diff --git a/addons/event/security/event_security.xml b/addons/event/security/event_security.xml
index 44a9a1b9c8a..d6874af2604 100644
--- a/addons/event/security/event_security.xml
+++ b/addons/event/security/event_security.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@
                                         ]
             </field>
         </record>
+        <record model="ir.rule" id="event_registration_portal">
+            <field name="name">Event/Registration: Portal</field>
+            <field name="model_id" ref="model_event_registration"/>
+            <field name="groups" eval="[(4, ref('base.group_portal'))]"/>
+            <field name="domain_force">['|', ('email', '=', user.partner_id.email), ('partner_id', '=', user.partner_id.id)]
+            </field>
+        </record>
 
     </data>
 </openerp>
diff --git a/addons/event/security/ir.model.access.csv b/addons/event/security/ir.model.access.csv
index 35f82422352..004097fa3b7 100644
--- a/addons/event/security/ir.model.access.csv
+++ b/addons/event/security/ir.model.access.csv
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ access_event_event,event.event,model_event_event,event.group_event_user,1,1,1,1
 access_event_registration,event.registration,model_event_registration,event.group_event_user,1,1,1,1
 access_report_event_registration,report.event.registration,model_report_event_registration,event.group_event_user,1,1,1,1
 access_event_event_portal,event.event,model_event_event,,1,0,0,0
-access_event_registration_portal,event.registration,model_event_registration,,0,0,0,0
+access_event_registration_portal,event.registration,model_event_registration,base.group_portal,1,0,0,0
+access_event_registration_employee,event.registration,model_event_registration,base.group_user,1,0,0,0
 access_event_mail,event.mail,model_event_mail,event.group_event_user,1,0,0,0
 access_event_mail_manager,event.mail manager,model_event_mail,event.group_event_manager,1,1,1,1
 access_event_mail_registration,event.mail.registration,model_event_mail_registration,event.group_event_user,1,0,0,0
diff --git a/addons/event_sale/__openerp__.py b/addons/event_sale/__openerp__.py
index dae8a0be869..c5e06ae8942 100644
--- a/addons/event_sale/__openerp__.py
+++ b/addons/event_sale/__openerp__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ this event.
         'event_sale_data.xml',
         'report/event_event_templates.xml',
         'security/ir.model.access.csv',
+        'security/event_security.xml',
         'wizard/event_edit_registration.xml',
     ],
     'demo': ['event_demo.xml'],
diff --git a/addons/event_sale/security/event_security.xml b/addons/event_sale/security/event_security.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c16690513d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/event_sale/security/event_security.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<openerp>
+    <data noupdate="0">
+        <record id="base.group_sale_salesman" model="res.groups">
+            <field name="implied_ids" eval="[(4, ref('event.group_event_user'))]"/>
+        </record>
+    </data>
+</openerp>
diff --git a/addons/website_event/views/website_event.xml b/addons/website_event/views/website_event.xml
index 7ebcb5900df..637685643ae 100644
--- a/addons/website_event/views/website_event.xml
+++ b/addons/website_event/views/website_event.xml
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
             class="btn btn-primary btn-lg pull-right a-submit" t-attf-id="#{event.id}">Register Now</button>
         <div t-if="not event.state == 'confirm'" class="alert alert-info">
             Event registration not yet started. 
-            <t t-if="uid">
+            <t t-if="request.env.user.has_group('event.group_event_manager')">
                 <i class="fa fa-plus-circle"><a t-attf-href="/web#id=#{event.id}&amp;view_type=form&amp;model=event.event"> <em>Configure and Launch Event Registration</em></a></i>
             </t>
         </div>