diff --git a/app/dao/permissions_dao.py b/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
index 09bf82f35..601a95293 100644
--- a/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ from werkzeug.datastructures import MultiDict
 manage_service = 'manage_service'
 send_messages = 'send_messages'
 manage_api_keys = 'manage_api_keys'
+manage_templates = 'manage_templates'
 # Default permissions for a service
-default_service_permissions = [manage_service, send_messages, manage_api_keys]
+default_service_permissions = [manage_service, send_messages, manage_api_keys, manage_templates]
 
 
 class PermissionDAO(DAOClass):
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0030_add_template_permission.py b/migrations/versions/0030_add_template_permission.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..727ff00af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0030_add_template_permission.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0030_add_template_permission
+Revises: 0029_add_permissions_to_invite
+Create Date: 2016-02-26 10:33:20.536362
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0030_add_template_permission'
+down_revision = '0029_add_permissions_to_invite'
+import uuid
+from datetime import datetime
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy.dialects import postgresql
+
+def upgrade():
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    user_services = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM user_to_service").fetchall()
+    for entry in user_services:
+        id_ = uuid.uuid4()
+        created_at = datetime.now().isoformat().replace('T', ' ')
+        conn.execute((
+            "INSERT INTO permissions (id, user_id, service_id, permission, created_at)"
+            " VALUES ('{}', '{}', '{}', 'manage_templates', '{}')").format(id_, entry[0], entry[1], created_at))
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    conn = op.get_bind()
+    conn.execute("DELETE FROM permissions where permission='manage_templates")
+
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/app/user/test_rest.py b/tests/app/user/test_rest.py
index a94df0bdf..c0553cce9 100644
--- a/tests/app/user/test_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/user/test_rest.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ def test_get_user_list(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_user, sa
                 "state": "active",
                 "failed_login_count": 0,
                 "permissions": {
-                    str(sample_admin_service_id): ['manage_service', 'send_messages', 'manage_api_keys']}
+                    str(sample_admin_service_id): [
+                        'manage_service', 'send_messages', 'manage_api_keys', 'manage_templates']}
             }
             print(json_resp['data'])
             assert expected in json_resp['data']
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ def test_get_user(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_user, sample_
                 "state": "active",
                 "failed_login_count": 0,
                 "permissions": {
-                    str(sample_admin_service_id): ['manage_service', 'send_messages', 'manage_api_keys']}
+                    str(sample_admin_service_id): [
+                        'manage_service', 'send_messages', 'manage_api_keys', 'manage_templates']}
             }
             assert json_resp['data'] == expected
 
@@ -200,7 +202,8 @@ def test_put_user(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_user, sample_
                 "state": "active",
                 "failed_login_count": 0,
                 "permissions": {
-                    str(sample_admin_service_id): ['manage_service', 'send_messages', 'manage_api_keys']}
+                    str(sample_admin_service_id): [
+                        'manage_service', 'send_messages', 'manage_api_keys', 'manage_templates']}
             }
             assert json_resp['data'] == expected
             assert json_resp['data']['email_address'] == new_email
@@ -299,7 +302,8 @@ def test_get_user_by_email(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_user
                 "state": "active",
                 "failed_login_count": 0,
                 "permissions": {
-                    str(sample_admin_service_id): ['manage_service', 'send_messages', 'manage_api_keys']}
+                    str(sample_admin_service_id): [
+                        'manage_service', 'send_messages', 'manage_api_keys', 'manage_templates']}
             }
 
             assert json_resp['data'] == expected