diff --git a/doc/ircd.conf.example b/doc/ircd.conf.example
index 0466cba46..6dbdfb0f9 100755
--- a/doc/ircd.conf.example
+++ b/doc/ircd.conf.example
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ privset "global_op" {
 
 privset "admin" {
 	extends = "global_op";
-	privs = oper:admin, oper:die, oper:rehash, oper:spy;
+	privs = oper:admin, oper:die, oper:rehash, oper:spy, oper:grant;
 };
 
 operator "god" {
diff --git a/doc/reference.conf b/doc/reference.conf
index 31817ef34..1b1bd1a5f 100755
--- a/doc/reference.conf
+++ b/doc/reference.conf
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ privset "local_op" {
 	 * oper:hidden:          hides the oper from /stats p
 	 * oper:remoteban:       allows remote kline etc
 	 * oper:mass_notice:     allows sending wallops and mass notices
+	 * oper:grant:	         allows using the GRANT command
 	 */
 	privs = oper:local_kill, oper:operwall;
 };
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ privset "global_op" {
 
 privset "admin" {
 	extends = "global_op";
-	privs = oper:admin, oper:die, oper:rehash, oper:spy;
+	privs = oper:admin, oper:die, oper:rehash, oper:spy, oper:grant;
 };
 
 /* operator {}: defines ircd operators. (OLD O:) */
@@ -667,6 +668,7 @@ shared {
 	 *    dline   - allow setting perm/temp dlines
 	 *    tdline  - allow setting temp dlines
 	 *    undline - allow removing dlines
+	 *    grant   - allow granting operator status
 	 *    none    - disallow everything
 	 */
 
diff --git a/include/s_newconf.h b/include/s_newconf.h
index 0f1c171dd..3dbcab71e 100644
--- a/include/s_newconf.h
+++ b/include/s_newconf.h
@@ -96,10 +96,11 @@ struct remote_conf
 #define SHARED_TDLINE	0x0800
 #define SHARED_PDLINE	0x1000
 #define SHARED_UNDLINE	0x2000
+#define SHARED_GRANT	0x4000
 
 #define SHARED_ALL	(SHARED_TKLINE | SHARED_PKLINE | SHARED_UNKLINE |\
 			SHARED_PXLINE | SHARED_TXLINE | SHARED_UNXLINE |\
-			SHARED_TRESV | SHARED_PRESV | SHARED_UNRESV)
+			SHARED_TRESV | SHARED_PRESV | SHARED_UNRESV | SHARED_GRANT)
 #define CLUSTER_ALL	(SHARED_ALL | SHARED_LOCOPS)
 
