diff --git a/app/Enums/Role.php b/app/Enums/Role.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a37a5076c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Enums/Role.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Enums;
+
+enum Role: string
+{
+    case MEMBER = 'member';
+    case ADMIN = 'admin';
+    case OWNER = 'owner';
+
+    public function rank(): int
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            self::MEMBER => 1,
+            self::ADMIN => 2,
+            self::OWNER => 3,
+        };
+    }
+
+    public function lt(Role|string $role): bool
+    {
+        if (is_string($role)) {
+            $role = Role::from($role);
+        }
+
+        return $this->rank() < $role->rank();
+    }
+
+    public function gt(Role|string $role): bool
+    {
+        if (is_string($role)) {
+            $role = Role::from($role);
+        }
+
+        return $this->rank() > $role->rank();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Team/Member.php b/app/Livewire/Team/Member.php
index 4d5cec805..890d640a0 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Team/Member.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Team/Member.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Livewire\Team;
 
+use App\Enums\Role;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
 use Livewire\Component;
@@ -13,10 +14,11 @@ class Member extends Component
     public function makeAdmin()
     {
         try {
-            if (! auth()->user()->isAdmin()) {
+            if (Role::from(auth()->user()->role())->lt(Role::ADMIN)
+                || Role::from($this->getMemberRole())->gt(auth()->user()->role())) {
                 throw new \Exception('You are not authorized to perform this action.');
             }
-            $this->member->teams()->updateExistingPivot(currentTeam()->id, ['role' => 'admin']);
+            $this->member->teams()->updateExistingPivot(currentTeam()->id, ['role' => Role::ADMIN->value]);
             $this->dispatch('reloadWindow');
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $this->dispatch('error', $e->getMessage());
@@ -26,10 +28,11 @@ class Member extends Component
     public function makeOwner()
     {
         try {
-            if (! auth()->user()->isOwner()) {
+            if (Role::from(auth()->user()->role())->lt(Role::OWNER)
+                || Role::from($this->getMemberRole())->gt(auth()->user()->role())) {
                 throw new \Exception('You are not authorized to perform this action.');
             }
-            $this->member->teams()->updateExistingPivot(currentTeam()->id, ['role' => 'owner']);
+            $this->member->teams()->updateExistingPivot(currentTeam()->id, ['role' => Role::OWNER->value]);
             $this->dispatch('reloadWindow');
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $this->dispatch('error', $e->getMessage());
@@ -39,10 +42,11 @@ class Member extends Component
     public function makeReadonly()
     {
         try {
-            if (! auth()->user()->isAdmin()) {
+            if (Role::from(auth()->user()->role())->lt(Role::ADMIN)
+                || Role::from($this->getMemberRole())->gt(auth()->user()->role())) {
                 throw new \Exception('You are not authorized to perform this action.');
             }
-            $this->member->teams()->updateExistingPivot(currentTeam()->id, ['role' => 'member']);
+            $this->member->teams()->updateExistingPivot(currentTeam()->id, ['role' => Role::MEMBER->value]);
             $this->dispatch('reloadWindow');
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $this->dispatch('error', $e->getMessage());
@@ -52,7 +56,8 @@ class Member extends Component
     public function remove()
     {
         try {
-            if (! auth()->user()->isAdmin()) {
+            if (Role::from(auth()->user()->role())->lt(Role::ADMIN)
+                || Role::from($this->getMemberRole())->gt(auth()->user()->role())) {
                 throw new \Exception('You are not authorized to perform this action.');
             }
             $this->member->teams()->detach(currentTeam());
@@ -65,4 +70,9 @@ class Member extends Component
             $this->dispatch('error', $e->getMessage());
         }
     }
+
+    private function getMemberRole()
+    {
+        return $this->member->teams()->where('teams.id', currentTeam()->id)->first()?->pivot?->role;
+    }
 }