diff --git a/datasette/templates/debug_permissions_playground.html b/datasette/templates/debug_permissions_playground.html
index f040f847..91ce1fcf 100644
--- a/datasette/templates/debug_permissions_playground.html
+++ b/datasette/templates/debug_permissions_playground.html
@@ -134,31 +134,33 @@ debugPost.addEventListener('submit', function(ev) {
     {% if filter != "only-yours" %}<a href="?filter=only-yours">Only yours</a>{% else %}<strong>Only yours</strong>{% endif %}
 </p>
 
-{% for check in permission_checks %}
-    <div class="check">
-        <h2>
-            <span class="check-action">{{ check.action }}</span>
-            checked at
-            <span class="check-when">{{ check.when }}</span>
-            {% if check.result %}
-                <span class="check-result check-result-true">✓</span>
-            {% elif check.result is none %}
-                <span class="check-result check-result-no-opinion">none</span>
-            {% else %}
-                <span class="check-result check-result-false">✗</span>
-            {% endif %}
-        </h2>
-        <p><strong>Actor:</strong> {{ check.actor|tojson }}</p>
-        {% if check.parent %}
-            <p><strong>Resource:</strong>
-            {% if check.child %}
-                {{ check.parent }} / {{ check.child }}
-            {% else %}
-                {{ check.parent }}
-            {% endif %}
-            </p>
-        {% endif %}
-    </div>
-{% endfor %}
+{% if permission_checks %}
+<table class="rows-and-columns permission-checks-table" id="permission-checks-table">
+    <thead>
+        <tr>
+            <th>When</th>
+            <th>Action</th>
+            <th>Parent</th>
+            <th>Child</th>
+            <th>Actor</th>
+            <th>Result</th>
+        </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+        {% for check in permission_checks %}
+            <tr>
+                <td><span style="font-size: 0.8em">{{ check.when.split('T', 1)[0] }}</span><br>{{ check.when.split('T', 1)[1].split('+', 1)[0].split('-', 1)[0].split('Z', 1)[0] }}</td>
+                <td><code>{{ check.action }}</code></td>
+                <td>{{ check.parent or '—' }}</td>
+                <td>{{ check.child or '—' }}</td>
+                <td>{% if check.actor %}<code>{{ check.actor|tojson }}</code>{% else %}<span class="check-actor-anon">anonymous</span>{% endif %}</td>
+                <td>{% if check.result %}<span class="check-result check-result-true">Allowed</span>{% elif check.result is none %}<span class="check-result check-result-no-opinion">No opinion</span>{% else %}<span class="check-result check-result-false">Denied</span>{% endif %}</td>
+            </tr>
+        {% endfor %}
+        </tbody>
+</table>
+{% else %}
+<p class="no-results">No permission checks have been recorded yet.</p>
+{% endif %}
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index 4d645704..8f05b050 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -398,24 +398,27 @@ async def test_permissions_debug(ds_client, filter_):
         assert fragment in response.text
     # Should show one failure and one success
     soup = Soup(response.text, "html.parser")
-    check_divs = soup.find_all("div", {"class": "check"})
-    checks = [
-        {
-            "action": div.select_one(".check-action").text,
-            # True = green tick, False = red cross, None = gray None
-            "result": (
-                None
-                if div.select(".check-result-no-opinion")
-                else bool(div.select(".check-result-true"))
-            ),
-            "actor": json.loads(
-                div.find(
-                    "strong", string=lambda text: text and "Actor" in text
-                ).parent.text.split(": ", 1)[1]
-            ),
-        }
-        for div in check_divs
-    ]
+    table = soup.find("table", {"id": "permission-checks-table"})
+    rows = table.find("tbody").find_all("tr")
+    checks = []
+    for row in rows:
+        cells = row.find_all("td")
+        result_cell = cells[5]
+        if result_cell.select_one(".check-result-true"):
+            result = True
+        elif result_cell.select_one(".check-result-false"):
+            result = False
+        else:
+            result = None
+        actor_code = cells[4].find("code")
+        actor = json.loads(actor_code.text) if actor_code else None
+        checks.append(
+            {
+                "action": cells[1].text.strip(),
+                "result": result,
+                "actor": actor,
+            }
+        )
     expected_checks = [
         {
             "action": "permissions-debug",
@@ -723,22 +726,26 @@ async def test_actor_restricted_permissions(
         },
         cookies=cookies,
     )
-    # Build expected_resource to match API behavior:
-    # - None when no resources
-    # - Single string when only resource_1
-    # - List when both resource_1 and resource_2 (JSON serializes tuples as lists)
-    if resource_1 and resource_2:
-        expected_resource = [resource_1, resource_2]
-    elif resource_1:
-        expected_resource = resource_1
+    # Response mirrors /-/check JSON structure
+    if resource_1 is None:
+        expected_path = "/"
+    elif resource_2 is None:
+        expected_path = f"/{resource_1}"
     else:
-        expected_resource = None
-    expected = {
-        "actor": actor,
-        "permission": permission,
-        "resource": expected_resource,
-        "result": expected_result,
+        expected_path = f"/{resource_1}/{resource_2}"
+
+    expected_resource = {
+        "parent": resource_1,
+        "child": resource_2,
+        "path": expected_path,
     }
+    expected = {
+        "action": permission,
+        "allowed": expected_result,
+        "resource": expected_resource,
+    }
+    if actor.get("id"):
+        expected["actor_id"] = actor["id"]
     assert response.json() == expected