diff --git a/security/Permission.php b/security/Permission.php
index ce9f1e7af..d53c87fbb 100755
--- a/security/Permission.php
+++ b/security/Permission.php
@@ -82,7 +82,13 @@ class Permission extends DataObject {
 	 * @var bool
 	 */
 	static $admin_implies_all = true;
-
+	
+	/**
+	 * a list of permission codes which doesn't appear in the Permission list
+	 * when make the {@link PermissionCheckboxSetField}
+	 * @var array;
+	 */
+	static $hidden_permissions = array();
 
 	/**
 	 * Check that the current member has the given permission.
@@ -559,6 +565,26 @@ class Permission extends DataObject {
 			return $a['sort'] < $b['sort'] ? -1 : 1;
 		}
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * add a permission represented by the $code to the {@link slef::$hidden_permissions} list
+	 *
+	 * @param $code string - the permissions code
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	static function add_to_hidden_permissions($code){
+		self::$hidden_permissions[] = $code;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * remove a permission represented by the $code from the {@link slef::$hidden_permissions} list
+	 *
+	 * @param $code string - the permissions code
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	static function remove_from_hidden_permissions($code){
+		self::$hidden_permissions = array_diff(self::$hidden_permissions, array($code));
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Declare an array of permissions for the system.
diff --git a/security/PermissionCheckboxSetField.php b/security/PermissionCheckboxSetField.php
index a71f54fa5..d3eafeed4 100644
--- a/security/PermissionCheckboxSetField.php
+++ b/security/PermissionCheckboxSetField.php
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ class PermissionCheckboxSetField extends CheckboxSetField {
 		if($source) {
 			foreach($source as $categoryName => $permissions) {
 				$options .= "<li><h5>$categoryName</h5></li>";
+				$hiddens = Permission::$hidden_permissions;
 				foreach($permissions as $code => $permission) {
+					if(in_array($code, $hiddens)) continue;
 					$key = $code;
 					$value = $permission['name'];
 			
diff --git a/tests/security/PermissionTest.php b/tests/security/PermissionTest.php
index 9bb176924..ca56dcf29 100644
--- a/tests/security/PermissionTest.php
+++ b/tests/security/PermissionTest.php
@@ -41,4 +41,17 @@ class PermissionTest extends SapphireTest {
 		$this->assertFalse(Permission::checkMember($member, "CMS_ACCESS_SecurityAdmin"));
 	}
 	
+	function testHiddenPermissions(){
+		$permissionCheckboxSet = new PermissionCheckboxSetField('Permissions','Permissions','Permission','GroupID');
+		$this->assertContains('CMS_ACCESS_CMSMain', $permissionCheckboxSet->Field());
+		$this->assertContains('CMS_ACCESS_AssetAdmin', $permissionCheckboxSet->Field());
+		
+		Permission::add_to_hidden_permissions('CMS_ACCESS_CMSMain');
+		Permission::add_to_hidden_permissions('CMS_ACCESS_AssetAdmin');
+		$this->assertNotContains('CMS_ACCESS_CMSMain', $permissionCheckboxSet->Field());
+		$this->assertNotContains('CMS_ACCESS_AssetAdmin', $permissionCheckboxSet->Field());
+		
+		Permission::remove_from_hidden_permissions('CMS_ACCESS_AssetAdmin');
+		$this->assertContains('CMS_ACCESS_AssetAdmin', $permissionCheckboxSet->Field());
+	}
 }
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