diff --git a/dDashboardServer/routes/DashboardRoutes.cpp b/dDashboardServer/routes/DashboardRoutes.cpp
index 7e9c2597d..cb66967a4 100644
--- a/dDashboardServer/routes/DashboardRoutes.cpp
+++ b/dDashboardServer/routes/DashboardRoutes.cpp
@@ -470,7 +470,13 @@ void RegisterDashboardRoutes() {
 	SimplePage("/diagnostics", Perm("health_view"), "diagnostics.jinja2", "diagnostics", "Packets, bytes and HTTP requests per second of every server");
 	SimplePage("/players", Perm("players_view"), "players.jinja2", "players", "Who is online, with kick, rescue and teleport");
 	SimplePage("/backups", Perm("backups"), "backups.jinja2", "backups", "Database backups");
-	SimplePage("/permissions", Perm("permissions_manage"), "permissions.jinja2", "permissions", "What each GM level may do");
+	// The GM level tabs need permissions_manage, the grants tab grants_manage
+	Route(eHTTPMethod::GET, "/permissions", 0, "What each GM level may do, and permission grants", [](HTTPReply& reply, const HTTPContext& context) {
+		if (!Can(context, "permissions_manage") && !Can(context, "grants_manage")) {
+			return RenderError(reply, context, eHTTPStatusCode::FORBIDDEN, "You don't have permission to open this page.");
+		}
+		RenderPage(reply, context, "permissions.jinja2", "permissions");
+	});
 	SimplePage("/settings", Perm("settings"), "settings.jinja2", "settings", "Server settings");
 	SimplePage("/client_assets", Perm("client_files"), "client_assets.jinja2", "client_assets", "Browse the game client's files");
 	Route(eHTTPMethod::GET, "/about", 0, "About this server", [](HTTPReply& reply, const HTTPContext& context) {
diff --git a/dDashboardServer/static/js/grants.js b/dDashboardServer/static/js/grants.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70274f012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dDashboardServer/static/js/grants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+/**
+ * Permission grants: dashboard permissions and in-game commands given to (or taken from) one account or character.
+ * Grants.mount(el, {type, id}): the grants of one account or character, with a form to add one when the viewer may.
+ * Grants.mount(el, null): every grant in force and the history, with a form that asks whose it is (Permissions page).
+ * The server decides what may be granted (only what the viewer holds, on accounts they may manage); the form offers
+ * only those.
+ */
+(function () {
+	var KINDS = [
+		['permission', 'Dashboard permission'],
+		['command', 'In-game command'],
+		['permission_group', 'Every permission of a category'],
+		['command_group', 'Every command up to a GM level']
+	];
+	var catalog = null;
+
+	function loadCatalog() {
+		if (!catalog) {
+			catalog = api.get('/api/grants/catalog').then(function (d) {
+				if (!d.success) throw new Error(d.error || 'Could not load what can be granted');
+				return d;
+			});
+			catalog.catch(function () { catalog = null; });
+		}
+		return catalog;
+	}
+
+	// What can be picked for a kind: [{value, label, detail}], only what the viewer may grant
+	function choices(d, kind, text) {
+		var list;
+		if (kind === 'permission') {
+			list = d.permissions.map(function (p) {
+				return { value: p.key, label: p.title + ' (' + p.key + ')', detail: p.category + ' · GM ' + p.level + '+ · ' + p.description, ok: p.grantable, why: p.reason };
+			});
+		} else if (kind === 'command') {
+			list = d.commands.map(function (c) {
+				return { value: c.name, label: '/' + c.aliases[0] + (c.aliases.length > 1 ? ' (also /' + c.aliases.slice(1).join(', /') + ')' : ''),
+					detail: 'GM ' + c.level + '+' + (c.permission ? ' · follows ' + c.permission : '') + ' · ' + c.help, ok: c.grantable, why: c.reason };
+			});
+		} else if (kind === 'permission_group') {
