diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/permissions.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/permissions.py
index 5d8f42d481..ca5e7485c6 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/permissions.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/permissions.py
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ PREVIEW_CERTIFICATES = 'certificates.preview_certificates'
 perms[PREVIEW_CERTIFICATES] = HasAccessRule('staff')
 VIEW_ALL_CERTIFICATES = 'certificates.view_all_certificates'
 perms[VIEW_ALL_CERTIFICATES] = HasAccessRule('certificates')
+GENERATE_ALL_CERTIFICATES = 'certificates.generate_all_certificates'
+perms[GENERATE_ALL_CERTIFICATES] = HasAccessRule('certificates')
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views/support.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views/support.py
index 24e5b284e4..de880232d0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views/support.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/views/support.py
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ from django.views.decorators.http import require_GET, require_POST
 from opaque_keys import InvalidKeyError
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 
-from lms.djangoapps.courseware.access import has_access
 from lms.djangoapps.certificates import api
 from lms.djangoapps.certificates.models import CertificateInvalidation
-from lms.djangoapps.certificates.permissions import VIEW_ALL_CERTIFICATES
+from lms.djangoapps.certificates.permissions import VIEW_ALL_CERTIFICATES, GENERATE_ALL_CERTIFICATES
 from lms.djangoapps.instructor_task.api import generate_certificates_for_students
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.models import CourseOverview
 from student.models import CourseEnrollment, User
@@ -35,22 +34,28 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def require_certificate_permission(func):
+def require_certificate_permission(permission):
     """
     View decorator that requires permission to view and regenerate certificates.
     """
-    @wraps(func)
-    def inner(request, *args, **kwargs):
-        if request.user.has_perm(VIEW_ALL_CERTIFICATES, 'global'):
-            return func(request, *args, **kwargs)
-        else:
+    def inner(func):
+        """
+        The outer wrapper, used to allow the decorator to take optional arguments.
+        """
+        @wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(request, *args, **kwargs):
+            """
+            The inner wrapper, which wraps the view function.
+            """
+            if request.user.has_perm(permission, 'global'):
+                return func(request, *args, **kwargs)
             return HttpResponseForbidden()
-
+        return wrapper
     return inner
 
 
 @require_GET
-@require_certificate_permission
+@require_certificate_permission(VIEW_ALL_CERTIFICATES)
 def search_certificates(request):
     """
     Search for certificates for a particular user OR along with the given course.
@@ -158,7 +163,7 @@ def _validate_post_params(params):
 # Grades can potentially be written - if so, let grading manage the transaction.
 @transaction.non_atomic_requests
 @require_POST
-@require_certificate_permission
+@require_certificate_permission(GENERATE_ALL_CERTIFICATES)
 def regenerate_certificate_for_user(request):
     """
     Regenerate certificates for a user.
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ def regenerate_certificate_for_user(request):
 
 @transaction.non_atomic_requests
 @require_POST
-@require_certificate_permission
+@require_certificate_permission(GENERATE_ALL_CERTIFICATES)
 def generate_certificate_for_user(request):
     """
     Generate certificates for a user.