diff --git a/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/User.java b/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/User.java
index d14cdd509..49a5e667f 100644
--- a/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/User.java
+++ b/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/User.java
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ public interface User extends Identifiable {
     ObjectPermissionSet getConnectionGroupPermissions()
             throws GuacamoleException;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns all sharing profile permissions given to this user.
+     *
+     * @return
+     *     An ObjectPermissionSet of all sharing profile permissions granted to
+     *     this user.
+     *
+     * @throws GuacamoleException
+     *     If an error occurs while retrieving permissions, or if reading all
+     *     permissions is not allowed.
+     */
+    ObjectPermissionSet getSharingProfilePermissions()
+            throws GuacamoleException;
+
     /**
      * Returns all permissions given to this user regarding currently-active
      * connections.
diff --git a/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/permission/SystemPermission.java b/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/permission/SystemPermission.java
index e33f8e0f7..33779a543 100644
--- a/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/permission/SystemPermission.java
+++ b/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/permission/SystemPermission.java
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ public class SystemPermission implements Permission<SystemPermission.Type> {
          */
         CREATE_CONNECTION_GROUP,
 
+        /**
+         * Create sharing profiles.
+         */
+        CREATE_SHARING_PROFILE,
+
         /**
          * Administer the system in general, including adding permissions
          * which affect the system (like user creation, connection creation,
diff --git a/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/simple/SimpleUser.java b/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/simple/SimpleUser.java
index da169fc6c..0b7a86041 100644
--- a/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/simple/SimpleUser.java
+++ b/guacamole-ext/src/main/java/org/apache/guacamole/net/auth/simple/SimpleUser.java
@@ -195,4 +195,9 @@ public class SimpleUser extends AbstractUser {
         return new SimpleObjectPermissionSet();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ObjectPermissionSet getSharingProfilePermissions() {
+        return new SimpleObjectPermissionSet();
+    }
+
 }