diff --git a/menu_attributes.module b/menu_attributes.module
index 32c7567..2c7ef70 100644
--- a/menu_attributes.module
+++ b/menu_attributes.module
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@
  */
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_perm()
+ */
+
+function menu_attributes_perm() {
+  return array('administer menu attributes');
+}
+
+/**
  * Implements hook_menu().
  */
 function menu_attributes_menu() {
@@ -16,7 +24,7 @@ function menu_attributes_menu() {
     'description' => 'Configure the Menu Attributes module',
     'page callback' => 'drupal_goto',
     'page arguments' => array('admin/build/menu/settings'),
-    'access arguments' => array('administer menu'),
+    'access arguments' => array('administer menu attributes'),
   );
   return $items;
 }
@@ -122,16 +130,18 @@ function menu_attributes_get_menu_attribute_info() {
  * @see menu_attributes_form_menu_edit_item_submit()
  */
 function menu_attributes_form_menu_edit_item_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
-  $item = $form['menu']['#item'];
-  _menu_attributes_form_alter($form['menu'], $item);
+  if (user_access('administer menu attributes')) {
+    $item = $form['menu']['#item'];
+    _menu_attributes_form_alter($form['menu'], $item);
 
-  // Because this form uses a special $form['description'] field which is
-  // really the 'title' attribute, we need to add special pre-submit handling
-  // to ensure our field gets saved as the title attribute.
-  array_unshift($form['#submit'], 'menu_attributes_form_menu_edit_item_submit');
+    // Because this form uses a special $form['description'] field which is
+    // really the 'title' attribute, we need to add special pre-submit handling
+    // to ensure our field gets saved as the title attribute.
+    array_unshift($form['#submit'], 'menu_attributes_form_menu_edit_item_submit');
 
-  // Hide the 'description' field since we will be using our own 'title' field.
-  $form['menu']['description']['#access'] = FALSE;
+    // Hide the 'description' field since we will be using our own 'title' field.
+    $form['menu']['description']['#access'] = FALSE;
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -152,7 +162,7 @@ function menu_attributes_form_menu_edit_item_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  * @see _menu_attributes_form_alter()
  */
 function menu_attributes_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
-  if (isset($form['type']) && isset($form['#node']) && $form['type']['#value'] .'_node_form' == $form_id && isset($form['menu'])) {
+  if (user_access('administer menu attributes') && isset($form['type']) && isset($form['#node']) && $form['type']['#value'] .'_node_form' == $form_id && isset($form['menu'])) {
     $item = $form['#node']->menu;
     _menu_attributes_form_alter($form['menu'], $item);
     array_unshift($form['#submit'], 'menu_attributes_form_node_form_submit');
@@ -249,3 +259,4 @@ function menu_attributes_form_menu_configure_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
     $form['attributes']['#pre_render'][] = 'vertical_tabs_form_pre_render';
   }
 }
+