diff --git a/views/views_bulk_operations_handler_field_operations.inc b/views/views_bulk_operations_handler_field_operations.inc
index 9bb983f..70eb22e 100644
--- a/views/views_bulk_operations_handler_field_operations.inc
+++ b/views/views_bulk_operations_handler_field_operations.inc
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ class views_bulk_operations_handler_field_operations extends views_handler_field
           $dom_id . '-selected' => array(1),
         ),
       );
+      $form['vbo_operations'][$operation_id]['skip_permission_check'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'checkbox',
+        '#title' => t('Skip permission step'),
+        '#default_value' => !empty($operation_options['skip_permission_check']),
+        '#dependency' => array(
+          $dom_id . '-selected' => array(1),
+        ),
+      );
 
       $form['vbo_operations'][$operation_id] += $operation->adminOptionsForm($dom_id, $this);
     }
@@ -271,9 +279,9 @@ class views_bulk_operations_handler_field_operations extends views_handler_field
         if (empty($options['selected'])) {
           continue;
         }
-
         $operation = views_bulk_operations_get_operation($operation_id, $entity_type, $options);
-        if (!$operation || !$operation->access($user)) {
+        $skip_permission_check = $operation->getAdminOption('skip_permission_check');
+        if (!$operation || (!$operation->access($user) && !$skip_permission_check)) {
           continue;
         }
         $selected[$operation_id] = $operation;
diff --git a/views_bulk_operations.module b/views_bulk_operations.module
index b25b661..9557405 100644
--- a/views_bulk_operations.module
+++ b/views_bulk_operations.module
@@ -1037,7 +1037,8 @@ function views_bulk_operations_queue_item_process($queue_item_data, &$log = NULL
     }
 
     // If the current entity can't be accessed, skip it and log a notice.
-    if (!_views_bulk_operations_entity_access($operation, $entity_type, $entity, $account)) {
+    $skip_permission_check = $operation->getAdminOption('skip_permission_check');
+    if (!$skip_permission_check && !_views_bulk_operations_entity_access($operation, $entity_type, $entity, $account)) {
       $message = 'Skipped %operation on @type %title due to insufficient permissions.';
       $arguments = array(
         '%operation' => $operation->label(),
@@ -1122,9 +1123,10 @@ function views_bulk_operations_direct_process($operation, $rows, $options) {
     }
     $entities = _views_bulk_operations_entity_load($entity_type, $entity_ids, $options['revision']);
 
+    $skip_permission_check = $operation->getAdminOption('skip_permission_check');
     // Filter out entities that can't be accessed.
     foreach ($entities as $id => $entity) {
-      if (!_views_bulk_operations_entity_access($operation, $entity_type, $entity)) {
+      if (!$skip_permission_check && !_views_bulk_operations_entity_access($operation, $entity_type, $entity, $account)) {
         $context['results']['log'][] = t('Skipped %operation on @type %title due to insufficient permissions.', array(
           '%operation' => $operation->label(),
           '@type' => $entity_type,