diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/permissions/SimplePermission.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/permissions/SimplePermission.java
index 4c059b4b9..78bc20a7c 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/permissions/SimplePermission.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/permissions/SimplePermission.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class SimplePermission extends Permission {
 			"EditOwnAccount");
 	public static final SimplePermission EDIT_SITE_INFORMATION = new SimplePermission(
 			"EditSiteInformation");
+	public static final SimplePermission LOGIN_DURING_MAINTENANCE = new SimplePermission(
+			"LoginDuringMaintenance");
 	public static final SimplePermission MANAGE_MENUS = new SimplePermission(
 			"ManageMenus");
 	public static final SimplePermission MANAGE_OWN_PROXIES = new SimplePermission(
diff --git a/webapp/web/WEB-INF/resources/permission_config.n3 b/webapp/web/WEB-INF/resources/permission_config.n3
index d25b8cded..8c076e094 100644
--- a/webapp/web/WEB-INF/resources/permission_config.n3
+++ b/webapp/web/WEB-INF/resources/permission_config.n3
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ auth:ADMIN
     
     # ADMIN-only permissions
     auth:hasPermission simplePermission:AccessSpecialDataModels ;
+    auth:hasPermission simplePermission:LoginDuringMaintenance ;
     auth:hasPermission simplePermission:ManageMenus ;
     auth:hasPermission simplePermission:ManageProxies ;
     auth:hasPermission simplePermission:ManageSearchIndex ;