diff --git a/components/Account.vue b/components/Account.vue
index bd5cf3cd..14ba0fa6 100644
--- a/components/Account.vue
+++ b/components/Account.vue
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                             </a>
                         </div>
                     </div>
-                    <p v-if="$admin()">
+                    <p v-if="$isGranted('panel') || $isGranted('users')">
                         <nuxt-link to="/admin" class="badge badge-primary"><T>user.account.admin</T></nuxt-link>
                     </p>
                 </div>
diff --git a/components/Dictionary.vue b/components/Dictionary.vue
index 6cfb205f..7631d409 100644
--- a/components/Dictionary.vue
+++ b/components/Dictionary.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <Loading :value="nounsRaw">
-        <section v-if="$admin()" class="px-3">
+        <section v-if="$isGranted('nouns')" class="px-3">
             <div class="alert alert-info">
                 <strong>{{ nounsCountApproved() }}</strong> <T>nouns.approved</T>,
                 <strong>{{ nounsCountPending() }}</strong> <T>nouns.pending</T>.
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                             </nuxt-link>
                         </li>
                         -->
-                        <template v-if="$admin()">
+                        <template v-if="$isGranted('nouns')">
                             <li v-if="!s.el.approved">
                                 <button class="btn btn-concise btn-success btn-sm m-1" @click="approve(s.el)">
                                     <Icon v="check"/>
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
                             <button class="btn btn-concise btn-outline-primary btn-sm m-1" @click="edit(s.el)">
                                 <Icon v="pen"/>
                                 <span class="btn-label">
-                                    <T v-if="$admin()">crud.edit</T>
+                                    <T v-if="$isGranted('nouns')">crud.edit</T>
                                     <T v-else>nouns.edit</T>
                                 </span>
                             </button>
diff --git a/components/InclusiveDictionary.vue b/components/InclusiveDictionary.vue
index 4ed01434..8063f1ef 100644
--- a/components/InclusiveDictionary.vue
+++ b/components/InclusiveDictionary.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <Loading :value="entriesRaw">
-        <section v-if="$admin()" class="px-3">
+        <section v-if="$isGranted('inclusive')" class="px-3">
             <div class="alert alert-info">
                 <strong>{{ entriesCountApproved() }}</strong> <T>nouns.approved</T>,
                 <strong>{{ entriesCountPending() }}</strong> <T>nouns.pending</T>.
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                             </nuxt-link>
                         </li>
                         -->
-                        <template v-if="$admin()">
+                        <template v-if="$isGranted('inclusive')">
                             <li v-if="!s.el.approved">
                                 <button class="btn btn-concise btn-success btn-sm m-1" @click="approve(s.el)">
                                     <Icon v="check"/>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
                             <button class="btn btn-concise btn-outline-primary btn-sm m-1" @click="edit(s.el)">
                                 <Icon v="pen"/>
                                 <span class="btn-label">
-                                    <T v-if="$admin()">crud.edit</T>
+                                    <T v-if="$isGranted('inclusive')">crud.edit</T>
                                     <T v-else>nouns.edit</T>
                                 </span>
                             </button>
diff --git a/components/Roles.vue b/components/Roles.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c75dff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/Roles.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<template>
+    <form v-if="$isGranted('*')">
+        <ListInput v-model="roles" v-slot="s" :prototype="{locale: config.locale, area: '*'}">
+            <select v-model="s.val.locale" class="form-control">
+                <option v-for="l in allLocales" :value="l">{{l}}</option>
+            </select>
+            <select v-model="s.val.area" class="form-control">
+                <option v-for="a in allAreas" :value="a">{{a}}</option>
+            </select>
+        </ListInput>
+        <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" @click.prevent="save">Save</button>
+    </form>
+    <ul v-else class="list-unstyled">
+        <li v-for="role in user.roles.split('|')">
+            <span class="badge badge-primary">{{role}}</span>
+        </li>
+    </ul>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+    export default {
+        props: {
+            user: { required: true },
+        },
+        data() {
+            return {
