diff --git a/system/config/permissions.yaml b/system/config/permissions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a65b2231f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/config/permissions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+actions:
+  site:
+    type: access
+    label: Site
+  admin:
+    type: access
+    label: Admin
+  admin.pages:
+    type: access
+    label: Pages
+  admin.users:
+    type: access
+    label: User Accounts
+
+types:
+  default:
+    type: access
+
+  crud:
+    type: compact
+    letters:
+      c:
+        action: create
+        label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.CREATE
+      r:
+        action: read
+        label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.READ
+      u:
+        action: update
+        label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.UPDATE
+      d:
+        action: delete
+        label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.DELETE
+
+  crudp:
+    type: crud
+    letters:
+      p:
+        action: publish
+        label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.PUBLISH
+
+  crudl:
+    type: crud
+    letters:
+      l:
+        action: list
+        label: PLUGIN_ADMIN.LIST
+
+  crudpl:
+    type: crud
+    use:
+      - crudp
+      - crudl
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/AccountsServiceProvider.php b/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/AccountsServiceProvider.php
index 82153580d..9167bd3f3 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/AccountsServiceProvider.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Common/Service/AccountsServiceProvider.php
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ use Grav\Common\Page\Header;
 use Grav\Common\Page\Interfaces\PageInterface;
 use Grav\Common\User\DataUser;
 use Grav\Common\User\User;
-use Grav\Framework\Acl\Events\RegisterPermissionsEvent;
+use Grav\Events\RegisterPermissionsEvent;
 use Grav\Framework\Acl\Permissions;
+use Grav\Framework\Acl\PermissionsReader;
 use Grav\Framework\Flex\Flex;
 use Grav\Framework\Flex\FlexDirectory;
 use Pimple\Container;
@@ -30,7 +31,18 @@ class AccountsServiceProvider implements ServiceProviderInterface
     public function register(Container $container)
     {
         $container['permissions'] = static function (Grav $container) {
+            /** @var Config $config */
+            $config = $container['config'];
+
             $permissions = new Permissions();
+            $permissions->addTypes($config->get('permissions.types', []));
+
+            $array = $config->get('permissions.actions');
+            if (is_array($array)) {
+                $actions = PermissionsReader::fromArray($array, $permissions->getTypes());
+                $permissions->addActions($actions);
+            }
+
             $event = new RegisterPermissionsEvent($permissions);
             $container->dispatchEvent($event);
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Events/RegisterPermissionsEvent.php b/system/src/Grav/Events/RegisterPermissionsEvent.php
similarity index 84%
rename from system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Events/RegisterPermissionsEvent.php
rename to system/src/Grav/Events/RegisterPermissionsEvent.php
index 85e97b6ed..3556a0bee 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Events/RegisterPermissionsEvent.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Events/RegisterPermissionsEvent.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
- * @package    Grav\Framework\Acl
+ * @package    Grav\Events
  *
  * @copyright  Copyright (C) 2015 - 2020 Trilby Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
  * @license    MIT License; see LICENSE file for details.
  */
 
-namespace Grav\Framework\Acl\Events;
+namespace Grav\Events;
 
 use Grav\Framework\Acl\Permissions;
 
diff --git a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Permissions.php b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Permissions.php
index a2c883b51..43c51f63d 100644
--- a/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Permissions.php
+++ b/system/src/Grav/Framework/Acl/Permissions.php
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class Permissions implements \ArrayAccess, \Countable, \IteratorAggregate
     protected $instances = [];
     /** @var Action[] */
     protected $actions = [];
+    /** @var array */
+    protected $types = [];
 
     /**
      * @return array
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ class Permissions implements \ArrayAccess, \Countable, \IteratorAggregate
         return $this->instances;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     * @return bool
+     */
     public function hasAction(string $name): bool
     {
         return isset($this->instances[$name]);
@@ -77,6 +83,48 @@ class Permissions implements \ArrayAccess, \Countable, \IteratorAggregate
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function hasType(string $name): bool
+    {
+        return isset($this->types[$name]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $name
+     * @return Action|null
+     */
+    public function getType(string $name): ?Action
+    {
+        return $this->types[$name] ?? null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $type
+     */
+    public function addType(string $name, array $type): void
+    {
+        $this->types[$name] = $type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function getTypes(): array
+    {
+        return $this->types;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param array $types
+     */
+    public function addTypes(array $types): void
+    {
+        $this->types = array_replace($this->types, $types);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array|null $access
      * @return Access