diff --git a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.rst b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.rst
index 9fc8269f..529335b8 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes/release-notes.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Release Notes
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
+   release-notes-5.8.0.rst
    release-notes-5.7.0.rst
    release-notes-5.6.1.rst
    release-notes-5.6.0.rst
diff --git a/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py b/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
index cee7e38b..b4398312 100644
--- a/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/views/repo_api.py
@@ -919,6 +919,10 @@ def create_repo(
 
         task = RepoModel().create(form_data=data, cur_user=owner.user_id)
         task_id = get_task_id(task)
+
+        # Trigger permission flush to ensure repo visibility (matches UI behavior)
+        PermissionModel().trigger_permission_flush()
+
         # no commit, it's done in RepoModel, or async via celery
         return {
             "msg": f"Created new repository `{schema_data['repo_name']}`",
@@ -1312,6 +1316,9 @@ def fork_repo(
         # no commit, it's done in RepoModel, or async via celery
         task_id = get_task_id(task)
 
+        # Trigger permission flush to ensure repo visibility (matches UI behavior)
+        PermissionModel().trigger_permission_flush()
+
         return {
             "msg": f"Created fork of `{repo.repo_name}` as `{schema_data['repo_name']}`",
             "success": True,  # cannot return the repo data here since fork