diff --git a/app/devices/devices.php b/app/devices/devices.php
index cc466bc5b8..b119f1b06e 100644
--- a/app/devices/devices.php
+++ b/app/devices/devices.php
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ else {
 
 //prepare to page the results
 	$rows_per_page = 150;
-	$param = "";
+	if ($_GET['showall'] && permission_exists('device_all')) {
+		$param = "&showall=true";
+	} else {
+		$param = "";
+	}
 	$page = $_GET['page'];
 	if (strlen($page) == 0) { $page = 0; $_GET['page'] = 0; }
 	list($paging_controls, $rows_per_page, $var3) = paging($num_rows, $param, $rows_per_page);
@@ -271,4 +275,4 @@ else {
 //include the footer
 	require_once "resources/footer.php";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>