diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
index b21bdff4fe..24132afd1f 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/contexts/application.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from databricks.labs.ucx.assessment.export import AssessmentExporter
 from databricks.labs.ucx.aws.credentials import CredentialManager
 from databricks.labs.ucx.config import WorkspaceConfig
-from databricks.labs.ucx.framework.owners import AdministratorLocator
+from databricks.labs.ucx.framework.owners import AdministratorLocator, WorkspacePathOwnership
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore import ExternalLocations, MountsCrawler, TablesCrawler
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.catalog_schema import CatalogSchema
 from databricks.labs.ucx.hive_metastore.grants import (
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ def tables_crawler(self) -> TablesCrawler:
     def table_ownership(self) -> TableOwnership:
         return TableOwnership(self.administrator_locator)
 
+    @cached_property
+    def workspace_path_ownership(self) -> WorkspacePathOwnership:
+        return WorkspacePathOwnership(self.administrator_locator, self.workspace_client)
+
     @cached_property
     def tables_migrator(self) -> TablesMigrator:
         return TablesMigrator(
diff --git a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/framework/owners.py b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/framework/owners.py
index a8ca725ed7..0350ecfd60 100644
--- a/src/databricks/labs/ucx/framework/owners.py
+++ b/src/databricks/labs/ucx/framework/owners.py
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 import logging
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Sequence
+from datetime import timedelta
 from functools import cached_property
 from typing import Generic, TypeVar, final
 
+from databricks.labs.blueprint.paths import WorkspacePath
 from databricks.sdk import WorkspaceClient
-from databricks.sdk.errors import NotFound
-from databricks.sdk.service.iam import User
+from databricks.sdk.errors import NotFound, InternalError
+from databricks.sdk.retries import retried
+from databricks.sdk.service.iam import User, PermissionLevel
+from databricks.sdk.service.workspace import ObjectType
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -190,3 +194,46 @@ def owner_of(self, record: Record) -> str:
     def _maybe_direct_owner(self, record: Record) -> str | None:
         """Obtain the record-specific user-name associated with the given record, if any."""
         return None
+
+
+class WorkspacePathOwnership(Ownership[WorkspacePath]):
+    def __init__(self, administrator_locator: AdministratorLocator, ws: WorkspaceClient) -> None:
+        super().__init__(administrator_locator)
+        self._ws = ws
+
+    @retried(on=[InternalError], timeout=timedelta(minutes=1))
+    def _maybe_direct_owner(self, record: WorkspacePath) -> str | None:
+        maybe_type_and_id = self._maybe_type_and_id(record)
+        if not maybe_type_and_id:
+            return None
+        object_type, object_id = maybe_type_and_id
+        try:
+            object_permissions = self._ws.permissions.get(object_type, object_id)
+            return self._infer_from_first_can_manage(object_permissions)
+        except NotFound:
+            logger.warning(f"removed on backend: {object_type} {object_id}")
+            return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _maybe_type_and_id(path: WorkspacePath) -> tuple[str, str] | None:
+        object_info = path._object_info  # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        object_id = str(object_info.object_id)
+        match object_info.object_type:
+            case ObjectType.NOTEBOOK:
+                return 'notebooks', object_id
+            case ObjectType.FILE:
+                return 'files', object_id
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _infer_from_first_can_manage(object_permissions):
+        for acl in object_permissions.access_control_list:
+            for permission in acl.all_permissions:
+                if permission.permission_level != PermissionLevel.CAN_MANAGE:
+                    continue
+                if acl.user_name:
+                    return acl.user_name
+                if acl.group_name:
+                    return acl.group_name
+                return acl.service_principal_name
+        return None
diff --git a/tests/integration/framework/test_owners.py b/tests/integration/framework/test_owners.py
index e570378f06..756ddff362 100644
--- a/tests/integration/framework/test_owners.py
+++ b/tests/integration/framework/test_owners.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 from databricks.sdk import WorkspaceClient
 from databricks.sdk.service import iam
+from databricks.sdk.service.iam import PermissionLevel
 
 from databricks.labs.ucx.contexts.workflow_task import RuntimeContext
+from databricks.labs.ucx.framework.owners import AdministratorLocator, WorkspacePathOwnership
 
 
 def _find_admins_group_id(ws: WorkspaceClient) -> str:
@@ -51,3 +53,33 @@ def test_fallback_admin_user(ws, installation_ctx: RuntimeContext) -> None:
 
     assert an_admin == the_user.user_name and the_user.active
     assert _user_is_member_of_group(the_user, admins_group_id) or _user_has_role(the_user, "account_admin")
+
+
+def test_notebook_owner(make_notebook, make_notebook_permissions, make_group, ws):
+    notebook = make_notebook()
+    new_group = make_group()
+    make_notebook_permissions(
+        object_id=notebook,
+        permission_level=PermissionLevel.CAN_MANAGE,
+        group_name=new_group.display_name,
+    )
+
+    admin_locator = AdministratorLocator(ws)
+    notebook_ownership = WorkspacePathOwnership(admin_locator, ws)
+
+    name = notebook_ownership.owner_of(notebook)
+
+    my_user = ws.current_user.me()
+    assert name == my_user.user_name
+
+
+def test_file_owner(make_workspace_file, ws):
+    ws_file = make_workspace_file()
+
+    admin_locator = AdministratorLocator(ws)
+    notebook_ownership = WorkspacePathOwnership(admin_locator, ws)
+
+    name = notebook_ownership.owner_of(ws_file)
+
+    my_user = ws.current_user.me()
+    assert name == my_user.user_name