diff --git a/instances/templates/instance.html b/instances/templates/instance.html
index da2865c..83b9ac8 100644
--- a/instances/templates/instance.html
+++ b/instances/templates/instance.html
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
                                                     </a>
                                                 </li>
                                             {% endif %}
-                                            {% if request.user.is_superuser or userinstance.is_vnc %}
+                                            {% if request.user.is_superuser or request.user.is_staff or userinstance.is_vnc %}
                                                 <li role="presentation">
                                                     <a href="#vncsettings" aria-controls="vncsettings" role="tab" data-toggle="tab">
                                                         {% trans "VNC" %}
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@
                                                     <div class="clearfix"></div>
                                                 </div>
                                             {% endif %}
-                                            {% if request.user.is_superuser or userinstance.is_vnc %}
+                                            {% if request.user.is_superuser or request.user.is_staff or userinstance.is_vnc %}
                                                 <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane tab-pane-bordered" id="vncsettings">
                                                     <p>{% trans "To set console's type, shutdown the instance." %}</p>
                                                     <form class="form-horizontal" method="post" role="form">{% csrf_token %}
diff --git a/instances/views.py b/instances/views.py
index ecea01b..67af348 100644
--- a/instances/views.py
+++ b/instances/views.py
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ def instance(request, compute_id, vname):
                         addlogmsg(request.user.username, instance.name, msg)
                         return HttpResponseRedirect(request.get_full_path() + '#xmledit')
 
-            if request.user.is_superuser or userinstance.is_vnc:
+            if request.user.is_superuser or request.user.is_staff or userinstance.is_vnc:
                 if 'set_console_passwd' in request.POST:
                     if request.POST.get('auto_pass', ''):
                         passwd = randomPasswd()