diff --git a/app/controllers/taggings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/taggings_controller.rb
index 60b4523b2c..653c5b08e4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/taggings_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/taggings_controller.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def index
       category_names_all: @category_names_all,
       pages: pages,
       number_of_items_per_page: number_of_items_per_page
-    )
+    ).select { |type, _items| allowed_to?(:index?, Tag::TAGGABLE_META.fetch(type)[:klass]) }
 
     @sectors = authorized_scope(Sector.all, as: :taggable).order(:name)
     @categories = authorized_scope(Category.all, as: :taggable)
diff --git a/spec/policies/organization_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/organization_policy_spec.rb
index a66e8d94aa..0bcaa20858 100644
--- a/spec/policies/organization_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/organization_policy_spec.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,27 @@ def policy_for(record: nil, user:)
         scope = policy.apply_scope(Organization.all, type: :active_record_relation)
         expect(scope.to_sql).to eq(Organization.published.to_sql)
       end
+
+      it "includes organizations with an active affiliation and excludes those without one" do
+        regular = create(:user)
+        with_active_affiliation = create(:organization)
+        create(:affiliation, organization: with_active_affiliation, inactive: false, end_date: nil)
+
+        # An expired affiliation isn't active, and the factory status is never
+        # "Active", so this org matches neither branch of `published`/`active`.
+        without_active_affiliation = create(:organization)
+        create(:affiliation, organization: without_active_affiliation, end_date: 1.day.ago)
+
+        # The scope is broader than "has an active affiliation": an org flagged
+        # "Active" by status alone still qualifies, even with no affiliations.
+        active_by_status = create(:organization, organization_status: create(:organization_status, name: "Active"))
+
+        policy = described_class.new(Organization, user: regular)
+        scope = policy.apply_scope(Organization.all, type: :active_record_relation)
+
+        expect(scope).to include(with_active_affiliation, active_by_status)
+        expect(scope).not_to include(without_active_affiliation)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/taggings_spec.rb b/spec/requests/taggings_spec.rb
index 36af448060..711dfd0b2a 100644
--- a/spec/requests/taggings_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/taggings_spec.rb
@@ -113,4 +113,53 @@
       expect(response.body).to include("Art for Healing")
     end
   end
+
+  describe "People and Organizations sections gated by index permission" do
+    let!(:active_status) { create(:organization_status, name: "Active") }
+    let!(:organization) do
+      create(:organization, name: "Healing Org", organization_status: active_status)
+    end
+    let!(:person) { create(:person, profile_is_searchable: true) }
+
+    before do
+      # An active affiliation makes the org active (published) and the person
+      # visible via with_active_affiliations.
+      create(:affiliation, person: person, organization: organization)
+      create(:sectorable_item, sector: sector_1, sectorable: organization)
+      create(:sectorable_item, sector: sector_1, sectorable: person)
+    end
+
+    context "as a regular signed-in user (cannot index people or organizations)" do
+      it "hides the People and Organizations sections but keeps allowed sections" do
+        get taggings_path(sector_names_all: sector_1.name)
+
+        expect(response.body).not_to include("View all People results")
+        expect(response.body).not_to include("View all Organizations results")
+        expect(response.body).to include("Art for Healing")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "as a guest (cannot index people or organizations)" do
+      it "hides the People and Organizations sections" do
+        sign_out user
+        get taggings_path(sector_names_all: sector_1.name)
+
+        expect(response.body).not_to include("View all People results")
+        expect(response.body).not_to include("View all Organizations results")
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "as an admin (can index people and organizations)" do
+      let!(:admin) { create(:user, :admin) }
+
+      before { sign_in admin }
+
+      it "shows the People and Organizations sections" do
+        get taggings_path(sector_names_all: sector_1.name)
+
+        expect(response.body).to include("View all People results")
+        expect(response.body).to include("View all Organizations results")
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end