diff --git a/menu_attributes.module b/menu_attributes.module
index db21bb7..cddf0ba 100644
--- a/menu_attributes.module
+++ b/menu_attributes.module
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
  */
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_permission().
+ */
+function menu_attributes_permission() {
+  return array(
+    'administer menu attributes' => array(
+      'title' => t('Administer menu attributes'),
+      'description' => t('Administer menu attributes.'),
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
  * Implements hook_menu_link_alter().
  */
 function menu_attributes_menu_link_alter(&$item, $menu) {
@@ -116,8 +128,10 @@ function menu_attributes_get_menu_attribute_info() {
  * @see menu_attributes_form_menu_edit_item_submit()
  */
 function menu_attributes_form_menu_edit_item_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
-  $item = $form['original_item']['#value'];
-  _menu_attributes_form_alter($form, $item, $form);
+  if (user_access('administer menu attributes')) {
+    $item = $form['original_item']['#value'];
+    _menu_attributes_form_alter($form, $item, $form);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -128,7 +142,7 @@ function menu_attributes_form_menu_edit_item_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
  * @see _menu_attributes_form_alter()
  */
 function menu_attributes_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
-  if (isset($form['menu'])) {
+  if (user_access('administer menu attributes') && isset($form['menu'])) {
     $item = $form['#node']->menu;
     _menu_attributes_form_alter($form['menu']['link'], $item, $form);
     $form['menu']['link']['options']['attributes']['#type'] = 'container';
@@ -235,35 +249,37 @@ function _menu_attributes_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  * @see menu_configure_form()
  */
 function menu_attributes_form_menu_configure_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
-  $form['attributes_title'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'item',
-    '#title' => t('Menu item attribute options'),
-  );
-  $form['attributes_vertical_tabs'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'vertical_tabs',
-  );
-
-  $attributes = menu_attributes_get_menu_attribute_info();
-  foreach ($attributes as $attribute => $info) {
-    $form['attributes'][$attribute] = array(
-      '#type' => 'fieldset',
-      '#title' => $info['label'],
-      '#group' => 'attributes_vertical_tabs',
-      '#description' => $info['form']['#description'],
+  if (user_access('administer menu attributes')) {
+    $form['attributes_title'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'item',
+      '#title' => t('Menu item attribute options'),
     );
-    $form['attributes'][$attribute]["menu_attributes_{$attribute}_enable"] = array(
-      '#type' => 'checkbox',
-      '#title' => t('Enable the @attribute attribute.', array('@attribute' => drupal_strtolower($info['label']))),
-      '#default_value' => $info['enabled'],
+    $form['attributes_vertical_tabs'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'vertical_tabs',
     );
-    $form['attributes'][$attribute]["menu_attributes_{$attribute}_default"] = array(
-      '#title' => t('Default'),
-      '#description' => '',
-      '#states' => array(
-        'invisible' => array(
-          'input[name="menu_attributes_' . $attribute . '_enable"]' => array('checked' => FALSE),
+
+    $attributes = menu_attributes_get_menu_attribute_info();
+    foreach ($attributes as $attribute => $info) {
+      $form['attributes'][$attribute] = array(
+        '#type' => 'fieldset',
+        '#title' => $info['label'],
+        '#group' => 'attributes_vertical_tabs',
+        '#description' => $info['form']['#description'],
+      );
+      $form['attributes'][$attribute]["menu_attributes_{$attribute}_enable"] = array(
+        '#type' => 'checkbox',
+        '#title' => t('Enable the @attribute attribute.', array('@attribute' => drupal_strtolower($info['label']))),
+        '#default_value' => $info['enabled'],
+      );
+      $form['attributes'][$attribute]["menu_attributes_{$attribute}_default"] = array(
+        '#title' => t('Default'),
+        '#description' => '',
+        '#states' => array(
+          'invisible' => array(
+            'input[name="menu_attributes_' . $attribute . '_enable"]' => array('checked' => FALSE),
+          ),
         ),
-      ),
-    ) + $info['form'];
+      ) + $info['form'];
+    }
   }
 }