diff --git a/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php b/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
index e4e8a4871..96951bdf8 100644
--- a/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
+++ b/app/Http/Transformers/CompaniesTransformer.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class CompaniesTransformer
 
             $permissions_array['available_actions'] = [
                 'update' => Gate::allows('update', Company::class) ? true : false,
-                'delete' => (Gate::allows('delete', Category::class) && ($company->assets_count == 0) && ($company->accessories_count == 0) && ($company->consumables_count == 0) && ($company->components_count == 0) && ($company->users_count == 0)) ? true : false,
+                'delete' => (Gate::allows('delete', Company::class) && ($company->assets_count == 0) && ($company->accessories_count == 0) && ($company->consumables_count == 0) && ($company->components_count == 0) && ($company->users_count == 0)) ? true : false,
             ];
 
             $array += $permissions_array;
diff --git a/app/Policies/CompanyPolicy.php b/app/Policies/CompanyPolicy.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7efcc99f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Policies/CompanyPolicy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Policies;
+
+use App\Policies\SnipePermissionsPolicy;
+
+class CompanyPolicy extends SnipePermissionsPolicy
+{
+    protected function columnName()
+    {
+        return 'companies';
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
index da21b1c7c..66666f560 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use App\Models\Location;
 use App\Models\Statuslabel;
 use App\Models\Supplier;
 use App\Models\Manufacturer;
+use App\Models\Company;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Policies\AccessoryPolicy;
 use App\Policies\AssetModelPolicy;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ use App\Policies\StatuslabelPolicy;
 use App\Policies\SupplierPolicy;
 use App\Policies\UserPolicy;
 use App\Policies\ManufacturerPolicy;
+use App\Policies\CompanyPolicy;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\AuthServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
         Supplier::class => SupplierPolicy::class,
         User::class => UserPolicy::class,
         Manufacturer::class => ManufacturerPolicy::class,
+        Company::class => CompanyPolicy::class,
     ];
 
     /**
@@ -132,6 +135,7 @@ class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
                 || $user->can('view', \App\Models\Location::class)
                 || $user->can('view', \App\Models\Company::class)
                 || $user->can('view', \App\Models\Manufacturer::class)
+                || $user->can('view', \App\Models\Company::class)
                 || $user->can('view', \App\Models\Depreciation::class);
         });
     }
diff --git a/config/permissions.php b/config/permissions.php
index 0337916c1..531c05d05 100644
--- a/config/permissions.php
+++ b/config/permissions.php
@@ -521,6 +521,33 @@ return array(
         ),
     ),
 
+    'Companies' => array(
+        array(
+            'permission' => 'companies.view',
+            'label'      => 'View ',
+            'note'       => '',
+            'display'    => true,
+        ),
+        array(
+            'permission' => 'companies.create',
+            'label'      => 'Create ',
+            'note'       => '',
+            'display'    => true,
+        ),
+        array(
+            'permission' => 'companies.edit',
+            'label'      => 'Edit  ',
+            'note'       => '',
+            'display'    => true,
+        ),
+        array(
+            'permission' => 'companies.delete',
+            'label'      => 'Delete ',
+            'note'       => '',
+            'display'    => true,
+        ),
+    ),
+