diff -Nuar a/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/Model/Permissions/Synchronizer.php b/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/Model/Permissions/Synchronizer.php
index 786c9526f..5678af771 100644
--- a/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/Model/Permissions/Synchronizer.php
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/Model/Permissions/Synchronizer.php
@@ -178,20 +178,22 @@ class Synchronizer
         /** @var CatalogPermission $categoryPermission */
         $categoryPermission = $permissionCollection->getFirstItem();
 
-        $grantCatalogProductPrice = $this->permissionsConfig->isAllowedProductPrice($groupId, $websiteId)
-            ? CatalogPermission::PERMISSION_ALLOW
-            : CatalogPermission::PERMISSION_DENY;
-        $grantCheckoutItems = $this->permissionsConfig->isAllowedCheckoutItems($groupId, $websiteId)
-            ? CatalogPermission::PERMISSION_ALLOW
-            : CatalogPermission::PERMISSION_DENY;
-        $categoryPermission->setCategoryId($categoryId);
-        $categoryPermission->setWebsiteId($websiteId);
-        $categoryPermission->setCustomerGroupId($groupId);
-        $categoryPermission->setGrantCatalogCategoryView($permission);
-        $categoryPermission->setGrantCatalogProductPrice($grantCatalogProductPrice);
-        $categoryPermission->setGrantCheckoutItems($grantCheckoutItems);
-        $permissionCollection->getResource()
-            ->save($categoryPermission);
+        if (!$categoryPermission->getId() || $categoryPermission->getGrantCatalogCategoryView() != $permission) {
+            $grantCatalogProductPrice = $this->permissionsConfig->isAllowedProductPrice($groupId, $websiteId)
+                ? CatalogPermission::PERMISSION_ALLOW
+                : CatalogPermission::PERMISSION_DENY;
+            $grantCheckoutItems = $this->permissionsConfig->isAllowedCheckoutItems($groupId, $websiteId)
+                ? CatalogPermission::PERMISSION_ALLOW
+                : CatalogPermission::PERMISSION_DENY;
+            $categoryPermission->setCategoryId($categoryId);
+            $categoryPermission->setWebsiteId($websiteId);
+            $categoryPermission->setCustomerGroupId($groupId);
+            $categoryPermission->setGrantCatalogCategoryView($permission);
+            $categoryPermission->setGrantCatalogProductPrice($grantCatalogProductPrice);
+            $categoryPermission->setGrantCheckoutItems($grantCheckoutItems);
+            $permissionCollection->getResource()
+                ->save($categoryPermission);
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff -Nuar a/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/Plugin/CatalogPermissions/Block/Adminhtml/Catalog/Category/Tab/Permissions/RowPlugin.php b/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/Plugin/CatalogPermissions/Block/Adminhtml/Catalog/Category/Tab/Permissions/RowPlugin.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5ab94aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/Plugin/CatalogPermissions/Block/Adminhtml/Catalog/Category/Tab/Permissions/RowPlugin.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Magento\SharedCatalog\Plugin\CatalogPermissions\Block\Adminhtml\Catalog\Category\Tab\Permissions;
+
+use Magento\CatalogPermissions\Block\Adminhtml\Catalog\Category\Tab\Permissions\Row;
+use Magento\SharedCatalog\Model\State;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin model for catalog category permission row block
+ */
+class RowPlugin
+{
+    /**
+     * @var State
+     */
+    private $sharedCatalogConfig;
+
+    /**
+     * @param State $sharedCatalogConfig
+     */
+    public function __construct(
+        State $sharedCatalogConfig
+    ) {
+        $this->sharedCatalogConfig = $sharedCatalogConfig;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Force websites selector to show for edit.
+     *
+     * By default website selector is hidden if only one store is configured.
+     * Category permission is auto generated for a new category for all websites if shared catalog is enabled.
+     * Showing website selector gives visibility of permission scope.
+     *
+     * @param Row $subject
+     * @param bool $canEdit
+     * @return bool
+     * @SuppressWarnings(PHPMD.UnusedFormalParameter)
+     */
+    public function afterCanEditWebsites(
+        Row $subject,
+        bool $canEdit
+    ): bool {
+        if ($this->sharedCatalogConfig->isEnabled()) {
+            $canEdit = true;
+        }
+        return $canEdit;
+    }
+}
diff -Nuar a/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/etc/adminhtml/di.xml b/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/etc/adminhtml/di.xml
index f2ea0cebb..236eb6435 100644
--- a/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/etc/adminhtml/di.xml
+++ b/vendor/magento/module-shared-catalog/etc/adminhtml/di.xml
@@ -128,4 +128,8 @@
             <argument name="treeRenderer" xsi:type="object" shared="false">Magento\SharedCatalog\Model\Configure\Category\Tree\AssignedRenderer</argument>
         </arguments>
     </type>
+    <type name="Magento\CatalogPermissions\Block\Adminhtml\Catalog\Category\Tab\Permissions\Row">
+        <plugin name="catalog_category_permissions_row_block_plugin"
+                type="Magento\SharedCatalog\Plugin\CatalogPermissions\Block\Adminhtml\Catalog\Category\Tab\Permissions\RowPlugin" />
+    </type>
 </config>