diff --git a/mayan/apps/acls/classes.py b/mayan/apps/acls/classes.py
index 30ec654778..5b34402425 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/acls/classes.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/acls/classes.py
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class ModelPermission(object):
 
         model.add_to_class('acls', GenericRelation(AccessControlList))
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_for_class(cls, klass):
+        return cls._registry.get(klass, ())
+
     @classmethod
     def get_for_instance(cls, instance):
         StoredPermission = apps.get_model(
diff --git a/mayan/apps/acls/exceptions.py b/mayan/apps/acls/exceptions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46eff0297b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/acls/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+
+class ACLsBaseException(Exception):
+    """
+    Base exception for the acls app
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class PermissionNotValidForClass(ACLsBaseException):
+    """
+    The permission is not one that has been registered for a class using the
+    ModelPermission class.
+    """
+    pass
diff --git a/mayan/apps/acls/managers.py b/mayan/apps/acls/managers.py
index 91bc944fea..6474413510 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/acls/managers.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/acls/managers.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from common.utils import return_attrib
 from permissions import Permission
 from permissions.models import StoredPermission
 
+from .exceptions import PermissionNotValidForClass
 from .classes import ModelPermission
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -22,31 +23,6 @@ class AccessControlListManager(models.Manager):
     Implement a 3 tier permission system, involving a permissions, an actor
     and an object
     """
-
-    def get_inherited_permissions(self, role, obj):
-        try:
-            instance = obj.first()
-        except AttributeError:
-            instance = obj
-        else:
-            if not instance:
-                return StoredPermission.objects.none()
-
-        try:
-            parent_accessor = ModelPermission.get_inheritance(type(instance))
-        except KeyError:
-            return StoredPermission.objects.none()
-        else:
-            parent_object = return_attrib(instance, parent_accessor)
-            content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(parent_object)
-            try:
-                return self.get(
-                    role=role, content_type=content_type,
-                    object_id=parent_object.pk
-                ).permissions.all()
-            except self.model.DoesNotExist:
-                return StoredPermission.objects.none()
-
     def check_access(self, permissions, user, obj, related=None):
         if user.is_superuser or user.is_staff:
             logger.debug(
@@ -191,3 +167,52 @@ class AccessControlListManager(models.Manager):
             return queryset.filter(parent_acl_query | acl_query)
         else:
             return queryset
+
+    def get_inherited_permissions(self, role, obj):
+        try:
+            instance = obj.first()
+        except AttributeError:
+            instance = obj
+        else:
+            if not instance:
+                return StoredPermission.objects.none()
+
+        try:
+            parent_accessor = ModelPermission.get_inheritance(type(instance))
+        except KeyError:
+            return StoredPermission.objects.none()
+        else:
+            parent_object = return_attrib(instance, parent_accessor)
+            content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(parent_object)
+            try:
+                return self.get(
+                    role=role, content_type=content_type,
+                    object_id=parent_object.pk
+                ).permissions.all()
+            except self.model.DoesNotExist:
+                return StoredPermission.objects.none()
+
+    def grant(self, permission, role, obj):
+        class_permissions = ModelPermission.get_for_class(klass=obj.__class__)
+        if permission not in class_permissions:
+            raise PermissionNotValidForClass
+
+        content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(model=obj)
+        acl, created = self.get_or_create(
+            content_type=content_type, object_id=obj.pk,
+            role=role
+        )
+
+        acl.permissions.add(permission.stored_permission)
+
+    def revoke(self, permission, role, obj):
+        content_type = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(model=obj)
+        acl, created = self.get_or_create(
+            content_type=content_type, object_id=obj.pk,
+            role=role
+        )
+
+        acl.permissions.remove(permission.stored_permission)
+
+        if acl.permissions.count() == 0:
+            acl.delete()