diff --git a/lib/model/channel.dart b/lib/model/channel.dart
index 11d556b902..e4a40790d4 100644
--- a/lib/model/channel.dart
+++ b/lib/model/channel.dart
@@ -199,12 +199,11 @@ mixin ChannelStore on UserStore {
     return false;
   }
 
-  bool hasPostingPermission({
+  bool selfCanSendMessage({
     required ZulipStream inChannel,
-    required User user,
     required DateTime byDate,
   }) {
-    final role = user.role;
+    final role = selfUser.role;
     // We let the users with [unknown] role to send the message, then the server
     // will decide to accept it or not based on its actual role.
     if (role == UserRole.unknown) return true;
@@ -214,7 +213,7 @@ mixin ChannelStore on UserStore {
       case ChannelPostPolicy.fullMembers:     {
         if (!role.isAtLeast(UserRole.member)) return false;
         if (role == UserRole.member) {
-          return hasPassedWaitingPeriod(user, byDate: byDate);
+          return hasPassedWaitingPeriod(selfUser, byDate: byDate);
         }
         return true;
       }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/compose_box.dart b/lib/widgets/compose_box.dart
index 1644a6a038..76a4e36411 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/compose_box.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/compose_box.dart
@@ -2153,8 +2153,8 @@ class _ComposeBoxState extends State<ComposeBox> with PerAccountStoreAwareStateM
       case ChannelNarrow(:final streamId):
       case TopicNarrow(:final streamId):
         final channel = store.streams[streamId];
-        if (channel == null || !store.hasPostingPermission(inChannel: channel,
-            user: store.selfUser, byDate: DateTime.now())) {
+        if (channel == null || !store.selfCanSendMessage(inChannel: channel,
+            byDate: DateTime.now())) {
           return _ErrorBanner(getLabel: (zulipLocalizations) =>
             zulipLocalizations.errorBannerCannotPostInChannelLabel);
         }
diff --git a/lib/widgets/share.dart b/lib/widgets/share.dart
index 083ed83bba..df776e4d1e 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/share.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/share.dart
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class SharePage extends StatelessWidget {
         body: TabBarView(children: [
           SubscriptionListPageBody(
             showTopicListButtonInActionSheet: false,
-            hideChannelsIfUserCantPost: true,
+            hideChannelsIfUserCantSendMessage: true,
             allowGoToAllChannels: false,
             onChannelSelect: (narrow) => _handleNarrowSelect(context, narrow),
             // TODO(#412) add onTopicSelect, Currently when user lands on the
diff --git a/lib/widgets/subscription_list.dart b/lib/widgets/subscription_list.dart
index 50fd68cff0..0feaeeaa52 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/subscription_list.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/subscription_list.dart
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class SubscriptionListPageBody extends StatefulWidget {
   const SubscriptionListPageBody({
     super.key,
     this.showTopicListButtonInActionSheet = true,
-    this.hideChannelsIfUserCantPost = false,
+    this.hideChannelsIfUserCantSendMessage = false,
     this.allowGoToAllChannels = true,
     this.onChannelSelect,
   });
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class SubscriptionListPageBody extends StatefulWidget {
   //   See discussion:
   //     https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter/pull/1774#discussion_r2249032503
   final bool showTopicListButtonInActionSheet;
-  final bool hideChannelsIfUserCantPost;
+  final bool hideChannelsIfUserCantSendMessage;
   final bool allowGoToAllChannels;
 
   /// Callback to invoke when the user selects a channel from the list.
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ class _SubscriptionListPageBodyState extends State<SubscriptionListPageBody> wit
     final List<Subscription> unpinned = [];
     final now = DateTime.now();
     for (final subscription in store.subscriptions.values) {
-      if (widget.hideChannelsIfUserCantPost) {
-        if (!store.hasPostingPermission(inChannel: subscription,
-              user: store.selfUser, byDate: now)) {
+      if (widget.hideChannelsIfUserCantSendMessage) {
+        if (!store.selfCanSendMessage(inChannel: subscription, byDate: now)) {
           continue;
         }
       }
diff --git a/test/model/channel_test.dart b/test/model/channel_test.dart
index 07e542e6a1..00dbfb10a2 100644
--- a/test/model/channel_test.dart
+++ b/test/model/channel_test.dart
@@ -493,9 +493,12 @@ void main() {
     for (final (ChannelPostPolicy policy, UserRole role, bool canPost) in testCases) {
       test('"${role.name}" user ${canPost ? 'can' : "can't"} post in channel '
           'with "${policy.name}" policy', () {
-        final store = eg.store();
-        final actual = store.hasPostingPermission(
-          inChannel: eg.stream(channelPostPolicy: policy), user: eg.user(role: role),
+        final selfUserWithRole = eg.user(role: role);
+        final store = eg.store(
+          selfUser: selfUserWithRole,
+          initialSnapshot: eg.initialSnapshot(realmUsers: [selfUserWithRole]));
+        final actual = store.selfCanSendMessage(
+          inChannel: eg.stream(channelPostPolicy: policy),
           // [byDate] is not actually relevant for these test cases; for the
           // ones which it is, they're practiced below.
           byDate: DateTime.now());
@@ -504,27 +507,34 @@ void main() {
     }
 
     group('"member" user posting in a channel with "fullMembers" policy', () {
-      PerAccountStore localStore({required int realmWaitingPeriodThreshold}) =>
-        eg.store(initialSnapshot: eg.initialSnapshot(
-          realmWaitingPeriodThreshold: realmWaitingPeriodThreshold));
+      PerAccountStore localStore({
+        required User selfUser,
+        required int realmWaitingPeriodThreshold,
+      }) => eg.store(
+        selfUser: selfUser,
+        initialSnapshot: eg.initialSnapshot(
+          realmWaitingPeriodThreshold: realmWaitingPeriodThreshold,
+          realmUsers: [selfUser]));
 
       User memberUser({required String dateJoined}) => eg.user(
         role: UserRole.member, dateJoined: dateJoined);
 
       test('a "full" member -> can post in the channel', () {
-        final store = localStore(realmWaitingPeriodThreshold: 3);
-        final hasPermission = store.hasPostingPermission(
+        final store = localStore(
+          selfUser: memberUser(dateJoined: '2024-11-25T10:00+00:00'),
+          realmWaitingPeriodThreshold: 3);
+        final hasPermission = store.selfCanSendMessage(
           inChannel: eg.stream(channelPostPolicy: ChannelPostPolicy.fullMembers),
-          user: memberUser(dateJoined: '2024-11-25T10:00+00:00'),
           byDate: DateTime.utc(2024, 11, 28, 10, 00));
         check(hasPermission).isTrue();
       });
 
       test('not a "full" member -> cannot post in the channel', () {
-        final store = localStore(realmWaitingPeriodThreshold: 3);
-        final actual = store.hasPostingPermission(
+        final store = localStore(
+          selfUser: memberUser(dateJoined: '2024-11-25T10:00+00:00'),
+          realmWaitingPeriodThreshold: 3);
+        final actual = store.selfCanSendMessage(
           inChannel: eg.stream(channelPostPolicy: ChannelPostPolicy.fullMembers),
-          user: memberUser(dateJoined: '2024-11-25T10:00+00:00'),
           byDate: DateTime.utc(2024, 11, 28, 09, 59));
         check(actual).isFalse();
       });