diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/HtmlText/Services/HtmlTextService.cs b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/HtmlText/Services/HtmlTextService.cs
index 90dfcdde..a90451cd 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Modules/HtmlText/Services/HtmlTextService.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Modules/HtmlText/Services/HtmlTextService.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Oqtane.Modules.HtmlText.Models;
 using Oqtane.Services;
 using Oqtane.Shared;
 
@@ -21,23 +20,23 @@ namespace Oqtane.Modules.HtmlText.Services
 
         public async Task<Models.HtmlText> GetHtmlTextAsync(int moduleId)
         {
-            var htmltext = await GetJsonAsync<List<Models.HtmlText>>(CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl($"{ApiUrl}/{moduleId}", moduleId));
+            var htmltext = await GetJsonAsync<List<Models.HtmlText>>(CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl($"{ApiUrl}/{moduleId}", new Dictionary<string, int>() { { EntityNames.Module, moduleId } }));
             return htmltext.FirstOrDefault();
         }
 
         public async Task AddHtmlTextAsync(Models.HtmlText htmlText)
         {
-            await PostJsonAsync(CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl($"{ApiUrl}", htmlText.ModuleId), htmlText);
+            await PostJsonAsync(CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl($"{ApiUrl}", new Dictionary<string, int>() { { EntityNames.Module, htmlText.ModuleId } }), htmlText);
         }
 
         public async Task UpdateHtmlTextAsync(Models.HtmlText htmlText)
         {
-            await PutJsonAsync(CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl($"{ApiUrl}/{htmlText.HtmlTextId}", htmlText.ModuleId), htmlText);
+            await PutJsonAsync(CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl($"{ApiUrl}/{htmlText.HtmlTextId}", new Dictionary<string, int>() { { EntityNames.Module, htmlText.ModuleId } }), htmlText);
         }
 
         public async Task DeleteHtmlTextAsync(int moduleId)
         {
-            await DeleteAsync(CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl($"{ApiUrl}/{moduleId}", moduleId));
+            await DeleteAsync(CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl($"{ApiUrl}/{moduleId}", new Dictionary<string, int>() { { EntityNames.Module, moduleId } }));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Services/ServiceBase.cs b/Oqtane.Client/Services/ServiceBase.cs
index 14a4fea7..5e425bd1 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Services/ServiceBase.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Services/ServiceBase.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
@@ -54,10 +55,15 @@ namespace Oqtane.Services
             return apiurl;
         }
 
-        // add entityid parameter to url for custom authorization policy
-        public string CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl(string url, int entityId)
+        // add authentityid parameters to url for custom authorization policy - args in form of entityname = entityid
+        public string CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl(string url, Dictionary<string, int> args)
         {
-            string qs = "entityid=" + entityId.ToString();
+            string qs = "";
+            foreach (KeyValuePair<string, int> kvp in args)
+            {
+                qs += (qs != "") ? "&" : "";
+                qs += "auth" + kvp.Key.ToLower() + "id=" + kvp.Value.ToString();
+            }
 
             if (url.Contains("?"))
             {
@@ -204,5 +210,20 @@ namespace Oqtane.Services
         {
             return CreateApiUrl(serviceName, alias, ControllerRoutes.Default);
         }
+
+        [Obsolete("This method is obsolete. Use CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl(string url, Dictionary<string, int> args) instead - in conjunction with _authEntityId in Server Controller.", false)]
+        public string CreateAuthorizationPolicyUrl(string url, int entityId)
+        {
+            string qs = "entityid=" + entityId.ToString();
+
+            if (url.Contains("?"))
+            {
+                return url + "&" + qs;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return url + "?" + qs;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/ControlPanel.razor b/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/ControlPanel.razor
index a4bf5d16..14e985e1 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/ControlPanel.razor
+++ b/Oqtane.Client/Themes/Controls/Theme/ControlPanel.razor
@@ -513,28 +513,7 @@
         {
             List<PermissionString> permissions;
 
-            if (action == "publish")
-            {
-                // publish all modules
-                foreach (var module in PageState.Modules.Where(item => item.PageId == PageState.Page.PageId))
-                {
-                    permissions = UserSecurity.GetPermissionStrings(module.Permissions);
-                    foreach (var permissionstring in permissions)
-                    {
-                        if (permissionstring.PermissionName == PermissionNames.View)
-                        {
-                            List<string> ids = permissionstring.Permissions.Split(';').ToList();
-                            if (!ids.Contains(RoleNames.Everyone)) ids.Add(RoleNames.Everyone);
-                            if (!ids.Contains(RoleNames.Registered)) ids.Add(RoleNames.Registered);
-                            permissionstring.Permissions = string.Join(";", ids.ToArray());
-                        }
-                    }
-                    module.Permissions = UserSecurity.SetPermissionStrings(permissions);
-                    await ModuleService.UpdateModuleAsync(module);
-                }
-            }
-
-            // publish page
+            // publish/unpublish page
             var page = PageState.Page;
             permissions = UserSecurity.GetPermissionStrings(page.Permissions);
             foreach (var permissionstring in permissions)
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/ModuleControllerBase.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/ModuleControllerBase.cs
index b934e684..baa9a0a1 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/ModuleControllerBase.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/ModuleControllerBase.cs
@@ -1,21 +1,35 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Oqtane.Infrastructure;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System;
 
