diff --git a/github/resource_github_actions_organization_permissions.go b/github/resource_github_actions_organization_permissions.go
index 9bff636de0..5babe8cf8b 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_actions_organization_permissions.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_actions_organization_permissions.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package github
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v88/github"
@@ -10,6 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/validation"
 )
 
+type actionsAllowedRequest struct {
+	GithubOwnedAllowed *bool    `json:"github_owned_allowed,omitempty"`
+	VerifiedAllowed    *bool    `json:"verified_allowed,omitempty"`
+	PatternsAllowed    []string `json:"patterns_allowed"`
+}
+
 func resourceGithubActionsOrganizationPermissions() *schema.Resource {
 	return &schema.Resource{
 		Create: resourceGithubActionsOrganizationPermissionsCreateOrUpdate,
@@ -86,8 +93,8 @@ func resourceGithubActionsOrganizationPermissions() *schema.Resource {
 	}
 }
 
-func resourceGithubActionsOrganizationAllowedObject(d *schema.ResourceData) *github.ActionsAllowed {
-	allowed := &github.ActionsAllowed{}
+func resourceGithubActionsOrganizationAllowedRequest(d *schema.ResourceData) *actionsAllowedRequest {
+	allowed := &actionsAllowedRequest{}
 
 	config := d.Get("allowed_actions_config").([]any)
 	if len(config) > 0 {
@@ -119,6 +126,18 @@ func resourceGithubActionsOrganizationAllowedObject(d *schema.ResourceData) *git
 	return allowed
 }
 
+func updateOrganizationActionsAllowed(ctx context.Context, client *github.Client, orgName string, actionsAllowed *actionsAllowedRequest) error {
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("orgs/%v/actions/permissions/selected-actions", orgName)
+	req, err := client.NewRequest(ctx, "PUT", u, actionsAllowed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	respActionsAllowed := &github.ActionsAllowed{}
+	_, err = client.Do(req, respActionsAllowed)
+	return err
+}
+
 func resourceGithubActionsEnabledRepositoriesObject(d *schema.ResourceData) ([]int64, error) {
 	var enabled []int64
 
@@ -170,13 +189,10 @@ func resourceGithubActionsOrganizationPermissionsCreateOrUpdate(d *schema.Resour
 	}
 
 	if allowedActions == "selected" {
-		actionsAllowedData := resourceGithubActionsOrganizationAllowedObject(d)
+		actionsAllowedData := resourceGithubActionsOrganizationAllowedRequest(d)
 		if actionsAllowedData != nil {
 			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Allowed actions config is set")
-			_, _, err = client.Actions.UpdateActionsAllowed(ctx,
-				orgName,
-				*actionsAllowedData)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err = updateOrganizationActionsAllowed(ctx, client, orgName, actionsAllowedData); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
diff --git a/github/resource_github_actions_organization_permissions_test.go b/github/resource_github_actions_organization_permissions_test.go
index 8aa3b9516e..714ce63409 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_actions_organization_permissions_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_actions_organization_permissions_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 package github
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
+	gogithub "github.com/google/go-github/v88/github"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-testing/helper/acctest"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-testing/helper/resource"
 )
@@ -239,3 +244,79 @@ func TestAccGithubActionsOrganizationPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+func TestGithubActionsOrganizationPermissionsSendsEmptyPatternsAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	resource := resourceGithubActionsOrganizationPermissions()
+	var selectedActionsPayload map[string]any
+
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	mux.HandleFunc("/orgs/test-org/actions/permissions", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.Method {
+		case http.MethodPut:
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"enabled_repositories":"all","allowed_actions":"selected","sha_pinning_required":true}`))
+		case http.MethodGet:
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"enabled_repositories":"all","allowed_actions":"selected","sha_pinning_required":true}`))
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected method %s for %s", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+		}
+	})
+	mux.HandleFunc("/orgs/test-org/actions/permissions/selected-actions", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.Method {
+		case http.MethodPut:
+			if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&selectedActionsPayload); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("decode selected actions payload: %v", err)
+			}
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"github_owned_allowed":true,"patterns_allowed":[],"verified_allowed":true}`))
+		case http.MethodGet:
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+			_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"github_owned_allowed":true,"patterns_allowed":[],"verified_allowed":true}`))
+		default:
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected method %s for %s", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+		}
+	})
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(mux)
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	baseURL := server.URL + "/"
+	client, err := gogithub.NewClient(gogithub.WithURLs(&baseURL, &baseURL))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create GitHub client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	d := schema.TestResourceDataRaw(t, resource.Schema, map[string]any{
+		"allowed_actions":      "selected",
+		"enabled_repositories": "all",
+		"allowed_actions_config": []any{
+			map[string]any{
+				"github_owned_allowed": true,
+				"patterns_allowed":     []any{},
+				"verified_allowed":     true,
+			},
+		},
+		"sha_pinning_required": true,
+	})
+
+	err = resourceGithubActionsOrganizationPermissionsCreateOrUpdate(d, &Owner{
+		name:           "test-org",
+		v3client:       client,
+		IsOrganization: true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create/update actions organization permissions: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	patterns, ok := selectedActionsPayload["patterns_allowed"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("selected actions payload omitted patterns_allowed: %#v", selectedActionsPayload)
+	}
+	if got := len(patterns.([]any)); got != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("patterns_allowed length = %d, want 0", got)
+	}
+	if got := selectedActionsPayload["verified_allowed"]; got != true {
+		t.Fatalf("verified_allowed = %v, want true", got)
+	}
+}