diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/permissions.xml b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/permissions.xml
index ca7fd5a9c7..0ec51141b4 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/permissions.xml
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/permissions.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
   <permission>
     <value>group:*</value>
   </permission>
+  <permission>
+    <value>configuration:list</value>
+  </permission>
   <permission>
     <value>configuration:read,write:global</value>
   </permission>
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
index 2b70fb85d5..def3d0b093 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
       }
     },
     "configuration": {
+      "list": {
+        "displayName": "Basis für Administration",
+        "description": "Voraussetzung für alle anderen Administrationsberechtigungen. Ohne diese Berechtigung wird keine Administrationsansicht gezeigt."
+      },
       "read,write": {
         "global": {
           "displayName": "zentrale Konfiguration",
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
index b704daa274..bf771def44 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
       }
     },
     "configuration": {
+      "list": {
+        "displayName": "Basic administration",
+        "description": "Prerequisite for all other administration permissions. Without this, no configuration will be visible."
+      },
       "read,write": {
         "global": {
           "displayName": "Administer core",