diff --git a/packages/backend/src/app.ts b/packages/backend/src/app.ts
index 3bbe8d2662..c2f73b2396 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ import { IlpPaymentService } from './payment-method/ilp/service'
 import { TelemetryService } from './telemetry/service'
 import { ApolloArmor } from '@escape.tech/graphql-armor'
 import { openPaymentsServerErrorMiddleware } from './open_payments/route-errors'
-import { verifyApiSignature } from './shared/utils'
 import { WalletAddress } from './open_payments/wallet_address/model'
 import {
   getWalletAddressUrlFromIncomingPayment,
@@ -101,6 +100,8 @@ import { LoggingPlugin } from './graphql/plugin'
 import { LocalPaymentService } from './payment-method/local/service'
 import { GrantService } from './open_payments/grant/service'
 import { AuthServerService } from './open_payments/authServer/service'
+import { Tenant } from './tenants/model'
+import { verifyTenantOrOperatorApiSignature } from './shared/utils'
 export interface AppContextData {
   logger: Logger
   container: AppContainer
@@ -144,6 +145,19 @@ export type HttpSigContext = AppContext & {
   client: string
 }
 
+type TenantedHttpSigHeaders = HttpSigHeaders & Record<'tenantId', string>
+
+type TenantedHttpSigRequest = Omit<HttpSigContext['request'], 'headers'> & {
+  headers: TenantedHttpSigHeaders
+}
+
+export type TenantedHttpSigContext = HttpSigContext & {
+  headers: TenantedHttpSigHeaders
+  request: TenantedHttpSigRequest
+  tenant?: Tenant
+  isOperator: boolean
+}
+
 export type HttpSigWithAuthenticatedStatusContext = HttpSigContext &
   AuthenticatedStatusContext
 
@@ -384,12 +398,14 @@ export class App {
     )
 
     if (this.config.adminApiSecret) {
-      koa.use(async (ctx, next: Koa.Next): Promise<void> => {
-        if (!verifyApiSignature(ctx, this.config)) {
-          ctx.throw(401, 'Unauthorized')
+      koa.use(
+        async (ctx: TenantedHttpSigContext, next: Koa.Next): Promise<void> => {
+          if (!verifyTenantOrOperatorApiSignature(ctx, this.config)) {
+            ctx.throw(401, 'Unauthorized')
+          }
+          return next()
         }
-        return next()
-      })
+      )
     }
 
     koa.use(
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/shared/utils.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/shared/utils.test.ts
index b786ef8498..5540b4a178 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/shared/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/shared/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
+import crypto from 'crypto'
 import { IocContract } from '@adonisjs/fold'
 import { Redis } from 'ioredis'
-import { isValidHttpUrl, poll, requestWithTimeout, sleep } from './utils'
-import { AppServices, AppContext } from '../app'
+import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker'
+import {
+  isValidHttpUrl,
+  poll,
+  requestWithTimeout,
+  sleep,
+  verifyTenantOrOperatorApiSignature
+} from './utils'
+import { AppServices, AppContext, TenantedHttpSigContext } from '../app'
 import { TestContainer, createTestApp } from '../tests/app'
 import { initIocContainer } from '..'
 import { verifyApiSignature } from './utils'
 import { generateApiSignature } from '../tests/apiSignature'
-import { Config } from '../config/app'
+import { Config, IAppConfig } from '../config/app'
 import { createContext } from '../tests/context'
+import { Tenant } from '../tenants/model'
+import { truncateTables } from '../tests/tableManager'
 