+                roles: (this.user.roles ? this.user.roles.split('|') : []).map(r => {
+                    if (r === '*') { r = '*-*'; }
+                    const [ locale, area ] = r.split('-');
+                    return { locale, area };
+                }),
+                allLocales: ['*', ...Object.keys(this.locales)],
+                allAreas: [
+                    '*',
+                    'panel',
+                    'users',
+                    'sources',
+                    'nouns',
+                    'terms',
+                    'inclusive',
+                    'census',
+                ],
+            };
+        },
+        methods: {
+            async save() {
+                const roles = this.roles.map(r => {
+                    if (r.locale === '*' && r.area === '*') {
+                        return '*';
+                    }
+                    return `${r.locale}-${r.area}`;
+                }).join('|');
+
+                await this.$confirm(this.$t('admin.user.confirmRole', {username: this.user.username, role: roles}));
+
+                const response = await this.$axios.$post(`/user/${this.user.id}/set-roles`, { roles:  roles});
+
+                this.user.roles = roles;
+            }
+        },
+    }
+</script>
diff --git a/components/Source.vue b/components/Source.vue
index cd626b1c..905ad5ad 100644
--- a/components/Source.vue
+++ b/components/Source.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <div class="my-2" v-if="!deleted">
         <Icon :v="source.icon()"/>
         <strong><template v-if="source.author">{{source.author.replace('^', '')}}</template><span v-if="source.author"> – </span><em><a v-if="source.link" :href="source.link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">{{source.title}}</a><span v-else>{{source.title}}</span></em></strong><template v-if="source.extra"> ({{source.extra}})</template>, {{source.year}}<template v-if="source.comment">; {{source.comment}}</template>
-        <ul class="list-inline" v-if="manage && $admin()">
+        <ul class="list-inline" v-if="manage && $isGranted('sources')">
             <li v-if="!source.approved" class="list-inline-item">
                 <span class="badge badge-danger">
                     <Icon v="map-marker-question"/>
diff --git a/components/TermsDictionary.vue b/components/TermsDictionary.vue
index 24d92863..db0e7382 100644
--- a/components/TermsDictionary.vue
+++ b/components/TermsDictionary.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
     <Loading :value="entriesRaw">
-        <section v-if="$admin()" class="px-3">
+        <section v-if="$isGranted('terms')" class="px-3">
             <div class="alert alert-info">
                 <strong>{{ entriesCountApproved() }}</strong> <T>nouns.approved</T>,
                 <strong>{{ entriesCountPending() }}</strong> <T>nouns.pending</T>.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
                             </nuxt-link>
                         </li>
                         -->
-                        <template v-if="$admin()">
+                        <template v-if="$$isGranted('terms')">
                             <li v-if="!s.el.approved">
                                 <button class="btn btn-concise btn-success btn-sm m-1" @click="approve(s.el)">
                                     <Icon v="check"/>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                             <button class="btn btn-concise btn-outline-primary btn-sm m-1" @click="edit(s.el)">
                                 <Icon v="pen"/>
                                 <span class="btn-label">
-                                    <T v-if="$admin()">crud.edit</T>
+                                    <T v-if="$isGranted('terms')">crud.edit</T>
                                     <T v-else>nouns.edit</T>
                                 </span>
                             </button>
diff --git a/components/TermsSubmitForm.vue b/components/TermsSubmitForm.vue
index 1ef03a2c..aa0e51f7 100644
--- a/components/TermsSubmitForm.vue
+++ b/components/TermsSubmitForm.vue
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                             <textarea v-model="form.definition" class="form-control form-control-sm" required rows="3"></textarea>
                         </td>
                     </tr>
-                    <tr v-if="$admin()">
+                    <tr v-if="$isGranted('terms')">
                         <td colspan="3">
                             <T>profile.flags</T>
                             <ListInput v-model="form.flags" v-slot="s"/>
diff --git a/locale/en/translations.suml b/locale/en/translations.suml
index 65bcdb48..b6c0632e 100644
--- a/locale/en/translations.suml
+++ b/locale/en/translations.suml
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ admin:
     user:
         user: 'User'
         email: 'Email'
-        roles: 'Role'
+        roles: 'Permissions'
         profiles: 'Profiles'
         confirmRole: 'Are you sure you want to switch @%username%''s role to "%role%"?'
 
