diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/GlobalNavigation.java b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/GlobalNavigation.java
index 4e3747e69..4ac45740c 100755
--- a/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/GlobalNavigation.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/com/arsdigita/cms/ui/GlobalNavigation.java
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ import com.arsdigita.bebop.PageState;
 import com.arsdigita.bebop.SimpleComponent;
 import com.arsdigita.cms.CMS;
 import com.arsdigita.cms.ContentCenter;
+import com.arsdigita.kernel.Kernel;
+import com.arsdigita.kernel.permissions.PermissionDescriptor;
+import com.arsdigita.kernel.permissions.PermissionService;
+import com.arsdigita.kernel.permissions.PrivilegeDescriptor;
 import com.arsdigita.ui.UI;
+import com.arsdigita.ui.admin.Admin;
+import com.arsdigita.ui.login.LoginServlet;
 import com.arsdigita.web.URL;
 import com.arsdigita.xml.Element;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
@@ -38,77 +44,85 @@ import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 // Made public (instead of unspecified, resulting in protected) in 6.6.8
 public class GlobalNavigation extends SimpleComponent {
 
-    private static final Logger s_log = Logger.getLogger
-        (GlobalNavigation.class);
+	private static final Logger s_log = Logger.getLogger(GlobalNavigation.class);
+	private final String m_centerPath;
+	private final String m_adminPath;
+	private final String m_wspcPath;
+	private final String m_signOutPath;
+	private final String m_helpPath;
 
-    private final String m_centerPath;
-    private final String m_wspcPath;
-    private final String m_signOutPath;
-    private final String m_helpPath;
+	/**
+	 *
+	 */
+	public GlobalNavigation() {
+		m_centerPath = ContentCenter.getURL();
+		m_adminPath = Admin.getInstance().getServletPath();
+		m_wspcPath = UI.getWorkspaceURL();
+		m_signOutPath = LoginServlet.getLogoutPageURL();
+		m_helpPath = "/nowhere"; // We don't have this yet XXX.
+	}
 
-    /**
-     * 
-     */
-    public GlobalNavigation() {
-        m_centerPath = ContentCenter.getURL();
-        m_wspcPath = UI.getWorkspaceURL();
-        m_signOutPath = UI.getLogoutPageURL();
-        m_helpPath = "/nowhere"; // We don't have this yet XXX.
-    }
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param state
+	 * @param parent
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public void generateXML(final PageState state, final Element parent) {
+		if (isVisible(state)) {
+			final HttpServletRequest sreq = state.getRequest();
 
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @param state
-     * @param parent 
-     */
-    @Override
-    public void generateXML(final PageState state, final Element parent) {
-        if (isVisible(state)) {
-            final HttpServletRequest sreq = state.getRequest();
+			final Element nav = parent.newChildElement("cms:globalNavigation", CMS.CMS_XML_NS);
+			final String centerTitle = lz("cms.ui.content_center");
+			final String adminTitle = lz("cms.ui.admin_center");
+			final String wspcTitle = lz("cms.ui.my_workspace");
+			final String signOutTitle = lz("cms.ui.sign_out");
+			final String helpTitle = lz("cms.ui.help");
 
-            final Element nav = parent.newChildElement
-                ("cms:globalNavigation", CMS.CMS_XML_NS);
+			link(sreq, nav, "cms:contentCenter", m_centerPath, centerTitle);
 
-            final String centerTitle = lz("cms.ui.content_center");
-            final String wspcTitle = lz("cms.ui.my_workspace");
-            final String signOutTitle = lz("cms.ui.sign_out");
-            final String helpTitle = lz("cms.ui.help");
+			/* If the current user has admin permissions, insert a link to the admin center */
+			if (PermissionService.checkPermission(new PermissionDescriptor(
+				PrivilegeDescriptor.ADMIN,
+				Admin.getInstance(),
+				Kernel.getContext().getParty()))) {
+				link(sreq, nav, "cms:adminCenter", m_adminPath, adminTitle);
+			}
 
-            link(sreq, nav, "cms:contentCenter", m_centerPath, centerTitle);
-            link(sreq, nav, "cms:workspace", m_wspcPath, wspcTitle);
-            link(sreq, nav, "cms:signOut", m_signOutPath, signOutTitle);
-            link(sreq, nav, "cms:help", m_helpPath, helpTitle);
-        }
-    }
+			link(sreq, nav, "cms:workspace", m_wspcPath, wspcTitle);
+			link(sreq, nav, "cms:signOut", m_signOutPath, signOutTitle);
+			link(sreq, nav, "cms:help", m_helpPath, helpTitle);
+		}
+	}
 
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @param sreq
-     * @param parent
-     * @param name
-     * @param path
-     * @param title
-     * @return 
-     */
-    private static Element link(final HttpServletRequest sreq,
-                                final Element parent,
-                                final String name,
-                                final String path,
-                                final String title) {
-        final Element link = parent.newChildElement(name, CMS.CMS_XML_NS);
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param sreq
+	 * @param parent
+	 * @param name
+	 * @param path
+	 * @param title
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private static Element link(final HttpServletRequest sreq,
+		final Element parent,
+		final String name,
+		final String path,
+		final String title) {
+		final Element link = parent.newChildElement(name, CMS.CMS_XML_NS);
 
-        link.addAttribute("href", URL.there(sreq, path).toString());
-        link.addAttribute("title", title);
+		link.addAttribute("href", URL.there(sreq, path).toString());
+		link.addAttribute("title", title);
 
-        return link;
-    }
+		return link;
+	}
 
-    /**
-     * 
-     * @param key
-     * @return 
-     */
-    private static String lz(final String key) {
-        return (String) ContentSectionPage.globalize(key).localize();
-    }
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * @param key
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	private static String lz(final String key) {
+		return (String) ContentSectionPage.globalize(key).localize();
+	}
 }