diff --git a/src/model/cnaorg.js b/src/model/cnaorg.js
index 45f2e0233..73f24ad41 100644
--- a/src/model/cnaorg.js
+++ b/src/model/cnaorg.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ ajv.addSchema(BaseOrgSchema)
 const validate = ajv.compile(CnaOrgSchema)
 
 const schema = {
-  authority: [String],
   oversees: [String],
   hard_quota: Number,
   soft_quota: Number,
diff --git a/src/model/rootorg.js b/src/model/rootorg.js
index 8a798c8e3..1517ec65c 100644
--- a/src/model/rootorg.js
+++ b/src/model/rootorg.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ ajv.addSchema(BaseOrgSchema)
 const validate = ajv.compile(RootOrgSchema)
 
 const schema = {
-  authority: [String],
   oversees: [String]
 }
 
diff --git a/src/model/secretariatorg.js b/src/model/secretariatorg.js
index 073f1c9d7..72008648d 100644
--- a/src/model/secretariatorg.js
+++ b/src/model/secretariatorg.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ ajv.addSchema(BaseOrgSchema)
 const validate = ajv.compile(SecretariatOrgSchema)
 
 const schema = {
-  authority: [String],
   oversees: [String],
   hard_quota: Number,
   soft_quota: Number
diff --git a/test/integration-tests/registry-org/registryOrgDiscriminatorAuthorityTest.js b/test/integration-tests/registry-org/registryOrgDiscriminatorAuthorityTest.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f92d0f417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration-tests/registry-org/registryOrgDiscriminatorAuthorityTest.js
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-unused-expressions */
+const chai = require('chai')
+const expect = chai.expect
+chai.use(require('chai-http'))
+
+const constants = require('../constants.js')
+const app = require('../../../src/index.js')
+
+const secretariatHeaders = { ...constants.headers, 'content-type': 'application/json' }
+
+describe('Testing Registry Org Discriminator Authority inheritance', () => {
+  const orgsToCleanup = []
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    while (orgsToCleanup.length > 0) {
+      const shortName = orgsToCleanup.pop()
+      try {
+        await chai.request(app)
+          .delete(`/api/registryOrg/${shortName}`)
+          .set(secretariatHeaders)
+      } catch (err) {
+        // ignore errors during cleanup
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('successfully creates a CNA organization and returns the correct authority', async () => {
+    const cnaOrgData = {
+      short_name: 'test_cna_discriminator',
+      long_name: 'Test CNA Discriminator',
+      authority: ['CNA'],
+      hard_quota: 1000
+    }
+    orgsToCleanup.push(cnaOrgData.short_name)
+
+    const res = await chai.request(app)
+      .post('/api/registry/org')
+      .set(secretariatHeaders)
+      .send(cnaOrgData)
+
+    if (res.status !== 200) {
+      console.log('CNA POST error res body:', JSON.stringify(res.body, null, 2))
+    }
+    expect(res).to.have.status(200)
+    expect(res.body.created).to.haveOwnProperty('authority')
+    expect(res.body.created.authority).to.deep.equal(['CNA'])
+
+    // Query it back to ensure authority was persisted
+    const getRes = await chai.request(app)
+      .get(`/api/registry/org/${cnaOrgData.short_name}`)
+      .set(secretariatHeaders)
+
+    expect(getRes).to.have.status(200)
+    expect(getRes.body).to.haveOwnProperty('authority')
+    expect(getRes.body.authority).to.deep.equal(['CNA'])
+  })
+
+  it('successfully creates a Secretariat organization and returns the correct authority', async () => {
+    const secretariatOrgData = {
+      short_name: 'test_sec_discriminator',
+      long_name: 'Test Secretariat Discriminator',
+      authority: ['SECRETARIAT'],
+      hard_quota: 0
+    }
+    orgsToCleanup.push(secretariatOrgData.short_name)
+
+    const res = await chai.request(app)
+      .post('/api/registry/org')
+      .set(secretariatHeaders)
+      .send(secretariatOrgData)
+
+    if (res.status !== 200) {
+      console.log('Secretariat POST error res body:', JSON.stringify(res.body, null, 2))
+    }
+    expect(res).to.have.status(200)
+    expect(res.body.created).to.haveOwnProperty('authority')
+    expect(res.body.created.authority).to.deep.equal(['SECRETARIAT'])
+
+    // Query it back to ensure authority was persisted
+    const getRes = await chai.request(app)
+      .get(`/api/registry/org/${secretariatOrgData.short_name}`)
+      .set(secretariatHeaders)
+
+    expect(getRes).to.have.status(200)
+    expect(getRes.body).to.haveOwnProperty('authority')
+    expect(getRes.body.authority).to.deep.equal(['SECRETARIAT'])
+  })
+
+  it('successfully creates a Root organization and returns the correct authority', async () => {
+    const rootOrgData = {
+      short_name: 'test_root_discriminator',
+      long_name: 'Test Root Discriminator',
+      authority: ['ROOT']
+    }
+    orgsToCleanup.push(rootOrgData.short_name)
+
+    const res = await chai.request(app)
+      .post('/api/registry/org')
+      .set(secretariatHeaders)
+      .send(rootOrgData)
+
+    expect(res).to.have.status(200)
+    expect(res.body.created).to.haveOwnProperty('authority')
+    expect(res.body.created.authority).to.deep.equal(['ROOT'])
+
+    // Query it back to ensure authority was persisted
+    const getRes = await chai.request(app)
+      .get(`/api/registry/org/${rootOrgData.short_name}`)
+      .set(secretariatHeaders)
+
+    expect(getRes).to.have.status(200)
+    expect(getRes.body).to.haveOwnProperty('authority')
+    expect(getRes.body.authority).to.deep.equal(['ROOT'])
+  })
+})