diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/AdminMenu.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/AdminMenu.cs
index 9161a0aa8..c3f2653a0 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/AdminMenu.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/AdminMenu.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Templates {
         public void GetNavigation(NavigationBuilder builder) {
             builder
                 .AddImageSet("templates")
-                .Add(T("Templates"), "5.0", item => item.Action("List", "Admin", new { area = "Orchard.Templates", id = "" }));
+                .Add(T("Templates"), "5.0", item => item.Action("List", "Admin", new { area = "Orchard.Templates", id = "" }).Permission(Permissions.ManageTemplates));
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Controllers/AdminController.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Controllers/AdminController.cs
index 8ef5cee0a..426e7ae02 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Controllers/AdminController.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Controllers/AdminController.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Templates.Controllers {
         public Localizer T { get; set; }
 
         public ActionResult List(ListContentsViewModel model, PagerParameters pagerParameters) {
+            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.ManageTemplates, T("Not authorized to manage templates"))) {
+                return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
             var pager = new Pager(_siteService.GetSiteSettings(), pagerParameters);
             var query = _contentManager.Query(VersionOptions.Latest, GetShapeTypes().Select(ctd => ctd.Name).ToArray());
 
@@ -93,6 +97,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Templates.Controllers {
         [HttpPost, ActionName("List")]
         [Mvc.FormValueRequired("submit.Filter")]
         public ActionResult ListFilterPOST(ContentOptions options) {
+            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.ManageTemplates, T("Not authorized to manage templates"))) {
+                return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
             var routeValues = ControllerContext.RouteData.Values;
             if (options != null) {
                 routeValues["Options.OrderBy"] = options.OrderBy;
@@ -110,6 +118,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Templates.Controllers {
         [HttpPost, ActionName("List")]
         [Mvc.FormValueRequired("submit.BulkEdit")]
         public ActionResult ListPOST(ContentOptions options, IEnumerable<int> itemIds, string returnUrl) {
+            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.ManageTemplates, T("Not authorized to manage templates"))) {
+                return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
             if (itemIds != null) {
                 var checkedContentItems = _contentManager.GetMany<ContentItem>(itemIds, VersionOptions.Latest, QueryHints.Empty);
                 switch (options.BulkAction) {
@@ -117,7 +129,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Templates.Controllers {
                         break;
                     case ContentsBulkAction.PublishNow:
                         foreach (var item in checkedContentItems) {
-                            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PublishContent, item, T("Couldn't publish selected content."))) {
+                            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Orchard.Core.Contents.Permissions.PublishContent, item, T("Couldn't publish selected content."))) {
                                 _transactionManager.Cancel();
                                 return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
                             }
@@ -128,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Templates.Controllers {
                         break;
                     case ContentsBulkAction.Unpublish:
                         foreach (var item in checkedContentItems) {
-                            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.PublishContent, item, T("Couldn't unpublish selected content."))) {
+                            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Orchard.Core.Contents.Permissions.PublishContent, item, T("Couldn't unpublish selected content."))) {
                                 _transactionManager.Cancel();
                                 return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
                             }
@@ -139,7 +151,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Templates.Controllers {
                         break;
                     case ContentsBulkAction.Remove:
                         foreach (var item in checkedContentItems) {
-                            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.DeleteContent, item, T("Couldn't remove selected content."))) {
+                            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Orchard.Core.Contents.Permissions.DeleteContent, item, T("Couldn't remove selected content."))) {
                                 _transactionManager.Cancel();
                                 return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
                             }
@@ -157,6 +169,10 @@ namespace Orchard.Templates.Controllers {
         }
 
         public ActionResult Create(string id) {
+            if (!Services.Authorizer.Authorize(Permissions.ManageTemplates, T("Not authorized to manage templates"))) {
+                return new HttpUnauthorizedResult();
+            }
+
             var types = GetShapeTypes();
             var typeName = String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(id) ? types.Count() == 1 ? types.First().Name : null : id;
             return String.IsNullOrEmpty(typeName) ? CreatableTypeList() : RedirectToAction("Create", "Admin", new { area = "Contents", id = typeName });
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Orchard.Templates.csproj b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Orchard.Templates.csproj
index c7b715dfe..882738b20 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Orchard.Templates.csproj
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Orchard.Templates.csproj
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\ShapePart.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Migrations.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\RazorMigrations.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Permissions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\ITemplateProcessor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\ITemplateService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\NoTemplateProcessorBanner.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Permissions.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Permissions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f77392e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Templates/Permissions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Orchard.Environment.Extensions.Models;
+using Orchard.Security.Permissions;
+
+namespace Orchard.Templates {
+    public class Permissions : IPermissionProvider {
+        public static readonly Permission ManageTemplates = new Permission { Description = "Managing Templates", Name = "ManageTemplates" };
+
+        public virtual Feature Feature { get; set; }
+
+        public IEnumerable<Permission> GetPermissions() {
+            return new[] {
+                ManageTemplates,
+            };
+        }
+
+        public IEnumerable<PermissionStereotype> GetDefaultStereotypes() {
+            return new[] {
+                new PermissionStereotype {
+                    Name = "Administrator",
+                    Permissions = new[] { ManageTemplates }
+                },
+                new PermissionStereotype {
+                    Name = "Editor",
+                },
+                new PermissionStereotype {
+                    Name = "Moderator",
+                },
+                new PermissionStereotype {
+                    Name = "Author"
+                },
+                new PermissionStereotype {
+                    Name = "Contributor",
+                },
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
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