+			list = d.permissionGroups.map(function (g) {
+				return { value: g.name, label: g.name, detail: g.permissions.join(', '), ok: g.grantable, why: g.reason };
+			});
+		} else {
+			list = d.commandGroups.map(function (g) {
+				return { value: g.name, label: 'Every command up to GM ' + g.name, detail: '', ok: g.grantable, why: g.reason };
+			});
+		}
+		var query = (text || '').toLowerCase();
+		return list.filter(function (item) {
+			return item.ok && (!query || (item.label + ' ' + item.value + ' ' + item.detail).toLowerCase().indexOf(query) !== -1);
+		}).slice(0, 60);
+	}
+
+	function status(g) {
+		if (g.status === 'removed') return fmt.badge('Removed', 'secondary');
+		if (g.status === 'expired') return fmt.badge('Expired', 'secondary');
+		return fmt.badge('In force', 'success');
+	}
+
+	function targetLink(g) {
+		if (g.targetType === 'account') return 'Account ' + fmt.link('/accounts/' + g.targetId, g.targetName || g.targetId);
+		return 'Character ' + fmt.character(g.targetId, g.targetName);
+	}
+
+	function rows(list, options) {
+		if (!list.length) return '<tr><td colspan="6" class="text-body-secondary">' + esc(options.empty) + '</td></tr>';
+		return list.map(function (g) {
+			var when = 'By ' + esc(g.grantedBy || '?') + ', ' + fmt.unix(g.grantedAt) +
+				(g.revokedAt ? '<br>Removed by ' + esc(g.revokedBy) + ', ' + fmt.unix(g.revokedAt) : '');
+			return '<tr><td>' + (g.deny ? fmt.badge('Deny', 'danger') : fmt.badge('Grant', 'primary')) + '</td>' +
+				'<td><div class="fw-semibold">' + esc(g.label) + '</div>' + (options.showTarget ? '<div class="small">' + targetLink(g) + '</div>' : '') +
+				(g.note ? '<div class="small text-body-secondary">' + esc(g.note) + '</div>' : '') + '</td>' +
+				'<td class="small">' + (g.expiresAt ? fmt.unix(g.expiresAt) : 'Never') + '</td>' +
+				'<td class="small">' + when + '</td><td>' + status(g) + '</td>' +
+				'<td class="text-end">' + (g.canRemove ? '<button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-danger" data-remove="' + g.id + '">Remove</button>' : '') + '</td></tr>';
+		}).join('');
+	}
+
+	function table(id, heading) {
+		return (heading ? '<h6 class="mt-3">' + heading + '</h6>' : '') +
+			'<div class="table-responsive"><table class="table table-sm align-middle mb-0"><thead><tr><th></th><th>What</th><th>Expires</th><th>Given</th><th>Status</th><th></th></tr></thead>' +
+			'<tbody data-rows="' + id + '"></tbody></table></div>';
+	}
+
+	function form(chooseTarget) {
+		var target = chooseTarget ? '<div class="col-12 col-md-3"><label class="form-label small mb-1">For</label>' +
+			'<select class="form-select form-select-sm mb-1" data-target-type aria-label="Account or character"><option value="account">Account</option><option value="character">Character</option></select>' +
+			'<input type="search" class="form-control form-control-sm" data-target placeholder="Search by name" aria-label="Who"></div>' : '';
+		return '<form class="row g-2 align-items-end border rounded p-2 mb-3" data-grant-form>' + target +
+			'<div class="col-12 col-md-3"><label class="form-label small mb-1">Kind</label><select class="form-select form-select-sm" data-kind>' +
+			KINDS.map(function (k) { return '<option value="' + k[0] + '">' + esc(k[1]) + '</option>'; }).join('') + '</select></div>' +
+			'<div class="col-12 col-md-' + (chooseTarget ? '3' : '4') + '"><label class="form-label small mb-1">What</label><input type="search" class="form-control form-control-sm" data-name placeholder="Search" aria-label="What to grant"></div>' +
+			'<div class="col-6 col-md-2"><label class="form-label small mb-1">Effect</label><select class="form-select form-select-sm" data-deny><option value="">Grant</option><option value="1">Deny</option></select></div>' +
