diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
index 68e8485daf..5b15065549 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Permissions/PermissionsModule.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
         private bool m_debugPermissions = false;
         private bool m_allowGridGods = false;
         private bool m_RegionOwnerIsGod = false;
+        private bool m_RegionManagerIsGod = false;
         private bool m_ParcelOwnerIsGod = false;
         
         /// <value>
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
             m_bypassPermissions = !myConfig.GetBoolean("serverside_object_permissions", false);
             m_propagatePermissions = myConfig.GetBoolean("propagate_permissions", true);
             m_RegionOwnerIsGod = myConfig.GetBoolean("region_owner_is_god", true);
+            m_RegionManagerIsGod = myConfig.GetBoolean("region_manager_is_god", false);
             m_ParcelOwnerIsGod = myConfig.GetBoolean("parcel_owner_is_god", true);
             
             m_allowedScriptCreators 
@@ -528,10 +530,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
             
             if (m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.EstateOwner != UUID.Zero)
             {
-                if (m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.EstateOwner == user)
+                if (m_scene.RegionInfo.EstateSettings.EstateOwner == user && m_RegionOwnerIsGod)
                     return true;
             }
             
+            if (IsEstateManager(user) && m_RegionManagerIsGod)
+                return true;
+
             if (m_allowGridGods)
             {
                 CachedUserInfo profile = m_scene.CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.GetUserDetails(user);
@@ -544,6 +549,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
 
             return false;
         }
+
         protected bool IsFriendWithPerms(UUID user,UUID objectOwner)
         {
             
@@ -948,9 +954,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Permissions
             DebugPermissionInformation(MethodInfo.GetCurrentMethod().Name);
             if (m_bypassPermissions) return m_bypassPermissionsValue;
 
-            if (IsEstateManager(user) && m_RegionOwnerIsGod)
-                return true;
-
             return IsAdministrator(user);
         }
 
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 23004a4b17..3524585434 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
     ; This allows somne control over permissions
     ; please note that this still doesn't duplicate SL, and is not intended to
     ;region_owner_is_god = true
+    ;region_manager_is_god = false
     ;parcel_owner_is_god = true
 
     ; Control user types that are allowed to create new scripts