diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-webscript-context.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-webscript-context.xml
index 7b3c3bace7..b4ec9ac3da 100644
--- a/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-webscript-context.xml
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/rm-webscript-context.xml
@@ -676,4 +676,11 @@
       parent="rmBaseWebscript">
       <property name="securityClearanceService" ref="SecurityClearanceService" />
    </bean>
+
+    <!-- REST impl for PUT user security clearance -->
+    <bean id="webscript.org.alfresco.rma.classification.usersecurityclearance.put"
+          class="org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.script.classification.UserSecurityClearancePut"
+          parent="rmBaseWebscript">
+        <property name="securityClearanceService" ref="SecurityClearanceService"/>
+    </bean>
 </beans>
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diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/classification/usersecurityclearance.put.desc.xml b/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/classification/usersecurityclearance.put.desc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60dc018fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/classification/usersecurityclearance.put.desc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<webscript>
+   <shortname>Users security clearance</shortname>
+   <description>REST API to set users security clearance</description>
+   <url>/api/classification/clearance?username={username}&amp;clearanceId={clearanceId}</url>
+   <format default="json">argument</format>
+   <authentication>admin</authentication>
+   <transaction>required</transaction>
+</webscript>
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diff --git a/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/classification/usersecurityclearance.put.json.ftl b/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/classification/usersecurityclearance.put.json.ftl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9be5042510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rm-server/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/rma/classification/usersecurityclearance.put.json.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<#import "usersecurityclearance.lib.ftl" as usersecurityclearance />
+
+<#escape x as jsonUtils.encodeJSONString(x)>
+{
+   "data": <@usersecurityclearance.usersecurityclearanceJSON item=item />
+}
+</#escape>
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diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/classification/UserSecurityClearancePut.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/classification/UserSecurityClearancePut.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a75b7347ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/script/classification/UserSecurityClearancePut.java
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2015 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.script.classification;
+
+import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification.SecurityClearance;
+import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.classification.SecurityClearanceService;
+import org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.script.AbstractRmWebScript;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status;
+import org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation for Java backed webscript to set users security clearance.
+ *
+ * @author David Webster
+ * @author Tom Page
+ * @since 3.0
+ */
+public class UserSecurityClearancePut extends AbstractRmWebScript
+{
+    /** Constants */
+    private static final String USERNAME = "username";
+    private static final String CLEARANCE_ID = "clearanceId";
+    private static final String ITEM = "item";
+
+    /** Security clearance service */
+    private SecurityClearanceService securityClearanceService;
+
+    /**
+     * @param securityClearanceService the securityClearanceService to set
+     */
+    public void setSecurityClearanceService(SecurityClearanceService securityClearanceService)
+    {
+        this.securityClearanceService = securityClearanceService;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.DeclarativeWebScript#executeImpl(org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.WebScriptRequest,
+     *      org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Status,
+     *      org.springframework.extensions.webscripts.Cache)
+     */
+    @Override
+    protected Map<String, Object> executeImpl(WebScriptRequest req, Status status, Cache cache)
+    {
+        String username = req.getParameter(USERNAME);
+        String clearanceId = req.getParameter(CLEARANCE_ID);
+
+        SecurityClearance securityClearance = securityClearanceService.setUserSecurityClearance(username, clearanceId);
+
+        Map<String, Object> model = new HashMap<>();
+        model.put(ITEM, securityClearance);
+
+        return model;
+    }
+}