diff --git a/app/controllers/discourse_ai/summarization/summary_controller.rb b/app/controllers/discourse_ai/summarization/summary_controller.rb
index a7900549..67e7ec82 100644
--- a/app/controllers/discourse_ai/summarization/summary_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/discourse_ai/summarization/summary_controller.rb
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ module DiscourseAi
         topic = Topic.find(params[:topic_id])
         guardian.ensure_can_see!(topic)
 
-        if !guardian.can_see_summary?(topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])
-          raise Discourse::NotFound
-        end
+        raise Discourse::NotFound if !guardian.can_see_summary?(topic)
 
         RateLimiter.new(current_user, "summary", 6, 5.minutes).performed! if current_user
 
diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/stream_topic_ai_summary.rb b/app/jobs/regular/stream_topic_ai_summary.rb
index d22a7b81..51e4be63 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/stream_topic_ai_summary.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/stream_topic_ai_summary.rb
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ module Jobs
       return unless user = User.find_by(id: args[:user_id])
 
       strategy = DiscourseAi::Summarization.topic_summary(topic)
-      if strategy.nil? ||
-           !Guardian.new(user).can_see_summary?(topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])
-        return
-      end
+      return if strategy.nil? || !Guardian.new(user).can_see_summary?(topic)
 
       guardian = Guardian.new(user)
       return unless guardian.can_see?(topic)
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index ce1e1680..538da773 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ en:
     ai_custom_summarization_allowed_groups: "Groups allowed to use create new summaries."
     ai_pm_summarization_allowed_groups: "Groups allowed to create and view summaries in PMs."
     ai_summarize_max_hot_topics_gists_per_batch: "After updating topics in the hot list, we'll generate brief summaries of the first N ones. (Disabled when 0)"
+    ai_hot_topic_gists_allowed_groups:  "Groups allowed to see gists in the hot topics list."
 
     ai_bot_enabled: "Enable the AI Bot module."
     ai_bot_enable_chat_warning: "Display a warning when PM chat is initiated. Can be overriden by editing the translation string: discourse_ai.ai_bot.pm_warning"
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index cba62a7a..07abc071 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ discourse_ai:
     default: 0
     min: 0
     max: 1000
+  ai_hot_topic_gists_allowed_groups:
+    type: group_list
+    list_type: compact
+    default: ""
   ai_summarization_strategy: # TODO(roman): Deprecated. Remove by Sept 2024
     type: enum
     default: ""
diff --git a/lib/guardian_extensions.rb b/lib/guardian_extensions.rb
index 075ae96c..b22ddbb4 100644
--- a/lib/guardian_extensions.rb
+++ b/lib/guardian_extensions.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 module DiscourseAi
   module GuardianExtensions
-    def can_see_summary?(target, summary_type)
+    def can_see_summary?(target)
       return false if !SiteSetting.ai_summarization_enabled
 
       if target.class == Topic && target.private_message?
@@ -14,12 +14,24 @@ module DiscourseAi
         return false if !allowed
       end
 
-      has_cached_summary = AiSummary.exists?(target: target, summary_type: summary_type)
+      has_cached_summary =
+        AiSummary.exists?(target: target, summary_type: AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])
       return has_cached_summary if user.nil?
 
       has_cached_summary || can_request_summary?
     end
 
+    def can_see_gists?
+      return false if !SiteSetting.ai_summarization_enabled
+      return false if SiteSetting.ai_summarize_max_hot_topics_gists_per_batch.zero?
+      return false if anonymous?
+      return false if SiteSetting.ai_hot_topic_gists_allowed_groups_map.empty?
+
+      SiteSetting.ai_hot_topic_gists_allowed_groups_map.any? do |group_id|
+        user.group_ids.include?(group_id)
+      end
+    end
+
     def can_request_summary?
       return false if anonymous?
 
diff --git a/lib/summarization/entry_point.rb b/lib/summarization/entry_point.rb
index 769b2df4..07fc3ef4 100644
--- a/lib/summarization/entry_point.rb
+++ b/lib/summarization/entry_point.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ module DiscourseAi
         end
 
         plugin.add_to_serializer(:topic_view, :summarizable) do
-          scope.can_see_summary?(object.topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])
+          scope.can_see_summary?(object.topic)
         end
 
         plugin.add_to_serializer(:web_hook_topic_view, :summarizable) do
-          scope.can_see_summary?(object.topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])
+          scope.can_see_summary?(object.topic)
         end
 
         plugin.register_modifier(:topic_query_create_list_topics) do |topics, options|
@@ -32,12 +32,11 @@ module DiscourseAi
         plugin.add_to_serializer(
           :topic_list_item,
           :ai_topic_gist,
-          include_condition: -> do
-            SiteSetting.ai_summarization_enabled &&
-              SiteSetting.ai_summarize_max_hot_topics_gists_per_batch > 0 &&
-              options[:filter] == :hot
-          end,
+          include_condition: -> { scope.can_see_gists? },
         ) do
+          # Options is defined at the instance level so we cannot run this check inside "include_condition".
+          return if options[:filter] != :hot
+
           summaries = object.ai_summaries.to_a
 
