diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 7b8f360785..4da7df2e5e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 * Remove newlines from the rendered templates.
 * Reject emails attachments of size 0. Thanks to Robert Schoeftner
   (@robert.schoeftner)for the report and solution. GitLab issue #574.
+* Add missing document index API view create permission.
 
 3.1.9 (2018-11-01)
 ==================
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_indexing/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/document_indexing/api_views.py
index a9592e4648..1dea00853e 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_indexing/api_views.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_indexing/api_views.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class APIIndexListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
     filter_backends = (MayanObjectPermissionsFilter,)
     mayan_object_permissions = {'GET': (permission_document_indexing_view,)}
     mayan_view_permissions = {'POST': (permission_document_indexing_create,)}
+    permission_classes = (MayanPermission,)
     queryset = Index.objects.all()
     serializer_class = IndexSerializer