diff --git a/panels.module b/panels.module
index cf3a73e..1da5e9d 100644
--- a/panels.module
+++ b/panels.module
@@ -805,6 +805,13 @@ class panels_display {
       return FALSE;
     }
 
+    // Dirty hack: we don't care about fine grained panel permissions on this
+    // site, just grant anyone with the panel permission access. Temporary
+    // solution until https://www.drupal.org/node/2785915 is fixed.
+    if (user_access('administer panels layouts', $user)) {
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+
     if (empty($this->storage_type) || empty($this->storage_id)) {
       return FALSE;
     }