsHandler };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/server/handlers/pod-logs.ts b/frontend/server/handlers/pod-logs.ts
index cf2c3633f57..ec11c5c0dd0 100644
--- a/frontend/server/handlers/pod-logs.ts
+++ b/frontend/server/handlers/pod-logs.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import {
   toGetPodLogsStream,
 } from '../workflow-helper';
 import { ArgoConfigs, MinioConfigs, AWSConfigs } from '../configs';
+import { AuthorizeRequestResources, AuthorizeRequestVerb } from '../src/generated/apis/auth';
+import { AuthorizeFn } from '../helpers/auth';
 
 /**
  * Returns a handler which attempts to retrieve the logs for the specific pod,
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import { ArgoConfigs, MinioConfigs, AWSConfigs } from '../configs';
  * - retrieve log archive with the provided argo archive settings
  * @param argoOptions fallback options to retrieve log archive
  * @param artifactsOptions configs and credentials for the different artifact backend
+ * @param authorizeFn function to authorize namespace access
  */
 export function getPodLogsHandler(
   argoOptions: ArgoConfigs,
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ export function getPodLogsHandler(
     aws: AWSConfigs;
   },
   podLogContainerName: string,
+  authorizeFn: AuthorizeFn,
 ): Handler {
   const {
     archiveLogs,
@@ -82,6 +86,28 @@ export function getPodLogsHandler(
     // Note decodeURIComponent(undefined) === 'undefined', so I cannot pass the argument directly.
     const podNamespace = decodeURIComponent((req.query.podnamespace as string) || '') || undefined;
 
+    // Check access to namespace if podNamespace is provided
+    if (podNamespace) {
+      try {
+        const authError = await authorizeFn(
+          {
+            verb: AuthorizeRequestVerb.GET,
+            resources: AuthorizeRequestResources.VIEWERS,
+            namespace: podNamespace,
+          },
+          req,
+        );
+        if (authError) {
+          res.status(403).send('Access denied to namespace');
+          return;
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Authorization error:', error);
+        res.status(500).send('Authorization check failed');
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
     try {
       const stream = await getPodLogsStream(podName, createdAt, podNamespace);
       stream.on('error', err => {