diff --git a/locale/pl/translations.suml b/locale/pl/translations.suml
index 67e37453..259f768b 100644
--- a/locale/pl/translations.suml
+++ b/locale/pl/translations.suml
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ admin:
     user:
         user: 'Użytkownicze'
         email: 'Email'
-        roles: 'Rola'
+        roles: 'Uprawnienia'
         profiles: 'Profile'
         confirmRole: 'Czy na pewno chcesz zmienić rolę osoby @%username% na "%role%"?'
 
diff --git a/migrations/015-permissions.sql b/migrations/015-permissions.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6fd53f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/015-permissions.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+-- Up
+
+UPDATE users SET roles = '*' WHERE roles = 'admin';
+UPDATE users SET roles = '' WHERE roles = 'user';
+
+-- Down
+
+UPDATE users SET roles = 'admin' WHERE roles = '*';
+UPDATE users SET roles = 'user' WHERE roles = '';
diff --git a/plugins/auth.js b/plugins/auth.js
index cb682dfa..f2c5c861 100644
--- a/plugins/auth.js
+++ b/plugins/auth.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
-import t from "../src/translator";
+import config from '../data/config.suml';
+import {isGranted} from "../src/helpers";
 
 export default ({app, store}) => {
     const token = app.$cookies.get('token');
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export default ({app, store}) => {
     }
 
     Vue.prototype.$user = _ => store.state.user;
-    Vue.prototype.$admin = _ => {
-        return store.state.user && store.state.user.authenticated && store.state.user.roles === 'admin';
-    };
+    Vue.prototype.$isGranted = (area) => {
+        return store.state.user && store.state.user.authenticated && isGranted(store.state.user, config.locale, area);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/routes/admin.vue b/routes/admin.vue
index 3d8886f9..b64b3494 100644
--- a/routes/admin.vue
+++ b/routes/admin.vue
@@ -1,20 +1,34 @@
 <template>
-    <NotFound v-if="!$admin()"/>
+    <NotFound v-if="!$isGranted('panel') && !$isGranted('users')"/>
     <div v-else>
         <h2>
             <Icon v="user-cog"/>
             <T>admin.header</T>
         </h2>
 
-        <section>
+        <section v-if="$isGranted('users')">
             <details class="border mb-3">
                 <summary class="bg-light p-3">
                     <Icon v="users"/>
                     Users
-                    ({{stats.users.overall}}, {{stats.users.admins}} admins)
+                    ({{stats.users.overall}} overall, {{stats.users.admins}} admins, {{visibleUsers.length}} visible)
                 </summary>
                 <div class="border-top">
-                    <input class="form-control mt-4" v-model="userFilter" :placeholder="$t('crud.filterLong')"/>
+                    <div class="input-group mt-4">
+                        <input class="form-control" v-model="userFilter" :placeholder="$t('crud.filterLong')"/>
+                        <span class="input-group-append">
+                            <button :class="['btn', adminsFilter ? 'btn-secondary' : 'btn-outline-secondary']"
+                                    @click="adminsFilter = !adminsFilter"
+                            >
+                                Only admins
+                            </button>
+                            <button :class="['btn', localeFilter ? 'btn-secondary' : 'btn-outline-secondary']"
+                                    @click="localeFilter = !localeFilter"
+                            >
+                                Only this version
+                            </button>
+                        </span>
+                    </div>
                     <Table :data="visibleUsers" :columns="4">
                         <template v-slot:header>
                             <th class="text-nowrap">
@@ -49,10 +63,7 @@
                                 </ul>
                             </td>
                             <td>
-                                <a href="#" :class="['badge', s.el.roles === 'admin' ? 'badge-primary' : 'badge-light']"
-                                   @click.prevent="setRole(s.el.id, s.el.roles === 'admin' ? 'user' : 'admin')">
-                                    {{s.el.roles}}
-                                </a>
+                                <Roles :user="s.el"/>
                             </td>
                             <td>
                                 <ul class="list-unstyled">
@@ -117,7 +128,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-    import {head} from "../src/helpers";
+    import {head, isGranted} from "../src/helpers";
     import {socialProviders} from "../src/data";
 
     export default {
@@ -125,34 +136,34 @@
             return {
                 socialProviders,
                 userFilter: '',
+                localeFilter: true,
+                adminsFilter: false,
             }
         },
         async asyncData({ app, store }) {
-            if (!store.state.user || store.state.user.roles !== 'admin') {
-                return {};
-            }
+            let stats = { users: {}};
+            let users = {};
 
-            const stats = await app.$axios.$get(`/admin/stats`);
+            try {
+                stats = await app.$axios.$get(`/admin/stats`);
+            } catch {}
 
