diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index d437a5427..63fdc7480 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class User(db.Model):
     logged_in_at = db.Column(db.DateTime, nullable=True)
     failed_login_count = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False, default=0)
     state = db.Column(db.String, nullable=False, default='pending')
+    platform_admin = db.Column(db.Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
 
     @property
     def password(self):
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ SEND_EMAILS = 'send_emails'
 SEND_LETTERS = 'send_letters'
 MANAGE_API_KEYS = 'manage_api_keys'
 ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS = 'access_developer_docs'
+PLATFORM_ADMIN = 'platform_admin'
 
 # List of permissions
 PERMISSION_LIST = [
@@ -316,7 +318,8 @@ PERMISSION_LIST = [
     SEND_EMAILS,
     SEND_LETTERS,
     MANAGE_API_KEYS,
-    ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS]
+    ACCESS_DEVELOPER_DOCS,
+    PLATFORM_ADMIN]
 
 
 class Permission(db.Model):
diff --git a/migrations/versions/0041_platform_admin.py b/migrations/versions/0041_platform_admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d75c8f5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/versions/0041_platform_admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+"""empty message
+
+Revision ID: 0041_platform_admin
+Revises: 0040_add_reference
+Create Date: 2016-03-16 16:33:15.279429
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '0041_platform_admin'
+down_revision = '0040_add_reference'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.create_index(op.f('ix_notification_statistics_service_id'), 'notification_statistics', ['service_id'], unique=False)
+    op.drop_index('ix_service_notification_stats_service_id', table_name='notification_statistics')
+    op.add_column('users', sa.Column('platform_admin', sa.Boolean(), nullable=True, default=False))
+    op.get_bind()
+    op.execute('update users set platform_admin = False')
+    op.alter_column('users', 'platform_admin', nullable=False)
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column('users', 'platform_admin')
+    op.create_index('ix_service_notification_stats_service_id', 'notification_statistics', ['service_id'], unique=False)
+    op.drop_index(op.f('ix_notification_statistics_service_id'), table_name='notification_statistics')
+    ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_users_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/test_users_dao.py
index 8f928a954..35dce1b60 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/test_users_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_users_dao.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def test_create_user(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session):
     assert User.query.count() == 1
     assert User.query.first().email_address == email
     assert User.query.first().id == user.id
+    assert not user.platform_admin
 
 
 def test_get_all_users(notify_api, notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_user):