diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
index ca54fa671..786391e93 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ bool hasPrivilegeSG() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":SG:") != std::string::npos
 bool hasPrivilegeG() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":G:") != std::string::npos); }
 bool hasPrivilegeEM() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":EM:") != std::string::npos); }
 bool hasPrivilegeEG() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":EG:") != std::string::npos); }
+bool hasPrivilegeOBSERVER() { return (UserPrivileges.find(":OBSERVER:") != std::string::npos); }
 
 
 // Restore the video mode (fullscreen for example) after the connection (done in a window)
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.h b/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.h
index a424e80e9..a01da5151 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/connection.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ bool hasPrivilegeG();
 bool hasPrivilegeEM();
 bool hasPrivilegeEG();
 bool hasPrivilegeVG();
+bool hasPrivilegeOBSERVER();
 
 
 // connection with the server. (login, shard list, etc.).
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
index 66c967353..a5d0c4470 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
@@ -2646,7 +2646,7 @@ void CGroupMap::createContinentLandMarks()
 
 static void hideTeleportButtonsInPopupMenuIfNotEnoughPriv()
 {
-	bool showTeleport = (hasPrivilegeDEV() || hasPrivilegeSGM() || hasPrivilegeGM() || hasPrivilegeVG() || hasPrivilegeSG() || hasPrivilegeEM() || hasPrivilegeEG());
+	bool showTeleport = (hasPrivilegeDEV() || hasPrivilegeSGM() || hasPrivilegeGM() || hasPrivilegeVG() || hasPrivilegeSG() || hasPrivilegeEM() || hasPrivilegeEG() || hasPrivilegeOBSERVER());
 	CInterfaceManager *im = CInterfaceManager::getInstance();
 
 	CInterfaceElement *ie = CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId("ui:interface:map_menu:teleport");