diff --git a/gns3server/db/models/privileges.py b/gns3server/db/models/privileges.py
index b3da8ebf..2bd746df 100644
--- a/gns3server/db/models/privileges.py
+++ b/gns3server/db/models/privileges.py
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ def create_default_roles(target, connection, **kw):
             "description": "View a compute",
             "name": "Compute.Audit"
         },
+        {
+            "description": "Install an appliance",
+            "name": "Appliance.Allocate"
+        },
+        {
+            "description": "View an appliance",
+            "name": "Appliance.Audit"
+        }
     ]
 
     stmt = target.insert().values(default_privileges)
@@ -235,7 +243,9 @@ def add_privileges_to_default_roles(target, connection, **kw):
         "Template.Audit",
         "Symbol.Audit",
         "Image.Audit",
-        "Compute.Audit"
+        "Compute.Audit",
+        "Appliance.Allocate",
+        "Appliance.Audit"
     )
 
     add_privileges_to_role(target, connection, "User", user_privileges)
@@ -249,7 +259,8 @@ def add_privileges_to_default_roles(target, connection, **kw):
         "Template.Audit",
         "Symbol.Audit",
         "Image.Audit",
-        "Compute.Audit"
+        "Compute.Audit",
+        "Appliance.Audit"
     )
 
     add_privileges_to_role(target, connection, "Auditor", auditor_privileges)
diff --git a/gns3server/db/repositories/rbac.py b/gns3server/db/repositories/rbac.py
index 6277e856..418e8775 100644
--- a/gns3server/db/repositories/rbac.py
+++ b/gns3server/db/repositories/rbac.py
@@ -303,18 +303,8 @@ class RbacRepository(BaseRepository):
         result = await self._db_session.execute(query)
         log.debug(f"{result.rowcount} ACE(s) have been deleted")
 
-    async def check_user_has_privilege(self, user_id: UUID, path: str, privilege_name: str) -> bool:
-
-        #TODO: handle when user belong to one or more groups (left join?)
-        query = select(models.ACE.path, models.ACE.propagate, models.ACE.allowed, models.Privilege.name).\
-            join(models.Privilege.roles).\
-            join(models.Role.acl_entries).\
-            join(models.ACE.user).\
-            filter(models.User.user_id == user_id).\
-            filter(models.Privilege.name == privilege_name).\
-            order_by(models.ACE.path.desc())
-        result = await self._db_session.execute(query)
-        aces = result.all()
+    @staticmethod
+    def _match_path_to_aces(path: str, aces) -> bool:
 
         parsed_url = urlparse(path)
         original_path = path
@@ -327,7 +317,55 @@ class RbacRepository(BaseRepository):
             for ace_path, ace_propagate, ace_allowed, ace_privilege in aces:
                 if ace_path == path:
                     if not ace_allowed:
-                        return False
+                        raise PermissionError(f"Permission denied for {path}")
                     if path == original_path or ace_propagate:
                         return True  # only allow if the path is the original path or the ACE is set to propagate
         return False
+
+    async def check_user_has_privilege(self, user_id: UUID, path: str, privilege_name: str) -> bool:
+        """
+        Resource paths form a file system like tree and privileges can be inherited by paths down that tree
+        (the propagate field is True by default)
+
+        The following inheritance rules are used:
+
+        * Privileges for individual users always replace group privileges.
+        * Privileges for groups apply when the user is member of that group.
+        * Privileges on deeper levels replace those inherited from an upper level.
+        """
+
+        # retrieve all user ACEs matching the user_id and privilege name
+        query = select(models.ACE.path, models.ACE.propagate, models.ACE.allowed, models.Privilege.name).\
+            join(models.Privilege.roles).\
+            join(models.Role.acl_entries).\
+            join(models.ACE.user). \
+            filter(models.User.user_id == user_id).\
+            filter(models.Privilege.name == privilege_name).\
+            order_by(models.ACE.path.desc())
+
+        result = await self._db_session.execute(query)
+        aces = result.all()
+
+        try:
+            if self._match_path_to_aces(path, aces):
+                # the user has an ACE matching the path and privilege,there is no need to check group ACEs
+                return True
+        except PermissionError:
+            return False
+
+        # retrieve all group ACEs matching the user_id and privilege name
+        query = select(models.ACE.path, models.ACE.propagate, models.ACE.allowed, models.Privilege.name). \
+            join(models.Privilege.roles). \
+            join(models.Role.acl_entries). \
+            join(models.ACE.group). \
+            join(models.UserGroup.users).\
+            filter(models.User.user_id == user_id). \
+            filter(models.Privilege.name == privilege_name)
+
+        result = await self._db_session.execute(query)
+        aces = result.all()
+
+        try:
+            return self._match_path_to_aces(path, aces)
+        except PermissionError:
+            return False