 /* flags used in hub/leaf */
diff --git a/ircd/newconf.c b/ircd/newconf.c
index 23701c82a..656930840 100644
--- a/ircd/newconf.c
+++ b/ircd/newconf.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ static struct mode_table shared_table[] =
 	{ "unresv",	SHARED_UNRESV	},
 	{ "locops",	SHARED_LOCOPS	},
 	{ "rehash",	SHARED_REHASH	},
+	{ "grant",	SHARED_GRANT	},
 	{ "all",	SHARED_ALL	},
 	{ "none",	0		},
 	{NULL, 0}
diff --git a/modules/Makefile.am b/modules/Makefile.am
index 413a792ca..3a1a7b834 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.am
+++ b/modules/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ auto_load_mod_LTLIBRARIES = \
   m_dline.la \
   m_encap.la \
   m_etrace.la \
+  m_grant.la \
   m_help.la \
   m_info.la \
   m_invite.la \
diff --git a/modules/Makefile.in b/modules/Makefile.in
index e60e0c251..321d840ce 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.in
+++ b/modules/Makefile.in
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ m_encap_la_OBJECTS = m_encap.lo
 m_etrace_la_LIBADD =
 m_etrace_la_SOURCES = m_etrace.c
 m_etrace_la_OBJECTS = m_etrace.lo
+m_grant_la_LIBADD =
+m_grant_la_SOURCES = m_grant.c
+m_grant_la_OBJECTS = m_grant.lo
 m_help_la_LIBADD =
 m_help_la_SOURCES = m_help.c
 m_help_la_OBJECTS = m_help.lo
@@ -419,13 +422,13 @@ SOURCES = chm_nocolour.c chm_noctcp.c core/m_ban.c core/m_die.c \
 	core/m_quit.c core/m_server.c core/m_squit.c m_accept.c \
 	m_admin.c m_away.c m_cap.c m_capab.c m_certfp.c m_challenge.c \
 	m_chghost.c m_close.c m_cmessage.c m_connect.c m_dline.c \
-	m_encap.c m_etrace.c m_help.c m_info.c m_invite.c m_ison.c \
-	m_kline.c m_knock.c m_links.c m_list.c m_locops.c m_lusers.c \
-	m_map.c m_monitor.c m_motd.c m_names.c m_oper.c m_operspy.c \
-	m_pass.c m_ping.c m_pong.c m_post.c m_privs.c m_rehash.c \
-	m_restart.c m_resv.c m_sasl.c m_scan.c m_services.c m_set.c \
-	m_signon.c m_snote.c m_starttls.c m_stats.c m_svinfo.c m_tb.c \
-	m_testline.c m_testmask.c m_tginfo.c m_time.c m_topic.c \
+	m_encap.c m_etrace.c m_grant.c m_help.c m_info.c m_invite.c \
+	m_ison.c m_kline.c m_knock.c m_links.c m_list.c m_locops.c \
+	m_lusers.c m_map.c m_monitor.c m_motd.c m_names.c m_oper.c \
+	m_operspy.c m_pass.c m_ping.c m_pong.c m_post.c m_privs.c \
+	m_rehash.c m_restart.c m_resv.c m_sasl.c m_scan.c m_services.c \
+	m_set.c m_signon.c m_snote.c m_starttls.c m_stats.c m_svinfo.c \
+	m_tb.c m_testline.c m_testmask.c m_tginfo.c m_time.c m_topic.c \
 	m_trace.c m_unreject.c m_user.c m_userhost.c m_users.c \
 	m_version.c m_wallops.c m_who.c m_whois.c m_whowas.c m_xline.c \
 	sno_routing.c
@@ -435,13 +438,13 @@ DIST_SOURCES = chm_nocolour.c chm_noctcp.c core/m_ban.c core/m_die.c \
 	core/m_quit.c core/m_server.c core/m_squit.c m_accept.c \
 	m_admin.c m_away.c m_cap.c m_capab.c m_certfp.c m_challenge.c \
 	m_chghost.c m_close.c m_cmessage.c m_connect.c m_dline.c \
-	m_encap.c m_etrace.c m_help.c m_info.c m_invite.c m_ison.c \
-	m_kline.c m_knock.c m_links.c m_list.c m_locops.c m_lusers.c \
-	m_map.c m_monitor.c m_motd.c m_names.c m_oper.c m_operspy.c \
-	m_pass.c m_ping.c m_pong.c m_post.c m_privs.c m_rehash.c \
-	m_restart.c m_resv.c m_sasl.c m_scan.c m_services.c m_set.c \
-	m_signon.c m_snote.c m_starttls.c m_stats.c m_svinfo.c m_tb.c \
-	m_testline.c m_testmask.c m_tginfo.c m_time.c m_topic.c \
+	m_encap.c m_etrace.c m_grant.c m_help.c m_info.c m_invite.c \
+	m_ison.c m_kline.c m_knock.c m_links.c m_list.c m_locops.c \
+	m_lusers.c m_map.c m_monitor.c m_motd.c m_names.c m_oper.c \
+	m_operspy.c m_pass.c m_ping.c m_pong.c m_post.c m_privs.c \
+	m_rehash.c m_restart.c m_resv.c m_sasl.c m_scan.c m_services.c \
+	m_set.c m_signon.c m_snote.c m_starttls.c m_stats.c m_svinfo.c \
+	m_tb.c m_testline.c m_testmask.c m_tginfo.c m_time.c m_topic.c \
 	m_trace.c m_unreject.c m_user.c m_userhost.c m_users.c \
 	m_version.c m_wallops.c m_who.c m_whois.c m_whowas.c m_xline.c \
 	sno_routing.c
@@ -672,6 +675,7 @@ auto_load_mod_LTLIBRARIES = \
   m_dline.la \
   m_encap.la \
   m_etrace.la \
+  m_grant.la \
   m_help.la \
   m_info.la \
   m_invite.la \
@@ -949,6 +953,9 @@ m_encap.la: $(m_encap_la_OBJECTS) $(m_encap_la_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_m_encap_la_
 m_etrace.la: $(m_etrace_la_OBJECTS) $(m_etrace_la_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_m_etrace_la_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) -rpath $(auto_load_moddir) $(m_etrace_la_OBJECTS) $(m_etrace_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS)
 
+m_grant.la: $(m_grant_la_OBJECTS) $(m_grant_la_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_m_grant_la_DEPENDENCIES) 
+	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) -rpath $(auto_load_moddir) $(m_grant_la_OBJECTS) $(m_grant_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS)
+
 m_help.la: $(m_help_la_OBJECTS) $(m_help_la_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_m_help_la_DEPENDENCIES) 
 	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) -rpath $(auto_load_moddir) $(m_help_la_OBJECTS) $(m_help_la_LIBADD) $(LIBS)
 
@@ -1126,6 +1133,7 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/m_dline.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/m_encap.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/m_etrace.Plo@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/m_grant.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/m_help.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/m_info.Plo@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/m_invite.Plo@am__quote@
diff --git a/modules/m_stats.c b/modules/m_stats.c
index ba524a62e..a59d604b9 100644
--- a/modules/m_stats.c
+++ b/modules/m_stats.c
@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@ static struct shared_flags shared_flagtable[] =
 	{ SHARED_TDLINE,	'd' },
 	{ SHARED_PDLINE,	'D' },
 	{ SHARED_UNDLINE,	'E' },
+	{ SHARED_GRANT,		'G' },
 	{ 0,			'\0'}
 };