diff --git a/tests/functional/access/test_access.py b/tests/functional/access/test_access.py
index 424616970f7..53cb1926e5e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/access/test_access.py
+++ b/tests/functional/access/test_access.py
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@
     group: analytics
   - name: another_model
     description: "yet another model"
-  - name: ref_my_model
-    description: "a model that refs my_model"
-    group: marts
   - name: ref_my_model
     description: "a model that refs my_model"
     group: analytics
@@ -116,6 +113,26 @@
     group: analytics
 """
 
+v6_schema_yml = """
+models:
+  - name: my_model
+    description: "my model"
+    config:
+      access: private
+      group: analytics
+  - name: another_model
+    description: "yet another model"
+  - name: ref_my_model
+    description: "a model that refs my_model"
+    config:
+      group: analytics
+  - name: people_model
+    description: "some people"
+    config:
+      access: public
+      group: analytics
+"""
+
 people_model_sql = """
 select 1 as id, 'Drew' as first_name, 'Banin' as last_name, 'yellow' as favorite_color, true as loves_dbt, 5 as tenure, current_timestamp as created_at
 union all
@@ -313,10 +330,23 @@ def test_access_attribute(self, project):
         # Should succeed
         manifest = run_dbt(["parse"])
         assert len(manifest.nodes) == 5
-        manifest = get_manifest(project.project_root)
         metric_id = "metric.test.number_of_people"
         assert manifest.metrics[metric_id].group == "analytics"
 
+        # Use access and group in config
+        write_file(v5_schema_yml, project.project_root, "models", "schema.yml")
+        manifest = run_dbt(["parse"])
+        # ['model.test.another_model', 'model.test.my_model', 'model.test.ref_my_model', 'model.test.people_model', 'model.test.metricflow_time_spine']
+        assert len(manifest.nodes) == 5
+        assert manifest.nodes["model.test.my_model"].access == AccessType.Private
+        assert manifest.nodes["model.test.my_model"].group == "analytics"
+        assert manifest.nodes["model.test.ref_my_model"].access == AccessType.Protected
+        assert manifest.nodes["model.test.ref_my_model"].group == "analytics"
+        assert manifest.nodes["model.test.people_model"].access == AccessType.Public
+        assert manifest.nodes["model.test.people_model"].group == "analytics"
+        assert manifest.nodes["model.test.another_model"].access == AccessType.Protected
+        assert manifest.nodes["model.test.another_model"].group is None
+
 
 class TestUnrestrictedPackageAccess:
     @pytest.fixture(scope="class", autouse=True)
@@ -398,3 +428,46 @@ def test_restricted_private_ref(self, project):
 
         with pytest.raises(DbtReferenceError):
             run_dbt(["parse"])
+
+
+dbt_project_yml = """
+models:
+  test:
+    subdir_one:
+      +group: analytics
+      +access: private
+    subdir_two:
+      +group: marts
+      +access: public
+"""
+
+
+class TestAccessDbtProjectConfig:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {
+            "model_one.sql": my_model_sql,
+            "subdir_one": {
+                "model_two.sql": my_model_sql,
+            },
+            "subdir_two": {
+                "model_three.sql": my_model_sql,
+            },
+        }
+
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def project_config_update(self):
+        return dbt_project_yml
+
+    def test_dbt_project_access_config(self, project):
+        write_file(groups_yml, project.project_root, "models", "groups.yml")
+        manifest = run_dbt(["parse"])
+        model_one = manifest.nodes["model.test.model_one"]
+        model_two = manifest.nodes["model.test.model_two"]
+        model_three = manifest.nodes["model.test.model_three"]
+        assert model_one.group is None
+        assert model_one.access == AccessType.Protected
+        assert model_two.group == "analytics"
+        assert model_two.access == AccessType.Private
+        assert model_three.group == "marts"
+        assert model_three.access == AccessType.Public