diff --git a/app/app_test.go b/app/app_test.go
index 4c7e0509d3..75b3c2ba08 100644
--- a/app/app_test.go
+++ b/app/app_test.go
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ func TestDoAdvancedPermissionsMigration(t *testing.T) {
 		"system_admin": allPermissionIDs,
 	}
 	assert.Contains(t, allPermissionIDs, model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_SHARED_CHANNELS.Id, "manage_shared_channels permission not found")
+	assert.Contains(t, allPermissionIDs, model.PERMISSION_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS.Id, "manage_remote_clusters permission not found")
 
 	// Check the migration matches what's expected.
 	for name, permissions := range expected1 {
diff --git a/app/permissions_migrations.go b/app/permissions_migrations.go
index 822471eae9..71e200e8f6 100644
--- a/app/permissions_migrations.go
+++ b/app/permissions_migrations.go
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const (
 	PERMISSION_READ_PRIVATE_CHANNEL_GROUPS       = "read_private_channel_groups"
 	PERMISSION_EDIT_BRAND                        = "edit_brand"
 	PERMISSION_MANAGE_SHARED_CHANNELS            = "manage_shared_channels"
+	PERMISSION_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS            = "manage_remote_clusters"
 )
 
 func isRole(roleName string) func(*model.Role, map[string]map[string]bool) bool {
@@ -515,6 +516,15 @@ func (a *App) getAddManageSharedChannelsPermissionsMigration() (permissionsMap,
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (a *App) getAddManageRemoteClustersPermissionsMigration() (permissionsMap, error) {
+	return permissionsMap{
+		permissionTransformation{
+			On:  isRole(model.SYSTEM_ADMIN_ROLE_ID),
+			Add: []string{PERMISSION_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS},
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // DoPermissionsMigrations execute all the permissions migrations need by the current version.
 func (a *App) DoPermissionsMigrations() error {
 	PermissionsMigrations := []struct {
@@ -535,6 +545,7 @@ func (a *App) DoPermissionsMigrations() error {
 		{Key: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_SYSTEM_CONSOLE_PERMISSIONS, Migration: a.getAddSystemConsolePermissionsMigration},
 		{Key: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_CONVERT_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS, Migration: a.getAddConvertChannelPermissionsMigration},
 		{Key: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_MANAGE_SHARED_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS, Migration: a.getAddManageSharedChannelsPermissionsMigration},
+		{Key: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS_PERMISSIONS, Migration: a.getAddManageRemoteClustersPermissionsMigration},
 		{Key: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_SYSTEM_ROLES_PERMISSIONS, Migration: a.getSystemRolesPermissionsMigration},
 	}
 
diff --git a/model/migration.go b/model/migration.go
index f552d16872..d8f0b44e13 100644
--- a/model/migration.go
+++ b/model/migration.go
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ const (
 	MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_CONVERT_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS             = "add_convert_channel_permissions"
 	MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_SYSTEM_ROLES_PERMISSIONS                = "add_system_roles_permissions"
 	MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_MANAGE_SHARED_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS       = "manage_shared_channel_permissions"
+	MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS_PERMISSIONS      = "manage_remote_clusters_permissions"
 )
diff --git a/model/permission.go b/model/permission.go
index d982962fd2..1928a9cb6e 100644
--- a/model/permission.go
+++ b/model/permission.go
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ var PERMISSION_USE_GROUP_MENTIONS *Permission
 var PERMISSION_READ_OTHER_USERS_TEAMS *Permission
 var PERMISSION_EDIT_BRAND *Permission
 var PERMISSION_MANAGE_SHARED_CHANNELS *Permission
+var PERMISSION_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS *Permission
 
 var PERMISSION_SYSCONSOLE_READ_ABOUT *Permission
 var PERMISSION_SYSCONSOLE_WRITE_ABOUT *Permission
@@ -526,6 +527,12 @@ func initializePermissions() {
 		"authentication.permissions.manage_shared_channels.description",
 		PermissionScopeSystem,
 	}
+	PERMISSION_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS = &Permission{
+		"manage_remote_clusters",
+		"authentication.permissions.manage_remote_clusters.name",
+		"authentication.permissions.manage_remote_clusters.description",
+		PermissionScopeSystem,
+	}
 	PERMISSION_REMOVE_USER_FROM_TEAM = &Permission{
 		"remove_user_from_team",
 		"authentication.permissions.remove_user_from_team.name",
@@ -937,6 +944,7 @@ func initializePermissions() {
 		PERMISSION_DEMOTE_TO_GUEST,
 		PERMISSION_EDIT_BRAND,
 		PERMISSION_MANAGE_SHARED_CHANNELS,
+		PERMISSION_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS,
 	}
 
 	TeamScopedPermissions := []*Permission{
diff --git a/testlib/store.go b/testlib/store.go
index f80e4947d2..4448d8c94c 100644
--- a/testlib/store.go
+++ b/testlib/store.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func GetMockStoreForSetupFunctions() *mocks.Store {
 	systemStore.On("GetByName", model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_CONVERT_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS).Return(&model.System{Name: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_CONVERT_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS, Value: "true"}, nil)
 	systemStore.On("GetByName", model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_SYSTEM_ROLES_PERMISSIONS).Return(&model.System{Name: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_SYSTEM_ROLES_PERMISSIONS, Value: "true"}, nil)
 	systemStore.On("GetByName", model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_MANAGE_SHARED_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS).Return(&model.System{Name: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_MANAGE_SHARED_CHANNEL_PERMISSIONS, Value: "true"}, nil)
+	systemStore.On("GetByName", model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS_PERMISSIONS).Return(&model.System{Name: model.MIGRATION_KEY_ADD_MANAGE_REMOTE_CLUSTERS_PERMISSIONS, Value: "true"}, nil)
 	systemStore.On("Get").Return(make(model.StringMap), nil)
 	systemStore.On("Save", mock.AnythingOfType("*model.System")).Return(nil)