diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy.java
index e7cb90667..69a819866 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/policy/UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.policy.ifaces.PolicyIface;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.ifaces.RequestedAction;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.EditIndividuals;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.EditOntology;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.EditOwnAccount;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.EditSiteInformation;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.ManageMenus;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages.ManagePortals;
@@ -102,6 +103,9 @@ public class UseRestrictedPagesByRoleLevelPolicy implements PolicyIface {
 		} else if (whatToAuth instanceof UseMiscellaneousPages) {
 			result = isAuthorized(whatToAuth, RoleLevel.SELF, userRole);
 			
+		} else if (whatToAuth instanceof EditOwnAccount) {
+			result = isAuthorized(whatToAuth, RoleLevel.SELF, userRole);
+			
 		} else {
 			result = defaultDecision("Unrecognized action");
 		}
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/usepages/EditOwnAccount.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/usepages/EditOwnAccount.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dc6b73b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/auth/requestedAction/usepages/EditOwnAccount.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.usepages;
+
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.auth.requestedAction.ifaces.RequestedAction;
+
+/** Should we allow the user to edit his own account (name, email, etc)? */
+public class EditOwnAccount extends RequestedAction implements
+		UsePagesRequestedAction {
+	// no fields
+}