diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenProbeAction.java b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenProbeAction.java
index e55e4545edd7271c99201770fcbc7afbbf21c8a7..dbf4acf2bbd73888e2bf30d5cb9ee15bf239d8de 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenProbeAction.java
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/java/hudson/maven/MavenProbeAction.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public final class MavenProbeAction implements Action {
     public void doScript( StaplerRequest req, StaplerResponse rsp ) throws IOException, ServletException {
         // ability to run arbitrary script is dangerous,
         // so tie it to the admin access
-        owner.checkPermission(Jenkins.ADMINISTER);
+        owner.checkPermission(Jenkins.RUN_SCRIPTS);
 
         String text = req.getParameter("script");
         if(text!=null) {
diff --git a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenProbeAction/sidepanel.jelly b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenProbeAction/sidepanel.jelly
index 2b38fb7e93bdb6c36776a7682fd66de647588c01..b69b0b5e98c9c39ce393dac7888996d6f3b1d4e0 100644
--- a/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenProbeAction/sidepanel.jelly
+++ b/maven-plugin/src/main/resources/hudson/maven/MavenProbeAction/sidepanel.jelly
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
       <l:task icon="images/24x24/document.gif" href="systemProperties" title="${%System Properties}" />
       <l:task icon="images/24x24/document.gif" href="envVars" title="${%Environment Variables}" />
       <l:task icon="images/24x24/document.gif" href="threads" title="${%Thread Dump}" />
-      <l:task icon="images/24x24/notepad.gif" href="script" title="${%Script Console}" />
+      <l:hasPermission permission="${app.RUN_SCRIPTS}">
+        <l:task icon="images/24x24/notepad.gif" href="script" title="${%Script Console}" />
+      </l:hasPermission>
     </l:tasks>
   </l:side-panel>
 </j:jelly>
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