1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/CapabilityControl.java b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/CapabilityControl.java
index 942b0d738f..d2014ecb89 100644
--- a/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/CapabilityControl.java
+++ b/gerrit-server/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/server/account/CapabilityControl.java
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ public class CapabilityControl {
         || canAdministrateServer();
   }
 
+  /** @return true if the user can stream Gerrit events. */
+  public boolean canStreamEvents() {
+    return canPerform(GlobalCapability.STREAM_EVENTS)
+        || canAdministrateServer();
+  }
+
   /** @return true if the user can run the Git garbage collection. */
   public boolean canRunGC() {
     return canPerform(GlobalCapability.RUN_GC)