diff --git a/app/src/components/common/FormSelect.tsx b/app/src/components/common/FormSelect.tsx
index e1c9e03c..a6a03eae 100644
--- a/app/src/components/common/FormSelect.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/common/FormSelect.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ interface Props {
   extra?: ReactNode;
   placeholder?: string;
   onChange?: (value: string) => void;
+  className?: string;
 }
 
 const FormSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({
@@ -66,17 +67,17 @@ const FormSelect: React.FC<Props> = ({
   value,
   placeholder,
   onChange,
+  className,
 }) => {
   const { Wrapper, Select } = Styled;
   return (
-    <Wrapper>
+    <Wrapper className={className}>
       <Select
         value={value}
         onChange={v => onChange && onChange(v as string)}
         placeholder={placeholder}
         aria-label={label}
         options={options}
-        dropdownClassName="asdf"
       />
     </Wrapper>
   );
diff --git a/app/src/components/connect/AddSession.tsx b/app/src/components/connect/AddSession.tsx
index 978c702d..0e54258a 100644
--- a/app/src/components/connect/AddSession.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/connect/AddSession.tsx
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react-lite';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import { usePrefixedTranslation } from 'hooks';
+import * as LIT from 'types/generated/lit-sessions_pb';
 import { MAX_DATE } from 'util/constants';
 import { useStore } from 'store';
 import { Button, Column, HeaderFour, Row } from 'components/base';
 import FormField from 'components/common/FormField';
 import FormInput from 'components/common/FormInput';
+import FormSelect from 'components/common/FormSelect';
 import PurpleButton from './PurpleButton';
 
 const Styled = {
@@ -21,6 +23,17 @@ const Styled = {
       padding: 12px 16px;
     }
   `,
+  FormSelect: styled(FormSelect)`
+    .rc-select {
+      font-family: ${props => props.theme.fonts.open.regular};
+      font-size: ${props => props.theme.sizes.m};
+      padding: 12px 40px 8px 0px;
+    }
+
+    .rc-select-selection-item {
+      padding-left: 14px;
+    }
+  `,
 };
 
 interface Props {
@@ -32,18 +45,25 @@ const AddSession: React.FC<Props> = ({ primary }) => {
   const { sessionStore } = useStore();
 
   const [label, setLabel] = useState('');
+  const [permissions, setPermissions] = useState('admin');
   const [editing, setEditing] = useState(false);
 
   const toggleEditing = useCallback(() => setEditing(e => !e), []);
   const handleSubmit = useCallback(async () => {
-    const session = await sessionStore.addSession(label, MAX_DATE);
+    const sessionType =
+      permissions === 'admin'
+        ? LIT.SessionType.TYPE_MACAROON_ADMIN
+        : LIT.SessionType.TYPE_MACAROON_READONLY;
+
+    const session = await sessionStore.addSession(label, sessionType, MAX_DATE);
+
     if (session) {
       setLabel('');
       setEditing(false);
     }
-  }, [label]);
+  }, [label, permissions]);
 
-  const { Wrapper, FormHeader, FormInput } = Styled;
+  const { Wrapper, FormHeader, FormInput, FormSelect } = Styled;
   if (!editing) {
     return (
       <PurpleButton tertiary={!primary} onClick={toggleEditing}>
@@ -54,13 +74,32 @@ const AddSession: React.FC<Props> = ({ primary }) => {
 
   return (
     <Wrapper>
-      <FormHeader>{l('label')}</FormHeader>
+      <Row>
+        <Column>
+          <FormHeader>{l('label')}</FormHeader>
+        </Column>
+        <Column>
+          <FormHeader>{l('permissions')}</FormHeader>
+        </Column>
+      </Row>
       <Row>
         <Column cols={6}>
           <FormField>
             <FormInput value={label} onChange={setLabel} placeholder={l('labelHint')} />
           </FormField>
         </Column>
+        <Column>
+          <FormField>
+            <FormSelect
+              value={permissions}
+              onChange={setPermissions}
+              options={[
+                { label: 'Admin', value: 'admin' },
+                { label: 'Read Only', value: 'read-only' },
+              ]}
+            />
+          </FormField>
+        </Column>
         <Column>
           <PurpleButton onClick={handleSubmit}>{l('common.submit')}</PurpleButton>
           <Button ghost borderless onClick={toggleEditing}>
diff --git a/app/src/components/layout/Layout.tsx b/app/src/components/layout/Layout.tsx
index c495e38c..853a6bf3 100644
--- a/app/src/components/layout/Layout.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/layout/Layout.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { observer } from 'mobx-react-lite';
+import { Global, Theme } from '@emotion/react';
 import styled from '@emotion/styled';
 import { useStore } from 'store';
 import { Background, Menu } from 'components/base';
@@ -10,6 +11,47 @@ interface CollapsedProps {
   fullWidth?: boolean;
 }
 
