diff --git a/public/src/forum/admin/index.js b/public/src/forum/admin/index.js
index 92bfbe2f2c..d35712c215 100644
--- a/public/src/forum/admin/index.js
+++ b/public/src/forum/admin/index.js
@@ -2,25 +2,11 @@ define(function() {
 	var	Admin = {};
 
 	Admin.init = function() {
-		ajaxify.register_events(['api:get_all_rooms']);
+		ajaxify.register_events(['api:meta.rooms.getAll']);
 
 		app.enterRoom('admin');
-		socket.emit('api:meta.rooms.getAll', function(data) {
-
-			var active_users = document.getElementById('active_users'),
-				total = 0;
-				active_users.innerHTML = '';
-
-			for (var room in data) {
-				if (room !== '') {
-					var count = data[room].length;
-					total += count;
-					active_users.innerHTML = active_users.innerHTML + "<div class='alert alert-success'><strong>" + room + "</strong> " + count + " active user" + (count > 1 ? "s" : "") + "</div>";
-				}
-			}
-
-			document.getElementById('connections').innerHTML = total;
-		});
+		socket.emit('api:meta.rooms.getAll', Admin.updateRoomUsage);
+		socket.on('event:meta.rooms.update', Admin.updateRoomUsage);
 
 		$('#logout-link').on('click', function() {
 			$.post(RELATIVE_PATH + '/logout', {
@@ -31,5 +17,22 @@ define(function() {
 		})
 	};
 
+	Admin.updateRoomUsage = function(data) {
+		console.log('room usage updating', data);
+		var active_users = document.getElementById('active_users'),
+			total = 0;
+			active_users.innerHTML = '';
+
+		for (var room in data) {
+			if (room !== '') {
+				var count = data[room].length;
+				total += count;
+				active_users.innerHTML = active_users.innerHTML + "<div class='alert alert-success'><strong>" + room + "</strong> " + count + " active user" + (count > 1 ? "s" : "") + "</div>";
+			}
+		}
+
+		document.getElementById('connections').innerHTML = total;
+	};
+
 	return Admin;
 });
diff --git a/src/socket.io/admin.js b/src/socket.io/admin.js
index 90924d8b01..86d4e46ce5 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/admin.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/admin.js
@@ -10,9 +10,21 @@ var	groups = require('../groups'),
 	},
 
 	async = require('async'),
+	winston = require('winston'),
 
 	SocketAdmin = {};
 
+SocketAdmin.before = function(sessionData, next) {
+	// Verify administrative privileges
+	user.isAdministrator(sessionData.uid, function(err, isAdmin) {
+		if (isAdmin) {
+			next();
+		} else {
+			winston.warn('[socket.io] Call to admin method blocked (accessed by uid ' + sessionData.uid + ')');
+		}
+	});
+};
+
 /* Topics */
 
 SocketAdmin.topics = {};
diff --git a/src/socket.io/index.js b/src/socket.io/index.js
index a4a9625d30..e17c3acd34 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/index.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/index.js
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ Sockets.init = function() {
 			} else {
 				// Deconstruct the message
 				var parts = payload.name.slice(4).split('.'),
+					namespace = parts.slice(0, 1),
 					methodToCall = parts.reduce(function(prev, cur) {
 						if (prev !== null && prev[cur]) {
 							return prev[cur];
@@ -157,8 +158,15 @@ Sockets.init = function() {
 					}
 					socketArgs.push(sessionData);
 
+					// Call the requested method
+					if (Namespaces[namespace].before) {
+						Namespaces[namespace].before(sessionData, function() {
+							methodToCall.apply(Namespaces, socketArgs);
+						});
+					} else {
+						methodToCall.apply(Namespaces, socketArgs);
+					}
 					// winston.info('[socket.io] Executing: ' + payload.name);
-					methodToCall.apply(Namespaces, socketArgs);
 				} else {
 					winston.warn('[socket.io] Unrecognized message: ' + payload.name);
 				}
diff --git a/src/socket.io/meta.js b/src/socket.io/meta.js
index ee48554579..e46de7d83a 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/meta.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/meta.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ SocketMeta.rooms.enter = function(data, sessionData) {
 	module.parent.exports.updateRoomBrowsingText(data.enter);
 
 	if (data.enter != 'admin') {
-		sessionData.server.sockets.in('admin').emit('api:get_all_rooms', sessionData.server.sockets.manager.rooms);
+		sessionData.server.sockets.in('admin').emit('event:meta.rooms.update', sessionData.server.sockets.manager.rooms);
 	}
 };