diff --git a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index bff39fbf18..d5f1dbd582 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
             return $user->hasAccess('self.edit_location');
         });
 
+        Gate::define('self.checkout_assets', function($user) {
+            return $user->hasAccess('self.checkout_assets');
+        });
+
         Gate::define('backend.interact', function ($user) {
             return $user->can('view', Statuslabel::class)
                 || $user->can('view', AssetModel::class)
diff --git a/config/permissions.php b/config/permissions.php
index 2950391808..0550886167 100644
--- a/config/permissions.php
+++ b/config/permissions.php
@@ -578,6 +578,13 @@ return array(
             'display'    => true,
         ),
 
+        array(
+            'permission' => 'self.checkout_assets',
+            'label'      => 'Self-Checkout',
+            'note'       => 'This user may check out assets that are marked for self-checkout.',
+            'display'    => true,
+        ),
+
     ),