diff --git a/src/auth/operations/me.ts b/src/auth/operations/me.ts
index 5947ac9aa74..996a7b07733 100644
--- a/src/auth/operations/me.ts
+++ b/src/auth/operations/me.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import url from 'url';
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../../express/types';
 import getExtractJWT from '../getExtractJWT';
@@ -26,16 +27,24 @@ async function me({
   };
 
   if (req.user) {
-    const user = { ...req.user };
+    const parsedURL = url.parse(req.originalUrl);
+    const isGraphQL = parsedURL.pathname === `/api${req.payload.config.routes.graphQL}`;
 
-    if (user.collection !== collection.config.slug) {
+    const user = await req.payload.findByID({
+      id: req.user.id,
+      collection: collection.config.slug,
+      req,
+      depth: isGraphQL ? 0 : collection.config.auth.depth,
+      overrideAccess: false,
+      showHiddenFields: false,
+    }) as User;
+
+    if (req.user.collection !== collection.config.slug) {
       return {
         user: null,
       };
     }
 
-    delete user.collection;
-
     response = {
       user,
       collection: req.user.collection,
diff --git a/src/auth/strategies/jwt.ts b/src/auth/strategies/jwt.ts
index ecd32db9b0a..10c2aa6d42f 100644
--- a/src/auth/strategies/jwt.ts
+++ b/src/auth/strategies/jwt.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ export default ({ secret, config, collections }: Payload): PassportStrategy => {
     try {
       const collection = collections[token.collection];
 
-      const parsedURL = url.parse(req.url);
-      const isGraphQL = parsedURL.pathname === config.routes.graphQL;
+      const parsedURL = url.parse(req.originalUrl);
+      const isGraphQL = parsedURL.pathname === `/api${req.payload.config.routes.graphQL}`;
 
       const user = await req.payload.findByID({
         id: token.id,
diff --git a/test/auth/config.ts b/test/auth/config.ts
index 2c4d3727139..278bb26ff92 100644
--- a/test/auth/config.ts
+++ b/test/auth/config.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
         },
       },
       fields: [
+        {
+          name: 'adminOnlyField',
+          type: 'text',
+          access: {
+            read: ({ req: { user: { roles = [] } } }) => {
+              return roles.includes('admin');
+            },
+          },
+        },
         {
           name: 'roles',
           label: 'Role',
diff --git a/test/auth/int.spec.ts b/test/auth/int.spec.ts
index 75877094a2d..cc10629d9cb 100644
--- a/test/auth/int.spec.ts
+++ b/test/auth/int.spec.ts
@@ -451,6 +451,51 @@ describe('Auth', () => {
 
       expect(result).toBeTruthy();
     });
+
+
+    it('should enforce access control on the me route', async () => {
+      const user = await payload.create({
+        collection: slug,
+        data: {
+          email: 'insecure@me.com',
+          password: 'test',
+          roles: ['admin'],
+          adminOnlyField: 'admin secret',
+        },
+      });
+
+      const response = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/${slug}/login`, {
+        body: JSON.stringify({
+          email: 'insecure@me.com',
+          password: 'test',
+        }),
+        headers,
+        method: 'post',
+      });
+
+      const data = await response.json();
+      const adminMe = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/${slug}/me`, {
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `JWT ${data.token}`,
+        },
+      }).then((res) => res.json());
+      expect(adminMe.user.adminOnlyField).toEqual('admin secret');
+
+      await payload.update({
+        collection: slug,
+        id: user?.id || '',
+        data: {
+          roles: ['editor'],
+        },
+      });
+
+      const editorMe = await fetch(`${apiUrl}/${slug}/me`, {
+        headers: {
+          Authorization: `JWT ${adminMe?.token}`,
+        },
+      }).then((res) => res.json());
+      expect(editorMe.user.adminOnlyField).toBeUndefined();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('API Key', () => {
diff --git a/test/auth/payload-types.ts b/test/auth/payload-types.ts
index 5f1feda915d..abf92ad4b4c 100644
--- a/test/auth/payload-types.ts
+++ b/test/auth/payload-types.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,59 @@
 /* tslint:disable */
+/* eslint-disable */
 /**
  * This file was automatically generated by Payload.
  * DO NOT MODIFY IT BY HAND. Instead, modify your source Payload config,
  * and re-run `payload generate:types` to regenerate this file.
  */
 
-export interface Config {}
-/**
- * This interface was referenced by `Config`'s JSON-Schema
- * via the `definition` "users".
- */
+export interface Config {
+  collections: {
+    users: User;
+    'api-keys': ApiKey;
+  };
+  globals: {};
+}
 export interface User {
   id: string;
+  adminOnlyField?: string;
   roles: ('admin' | 'editor' | 'moderator' | 'user' | 'viewer')[];
+  namedSaveToJWT?: string;
+  group?: {
+    liftedSaveToJWT?: string;
+  };
+  groupSaveToJWT?: {
+    saveToJWTString?: string;
+    saveToJWTFalse?: string;
+  };
+  saveToJWTTab: {
+    test?: string;
+  };
+  tabSaveToJWTString: {
+    includedByDefault?: string;
+  };
+  tabLiftedSaveToJWT?: string;
+  unnamedTabSaveToJWTString?: string;
+  unnamedTabSaveToJWTFalse?: string;
+  custom?: string;
+  updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
   enableAPIKey?: boolean;
   apiKey?: string;
   apiKeyIndex?: string;
-  email?: string;
+  email: string;
   resetPasswordToken?: string;
   resetPasswordExpiration?: string;
+  salt?: string;
+  hash?: string;
   loginAttempts?: number;
   lockUntil?: string;
-  createdAt: string;
+  password?: string;
+}
+export interface ApiKey {
+  id: string;
   updatedAt: string;
+  createdAt: string;
+  enableAPIKey?: boolean;
+  apiKey?: string;
+  apiKeyIndex?: string;
 }