diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/shared/context/AuthContext.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/shared/context/AuthContext.tsx
index d65d19ecd..bc422613c 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/shared/context/AuthContext.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/shared/context/AuthContext.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import React, {
 } from "react";
 import Cookies from "js-cookie";
 import { MeDto } from "@/shared/dto/user/meDto";
+import { useAuth as useFreightAuth } from "@/auth/useAuth";
 
 // ----- TYPES -----
 export interface Role {
@@ -49,21 +50,32 @@ export const AuthProvider = ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => {
   const [showOtpModal, setShowOtpModal] = useState(false);
   const [rememberMePreference, setRememberMePreference] = useState(false);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const cookieUser = Cookies.get("auth-user");
-    const positionId = Cookies.get("selected-position-id");
+  // Bridge to the freight session: this provider renders inside the freight
+  // AuthProvider, so the real signed-in user is available here. The vendored IAM
+  // code (AppMenuTabs, pages) reads `user` from this context — feed it the
+  // freight user so it isn't null. Falls back to the legacy auth-user cookie.
+  const { user: freightUser } = useFreightAuth();
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const positionId = Cookies.get("selected-position-id");
+    if (positionId) setSelectedPositionId(positionId);
+
+    if (freightUser) {
+      setUser(freightUser as unknown as MeDto);
+      setLoading(false);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const cookieUser = Cookies.get("auth-user");
     if (cookieUser) {
       try {
-        const parsed = JSON.parse(cookieUser);
-        setUser(parsed);
-        if (positionId) setSelectedPositionId(positionId);
+        setUser(JSON.parse(cookieUser));
       } catch (e) {
         console.error("Invalid user cookie");
       }
     }
     setLoading(false);
-  }, []);
+  }, [freightUser]);
   // useEffect(() => {
   //   sessionStorage.setItem("tabActive", "true");
 
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/user-management/Applayout.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/user-management/Applayout.tsx
index 0362232e2..73daf3f22 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/user-management/Applayout.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/user-management/Applayout.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const AppLayout = () => {
 
   return (
     <div className="w-full flex flex-col min-h-screen bg-background text-foreground">
-      <Top onToggleSidebar={toggleSidebar} showRecordManagementShortcut={!isSuperAdmin} />
+      {/* <Top onToggleSidebar={toggleSidebar} showRecordManagementShortcut={!isSuperAdmin} /> */}
       <AppMenuTabs />
       <div className="px-2 pb-2 pt-8 sm:px-4 sm:pb-4 sm:pt-10 flex-1">
         <div className="w-full overflow-x-auto">
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/user-management/route.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/user-management/route.tsx
index 5e60f3103..910712d5d 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/user-management/route.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/user-management/route.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ import SectorReportsPage from "@/record-management/pages/User/sectorReports";
 import ArchivedUnitsPositionsPage from "@/pages/ArchivedUnitsPositionsPage";
 import ConfigurationPage from "@/pages/ConfigurationPage";
 import { SidebarProvider } from "@/shared/common/ui/sidebar";
+import { AuthProvider as UmAuthProvider } from "@/shared/context/AuthContext";
+import { PermissionProvider } from "@/shared/context/PermissionContext";
+
+/**
+ * Provider shell for the vendored IAM UI. Feeds its Auth + Permission contexts
+ * from the real freight session so AppMenuTabs / pages see the signed-in user
+ * and their permission keys (otherwise both are null/empty). Wraps AppLayout in
+ * SidebarProvider (its useSidebar dependency).
+ */
+function UmShell(): ReactElement {
+  const { user } = useAuth();
+  return (
+    <UmAuthProvider>
+      <PermissionProvider
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+        permissions={(user?.permissions as any) ?? []}
+      >
+        <SidebarProvider>
+          <AppLayout />
+        </SidebarProvider>
+      </PermissionProvider>
+    </UmAuthProvider>
+  );
+}
 
 /**
  * Layout wrapper for the user-management route subtree. Self-contained (the
@@ -96,11 +120,7 @@ export const UserManagementRedirect = () => {
 export function UserManagementRoutes(): ReactElement {
   return (
     <Route
-          element={
-            <SidebarProvider>
-              <AppLayout />
-            </SidebarProvider>
-          }
+          element={<UmShell />}
         >
                         <Route
                           path="user-management"