diff --git a/console/views.py b/console/views.py
index 7a6691b..81f5465 100644
--- a/console/views.py
+++ b/console/views.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def console(request):
         host = int(temptoken[0])
         uuid = temptoken[1]
 
-        if not request.user.is_superuser:
+        if not request.user.is_superuser and not request.user.has_perm("instances.view_instances"):
             try:
                 userInstance = UserInstance.objects.get(
                     instance__compute_id=host, instance__uuid=uuid, user__id=request.user.id
diff --git a/instances/models.py b/instances/models.py
index 68d2ecc..83aa54f 100644
--- a/instances/models.py
+++ b/instances/models.py
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ class PermissionSet(models.Model):
         permissions = [
             ('clone_instances', 'Can clone instances'),
             ('passwordless_console', _('Can access console without password')),
+            ('view_instances', 'Can view instances'),
         ]
 
         managed = False
diff --git a/instances/templates/allinstances.html b/instances/templates/allinstances.html
index e69bc22..095d99c 100644
--- a/instances/templates/allinstances.html
+++ b/instances/templates/allinstances.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
     <div class="col-lg-12">
-        {% if app_settings.VIEW_INSTANCES_LIST_STYLE == 'grouped' and request.user.is_superuser %}
+        {% if app_settings.VIEW_INSTANCES_LIST_STYLE == 'grouped' and request.user.is_superuser or 'instances.view_instances' in perms %}
             {% include 'allinstances_index_grouped.html' %}
         {% else %}
             {% include 'allinstances_index_nongrouped.html' %}
diff --git a/instances/views.py b/instances/views.py
index aed5b28..6436684 100644
--- a/instances/views.py
+++ b/instances/views.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def index(request):
     for compute in computes:
         utils.refr(compute)
 
-    if request.user.is_superuser:
+    if request.user.is_superuser or request.user.has_perm("instances.view_instances"):
         instances = Instance.objects.all().prefetch_related("userinstance_set")
     else:
         instances = Instance.objects.filter(userinstance__user=request.user).prefetch_related("userinstance_set")
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def get_instance(user, pk):
     instance = get_object_or_404(Instance, pk=pk)
     user_instances = user.userinstance_set.all().values_list("instance", flat=True)
 
-    if user.is_superuser or instance.id in user_instances:
+    if user.is_superuser or user.has_perm("instances.view_instances") or instance.id in user_instances:
         return instance
     else:
         raise Http404()