diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index 8c98599..de3d4e2 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -326,6 +326,10 @@ function field_collection_permission() {
       'title' => t('Administer field collections'),
       'description' => t('Create and delete fields on field collections.'),
     ),
+    'edit field collections' => array(
+      'title' => t('Edit field collections'),
+      'description' => t('Edit field collections.'),
+    ),
   );
 }

@@ -349,6 +353,9 @@ function field_collection_item_access($op, FieldCollectionItemEntity $item = NUL
   if (isset($item) && !$item->isInUse() && $op != 'view') {
     return FALSE;
   }
+  if (user_access('edit field collections', $account)) {
+    return TRUE;
+  }
   if (user_access('administer field collections', $account)) {
     return TRUE;
   }