-            const users = await app.$axios.$get(`/admin/users`);
+            try {
+                users = await app.$axios.$get(`/admin/users`);
+            } catch {}
 
             return {
                 stats,
                 users,
             };
         },
-        methods: {
-            async setRole(userId, role) {
-                await this.$confirm(this.$t('admin.user.confirmRole', {username: this.users[userId].username, role}));
-
-                const response = await this.$axios.$post(`/user/${userId}/set-roles`, { roles: role });
-
-                this.users[userId].roles = role;
-            }
-        },
         computed: {
             visibleUsers() {
-                return Object.values(this.users).filter(u => u.username.toLowerCase().includes(this.userFilter.toLowerCase()));
+                return Object.values(this.users).filter(u =>
+                    u.username.toLowerCase().includes(this.userFilter.toLowerCase())
+                        && (!this.adminsFilter || u.roles !== '')
+                        && (!this.localeFilter || u.profiles.includes(this.config.locale))
+                );
             },
         },
         head() {
diff --git a/routes/census.vue b/routes/census.vue
index 81506756..0021e543 100644
--- a/routes/census.vue
+++ b/routes/census.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         </h2>
 
         <template v-if="q === null">
-            <section v-if="$admin()">
+            <section v-if="$isGranted('census')">
                 <div class="alert alert-info">
                     {{countResponses}}
                     <T>census.replies</T>
diff --git a/routes/sources.vue b/routes/sources.vue
index ab00d420..294edfc5 100644
--- a/routes/sources.vue
+++ b/routes/sources.vue
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
             </ul>
         </section>
 
-        <section v-if="$admin()" class="px-3">
+        <section v-if="$isGranted('sources')" class="px-3">
             <div class="alert alert-info">
                 <strong>{{ sourceLibrary.countApproved }}</strong> <T>nouns.approved</T>,
                 <a href="#" @click.prevent="filter='__awaiting__'">
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index 9f3fa6dc..07982e5e 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 import grant from "grant";
 import router from "./routes/user";
 import { loadSuml } from './loader';
-import {buildLocaleList} from "../src/helpers";
+import {buildLocaleList, isGranted} from "../src/helpers";
 
 global.config = loadSuml('config');
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ app.use(async function (req, res, next) {
     req.locales = buildLocaleList(global.config.locale);
     req.rawUser = authenticate(req);
     req.user = req.rawUser && req.rawUser.authenticated ? req.rawUser : null;
-    req.admin = req.user && req.user.roles === 'admin';
+    req.isGranted = (area, locale = global.config.locale) => req.user && isGranted(req.user, locale, area);
     req.db = await dbConnection();
     next();
 });
diff --git a/server/routes/admin.js b/server/routes/admin.js
index 97c8f927..5940e7ea 100644
--- a/server/routes/admin.js
+++ b/server/routes/admin.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {now, sortByValue} from "../../src/helpers";
 const router = Router();
 
 router.get('/admin/users', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('users')) {
         return res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ router.get('/admin/users', async (req, res) => {
         SELECT u.id, u.username, u.email, u.roles, u.avatarSource, p.locale
         FROM users u
         LEFT JOIN profiles p ON p.userId = u.id
-        ORDER BY u.roles ASC, u.id DESC
+        ORDER BY u.id DESC
     `);
 
     const authenticators = await req.db.all(SQL`
@@ -47,18 +47,19 @@ router.get('/admin/users', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.get('/admin/stats', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('panel')) {
         return res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
     const users = {
         overall: (await req.db.get(SQL`SELECT count(*) AS c FROM users`)).c,
-        admins: (await req.db.get(SQL`SELECT count(*) AS c FROM users WHERE roles=${'admin'}`)).c,
+        admins: (await req.db.get(SQL`SELECT count(*) AS c FROM users WHERE roles!=''`)).c,
     };
 