 describe('utils', (): void => {
   describe('isValidHttpUrl', (): void => {
@@ -258,4 +268,131 @@ describe('utils', (): void => {
       expect(verified).toBe(false)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('tenant/operator admin api signatures', (): void => {
+    let deps: IocContract<AppServices>
+    let appContainer: TestContainer
+    let tenant: Tenant
+    let config: IAppConfig
+    let redis: Redis
+
+    const operatorApiSecret = 'test-operator-secret'
+
+    beforeAll(async (): Promise<void> => {
+      deps = initIocContainer({
+        ...Config,
+        adminApiSecret: operatorApiSecret
+      })
+      appContainer = await createTestApp(deps)
+      config = await deps.use('config')
+      redis = await deps.use('redis')
+    })
+
+    beforeEach(async (): Promise<void> => {
+      tenant = await Tenant.query(appContainer.knex).insertAndFetch({
+        email: faker.internet.email(),
+        publicName: faker.company.name(),
+        apiSecret: crypto.randomBytes(8).toString('base64'),
+        idpConsentUrl: faker.internet.url(),
+        idpSecret: 'test-idp-secret'
+      })
+    })
+
+    afterEach(async (): Promise<void> => {
+      await redis.flushall()
+      await truncateTables(appContainer.knex)
+    })
+
+    afterAll(async (): Promise<void> => {
+      await appContainer.shutdown()
+    })
+
+    test.each`
+      tenanted | isOperator | description
+      ${true}  | ${false}   | ${'tenanted non-operator'}
+      ${true}  | ${true}    | ${'tenanted operator'}
+      ${false} | ${true}    | ${'non-tenanted operator'}
+    `(
+      'returns true if $description request has valid signature',
+      async ({ tenanted, isOperator }): Promise<void> => {
+        const requestBody = { test: 'value' }
+
+        const signature = isOperator
+          ? generateApiSignature(
+              config.adminApiSecret as string,
+              Config.adminApiSignatureVersion,
+              requestBody
+            )
+          : generateApiSignature(
+              tenant.apiSecret,
+              Config.adminApiSignatureVersion,
+              requestBody
+            )
+
+        const ctx = createContext<TenantedHttpSigContext>(
+          {
+            headers: {
+              Accept: 'application/json',
+              signature,
+              tenantId: tenanted ? tenant.id : undefined
+            },
+            url: '/graphql'
+          },
+          {},
+          appContainer.container
+        )
+        ctx.request.body = requestBody
+
+        const result = await verifyTenantOrOperatorApiSignature(ctx, config)
+        expect(result).toEqual(true)
+
+        if (tenanted) {
+          expect(ctx.tenant).toEqual(tenant)
+        } else {
+          expect(ctx.tenant).toBeUndefined()
+        }
+
+        if (isOperator) {
+          expect(ctx.isOperator).toEqual(true)
+        } else {
+          expect(ctx.isOperator).toEqual(false)
+        }
+      }
+    )
+
+    test.each`
+      failurePoint
+      ${'tenant'}
+      ${'operator'}
+    `(
+      "returns false when $failurePoint signature isn't valid",
+      async ({ failurePoint }): Promise<void> => {
+        const tenantedRequest = failurePoint === 'tenant'
+        const requestBody = { test: 'value' }
+        const signature = generateApiSignature(
+          'wrongsecret',
+          Config.adminApiSignatureVersion,
+          requestBody
+        )
+        const ctx = createContext<TenantedHttpSigContext>(
+          {
+            headers: {
+              Accept: 'application/json',
+              signature,
+              tenantId: tenantedRequest ? tenant.id : undefined
+            },
+            url: '/graphql'
+          },
+          {},
+          appContainer.container
+        )
+        ctx.request.body = requestBody
+
+        const result = await verifyTenantOrOperatorApiSignature(ctx, config)
+        expect(result).toEqual(false)
+        expect(ctx.tenant).toBeUndefined()
+        expect(ctx.isOperator).toEqual(false)
+      }
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/shared/utils.ts b/packages/backend/src/shared/utils.ts
index 3f34098523..62132c5116 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/shared/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/shared/utils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { URL, type URL as URLType } from 'url'
 import { createHmac } from 'crypto'
 import { canonicalize } from 'json-canonicalize'
 import { IAppConfig } from '../config/app'
-import { AppContext } from '../app'
+import { AppContext, TenantedHttpSigContext } from '../app'
 
