Can you set the permissions for a user when you share an SP site with them (as a member)?

Question

Scenario: I create a new team site (without O365 group) from the Admin center. I added a few users to the Member group so they have edit permissions on the site.

Current behaviour:

These members are able to share with other users in the org, which is fine. However, when they try to share with other users, my members do not have an option to change the permission for the user they are sharing to. That is, they dont have the dropdown to specify "Edit" or "Read Only". They can only enter the user's name and share the site. The users are added on as members as well (with Edit permissions).

If I log in as a site owner, I can see the dropdown which allows me to specify the permission for the user I am sharing to (i.e. read only or edit).

Expected Behaviour Users in the members group should have option to share an SP site with other users, with read or edit permissions using the drop down.

I am not sure if this is a bug or an issue with my tenant. Has anyone else come across this? Or does anyone have a workaround.

I am SharePoint Online, using Modern Team site (without O365 group).

Thank you

Answer 1

It's by design when you use the SharePoint online UI "Share site" button.

If we create a new permission level named TestPermission which contains "Manage Permissions" and replace the default Edit permission of the Member group:

Then the Share site will not work in UI:

Therefore, only the site owner can choose to grant permissions.