diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/index.html b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/index.html
index 33a45f3050..b1ac5aeb23 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/index.html
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/index.html
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
     <script type="text/javascript" src="resources/extjs/adapter/ext/ext-base.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="resources/extjs/ext-all-debug.js"></script>
+    <script type="text/javascript" src="resources/extjs/util/CheckColumn.js"></script>
 
     <script type="text/javascript" src="resources/js/sonia.global.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="resources/js/sonia.navigation.js"></script>
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/extjs/util/CheckColumn.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/extjs/util/CheckColumn.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dd143ea96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/extjs/util/CheckColumn.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*!
+ * Ext JS Library 3.3.1
+ * Copyright(c) 2006-2010 Sencha Inc.
+ * licensing@sencha.com
+ * http://www.sencha.com/license
+ */
+Ext.ns('Ext.ux.grid');
+
+/**
+ * @class Ext.ux.grid.CheckColumn
+ * @extends Ext.grid.Column
+ * <p>A Column subclass which renders a checkbox in each column cell which toggles the truthiness of the associated data field on click.</p>
+ * <p><b>Note. As of ExtJS 3.3 this no longer has to be configured as a plugin of the GridPanel.</b></p>
+ * <p>Example usage:</p>
+ * <pre><code>
+var cm = new Ext.grid.ColumnModel([{
+       header: 'Foo',
+       ...
+    },{
+       xtype: 'checkcolumn',
+       header: 'Indoor?',
+       dataIndex: 'indoor',
+       width: 55
+    }
+]);
+
+// create the grid
+var grid = new Ext.grid.EditorGridPanel({
+    ...
+    colModel: cm,
+    ...
+});
+ * </code></pre>
+ * In addition to toggling a Boolean value within the record data, this
+ * class toggles a css class between <tt>'x-grid3-check-col'</tt> and
+ * <tt>'x-grid3-check-col-on'</tt> to alter the background image used for
+ * a column.
+ */
+Ext.ux.grid.CheckColumn = Ext.extend(Ext.grid.Column, {
+
+    /**
+     * @private
+     * Process and refire events routed from the GridView's processEvent method.
+     */
+    processEvent : function(name, e, grid, rowIndex, colIndex){
+        if (name == 'mousedown') {
+            var record = grid.store.getAt(rowIndex);
+            record.set(this.dataIndex, !record.data[this.dataIndex]);
+            return false; // Cancel row selection.
+        } else {
+            return Ext.grid.ActionColumn.superclass.processEvent.apply(this, arguments);
+        }
+    },
+
+    renderer : function(v, p, record){
+        p.css += ' x-grid3-check-col-td'; 
+        return String.format('<div class="x-grid3-check-col{0}">&#160;</div>', v ? '-on' : '');
+    },
+
+    // Deprecate use as a plugin. Remove in 4.0
+    init: Ext.emptyFn
+});
+
+// register ptype. Deprecate. Remove in 4.0
+Ext.preg('checkcolumn', Ext.ux.grid.CheckColumn);
+
+// backwards compat. Remove in 4.0
+Ext.grid.CheckColumn = Ext.ux.grid.CheckColumn;
+
+// register Column xtype
+Ext.grid.Column.types.checkcolumn = Ext.ux.grid.CheckColumn;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.repository.js b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.repository.js
index 2cf6051876..a75e965009 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.repository.js
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/webapp/resources/js/sonia.repository.js
@@ -226,7 +226,11 @@ Sonia.repository.FormPanel = Ext.extend(Sonia.rest.FormPanel,{
 
     this.permissionStore = new Ext.data.JsonStore({
       root: 'permissions',
-      fields: [ 'name', 'type', 'groupPermission' ],
+      fields: [ 
+        {name: 'name'},
+        {name: 'type'},
+        {name: 'groupPermission', type: 'boolean'}
+      ],
       sortInfo: {
         field: 'name'
       }
@@ -237,6 +241,12 @@ Sonia.repository.FormPanel = Ext.extend(Sonia.rest.FormPanel,{
         sortable: true
       },
       columns: [{
+         id: 'groupPermission',
+         xtype: 'checkcolumn',
+         header: 'Group Permission',
+         dataIndex: 'groupPermission',
+         width: 40
+        },{
           id: 'name',
           header: 'Name',
           dataIndex: 'name',
@@ -264,12 +274,6 @@ Sonia.repository.FormPanel = Ext.extend(Sonia.rest.FormPanel,{
               ]
             })
           })
-        },{
-         id: 'groupPermission',
-         header: 'Group',
-         dataIndex: 'groupPermission',
-         width: 60,
-         editor: new Ext.form.Checkbox()
         }]
     });
 
@@ -323,6 +327,7 @@ Sonia.repository.FormPanel = Ext.extend(Sonia.rest.FormPanel,{
         xtype: 'editorgrid',
         title: 'Permissions',
         clicksToEdit: 1,
+        autoExpandColumn: 'name',
         frame: true,
         width: '100%',
         autoHeight: true,