diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/CapabilityService.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/CapabilityService.java
index 4b78cb894c..bddc21a8e7 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/CapabilityService.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/CapabilityService.java
@@ -151,4 +151,12 @@ public interface CapabilityService
     * @param group The group which should be removed
     */
    void removeGroup(Group group);
+
+    /**
+     * Check if the current user has the given capability.
+     *
+     * @param capabilityName
+     * @return
+     */
+   boolean hasCapability(NodeRef nodeRef, String capabilityName);
 }
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/CapabilityServiceImpl.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/CapabilityServiceImpl.java
index 648d401ffa..df5ca92702 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/CapabilityServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/capability/CapabilityServiceImpl.java
@@ -282,4 +282,24 @@ public class CapabilityServiceImpl implements CapabilityService
 
         groups.remove(group.getId());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @see org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.capability.CapabilityService#hasCapability(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef, java.lang.String)
+     */
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasCapability(NodeRef nodeRef, String capabilityName)
+    {
+        Capability capability = getCapability(capabilityName);
+        if (capability != null)
+        {
+            AccessStatus accessStatus = getCapabilityAccessState(nodeRef, capabilityName);
+
+            if (accessStatus.equals(AccessStatus.ALLOWED))
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/jscript/app/JSONConversionComponent.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/jscript/app/JSONConversionComponent.java
index 52fe863632..49b0d04e82 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/jscript/app/JSONConversionComponent.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/jscript/app/JSONConversionComponent.java
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ public class JSONConversionComponent extends    org.alfresco.repo.jscript.app.JS
         this.capabilityService = capabilityService;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return the nodeService
+     */
+    protected CapabilityService getCapabilityService()
+    {
+        return this.capabilityService;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param dictionaryService dictionary service
      */