 namespace Oqtane.Controllers
 {
     public class ModuleControllerBase : Controller
     {
         protected readonly ILogManager _logger;
-        protected int _entityId = -1; // passed as a querystring parameter for policy authorization and used for validation
+        // querystring parameters for policy authorization and validation
+        protected Dictionary<string, int> _authEntityId = new Dictionary<string, int>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        protected int _entityId = -1; // deprecated
 
         public ModuleControllerBase(ILogManager logger, IHttpContextAccessor accessor)
         {
             _logger = logger;
+            int value;
+            foreach (var param in accessor.HttpContext.Request.Query)
+            {
+                if (param.Key.StartsWith("auth") && param.Key.EndsWith("id") && int.TryParse(param.Value, out value))
+                {
+                    _authEntityId.Add(param.Key.Substring(4, param.Key.Length - 6), int.Parse(param.Value));
+                }
+            }
+            // entityid is deprecated
             if (accessor.HttpContext.Request.Query.ContainsKey("entityid"))
             {
                 _entityId = int.Parse(accessor.HttpContext.Request.Query["entityid"]);
             }
         }
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/PageController.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/PageController.cs
index 3c9edaef..2ddccb06 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/PageController.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Controllers/PageController.cs
@@ -19,17 +19,19 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
         private readonly IPageRepository _pages;
         private readonly IModuleRepository _modules;
         private readonly IPageModuleRepository _pageModules;
+        private readonly IPermissionRepository _permissionRepository;
         private readonly ISettingRepository _settings;
         private readonly IUserPermissions _userPermissions;
         private readonly ISyncManager _syncManager;
         private readonly ILogManager _logger;
         private readonly Alias _alias;
 
-        public PageController(IPageRepository pages, IModuleRepository modules, IPageModuleRepository pageModules, ISettingRepository settings, IUserPermissions userPermissions, ITenantManager tenantManager, ISyncManager syncManager, ILogManager logger)
+        public PageController(IPageRepository pages, IModuleRepository modules, IPageModuleRepository pageModules, IPermissionRepository permissionRepository, ISettingRepository settings, IUserPermissions userPermissions, ITenantManager tenantManager, ISyncManager syncManager, ILogManager logger)
         {
             _pages = pages;
             _modules = modules;
             _pageModules = pageModules;
+            _permissionRepository = permissionRepository;
             _settings = settings;
             _userPermissions = userPermissions;
             _syncManager = syncManager;
@@ -227,7 +229,54 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
         {
             if (ModelState.IsValid && _userPermissions.IsAuthorized(User, EntityNames.Page, page.PageId, PermissionNames.Edit))
             {
+                // preserve page permissions
+                var oldPermissions = _permissionRepository.GetPermissions(EntityNames.Page, page.PageId).ToList();
+
                 page = _pages.UpdatePage(page);
+
+                // get differences between old and new page permissions
+                var newPermissions = _permissionRepository.DecodePermissions(page.Permissions, page.SiteId, EntityNames.Page, page.PageId).ToList();
+                var added = GetPermissionsDifferences(newPermissions, oldPermissions);
+                var removed = GetPermissionsDifferences(oldPermissions, newPermissions);
+
+                // synchronize module permissions
+                if (added.Count > 0 || removed.Count > 0)
+                {
+                    foreach (PageModule pageModule in _pageModules.GetPageModules(page.PageId, "").ToList())
+                    {
+                        var modulePermissions = _permissionRepository.GetPermissions(EntityNames.Module, pageModule.Module.ModuleId).ToList();
+                        //var modulePermissions = _permissionRepository.DecodePermissions(pageModule.Module.Permissions, page.SiteId, EntityNames.Module, pageModule.ModuleId).ToList();
+                        // permissions added
+                        foreach(Permission permission in added)
+                        {
+                            if (!modulePermissions.Any(item => item.PermissionName == permission.PermissionName
+                              && item.RoleId == permission.RoleId && item.UserId == permission.UserId && item.IsAuthorized == permission.IsAuthorized))
+                            {
+                                _permissionRepository.AddPermission(new Permission
+                                {
+                                    SiteId = page.SiteId,
+                                    EntityName = EntityNames.Module,
+                                    EntityId = pageModule.ModuleId,
+                                    PermissionName = permission.PermissionName,
+                                    RoleId = permission.RoleId,
+                                    UserId = permission.UserId,
+                                    IsAuthorized = permission.IsAuthorized
+                                });
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // permissions removed
+                        foreach (Permission permission in removed)
+                        {
+                            var modulePermission = modulePermissions.FirstOrDefault(item => item.PermissionName == permission.PermissionName
+                              && item.RoleId == permission.RoleId && item.UserId == permission.UserId && item.IsAuthorized == permission.IsAuthorized);
+                            if (modulePermission != null)
+                            {
+                                _permissionRepository.DeletePermission(modulePermission.PermissionId);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 _syncManager.AddSyncEvent(_alias.TenantId, EntityNames.Site, page.SiteId);
                 _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Update, "Page Updated {Page}", page);
             }
@@ -240,6 +289,19 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
             return page;
         }
 
