diff --git a/lib/db/access.php b/lib/db/access.php
index 172af47a47d..ab7fe0ec0ba 100644
--- a/lib/db/access.php
+++ b/lib/db/access.php
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ $moodle_capabilities = array(
         'captype' => 'read',
         'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_SYSTEM,
         'legacy' => array(
-            'admin' => CAP_ALLOW
+            'admin' => CAP_ALLOW,
+            'editingteacher' => CAP_ALLOW
         )
     ),