diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
index bfc36cea24..9d7b35eb68 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-sidebar/admin-sidebar.component.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export class AdminSidebarComponent extends MenuComponent implements OnInit {
     this.createSiteAdministratorMenuSections();
     this.createExportMenuSections();
     this.createImportMenuSections();
+    this.createAccessControlMenuSections();
     super.ngOnInit();
     this.sidebarWidth = this.variableService.getVariable('sidebarItemsWidth');
     this.authService.isAuthenticated()
@@ -436,51 +437,6 @@ export class AdminSidebarComponent extends MenuComponent implements OnInit {
   createSiteAdministratorMenuSections() {
     this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.AdministratorOf).subscribe((authorized) => {
       const menuList = [
-        /* Access Control */
-        {
-          id: 'access_control',
-          active: false,
-          visible: authorized,
-          model: {
-            type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
-            text: 'menu.section.access_control'
-          } as TextMenuItemModel,
-          icon: 'key',
-          index: 4
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'access_control_people',
-          parentID: 'access_control',
-          active: false,
-          visible: authorized,
-          model: {
-            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
-            text: 'menu.section.access_control_people',
-            link: '/admin/access-control/epeople'
-          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'access_control_groups',
-          parentID: 'access_control',
-          active: false,
-          visible: authorized,
-          model: {
-            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
-            text: 'menu.section.access_control_groups',
-            link: '/admin/access-control/groups'
-          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'access_control_authorizations',
-          parentID: 'access_control',
-          active: false,
-          visible: authorized,
-          model: {
-            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
-            text: 'menu.section.access_control_authorizations',
-            link: ''
-          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
-        },
         /*  Admin Search */
         {
           id: 'admin_search',
@@ -564,6 +520,65 @@ export class AdminSidebarComponent extends MenuComponent implements OnInit {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create menu sections dependent on whether or not the current user can manage access control groups
+   */
+  createAccessControlMenuSections() {
+    this.authorizationService.isAuthorized(FeatureID.CanManageGroups).subscribe((authorized) => {
+      const menuList = [
+        /* Access Control */
+        {
+          id: 'access_control',
+          active: false,
+          visible: authorized,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.TEXT,
+            text: 'menu.section.access_control'
+          } as TextMenuItemModel,
+          icon: 'key',
+          index: 4
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'access_control_people',
+          parentID: 'access_control',
+          active: false,
+          visible: authorized,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+            text: 'menu.section.access_control_people',
+            link: '/access-control/epeople'
+          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'access_control_groups',
+          parentID: 'access_control',
+          active: false,
+          visible: authorized,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+            text: 'menu.section.access_control_groups',
+            link: '/access-control/groups'
+          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+        },
+        {
+          id: 'access_control_authorizations',
+          parentID: 'access_control',
+          active: false,
+          visible: authorized,
+          model: {
+            type: MenuItemType.LINK,
+            text: 'menu.section.access_control_authorizations',
+            link: ''
+          } as LinkMenuItemModel,
+        },
+      ];
+
+      menuList.forEach((menuSection) => this.menuService.addSection(this.menuID, Object.assign(menuSection, {
+        shouldPersistOnRouteChange: true,
+      })));
+    })
+  }
+
   /**
    * Method to change this.collapsed to false when the slide animation ends and is sliding open
    * @param event The animation event
diff --git a/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing-paths.ts b/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing-paths.ts
index 10ef09066d..d229d12bd2 100644
--- a/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing-paths.ts
+++ b/src/app/access-control/access-control-routing-paths.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import { URLCombiner } from '../core/url-combiner/url-combiner';
+import { getAccessControlModuleRoute } from '../app-routing-paths';
 
 export const GROUP_EDIT_PATH = 'groups';
-export const ACCESS_CONTROL_MODULE_PATH = 'access-control';
-
-export function getAccessControlModuleRoute() {
-  return `/${ACCESS_CONTROL_MODULE_PATH}`;
-}
 
 export function getGroupEditRoute(id: string) {
   return new URLCombiner(getAccessControlModuleRoute(), GROUP_EDIT_PATH, id).toString();
diff --git a/src/app/app-routing-paths.ts b/src/app/app-routing-paths.ts
index 8db4ba5aa7..453b03dcfb 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing-paths.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing-paths.ts
@@ -71,3 +71,9 @@ export const INFO_MODULE_PATH = 'info';
 export function getInfoModulePath() {
   return `/${INFO_MODULE_PATH}`;
 }
+
+export const ACCESS_CONTROL_MODULE_PATH = 'access-control';
+
+export function getAccessControlModuleRoute() {
+  return `/${ACCESS_CONTROL_MODULE_PATH}`;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
index 3c17f43cb1..0af2399b7c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/feature-authorization/feature-id.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ export enum FeatureID {
   WithdrawItem = 'withdrawItem',
   ReinstateItem = 'reinstateItem',
   EPersonRegistration = 'epersonRegistration',
+  CanManageGroups = 'canManageGroups',
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.ts b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.ts
index a83492d79f..bc83314ee4 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/resource-policies/resource-policies.component.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import { RequestService } from '../../core/data/request.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../notifications/notifications.service';
 import { dateToString, stringToNgbDateStruct } from '../date.util';
 import { followLink } from '../utils/follow-link-config.model';
-import { ADMIN_MODULE_PATH } from '../../app-routing-paths';
-import { ACCESS_CONTROL_MODULE_PATH, GROUP_EDIT_PATH } from '../../access-control/access-control-routing-paths';
+import { ACCESS_CONTROL_MODULE_PATH, ADMIN_MODULE_PATH } from '../../app-routing-paths';
+import { GROUP_EDIT_PATH } from '../../access-control/access-control-routing-paths';
 
 interface ResourcePolicyCheckboxEntry {
   id: string;