+			'<div class="col-6 col-md-' + (chooseTarget ? '3' : '3') + '"><label class="form-label small mb-1">Expires (empty: never)</label><input type="datetime-local" class="form-control form-control-sm" data-expires></div>' +
+			'<div class="col-12 col-md-' + (chooseTarget ? '6' : '9') + '"><input type="text" class="form-control form-control-sm" data-note maxlength="255" placeholder="Note (why)" aria-label="Note"></div>' +
+			'<div class="col-12 col-md-3"><button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary w-100" type="submit">Add</button></div>' +
+			'<div class="col-12 small text-body-secondary">Only what you have yourself can be picked. A deny takes it away even when the GM level allows it (never from GM 9).</div></form>';
+	}
+
+	function searchTargets(type, text) {
+		var url = type === 'account' ? '/api/tables/accounts' : '/api/tables/characters';
+		return api.post(url, { search: text, start: 0, length: 10 }).then(function (d) {
+			return (d.data || []).map(function (r) {
+				return { value: String(r.id), label: r.name, detail: type === 'account' ? 'Account ' + r.id + ' · GM ' + (r.gm_level || 0) : 'Character ' + r.id + (r.account_name ? ' · account ' + r.account_name : '') };
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	window.Grants = {
+		mount: function (el, target) {
+			var chooseTarget = !target;
+			el.innerHTML = '<div data-form></div>' + table('active', chooseTarget ? 'In force' : '') +
+				'<details class="mt-3"' + (chooseTarget ? ' open' : '') + '><summary class="small">History (removed and expired ones too)</summary>' + table('history', '') + '</details>';
+			var formHost = el.querySelector('[data-form]');
+			var nameSelect = null, targetSelect = null;
+
+			function load() {
+				var url = chooseTarget ? '/api/grants' : '/api/grants?' + target.type + '=' + encodeURIComponent(target.id);
+				return api.get(url).then(function (d) {
+					if (!d.success) {
+						el.querySelector('[data-rows="active"]').innerHTML = '<tr><td colspan="6" class="text-danger">' + esc(d.error || 'Could not load the grants') + '</td></tr>';
+						return;
+					}
+					var active = chooseTarget ? d.active : d.grants.filter(function (g) { return g.status === 'active'; });
+					var history = chooseTarget ? d.history : d.grants;
+					el.querySelector('[data-rows="active"]').innerHTML = rows(active, { showTarget: chooseTarget, empty: 'Nothing granted or denied.' });
+					el.querySelector('[data-rows="history"]').innerHTML = rows(history, { showTarget: chooseTarget, empty: 'No grants yet.' });
+					if ((chooseTarget || d.canManage) && !formHost.firstChild) setUpForm();
+				});
+			}
+
+			function setUpForm() {
+				formHost.innerHTML = form(chooseTarget);
+				var f = formHost.querySelector('form');
+				var kind = f.querySelector('[data-kind]');
+				nameSelect = SearchSelect(f.querySelector('[data-name]'), {
+					search: function (text) {
+						return loadCatalog().then(function (d) { return choices(d, kind.value, text); }).catch(function (e) { toast(e.message, 'danger'); return []; });
+					}
+				});
+				kind.addEventListener('change', function () { nameSelect.set('', ''); });
+				if (chooseTarget) {
+					var type = f.querySelector('[data-target-type]');
+					targetSelect = SearchSelect(f.querySelector('[data-target]'), { search: function (text) { return searchTargets(type.value, text); } });
+					type.addEventListener('change', function () { targetSelect.set('', ''); });
+				}
+				f.addEventListener('submit', function (e) {
+					e.preventDefault();
+					var who = chooseTarget ? { type: f.querySelector('[data-target-type]').value, id: targetSelect.input.dataset.value } : target;
+					var name = nameSelect.input.dataset.value;
+					if (!who.id) return toast('Pick an account or character', 'warning');
