diff --git a/app/config/scopes/project.php b/app/config/scopes/project.php
index b27f328308..cd50abd57b 100644
--- a/app/config/scopes/project.php
+++ b/app/config/scopes/project.php
@@ -381,8 +381,10 @@ return [
     ],
     'presences.read' => [
         'description' => 'Access to read your project\'s presences',
+        'category' => 'Presences',
     ],
     'presences.write' => [
         'description' => 'Access to create, update, and delete your project\'s presences',
+        'category' => 'Presences',
     ],
 ];
diff --git a/app/realtime.php b/app/realtime.php
index b34dd9f420..73e7ab025a 100644
--- a/app/realtime.php
+++ b/app/realtime.php
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ use Utopia\Database\Adapter\Pool as DatabasePool;
 use Utopia\Database\Database;
 use Utopia\Database\DateTime;
 use Utopia\Database\Document;
+use Utopia\Database\Exception\Authorization as AuthorizationException;
 use Utopia\Database\Exception\Query as QueryException;
+use Utopia\Database\Exception\Timeout as TimeoutException;
 use Utopia\Database\Helpers\ID;
 use Utopia\Database\Helpers\Role;
 use Utopia\Database\Query;
@@ -374,7 +376,16 @@ if (!function_exists('logError')) {
 
         $logger = $register->get('realtimeLogger');
 
-        if ($logger && !$error instanceof Exception) {
+        // Match HTTP semantics (app/controllers/general.php): AppwriteException uses its
+        // configured publish flag; everything else publishes only for code 0 or >= 500.
+        // Without this, expected client errors (e.g. Utopia DB Authorization) hit Sentry.
+        if ($error instanceof AppwriteException) {
+            $publish = $error->isPublishable();
+        } else {
+            $publish = $error->getCode() === 0 || $error->getCode() >= 500;
+        }
+
+        if ($logger && $publish) {
             $version = System::getEnv('_APP_VERSION', 'UNKNOWN');
 
             $log = new Log();
@@ -990,6 +1001,16 @@ $server->onOpen(function (int $connection, SwooleRequest $request) use ($server,
         $success = true;
 
     } catch (Throwable $th) {
+        Span::error($th);
+
+        // Convert known Utopia DB exceptions to AppwriteException so isPublishable()
+        // suppresses expected client errors (permission denied, query timeout) from Sentry.
+        if ($th instanceof AuthorizationException) {
+            $th = new AppwriteException(AppwriteException::USER_UNAUTHORIZED, previous: $th);
+        } elseif ($th instanceof TimeoutException) {
+            $th = new AppwriteException(AppwriteException::DATABASE_TIMEOUT, previous: $th);
+        }
+
         logError($th, 'realtime', project: $project, user: $logUser, authorization: $authorization);
 
         // Handle SQL error code is 'HY000'
@@ -1025,7 +1046,6 @@ $server->onOpen(function (int $connection, SwooleRequest $request) use ($server,
             Console::error('[Error] Code: ' . $response['data']['code']);
             Console::error('[Error] Message: ' . $response['data']['message']);
         }
-        Span::error($th);
     } finally {
         Span::add('realtime.success', $success);
         Span::add('realtime.response_code', $responseCode);
@@ -1171,6 +1191,16 @@ $server->onMessage(function (int $connection, string $message) use ($container,
 
         $success = true;
     } catch (Throwable $th) {
+        Span::error($th);
+
+        // Convert known Utopia DB exceptions to AppwriteException so isPublishable()
+        // suppresses expected client errors (permission denied, query timeout) from Sentry.
+        if ($th instanceof AuthorizationException) {
+            $th = new AppwriteException(AppwriteException::USER_UNAUTHORIZED, previous: $th);
+        } elseif ($th instanceof TimeoutException) {
+            $th = new AppwriteException(AppwriteException::DATABASE_TIMEOUT, previous: $th);
+        }
+
         logError($th, 'realtimeMessage', project: $project, authorization: $authorization);
         $code = $th->getCode();
         if (!is_int($code)) {
@@ -1200,7 +1230,6 @@ $server->onMessage(function (int $connection, string $message) use ($container,
         if ($th->getCode() === 1008) {
             $server->close($connection, $th->getCode());
         }
-        Span::error($th);
     } finally {
         Span::add('realtime.success', $success);
         Span::add('realtime.response_code', $responseCode);