+const GlobalStyles = (theme: Theme) => `
+  .rc-select-dropdown {
+    padding-top: 10px;
+    background-color: transparent;
+
+    & > div {
+      color: ${theme.colors.offWhite};
+      background-color: ${theme.colors.lightBlue};
+      border-width: 0;
+      border-radius: 8px;
+      box-shadow: 0px 16px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
+      overflow: hidden;
+    }
+  }
+
+  .rc-select-item {
+    color: ${theme.colors.white};
+    font-family: ${theme.fonts.open.regular};
+    font-weight: 600;
+    font-size: ${theme.sizes.s};
+    line-height: 24px;
+    padding: 16px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid ${theme.colors.paleBlue};
+
+    &:last-of-type {
+      border-bottom: none;
+    }
+
+    &:hover {
+      color: ${theme.colors.white};
+      background-color: ${theme.colors.blue};
+      cursor: pointer;
+    }
+
+    & > .rc-select-item-option-state {
+        top: 16px;
+        right: 12px;
+      }
+  }
+`;
+
 const Styled = {
   Container: styled.div<{ fullWidth: boolean }>`
     position: relative;
@@ -86,6 +128,7 @@ export const Layout: React.FC = ({ children }) => {
           <Fluid className="container-fluid">{children}</Fluid>
         </Content>
       </Container>
+      <Global styles={GlobalStyles} />
     </Background>
   );
 };
diff --git a/app/src/components/theme.tsx b/app/src/components/theme.tsx
index acb1e07d..c8a7b2f8 100644
--- a/app/src/components/theme.tsx
+++ b/app/src/components/theme.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ const theme: Theme = {
     purple: '#57038d',
     overlay: 'rgba(245,245,245,0.04)',
     gradient: 'linear-gradient(325.53deg, #252F4A 0%, #46547B 100%);',
+    lightBlue: '#384770',
+    paleBlue: '#2E3A5C',
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/app/src/emotion-theme.d.ts b/app/src/emotion-theme.d.ts
index b024b9d2..625f663c 100644
--- a/app/src/emotion-theme.d.ts
+++ b/app/src/emotion-theme.d.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ declare module '@emotion/react' {
       purple: string;
       overlay: string;
       gradient: string;
+      lightBlue: string;
+      paleBlue: string;
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json b/app/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json
index 944eb943..397f81d4 100644
--- a/app/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json
+++ b/app/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
   "cmps.common.Wizard.backTip": "Back to Previous",
   "cmps.connect.AddSession.create": "Create a new session",
   "cmps.connect.AddSession.label": "Label",
+  "cmps.connect.AddSession.permissions": "Permissions",
   "cmps.connect.AddSession.labelHint": "My First Session",
   "cmps.connect.AddSession.expiration": "Expiration",
   "cmps.connect.AddSession.expirationSuffix": "",
diff --git a/app/src/store/models/session.ts b/app/src/store/models/session.ts
index b2c5b1ae..3e011814 100644
--- a/app/src/store/models/session.ts
+++ b/app/src/store/models/session.ts
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ export default class Session {
   get typeLabel() {
     switch (this.type) {
       case LIT.SessionType.TYPE_MACAROON_READONLY:
-        return 'Readonly Macaroon';
+        return 'Read-Only';
       case LIT.SessionType.TYPE_MACAROON_ADMIN:
-        return 'Admin Macaroon';
+        return 'Admin';
       case LIT.SessionType.TYPE_MACAROON_CUSTOM:
-        return 'Custom Macaroon';
+        return 'Custom';
       case LIT.SessionType.TYPE_UI_PASSWORD:
         return 'LiT UI Password';
     }
diff --git a/app/src/store/stores/sessionStore.ts b/app/src/store/stores/sessionStore.ts
index bdedbc0b..1c682050 100644
--- a/app/src/store/stores/sessionStore.ts
+++ b/app/src/store/stores/sessionStore.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ export default class SessionStore {
           s.label.startsWith('Default Session'),
         ).length;
         const countText = count === 0 ? '' : `(${count})`;
-        await this.addSession(`Default Session ${countText}`, MAX_DATE);
+        await this.addSession(
+          `Default Session ${countText}`,
+          LIT.SessionType.TYPE_MACAROON_ADMIN,
+          MAX_DATE,
+        );
       }
     } catch (error: any) {
       this._store.appView.handleError(error, 'Unable to fetch sessions');
@@ -93,11 +97,16 @@ export default class SessionStore {
   /**
    * Adds a new session
    * @param label the user defined label for this session
+   * @param type the type of session being created (admin, read-only, etc)
    * @param expiry how long the session should be valid for
    * @param mailboxServerAddr the address where the mailbox server is reachable
    * @param devServer whether the mailbox server is a dev server that has no valid TLS cert
    */
-  async addSession(label: string, expiry: Date) {
+  async addSession(
+    label: string,
+    type: LIT.SessionTypeMap[keyof LIT.SessionTypeMap],
+    expiry: Date,
+  ) {
     try {
       this._store.log.info(`submitting session with label ${label}`, {
         expiry,
@@ -107,7 +116,7 @@ export default class SessionStore {
 
       const { session } = await this._store.api.lit.addSession(
         label,
-        LIT.SessionType.TYPE_UI_PASSWORD,
+        type,
         expiry,
         this.proxyServer,
         !IS_PROD,