+					if (!name) return toast('Pick what to grant', 'warning');
+					var expires = f.querySelector('[data-expires]').value;
+					var body = { targetType: who.type, target: who.id, kind: kind.value, name: name, deny: f.querySelector('[data-deny]').value === '1',
+						expiresAt: expires ? Math.floor(new Date(expires).getTime() / 1000) : 0, note: f.querySelector('[data-note]').value };
+					api.action('/api/grants', body).then(function (r) {
+						toast(r.message, 'success');
+						nameSelect.set('', '');
+						f.querySelector('[data-note]').value = '';
+						load();
+					}).catch(function () {});
+				});
+			}
+
+			el.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
+				var button = e.target.closest('[data-remove]');
+				if (!button || !confirm('Remove this grant? It stops applying at once.')) return;
+				api.action('/api/grants/' + button.dataset.remove + '/remove', {}).then(function (r) { toast(r.message, 'success'); load(); }).catch(function () {});
+			});
+			if (window.Live) Live.on('grants', Live.throttle(load, 500));
+			load();
+		}
+	};
+})();
diff --git a/dDashboardServer/templates/account-view.jinja2 b/dDashboardServer/templates/account-view.jinja2
index 264591ee7..6027da824 100644
--- a/dDashboardServer/templates/account-view.jinja2
+++ b/dDashboardServer/templates/account-view.jinja2
@@ -307,6 +307,16 @@
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if is_self or can.grants_manage %}
+<div class="card mb-4">
+	<div class="card-header"><h5 class="mb-0">Permission grants</h5></div>
+	<div class="card-body">
+		<p class="small text-body-secondary">Dashboard permissions and in-game commands given to{% if can.grants_manage %} (or taken from){% endif %} this account on top of what its GM level allows. They count on the dashboard and in game, on every character; each character can have its own too (on its page).</p>
+		<div id="grantsPanel" data-account="{{ account.id }}"></div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+
 {% if is_self or (can.api_keys_manage and can.accounts_view and manage.tools) %}
 <div class="card mb-4" id="apiKeys" data-account="{{ account.id }}" data-self="{% if is_self %}1{% endif %}" data-can-create="{% if is_self and can.api_access %}1{% endif %}">
 	<div class="card-header d-flex align-items-center">
@@ -680,4 +690,11 @@ function disconnectMailAccount() {
 <script src="/js/strikes.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/account-links.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/api-keys.js"></script>
+<script src="/js/grants.js"></script>
+<script>
+(function () {
+	var panel = document.getElementById('grantsPanel');
+	if (panel) Grants.mount(panel, { type: 'account', id: panel.dataset.account });
+})();
+</script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/dDashboardServer/templates/character-view.jinja2 b/dDashboardServer/templates/character-view.jinja2
index 50fe13be6..bde02f9ab 100644
--- a/dDashboardServer/templates/character-view.jinja2
+++ b/dDashboardServer/templates/character-view.jinja2
@@ -245,6 +245,16 @@
 			{% endif %}
 		</div>
 
+		{% if can.grants_manage or character.is_own %}
+		<div class="card mb-4">
+			<div class="card-header"><h5 class="mb-0">Permission grants</h5></div>
+			<div class="card-body">
+				<p class="small text-body-secondary">In-game commands and permissions given to{% if can.grants_manage %} (or taken from){% endif %} this character on top of its GM level, while it is logged in. The account's own grants count too.</p>
+				<div id="grantsPanel" data-character="{{ character.id }}"></div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		{% endif %}
+
 		<div class="card mb-4" id="relatedCard" data-kind="character" data-id="{{ character.id }}"><div class="card-body text-body-secondary">Loading related data&hellip;</div></div>
