diff --git a/internal/kafka/command_topic.go b/internal/kafka/command_topic.go
index cc676b7d9f..afb45b3a31 100644
--- a/internal/kafka/command_topic.go
+++ b/internal/kafka/command_topic.go
@@ -118,11 +118,8 @@ func (c *command) validateTopic(client *ckgo.AdminClient, topic string, cluster
 		}
 	}
 	if !foundTopic {
-		log.CliLogger.Trace("validateTopic failed due to topic not being found in the client's topic list")
-		return errors.NewErrorWithSuggestions(
-			fmt.Sprintf(errors.TopicDoesNotExistOrMissingPermissionsErrorMsg, topic),
-			fmt.Sprintf(errors.TopicDoesNotExistOrMissingPermissionsSuggestions, cluster.ID),
-		)
+		log.CliLogger.Tracef("validateTopic: Topic '%s' not visible in metadata, this could be due to ACL restrictions. Proceeding with operation to allow Kafka to handle authorization.", topic)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	log.CliLogger.Tracef("validateTopic succeeded")
diff --git a/internal/kafka/command_topic_onprem.go b/internal/kafka/command_topic_onprem.go
index c0eb41fe08..d06cfdae8b 100644
--- a/internal/kafka/command_topic_onprem.go
+++ b/internal/kafka/command_topic_onprem.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	ckgo "github.com/confluentinc/confluent-kafka-go/v2/kafka"
 
-	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/log"
 )
 
@@ -26,11 +25,8 @@ func ValidateTopic(adminClient *ckgo.AdminClient, topic string) error {
 		}
 	}
 	if !foundTopic {
-		log.CliLogger.Tracef("validateTopic failed due to topic not being found in the client's topic list")
-		return errors.NewErrorWithSuggestions(
-			fmt.Sprintf(errors.TopicDoesNotExistOrMissingPermissionsErrorMsg, topic),
-			fmt.Sprintf(errors.TopicDoesNotExistOrMissingPermissionsSuggestions, "<cluster-id>"),
-		)
+		log.CliLogger.Tracef("validateTopic: Topic '%s' not visible in metadata, this could be due to ACL restrictions. Proceeding with operation to allow Kafka to handle authorization.", topic)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	log.CliLogger.Tracef("validateTopic succeeded")
diff --git a/pkg/errors/error_message.go b/pkg/errors/error_message.go
index 5ec1198112..670704e509 100644
--- a/pkg/errors/error_message.go
+++ b/pkg/errors/error_message.go
@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ const (
 	RequiredFlagNotSetErrorMsg        = "required flag `--%s` not set"
 
 	// kafka cluster commands
-	CkuMoreThanZeroErrorMsg                          = "`--cku` value must be greater than 0"
-	TopicDoesNotExistOrMissingPermissionsErrorMsg    = `topic "%s" does not exist or user does not have the ACLs or role bindings required to describe it`
-	TopicDoesNotExistOrMissingPermissionsSuggestions = "To list topics for Kafka cluster \"%[1]s\", use `confluent kafka topic list --cluster %[1]s`.\nTo list ACLs use `confluent kafka acl list --cluster %[1]s`.\nTo list role bindings use `confluent iam rbac role-binding list`."
-	KafkaClusterNotFoundErrorMsg                     = `Kafka cluster "%s" not found`
-	ChooseRightEnvironmentSuggestions                = "Ensure the cluster ID you entered is valid.\n" +
+	CkuMoreThanZeroErrorMsg           = "`--cku` value must be greater than 0"
+	KafkaClusterNotFoundErrorMsg      = `Kafka cluster "%s" not found`
+	ChooseRightEnvironmentSuggestions = "Ensure the cluster ID you entered is valid.\n" +
 		"Ensure the cluster you are specifying belongs to the currently selected environment with `confluent kafka cluster list`, `confluent environment list`, and `confluent environment use`."
 	UnknownTopicErrorMsg              = `unknown topic "%s"`
 	KafkaClusterMissingPrefixErrorMsg = `Kafka cluster "%s" is missing required prefix "lkc-"`