diff --git a/config/alfresco/template-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/template-services-context.xml
index 1606b2d982..292d860418 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/template-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/template-services-context.xml
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@
         </property>
     </bean>
     
+    <bean id="hasPermissionTemplateExtension" parent="baseTemplateImplementation" class="org.alfresco.repo.template.HasPermissionMethod">
+        <property name="extensionName">
+            <value>hasPermission</value>
+        </property>
+    </bean>
+    
     <bean id="messageTemplateExtension" parent="baseTemplateImplementation" class="org.alfresco.repo.template.I18NMessageMethod">
         <property name="extensionName">
             <value>message</value>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/repository/TemplateNode.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/repository/TemplateNode.java
index 3e09d4b700..02cf760072 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/repository/TemplateNode.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/repository/TemplateNode.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.audit.AuditInfo;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.dictionary.DictionaryService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.lock.LockStatus;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessPermission;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.version.Version;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.version.VersionHistory;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
@@ -676,6 +677,16 @@ public class TemplateNode implements Serializable
         return this.services.getPermissionService().getInheritParentPermissions(this.nodeRef);
     }
     
+    /**
+     * @param permission        Permission name to test
+     * 
+     * @return true if the current user is granted the specified permission on the node
+     */
+    public boolean hasPermission(String permission)
+    {
+        return (this.services.getPermissionService().hasPermission(this.nodeRef, permission) == AccessStatus.ALLOWED);
+    }
+    
         
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Search API