 	</div>
 	{% endif %}
@@ -760,4 +770,11 @@ function rescueCharacter() {
 <script src="/js/character-missions.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/related.js"></script>
 <script src="/js/mail-view.js"></script>
+<script src="/js/grants.js"></script>
+<script>
+(function () {
+	var panel = document.getElementById('grantsPanel');
+	if (panel) Grants.mount(panel, { type: 'character', id: panel.dataset.character });
+})();
+</script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/dDashboardServer/templates/header.jinja2 b/dDashboardServer/templates/header.jinja2
index d3c838828..e4f526a3d 100644
--- a/dDashboardServer/templates/header.jinja2
+++ b/dDashboardServer/templates/header.jinja2
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	{% endif %}
 
 	{% set adminPages = ["settings", "settings_history", "permissions", "tasks", "play_keys", "backups", "webhooks", "client_assets", "ugc"] %}
-	{% if can.settings or can.permissions_manage or can.tasks_view or can.play_keys_manage or can.backups or can.webhooks or can.client_files or can.ugc_manage %}
+	{% if can.settings or can.permissions_manage or can.grants_manage or can.tasks_view or can.play_keys_manage or can.backups or can.webhooks or can.client_files or can.ugc_manage %}
 	<div class="nav-group">
 		<button class="nav-group-toggle" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#nav-admin" aria-expanded="{% if current_page in adminPages %}true{% else %}false{% endif %}" aria-controls="nav-admin">
 			Server Admin<span class="nav-group-dot" title="Something in here needs attention"></span>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 		<div class="collapse{% if current_page in adminPages %} show{% endif %}" id="nav-admin">
 			<div class="list-group list-group-flush">
 				{% if can.settings %}<a href="/settings" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action{% if current_page == "settings" or current_page == "settings_history" %} active{% endif %}">Settings</a>{% endif %}
-				{% if can.permissions_manage %}<a href="/permissions" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action{% if current_page == "permissions" %} active{% endif %}">Permissions</a>{% endif %}
+				{% if can.permissions_manage or can.grants_manage %}<a href="/permissions" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action{% if current_page == "permissions" %} active{% endif %}">Permissions</a>{% endif %}
 				{% if can.tasks_view %}<a href="/tasks" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action{% if current_page == "tasks" %} active{% endif %}">Scheduled Tasks</a>{% endif %}
 				{% if can.play_keys_manage %}<a href="/play_keys" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action{% if current_page == "play_keys" %} active{% endif %}">Play Keys</a>{% endif %}
 				{% if can.backups %}<a href="/backups" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action{% if current_page == "backups" %} active{% endif %}">Backups</a>{% endif %}
diff --git a/dDashboardServer/templates/permissions.jinja2 b/dDashboardServer/templates/permissions.jinja2
index f6db0a1df..eb97baabc 100644
--- a/dDashboardServer/templates/permissions.jinja2
+++ b/dDashboardServer/templates/permissions.jinja2
@@ -23,16 +23,36 @@
 <div class="mb-3">
 	<h2 class="mb-1">Permissions</h2>
 	<p class="text-body-secondary mb-0">What each GM level may do on the dashboard and in the game. Click a level to make it the lowest one allowed; every level
-		above it is allowed too. Changes apply straight away, no restart needed. GM 9 can always do everything on the dashboard.</p>
+		above it is allowed too. Changes apply straight away, no restart needed. GM 9 can always do everything on the dashboard.