     const locales = {};
     for (let locale in req.locales) {
         if (!req.locales.hasOwnProperty(locale)) { continue; }
+        if (!req.isGranted('panel', locale)) { continue; }
         const profiles = await req.db.all(SQL`SELECT pronouns, flags FROM profiles WHERE locale=${locale}`);
         const pronouns = {}
         const flags = {}
diff --git a/server/routes/inclusive.js b/server/routes/inclusive.js
index ae0783f6..4c48f352 100644
--- a/server/routes/inclusive.js
+++ b/server/routes/inclusive.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ router.get('/inclusive', async (req, res) => {
         SELECT i.*, u.username AS author FROM inclusive i
         LEFT JOIN users u ON i.author_id = u.id
         WHERE i.locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND i.approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND i.approved >= ${req.isGranted('inclusive') ? 0 : 1}
         AND i.deleted = 0
         ORDER BY i.approved, i.insteadOf
     `));
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ router.get('/inclusive/search/:term', async (req, res) => {
         SELECT i.*, u.username AS author FROM inclusive i
         LEFT JOIN users u ON i.author_id = u.id
         WHERE i.locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND i.approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND i.approved >= ${req.isGranted('inclusive') ? 0 : 1}
         AND i.deleted = 0
         AND (i.insteadOf like ${term} OR i.say like ${term})
         ORDER BY i.approved, i.insteadOf
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ router.post('/inclusive/submit', async (req, res) => {
         )
     `);
 
-    if (req.admin) {
+    if (req.isGranted('inclusive')) {
         await approve(req.db, id);
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ router.post('/inclusive/submit', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/inclusive/hide/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('inclusive')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ router.post('/inclusive/hide/:id', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/inclusive/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('inclusive')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ router.post('/inclusive/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/inclusive/remove/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('inclusive')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
diff --git a/server/routes/nouns.js b/server/routes/nouns.js
index 7acae2c1..16104c56 100644
--- a/server/routes/nouns.js
+++ b/server/routes/nouns.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ router.get('/nouns', async (req, res) => {
         LEFT JOIN users u ON n.author_id = u.id
         WHERE n.locale = ${req.config.locale}
         AND n.deleted = 0
-        AND n.approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND n.approved >= ${req.isGranted('nouns') ? 0 : 1}
         ORDER BY n.approved, n.masc
     `));
 });
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ router.get('/nouns/search/:term', async (req, res) => {
         SELECT n.*, u.username AS author FROM nouns n
         LEFT JOIN users u ON n.author_id = u.id
         WHERE n.locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND n.approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND n.approved >= ${req.isGranted('nouns') ? 0 : 1}
         AND n.deleted = 0
         AND (n.masc like ${term} OR n.fem like ${term} OR n.neutr like ${term} OR n.mascPl like ${term} OR n.femPl like ${term} OR n.neutrPl like ${term})
         ORDER BY n.approved, n.masc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ router.post('/nouns/submit', async (req, res) => {
         )
     `);
 
-    if (req.admin) {
+    if (req.isGranted('nouns')) {
         await approve(req.db, id);
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ router.post('/nouns/submit', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/nouns/hide/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('nouns')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ router.post('/nouns/hide/:id', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/nouns/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('nouns')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ router.post('/nouns/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/nouns/remove/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('nouns')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ router.get('/nouns/:word.png', async (req, res) => {
     const noun = (await req.db.all(SQL`
         SELECT * FROM nouns
         WHERE locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND approved >= ${req.isGranted('nouns') ? 0 : 1}
         AND (masc like ${term} OR fem like ${term} OR neutr like ${term} OR mascPl like ${term} OR femPl like ${term} OR neutrPl like ${term})
         ORDER BY masc
     `)).filter(noun =>
diff --git a/server/routes/sources.js b/server/routes/sources.js
index f1b9127f..d909d3d5 100644
--- a/server/routes/sources.js
+++ b/server/routes/sources.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ router.get('/sources', async (req, res) => {
         LEFT JOIN users u ON s.submitter_id = u.id
         WHERE s.locale = ${req.config.locale}
         AND s.deleted = 0
-        AND s.approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND s.approved >= ${req.isGranted('sources') ? 0 : 1}
     `));
 });
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ router.get('/sources/:id', async (req, res) => {
         LEFT JOIN users u ON s.submitter_id = u.id
         WHERE s.locale = ${req.config.locale}
         AND s.deleted = 0
-        AND s.approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND s.approved >= ${req.isGranted('sources') ? 0 : 1}
         AND s.id = ${req.params.id}
     `));
 });
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ router.post('/sources/submit', async (req, res) => {
         )
     `);
 