+        private List<Permission> GetPermissionsDifferences(List<Permission> permissions1, List<Permission> permissions2)
+        {
+            var differences = new List<Permission>();
+            foreach (Permission p in permissions1)
+            {
+                if (!permissions2.Any(item => item.PermissionName == p.PermissionName && item.RoleId == p.RoleId && item.UserId == p.UserId && item.IsAuthorized == p.IsAuthorized))
+                {
+                    differences.Add(p);
+                }
+            }
+            return differences;
+        }
+
         // PUT api/<controller>/?siteid=x&pageid=y&parentid=z
         [HttpPut]
         [Authorize(Roles = RoleNames.Registered)]
@@ -287,4 +349,5 @@ namespace Oqtane.Controllers
             }
         }
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Modules/HtmlText/Controllers/HtmlTextController.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Modules/HtmlText/Controllers/HtmlTextController.cs
index e321b76b..3de69445 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Modules/HtmlText/Controllers/HtmlTextController.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Modules/HtmlText/Controllers/HtmlTextController.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Modules.HtmlText.Controllers
             try
             {
                 Models.HtmlText htmlText = null;
-                if (_entityId == id)
+                if (_authEntityId[EntityNames.Module] == id)
                 {
                     htmlText = _htmlText.GetHtmlText(id);
                     list.Add(htmlText);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Modules.HtmlText.Controllers
         {
             try
             {
-                if (ModelState.IsValid && htmlText.ModuleId == _entityId)
+                if (ModelState.IsValid && htmlText.ModuleId == _authEntityId[EntityNames.Module])
                 {
                     htmlText = _htmlText.AddHtmlText(htmlText);
                     _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Create, "Html/Text Added {HtmlText}", htmlText);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Modules.HtmlText.Controllers
         {
             try
             {
-                if (ModelState.IsValid && htmlText.ModuleId == _entityId)
+                if (ModelState.IsValid && htmlText.ModuleId == _authEntityId[EntityNames.Module])
                 {
                     htmlText = _htmlText.UpdateHtmlText(htmlText);
                     _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Update, "Html/Text Updated {HtmlText}", htmlText);
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace Oqtane.Modules.HtmlText.Controllers
         {
             try
             {
-                if (id == _entityId)
+                if (id == _authEntityId[EntityNames.Module])
                 {
                     _htmlText.DeleteHtmlText(id);
                     _logger.Log(LogLevel.Information, this, LogFunction.Delete, "Html/Text Deleted {HtmlTextId}", id);
diff --git a/Oqtane.Server/Security/PermissionHandler.cs b/Oqtane.Server/Security/PermissionHandler.cs
index 8735d0d0..4bd01a3c 100644
--- a/Oqtane.Server/Security/PermissionHandler.cs
+++ b/Oqtane.Server/Security/PermissionHandler.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Oqtane.Enums;
@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ namespace Oqtane.Security
 
         protected override Task HandleRequirementAsync(AuthorizationHandlerContext context, PermissionRequirement requirement)
         {
-            // permission is scoped based on EntityId which must be passed as a querystring parameter
+            // permission is scoped based on auth{entityname}id (ie ?authmoduleid ) which must be passed as a querystring parameter
             var ctx = _httpContextAccessor.HttpContext;
-            if (ctx != null && ctx.Request.Query.ContainsKey("entityid"))
+            if (ctx != null)
             {
-                int entityId = int.Parse(ctx.Request.Query["entityid"]);
+                int entityId = -1;
+                if (ctx.Request.Query.ContainsKey("auth" + requirement.EntityName.ToLower() + "id"))
+                {
+                    entityId = int.Parse(ctx.Request.Query["auth" + requirement.EntityName.ToLower() + "id"]);
+                }
+                if (entityId == -1 && ctx.Request.Query.ContainsKey("entityid"))
+                {
+                    entityId = int.Parse(ctx.Request.Query["entityid"]);
+                }
                 if (_userPermissions.IsAuthorized(context.User, requirement.EntityName, entityId, requirement.PermissionName))
                 {
                     context.Succeed(requirement);
@@ -39,4 +47,4 @@ namespace Oqtane.Security
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}