           # Summaries should always have one or zero elements here.
diff --git a/spec/lib/guardian_extensions_spec.rb b/spec/lib/guardian_extensions_spec.rb
index 38268ce1..1e287be4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/guardian_extensions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/guardian_extensions_spec.rb
@@ -9,18 +9,20 @@ describe DiscourseAi::GuardianExtensions do
     group.add(user)
     assign_fake_provider_to(:ai_summarization_model)
     SiteSetting.ai_summarization_enabled = true
+    SiteSetting.ai_summarize_max_hot_topics_gists_per_batch = 1
   end
 
-  describe "#can_see_summary?" do
-    let(:guardian) { Guardian.new(user) }
+  let(:anon_guardian) { Guardian.new }
+  let(:guardian) { Guardian.new(user) }
 
+  describe "#can_see_summary?" do
     context "when the user cannot generate a summary" do
       before { SiteSetting.ai_custom_summarization_allowed_groups = "" }
 
       it "returns false" do
         SiteSetting.ai_custom_summarization_allowed_groups = ""
 
-        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])).to eq(false)
+        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic)).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns true if there is a cached summary" do
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ describe DiscourseAi::GuardianExtensions do
           summary_type: AiSummary.summary_types[:complete],
         )
 
-        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])).to eq(true)
+        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic)).to eq(true)
       end
     end
 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ describe DiscourseAi::GuardianExtensions do
       before { SiteSetting.ai_custom_summarization_allowed_groups = group.id }
 
       it "returns true if the user group is present in the ai_custom_summarization_allowed_groups_map setting" do
-        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])).to eq(true)
+        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic)).to eq(true)
       end
     end
 
@@ -49,20 +51,18 @@ describe DiscourseAi::GuardianExtensions do
       let(:pm) { Fabricate(:private_message_topic) }
 
       it "returns false" do
-        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(pm, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])).to eq(false)
+        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(pm)).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns true if user is in a group that is allowed summaries" do
         SiteSetting.ai_pm_summarization_allowed_groups = group.id
-        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(pm, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])).to eq(true)
+        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(pm)).to eq(true)
       end
     end
 
     context "when there is no user" do
-      let(:guardian) { Guardian.new }
-
       it "returns false for anons" do
-        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])).to eq(false)
+        expect(anon_guardian.can_see_summary?(topic)).to eq(false)
       end
 
       it "returns true for anons when there is a cached summary" do
@@ -74,7 +74,32 @@ describe DiscourseAi::GuardianExtensions do
           summary_type: AiSummary.summary_types[:complete],
         )
 
-        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic, AiSummary.summary_types[:complete])).to eq(true)
+        expect(guardian.can_see_summary?(topic)).to eq(true)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#can_see_gists?" do
+    before { SiteSetting.ai_hot_topic_gists_allowed_groups = group.id }
+    let(:guardian) { Guardian.new(user) }
+
+    context "when there is no user" do
+      it "returns false for anons" do
+        expect(anon_guardian.can_see_gists?).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when there is a user but it's not a member of the allowed groups" do
+      before { SiteSetting.ai_hot_topic_gists_allowed_groups = "" }
+
+      it "returns false" do
+        expect(guardian.can_see_gists?).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when there is a user who is a member of an allowed group" do
+      it "returns false" do
+        expect(guardian.can_see_gists?).to eq(true)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/lib/modules/summarization/entry_point_spec.rb b/spec/lib/modules/summarization/entry_point_spec.rb
index b467cb04..f7e1f56f 100644
--- a/spec/lib/modules/summarization/entry_point_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/modules/summarization/entry_point_spec.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseAi::Summarization::EntryPoint do
         end
 
         context "when hot topics summarization is enabled" do
-          before { SiteSetting.ai_summarize_max_hot_topics_gists_per_batch = 100 }
+          fab!(:group)
+
+          before do
+            group.add(user)
+            SiteSetting.ai_hot_topic_gists_allowed_groups = group.id
+            SiteSetting.ai_summarize_max_hot_topics_gists_per_batch = 100
+          end
 
           it "includes the summary" do
             gist_topic = topic_query.list_hot.topics.find { |t| t.id == topic_ai_gist.target_id }
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseAi::Summarization::EntryPoint do
             serialized =
               TopicListItemSerializer.new(
                 gist_topic,
-                scope: Guardian.new,
+                scope: Guardian.new(user),
                 root: false,
                 filter: :hot,
               ).as_json
@@ -71,13 +77,29 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseAi::Summarization::EntryPoint do
             serialized =
               TopicListItemSerializer.new(
                 gist_topic,
-                scope: Guardian.new,
+                scope: Guardian.new(user),
                 root: false,
                 filter: :latest,
               ).as_json
 
             expect(serialized[:ai_topic_gist]).to be_nil
           end
+
+          it "doesn't include the summary when the user is not a member of the opt-in group" do
+            SiteSetting.ai_hot_topic_gists_allowed_groups = ""
+
+            gist_topic = topic_query.list_hot.topics.find { |t| t.id == topic_ai_gist.target_id }
+
+            serialized =
+              TopicListItemSerializer.new(
+                gist_topic,
+                scope: Guardian.new(user),
+                root: false,
+                filter: :hot,
+              ).as_json
+
+            expect(serialized[:ai_topic_gist]).to be_nil
+          end
         end
       end
     end