diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/config.json b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/config.json
index f6120a5c14..b8934f0f16 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/config.json
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/conf/config.json
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
   "scopes": [
     "perm:sign-csr",
     "perm:admin:devices:view",
+    "perm:admin:topics:view",
     "perm:roles:add",
     "perm:roles:add-users",
     "perm:roles:update",
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/modules/business-controllers/user.js b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/modules/business-controllers/user.js
index f8c420d58c..0666bb653d 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/modules/business-controllers/user.js
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.ui/src/main/resources/jaggeryapps/devicemgt/app/modules/business-controllers/user.js
@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ var userModule = function () {
 		if (publicMethods.isAuthorized("/permission/admin/device-mgt")) {
 			permissions["IS_ADMIN"] = true;
 		}
+        if (publicMethods.isAuthorized("/permission/admin/device-mgt/topics/view")) {
+            permissions["VIEW_TOPICS"] = true;
+        }
 
         return permissions;
     };