diff --git a/packages/source-control-bitbucket/src/server/BitbucketApi.test.ts b/packages/source-control-bitbucket/src/server/BitbucketApi.test.ts
index ddfe567273ed9..70fb03916a4b2 100644
--- a/packages/source-control-bitbucket/src/server/BitbucketApi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/source-control-bitbucket/src/server/BitbucketApi.test.ts
@@ -737,6 +737,34 @@ it.effect("reports saved credentials as configured when Bitbucket cannot confirm
   }).pipe(Effect.provide(layer));
 });
 
+it.effect("reports a token Bitbucket accepts without account scope as authenticated", () => {
+  const { layer } = makeLayer({
+    response: () => new Response(null, { status: 403 }),
+    env: { T3CODE_BITBUCKET_API_BASE_URL: "https://api.test.local/2.0" },
+  });
+
+  return Effect.gen(function* () {
+    const bitbucket = yield* BitbucketApi.BitbucketApi;
+    const settings = yield* TestSourceControlHost.TestSourceControlHostSettings;
+
+    yield* settings.update({
+      sourceControlHosts: { bitbucket: { accessToken: "saved-access-token" } },
+    });
+    const auth = yield* bitbucket.probeAuth;
+    assert.strictEqual(auth.status, "authenticated");
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(auth.account, Option.none());
+
+    yield* settings.update({
+      sourceControlHosts: {
+        bitbucket: { accessToken: "", email: "saved@example.com", apiToken: "saved-api-token" },
+      },
+    });
+    const apiTokenAuth = yield* bitbucket.probeAuth;
+    assert.strictEqual(apiTokenAuth.status, "authenticated");
+    assert.deepStrictEqual(apiTokenAuth.account, Option.some("saved@example.com"));
+  }).pipe(Effect.provide(layer));
+});
+
 it.effect("keeps Bitbucket response bodies out of checkout diagnostics", () => {
   const responseBody = '{"error":{"message":"credential=secret-value"}}';
   const { layer } = makeLayer({
diff --git a/packages/source-control-bitbucket/src/server/BitbucketApi.ts b/packages/source-control-bitbucket/src/server/BitbucketApi.ts
index fe68110cbfa55..7874a04d1aa3e 100644
--- a/packages/source-control-bitbucket/src/server/BitbucketApi.ts
+++ b/packages/source-control-bitbucket/src/server/BitbucketApi.ts
@@ -1048,7 +1048,19 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
                 host: Option.some("bitbucket.org"),
                 detail: Option.none<string>(),
               })),
-              Effect.catch(() => currentCredential.pipe(Effect.map(authFromCredential))),
+              // 403 means Bitbucket accepted the credential but it cannot read the account, as
+              // with repository, project, or workspace access tokens.
+              Effect.catch((error) =>
+                (error._tag === "BitbucketResponseError" ||
+                  error._tag === "BitbucketResponseBodyReadError") &&
+                error.status === 403
+                  ? Effect.succeed<SourceControlProviderAuth>({
+                      ...authFromCredential(credential),
+                      status: "authenticated",
+                      detail: Option.none(),
+                    })
+                  : currentCredential.pipe(Effect.map(authFromCredential)),
+              ),
             ),
       ),
       Effect.catchTags({