diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/css/style.css b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/css/style.css
index e9176a7942..dda252141a 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/css/style.css
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/css/style.css
@@ -233,4 +233,4 @@ div.noscript-container h1 {
 
 .upload-icon {
   background: url('../images/add.png') no-repeat 0 0 !important;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.infopanel.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.infopanel.js
index 45f9a06dc2..ce80afe1d0 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.infopanel.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.infopanel.js
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ Sonia.repository.InfoPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
   contactText: 'Contact: ',
   urlText: 'Url: ',
   changesetViewerText: 'Commits',
+  
+  // TODO i18n
+  accessText: 'Access:',
+  accessReadOnly: 'Read-Only access',
+  accessReadWrite: 'Read+Write access',
 
   initComponent: function(){
     
@@ -51,6 +56,11 @@ Sonia.repository.InfoPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
       contact = String.format(this.mailTemplate, this.item.contact);
     }
     
+    var access = this.accessReadOnly;
+    if ( Sonia.repository.getPermissionType(this.item) !== 'READ' ){
+      access = this.accessReadWrite;
+    } 
+    
     var items = [{
       xtype: 'label',
       text: this.nameText
@@ -69,6 +79,12 @@ Sonia.repository.InfoPanel = Ext.extend(Ext.Panel, {
     },{
       xtype: 'box',
       html: contact
+    },{
+      xtype: 'label',
+      text: this.accessText
+    },{
+      xtype: 'box',
+      html: '<span style="font-weight: bold; color: #747170">' + access + '</span>'
     },{
       xtype: 'label',
       text: this.urlText
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.js
index c962c24ae5..3d291994d4 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/repository/sonia.repository.js
@@ -102,6 +102,27 @@ Sonia.repository.getTypeByName = function(name){
   return type;
 };
 
+Sonia.repository.getPermissionType = function(repository){
+  var values = [];
+  values['READ'] = 0;
+  values['WRITE'] = 10;
+  values['OWNER'] = 20;
+  
+  var type = 'READ';
+  
+  if (state.assignedPermissions){
+    Ext.each(state.assignedPermissions, function(p){
+      var parts = p.split(':');
+      if ( parts[0] === 'repository' && (parts[1] === '*' || parts[1] === repository.id)){
+        if ( values[parts[2]] > values[type] ){
+          type = parts[2];
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  }
+  return type;
+};
+
 /**
  * default panel
  */