+		<strong>Grants</strong> give (or take away) a permission or command for one account or character.</p>
 </div>
 
 <ul class="nav nav-tabs mb-3" id="permTabs" role="tablist">
+	{% if can.permissions_manage %}
 	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation"><button class="nav-link active" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#tabDashboard" data-hash="dashboard" type="button" role="tab">Dashboard <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary" id="permCount"></span></button></li>
 	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation"><button class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#tabCommands" data-hash="commands" type="button" role="tab">In-game commands <span class="badge rounded-pill text-bg-secondary" id="commandCount"></span></button></li>
+	{% endif %}
+	{% if can.grants_manage %}
+	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation"><button class="nav-link{% if not can.permissions_manage %} active{% endif %}" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#tabGrants" data-hash="grants" type="button" role="tab">Grants</button></li>
+	{% endif %}
+	{% if can.permissions_manage %}
 	<li class="nav-item" role="presentation"><button class="nav-link" data-bs-toggle="tab" data-bs-target="#tabConfig" data-hash="config" type="button" role="tab">Config files</button></li>
+	{% endif %}
 </ul>
 
 <div class="tab-content">
+{% if can.grants_manage %}
+<div class="tab-pane fade{% if not can.permissions_manage %} show active{% endif %}" id="tabGrants" role="tabpanel">
+	<details class="about-text mb-2"><summary>How grants work</summary><p class="mb-0">A grant gives one account or character a dashboard permission, an
+			in-game command, every permission of a category or every command up to a GM level, on top of what its GM level allows. A deny takes one away
+			even when the GM level allows it (never from GM 9). A deny beats a grant. Account grants count on the dashboard and in game; character grants
+			count in game while that character is logged in. A grant of a permission also covers the commands that follow it. Online players get changes
+			at once. You can only grant what you have yourself, on accounts you may manage; <code>settings</code>, <code>permissions_manage</code>,
+			commands with a fixed level and commands that never go below a GM level (<code>/execute</code>) can't be granted.</p></details>
+	<div class="card"><div class="card-body" id="grantsPanel"></div></div>
+</div>
+{% endif %}
+{% if can.permissions_manage %}
 <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="tabDashboard" role="tabpanel">
 	<div class="perm-toolbar d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center gap-2 mb-3">
 		<input type="search" class="form-control form-control-sm" id="permFilter" placeholder="Search permissions" aria-label="Search permissions">
@@ -98,12 +118,29 @@
 	</div>
 	</div>
 </div>
+{% endif %}
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block scripts %}
+<script src="/js/grants.js"></script>
 <script>
 (function () {
+	var grantsPanel = document.getElementById('grantsPanel');
+	if (grantsPanel) Grants.mount(grantsPanel, null);
+
+	// The open tab is in the address (#commands, #grants, #config), so it survives a reload and can be linked to
+	var tabs = document.querySelectorAll('#permTabs [data-hash]');
+	Array.prototype.forEach.call(tabs, function (tab) {
+		if (window.location.hash === '#' + tab.dataset.hash) bootstrap.Tab.getOrCreateInstance(tab).show();
+		tab.addEventListener('shown.bs.tab', function () { history.replaceState(null, '', '#' + tab.dataset.hash); });
+	});
+})();
+</script>
+<script>
+(function () {
+	// The GM level tabs: only with permissions_manage
+	if (!document.getElementById('permRows')) return;
 	var permissions = [], commands = [];
 	var SOURCES = { 'default': ['Default', 'secondary'], web: ['This page', 'primary'], file: ['Config file', 'info'], env: ['Environment', 'info'], fixed: ['Fixed', 'dark'], permission: ['Permission', 'success'] };
 	var filter = document.getElementById('commandFilter'), showClient = document.getElementById('showClient'), commandChanged = document.getElementById('commandChanged');
@@ -285,13 +322,6 @@
 	permCategory.addEventListener('change', renderPermissions);
 	permChanged.addEventListener('change', renderPermissions);
 
-	// The open tab is in the address (#commands, #config), so it survives a reload and can be linked to
-	var tabs = document.querySelectorAll('#permTabs [data-hash]');
-	Array.prototype.forEach.call(tabs, function (tab) {
-		if (window.location.hash === '#' + tab.dataset.hash) bootstrap.Tab.getOrCreateInstance(tab).show();
-		tab.addEventListener('shown.bs.tab', function () { history.replaceState(null, '', '#' + tab.dataset.hash); });
-	});
-
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