diff --git a/man/defaultacl b/man/defaultacl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..888e286ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/defaultacl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+allow=1
diff --git a/man/index.cgi b/man/index.cgi
index cacd3bbd8..24efccb62 100755
--- a/man/index.cgi
+++ b/man/index.cgi
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ print &ui_table_end();
 print &ui_form_end([ [ undef, $text{'index_search'} ] ]);
 
 # Form to control search from other modules
-if (!$module_info{'usermin'}) {
+if (!$module_info{'usermin'} && $access{'allow'}) {
 	@check = $config{'check'} ? split(/\s+/, $config{'check'}) : @search;
 	print &ui_hr();
 	print &ui_form_start("save_check.cgi");
diff --git a/man/lang/en b/man/lang/en
index c9a57743c..00231c25d 100644
--- a/man/lang/en
+++ b/man/lang/en
@@ -74,4 +74,8 @@ perl_title=Perl Module
 perl_header=Documentation for Perl module $1
 perl_emod=Invalid Perl module name
 
+acl_allow=Can edit allowed search types?
+
+check_ecannot=You are not allowed to edit allowed search types
+
 __norefs=1
diff --git a/man/man-lib.pl b/man/man-lib.pl
index d59da527c..7f81bc760 100755
--- a/man/man-lib.pl
+++ b/man/man-lib.pl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if ($module_info{'usermin'}) {
 $google_host = "www.google.com";
 $google_port = 80;
 $google_page = "/search";
+%access = &get_module_acl();
 
 # Get the paths to perl and perldoc
 $perl_path = &get_perl_path();
diff --git a/man/safeacl b/man/safeacl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88bd58ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/safeacl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+allow=0
diff --git a/man/save_check.cgi b/man/save_check.cgi
index 528ce89db..b3602d41b 100755
--- a/man/save_check.cgi
+++ b/man/save_check.cgi
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # from help_search_link()
 
 require './man-lib.pl';
+$access{'allow'} || &error($text{'check_ecannot'});
 &ReadParse();
 &lock_file("$module_config_directory/config");
 @check = split(/\0/, $in{'check'});