diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 286cc1b52..b803307fc 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   include UserInfo
 #  http_basic_authenticate_with :name => "test", :password => "ttt"
 
-  helper_method :current_user, :authentication_check, :config_frontend, :user_data_full
+  helper_method :current_user, :authentication_check, :config_frontend, :user_data_full, :is_role
 
   before_filter :set_user
   before_filter :cors_preflight_check
@@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     UserInfo.current_user_id = current_user.id
   end
 
+  def is_role( role_name )
+    return false if !current_user
+    current_user.roles.each { |role|
+      return true if role.name == role_name
+    }
+    return false
+  end
+
   def log_view (object)
     history_type = History::Type.where( :name => 'viewed' ).first
     if !history_type || !history_type.id