diff --git a/koji-setup/koji-add-user.sh b/koji-setup/koji-add-user.sh
index 3c8f145..c2f790e 100644
--- a/koji-setup/koji-add-user.sh
+++ b/koji-setup/koji-add-user.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ set -e
 DEBUG=
 SILENT="-s"
 QUIET="-q"
-for param in $1 $2 ; do
+for param in $1 $2 $3 ; do
   if [ $param ] ; then
     case $param in
 	    debug )
 		    DEBUG="debug" ;;
+        perms=* )
+            NEW_PERMS=${param#*=} ;;
         * )
             NEW_USER=$param ;;
     esac
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ fi
 
 # Add the new user into the database
 sudo -u kojiadmin koji add-user "$NEW_USER"
+if [ $NEW_PERMS ] ; then
+    sudo -u kojiadmin koji grant-permission --new $NEW_PERMS $NEW_USER
+fi
 # Generate a certificate for the user
 pushd "$KOJI_PKI_DIR"
 $SCRIPT_DIR/koji-gencert.sh "$NEW_USER" "/C=$COUNTRY_CODE/ST=$STATE/L=$LOCATION/O=$ORGANIZATION/CN=$NEW_USER"