-    if (req.admin) {
+    if (req.isGranted('sources')) {
         await approve(req.db, id);
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ router.post('/sources/submit', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/sources/hide/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('sources')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ router.post('/sources/hide/:id', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/sources/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('sources')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ router.post('/sources/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/sources/remove/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('sources')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
diff --git a/server/routes/terms.js b/server/routes/terms.js
index 1b1fffcd..ec8032dc 100644
--- a/server/routes/terms.js
+++ b/server/routes/terms.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ router.get('/terms', async (req, res) => {
         SELECT i.*, u.username AS author FROM terms i
         LEFT JOIN users u ON i.author_id = u.id
         WHERE i.locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND i.approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND i.approved >= ${req.isGranted('terms') ? 0 : 1}
         AND i.deleted = 0
         ORDER BY i.term
     `));
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ router.get('/terms/search/:term', async (req, res) => {
         SELECT i.*, u.username AS author FROM terms i
         LEFT JOIN users u ON i.author_id = u.id
         WHERE i.locale = ${req.config.locale}
-        AND i.approved >= ${req.admin ? 0 : 1}
+        AND i.approved >= ${req.isGranted('terms') ? 0 : 1}
         AND i.deleted = 0
         AND (i.term like ${term} OR i.original like ${term})
         ORDER BY i.term
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ router.post('/terms/submit', async (req, res) => {
         )
     `);
 
-    if (req.admin) {
+    if (req.isGranted('terms')) {
         await approve(req.db, id);
     }
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ router.post('/terms/submit', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/terms/hide/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('terms')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ router.post('/terms/hide/:id', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/terms/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('terms')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ router.post('/terms/approve/:id', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/terms/remove/:id', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('terms')) {
         res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
diff --git a/server/routes/user.js b/server/routes/user.js
index b2d2522b..350f0099 100644
--- a/server/routes/user.js
+++ b/server/routes/user.js
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ router.post('/user/delete', async (req, res) => {
 });
 
 router.post('/user/:id/set-roles', async (req, res) => {
-    if (!req.admin) {
+    if (!req.isGranted('*')) {
         return res.status(401).json({error: 'Unauthorised'});
     }
 
diff --git a/src/helpers.js b/src/helpers.js
index f7ef92da..0dc95450 100644
--- a/src/helpers.js
+++ b/src/helpers.js
@@ -175,3 +175,21 @@ export const shuffle = a => {
     }
     return a;
 }
+
+export const isGranted = (user, locale, area) => {
+    if (area === '*') {
+        return user.roles.split('|').includes('*');
+    }
+
+    for (let permission of user.roles.split('|')) {
+        if (permission === '*') {
+            return true;
+        }
+        const [ permissionLocale, permissionArea ] = permission.split('-');
+        if ((permissionLocale === '*' || permissionLocale === locale) && (permissionArea === '*' || permissionArea === area)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ac418b10..335e71d8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2467,15 +2467,10 @@ caniuse-api@^3.0.0:
     lodash.memoize "^4.1.2"
     lodash.uniq "^4.5.0"
 
-caniuse-lite@^1.0.0, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30000981, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30001093, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30001097:
-  version "1.0.30001102"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001102.tgz#3275e7a8d09548f955f665e532df88de0b63741a"
-  integrity sha512-fOjqRmHjRXv1H1YD6QVLb96iKqnu17TjcLSaX64TwhGYed0P1E1CCWZ9OujbbK4Z/7zax7zAzvQidzdtjx8RcA==
-
-caniuse-lite@^1.0.30001148:
-  version "1.0.30001151"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001151.tgz#1ddfde5e6fff02aad7940b4edb7d3ac76b0cb00b"
-  integrity sha512-Zh3sHqskX6mHNrqUerh+fkf0N72cMxrmflzje/JyVImfpknscMnkeJrlFGJcqTmaa0iszdYptGpWMJCRQDkBVw==
+caniuse-lite@^1.0.0, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30000981, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30001093, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30001097, caniuse-lite@^1.0.30001148:
+  version "1.0.30001171"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001171.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-5Alrh8TTYPG9IH4UkRqEBZoEToWRLvPbSQokvzSz0lii8/FOWKG4keO1HoYfPWs8IF/NH/dyNPg1cmJGvV3Zlg==
 
 canvas@^2.6.1:
   version "2.6.1"