diff --git a/runbot/__openerp__.py b/runbot/__openerp__.py
index 9e6fa1bb..cd7b94f1 100644
--- a/runbot/__openerp__.py
+++ b/runbot/__openerp__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     'data': [
         'runbot.xml',
         'res_config_view.xml',
+        'security/runbot_security.xml',
         'security/ir.model.access.csv',
     ],
     'installable': True,
diff --git a/runbot/security/ir.model.access.csv b/runbot/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 08f60f33..634da009 100644
--- a/runbot/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/runbot/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ id,name,model_id:id,group_id:id,perm_read,perm_write,perm_create,perm_unlink
 access_runbot_repo,runbot_repo,runbot.model_runbot_repo,,1,0,0,0
 access_runbot_branch,runbot_branch,runbot.model_runbot_branch,,1,0,0,0
 access_runbot_build,runbot_build,runbot.model_runbot_build,,1,0,0,0
+access_runbot_repo_admin,runbot_repo_admin,runbot.model_runbot_repo,runbot.group_runbot_admin,1,1,1,1
+access_runbot_branch_admin,runbot_branch_admin,runbot.model_runbot_branch,runbot.group_runbot_admin,1,1,1,1
+access_runbot_build_admin,runbot_build_admin,runbot.model_runbot_build,runbot.group_runbot_admin,1,1,1,1
diff --git a/runbot/security/runbot_security.xml b/runbot/security/runbot_security.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..26275bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runbot/security/runbot_security.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<openerp>
+  <data>
+
+    <record id="group_runbot_admin" model="res.groups">
+      <field name="name">Runbot Manager</field>
+      <field name="category_id" ref="base.module_category_administration"/>
+      <field name="users" eval="[(4, ref('base.user_root'))]"/>
+    </record>
+
+  </data>
+</openerp>