diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/Namespace.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/Namespace.java
index 0826a4f1ea..d2421c102d 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/Namespace.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/Namespace.java
@@ -24,16 +24,29 @@
 
 package sonia.scm.repository;
 
+import com.github.sdorra.ssp.PermissionObject;
+import com.github.sdorra.ssp.StaticPermissions;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.EqualsBuilder;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.HashCodeBuilder;
 
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import static java.util.Collections.unmodifiableCollection;
 
-public class Namespace implements Cloneable {
+@StaticPermissions(
+  value = "namespace",
+  globalPermissions = {"permissionRead", "permissionWrite"},
+  permissions = {},
+  custom = true, customGlobal = true
+)
+@XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
+@XmlRootElement(name = "namespaces")
+public class Namespace implements PermissionObject, Cloneable {
 
   private String namespace;
   private Set<RepositoryPermission> permissions = new HashSet<>();
@@ -69,6 +82,11 @@ public class Namespace implements Cloneable {
     return this.permissions.remove(permission);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public String getId() {
+    return getNamespace();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean equals(Object o) {
     if (this == o) return true;
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 bc50fbd3da..0889341d25 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/permissions.xml
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/META-INF/scm/permissions.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
   <permission>
     <value>repository:create</value>
   </permission>
+  <permission>
+    <value>namespace:permissionRead</value>
+  </permission>
+  <permission>
+    <value>namespace:permissionWrite</value>
+  </permission>
   <permission>
     <value>user:*</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 c5ab04d950..8804aa1a16 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/de/plugins.json
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@
         "description": "Darf alle installierten und verfügbaren Plugins lesen und verwalten"
       }
     },
+    "namespace": {
+      "permissionRead": {
+        "displayName": "Berechtigungen auf Namespaces lesen",
+        "description": "Darf die Berechtigungen auf Namespace-Ebene sehen"
+      },
+      "permissionWrite": {
+        "displayName": "Berechtigungen auf Namespaces modifizieren",
+        "description": "Darf die Berechtigungen auf Namespace-Ebene bearbeiten"
+      }
+    },
     "unknown": "Unbekannte Berechtigung"
   },
   "verbs": {
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
index 7338d53267..05e70bb299 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/resources/locales/en/plugins.json
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@
         "description": "May see and manage all installed and available plugins"
       }
     },
+    "namespace": {
+      "permissionRead": {
+        "displayName": "read permissions on namespaces",
+        "description": "May see the permissions set for namespaces"
+      },
+      "permissionWrite": {
+        "displayName": "modify permissions on namespaces",
+        "description": "May modify the permissions set for namespaces"
+      }
+    },
     "unknown": "Unknown permission"
   },
   "verbs": {