diff --git a/src/middleware/admin.js b/src/middleware/admin.js
index 95d92630ca..75697efba9 100644
--- a/src/middleware/admin.js
+++ b/src/middleware/admin.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 			custom_header: plugins.fireHook('filter:admin.header.build', custom_header),
 			configs: meta.configs.list(),
 			latestVersion: versions.getLatestVersion(),
+			privileges: privileges.admin.get(req.uid),
 		});
 
 		var userData = results.userData;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 			version: version,
 			latestVersion: results.latestVersion,
 			upgradeAvailable: results.latestVersion && semver.gt(results.latestVersion, version),
+			privileges: results.privileges,
 		};
 
 		templateValues.template = { name: res.locals.template };
diff --git a/src/privileges/admin.js b/src/privileges/admin.js
index e3be83b030..630414e8c6 100644
--- a/src/privileges/admin.js
+++ b/src/privileges/admin.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-// const _ = require('lodash');
+const _ = require('lodash');
 
-// const user = require('../user');
+const user = require('../user');
 const groups = require('../groups');
 const helpers = require('./helpers');
 const plugins = require('../plugins');
@@ -89,27 +89,17 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 		return payload;
 	};
 
-	// privileges.admin.get = async function (uid) {
-	// 	const [userPrivileges, isAdministrator] = await Promise.all([
-	// 		helpers.isUserAllowedTo(privileges.admin.userPrivilegeList, uid, 0),
-	// 		user.isAdministrator(uid),
-	// 	]);
+	privileges.admin.get = async function (uid) {
+		const [userPrivileges, isAdministrator] = await Promise.all([
+			helpers.isUserAllowedTo(privileges.admin.userPrivilegeList, uid, 0),
+			user.isAdministrator(uid),
+		]);
 
-	// 	const privData = _.zipObject(privileges.admin.userPrivilegeList, userPrivileges);
+		const combined = userPrivileges.map(allowed => allowed || isAdministrator);
+		const privData = _.zipObject(privileges.admin.userPrivilegeList, combined);
 
-	// 	return await plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.admin.get', {
-	// 		chat: privData.chat || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'upload:post:image': privData['upload:post:image'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'upload:post:file': privData['upload:post:file'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'search:content': privData['search:content'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'search:users': privData['search:users'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'search:tags': privData['search:tags'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'view:users': privData['view:users'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'view:tags': privData['view:tags'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'view:groups': privData['view:groups'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 		'view:users:info': privData['view:users:info'] || isAdministrator,
-	// 	});
-	// };
+		return await plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.admin.get', privData);
+	};
 
 	privileges.admin.can = async function (privilege, uid) {
 		const isUserAllowedTo = await helpers.isUserAllowedTo(privilege, uid, [0]);
diff --git a/src/privileges/categories.js b/src/privileges/categories.js
index 8fa6165dac..868ea065fc 100644
--- a/src/privileges/categories.js
+++ b/src/privileges/categories.js
@@ -45,14 +45,12 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 			user.isModerator(uid, cid),
 		]);
 
-		const privData = _.zipObject(privs, userPrivileges);
+		const combined = userPrivileges.map(allowed => allowed || isAdministrator);
+		const privData = _.zipObject(privs, combined);
 		const isAdminOrMod = isAdministrator || isModerator;
 
 		return await plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.categories.get', {
-			'topics:create': privData['topics:create'] || isAdministrator,
-			'topics:read': privData['topics:read'] || isAdministrator,
-			'topics:tag': privData['topics:tag'] || isAdministrator,
-			read: privData.read || isAdministrator,
+			...privData,
 			cid: cid,
 			uid: uid,
 			editable: isAdminOrMod,
diff --git a/src/privileges/global.js b/src/privileges/global.js
index 6738ff09c3..7b851e1c9a 100644
--- a/src/privileges/global.js
+++ b/src/privileges/global.js
@@ -71,20 +71,10 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 			user.isAdministrator(uid),
 		]);
 
-		const privData = _.zipObject(privileges.global.userPrivilegeList, userPrivileges);
+		const combined = userPrivileges.map(allowed => allowed || isAdministrator);
+		const privData = _.zipObject(privileges.global.userPrivilegeList, combined);
 
-		return await plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.global.get', {
-			chat: privData.chat || isAdministrator,
-			'upload:post:image': privData['upload:post:image'] || isAdministrator,
-			'upload:post:file': privData['upload:post:file'] || isAdministrator,
-			'search:content': privData['search:content'] || isAdministrator,
-			'search:users': privData['search:users'] || isAdministrator,
-			'search:tags': privData['search:tags'] || isAdministrator,
-			'view:users': privData['view:users'] || isAdministrator,
-			'view:tags': privData['view:tags'] || isAdministrator,
-			'view:groups': privData['view:groups'] || isAdministrator,
-			'view:users:info': privData['view:users:info'] || isAdministrator,
-		});
+		return await plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.global.get', privData);
 	};
 
 	privileges.global.can = async function (privilege, uid) {