diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/home.html b/src/registrar/templates/home.html
index 6163a1ce0..792beec43 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/home.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/home.html
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
       </thead>
       <tbody>
         {% for domain in domains %}
+        {% comment %} ticket 796
+        {% if domain.application_status == "approved" or (domain.application does not exist)  %} {% endcomment %}
         <tr>
           <th th scope="row" role="rowheader" data-label="Domain name">
             {{ domain.name }}
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/utility/mixins.py b/src/registrar/views/utility/mixins.py
index 890b10a02..147712582 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/utility/mixins.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/utility/mixins.py
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ class DomainPermission(PermissionsLoginMixin):
         The user is in self.request.user and the domain needs to be looked
         up from the domain's primary key in self.kwargs["pk"]
         """
+        
+        # ticket 806
+        # if self.request.user is staff or admin and domain.application__status = 'approved' or 'rejected' or 'action needed'
+        #     return True
+        
         if not self.request.user.is_authenticated:
             return False
 
@@ -32,6 +37,10 @@ class DomainPermission(PermissionsLoginMixin):
             user=self.request.user, domain__id=self.kwargs["pk"]
         ).exists():
             return False
+        
+        # ticket 796
+        # if domain.application__status != 'approved'
+        #     return false    
 
         # if we need to check more about the nature of role, do it here.
         return True