diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Action.php b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Action.php
index 7a90456ed..9edfe6ad7 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Action.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Action.php
@@ -89,6 +89,28 @@ class Action implements \IteratorAggregate, \Countable
         $this->parent = $parent;
     }
 
+    public function getScope(): string
+    {
+        if (($pos = strpos($this->name, '.')) > 0) {
+            return substr($this->name, 0, $pos);
+        }
+
+        return $this->name;
+    }
+
+    public function getLevels(): int
+    {
+        return substr_count($this->name, '.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function hasChildren(): bool
+    {
+        return !empty($this->children);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return Action[]
      */
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Permissions.php b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Permissions.php
index 43c51f63d..b927b4eef 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Permissions.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Permissions.php
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ class Permissions implements \ArrayAccess, \Countable, \IteratorAggregate
      */
     public function getInstances(): array
     {
-        return $this->instances;
+        $iterator = new RecursiveActionIterator($this->actions);
+        $recursive = new \RecursiveIteratorIterator($iterator, \RecursiveIteratorIterator::SELF_FIRST);
+
+        return iterator_to_array($recursive);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/RecursiveActionIterator.php b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/RecursiveActionIterator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1866a0478
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/RecursiveActionIterator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @package    Grav\Framework\Acl
+ *
+ * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2015 - 2020 Trilby Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
+ * @license    MIT License; see LICENSE file for details.
+ */
+
+namespace Grav\Framework\Acl;
+
+use RocketTheme\Toolbox\ArrayTraits\Constructor;
+use RocketTheme\Toolbox\ArrayTraits\Countable;
+use RocketTheme\Toolbox\ArrayTraits\Iterator;
+
+/**
+ * Class Action
+ * @package Grav\Framework\Acl
+ */
+class RecursiveActionIterator implements \RecursiveIterator, \Countable
+{
+    use Constructor, Iterator, Countable;
+
+    /**
+     * @see \Iterator::key()
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function key()
+    {
+        /** @var Action $current */
+        $current = $this->current();
+
+        return $current->name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see \RecursiveIterator::hasChildren()
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function hasChildren(): bool
+    {
+        /** @var Action $current */
+        $current = $this->current();
+
+        return $current->hasChildren();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see \RecursiveIterator::getChildren()
+     * @return RecursiveActionIterator
+     */
+    public function getChildren(): self
+    {
+        /** @var Action $current */
+        $current = $this->current();
+
+        return new static($current->getChildren());
+    }
+}