diff --git a/core/users/app_config.php b/core/users/app_config.php
index 6665cf7210..622c1d6fee 100644
--- a/core/users/app_config.php
+++ b/core/users/app_config.php
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
 		$y++;
 		$apps[$x]['permissions'][$y]['name'] = "view_users";
 		$apps[$x]['permissions'][$y]['groups'][] = "superadmin";
+		$y++;
+		$apps[$x]['permissions'][$y]['name'] = "user_status";
+		$apps[$x]['permissions'][$y]['groups'][] = "superadmin";
+		$apps[$x]['permissions'][$y]['groups'][] = "admin";
+		$apps[$x]['permissions'][$y]['groups'][] = "users";
 
 	//default settings
 		$y=0;
@@ -467,3 +472,4 @@
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['description']['en-us'] = "";
 
 ?>
+
diff --git a/core/users/user_edit.php b/core/users/user_edit.php
index 577f31c4f9..d4ffd4bf85 100644
--- a/core/users/user_edit.php
+++ b/core/users/user_edit.php
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
 	echo "	</td>\n";
 	echo "	</tr>\n";
 
-	if (isset($_SESSION['user_status_display']) && $_SESSION['user_status_display'] != "false") {
+	if (permission_exists("user_status")) {
 		echo "	<tr>\n";
 		echo "	<td width='20%' class=\"vncell\" valign='top'>\n";
 		echo "		".$text['label-status']."\n";