 export function validateId(id: string): boolean {
   return validate(id) && version(id) === 4
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ function getSignatureParts(signature: string) {
 function verifyApiSignatureDigest(
   signature: string,
   request: AppContext['request'],
-  config: IAppConfig
+  config: IAppConfig,
+  secret: string
 ): boolean {
   const { body } = request
   const {
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ function verifyApiSignatureDigest(
   }
 
   const payload = `${timestamp}.${canonicalize(body)}`
-  const hmac = createHmac('sha256', config.adminApiSecret as string)
+  const hmac = createHmac('sha256', secret)
   hmac.update(payload)
   const digest = hmac.digest('hex')
 
@@ -171,6 +172,64 @@ async function canApiSignatureBeProcessed(
   return true
 }
 
+/*
+  Verifies http signatures by first attempting to replicate it with a secret
+  associated with a tenant id in the headers, then with the configured admin secret.
+
+  If a tenant secret can replicate the signature, the request is tenanted to that particular tenant.
+  If the environment admin secret replicates the signature, then it is an operator request with elevated permissions.
+  If neither can replicate the signature then it is unauthorized.
+*/
+export async function verifyTenantOrOperatorApiSignature(
+  ctx: TenantedHttpSigContext,
+  config: IAppConfig
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  ctx.tenant = undefined
+  ctx.isOperator = false
+  const { headers } = ctx.request
+  const signature = headers['signature']
+  if (!signature) {
+    return false
+  }
+
+  const tenantService = await ctx.container.use('tenantService')
+  const tenantId = headers['tenantid']
+  const tenant = tenantId ? await tenantService.get(tenantId) : undefined
+
+  if (!(await canApiSignatureBeProcessed(signature as string, ctx, config)))
+    return false
+
+  // First, try validating with the tenant api secret
+  if (
+    tenant?.apiSecret &&
+    verifyApiSignatureDigest(
+      signature as string,
+      ctx.request,
+      config,
+      tenant.apiSecret
+    )
+  ) {
+    ctx.tenant = tenant
+    return true
+  }
+
+  // Fall back on validating with operator api secret if prior validation fails
+  if (
+    verifyApiSignatureDigest(
+      signature as string,
+      ctx.request,
+      config,
+      config.adminApiSecret as string
+    )
+  ) {
+    ctx.tenant = tenant
+    ctx.isOperator = true
+    return true
+  }
+
+  return false
+}
+
 export async function verifyApiSignature(
   ctx: AppContext,
   config: IAppConfig
@@ -184,5 +243,10 @@ export async function verifyApiSignature(
   if (!(await canApiSignatureBeProcessed(signature as string, ctx, config)))
     return false
 
-  return verifyApiSignatureDigest(signature as string, ctx.request, config)
+  return verifyApiSignatureDigest(
+    signature as string,
+    ctx.request,
+    config,
+    config.adminApiSecret as string
+  )
 }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tenants/service.test.ts b/packages/backend/src/tenants/service.test.ts
index 84fad049ca..9efb7f1717 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tenants/service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tenants/service.test.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('Tenant Service', (): void => {
     await appContainer.shutdown()
   })
 
-  describe('Tenant pangination', (): void => {
+  describe('Tenant pagination', (): void => {
     describe('getPage', (): void => {
       getPageTests({
         createModel: () => createTenant(deps),
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tests/tenant.ts b/packages/backend/src/tests/tenant.ts
index 4ac1488b84..f174a58f2f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tests/tenant.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tests/tenant.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import nock from 'nock'
 import { IocContract } from '@adonisjs/fold'
 import { faker } from '@faker-js/faker'
 import { AppServices } from '../app'
@@ -11,8 +12,6 @@ interface CreateOptions {
   idpSecret: string
 }
 
-const nock = (global as unknown as { nock: typeof import('nock') }).nock
-
 export async function createTenant(
   deps: IocContract<AppServices>,
   options?: CreateOptions