diff --git a/security/Member.php b/security/Member.php
index 33537f730..396c2a1da 100644
--- a/security/Member.php
+++ b/security/Member.php
@@ -622,6 +622,19 @@ class Member extends DataObject {
 
 		return false;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if this user is an administrator.
+	 * Administrators have access to everything.
+	 * 
+	 * @TODO Should this function really exist? Is not {@link isAdmin()} the
+	 *       only right name for this?
+	 * 
+	 * @return Returns TRUE if this user is an administrator.
+	 */
+	function isAdmin() {
+		return Permission::check('ADMIN');
+	}
 
 	//------------------- HELPER METHODS -----------------------------------//