diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/formatted_permissions.html b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/formatted_permissions.html
index 21855f282..8122b0767 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/formatted_permissions.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templates/wagtailusers/formatted_permissions.html
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+<h3>Object permissions</h3>
 <table class="listing">
     <tr>
         <th>Object</th>
         <th>Add</th>
         <th>Change</th>
         <th>Delete</th>
-        <th>Others</th>
     </tr>
-    {% for content_perms_dict in perms_array %}
+    {% for content_perms_dict in object_perms %}
     <tr>
         <td>{{ content_perms_dict.object|capfirst }}</td>
         <td>
@@ -24,13 +24,18 @@
             <input id="id_permissions_{{ perm_tuple.0.id }}" name="permissions" type="checkbox" {{ perm_tuple.1 }} value="{{ perm_tuple.0.id }}">
             {% endwith %}
         </td>
+    </tr>
+    {% endfor %}
+</table>
+<h3>Other permissions</h3>
+<table class="listing">
+    {% for perm_tuple in other_perms %}
+    <tr>
+        <td>{{ perm_tuple.0.name }}</td>
         <td>
-        {% for perm_tuple in content_perms_dict.others %}
             <label for="id_permissions_{{ perm_tuple.0.id }}">
-                <input id="id_permissions_{{ perm_tuple.0.id }}" name="permissions" type="checkbox" {{ perm_tuple.1 }} value="{{ perm_tuple.0.id }}"> {{ perm_tuple.0.name }}
+                <input id="id_permissions_{{ perm_tuple.0.id }}" name="permissions" type="checkbox" {{ perm_tuple.1 }} value="{{ perm_tuple.0.id }}">
             </label>
-        {% if not forloop.last %}<br>{% endif %}
-        {% endfor %}
         </td>
     </tr>
     {% endfor %}
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templatetags/wagtailusers_tags.py b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templatetags/wagtailusers_tags.py
index 70245718a..074700460 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailusers/templatetags/wagtailusers_tags.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailusers/templatetags/wagtailusers_tags.py
@@ -2,24 +2,28 @@ from django import template
 
 register = template.Library()
 
+
 @register.inclusion_tag('wagtailusers/formatted_permissions.html')
 def format_permissions(permission_bound_field):
     """
         Given a bound field with a queryset of Permission objects, constructs a
-        list of dictionaries:
+        list of dictionaries for 'objects':
 
-        [
+        'objects': [
             {
                 'object': name_of_some_content_object,
                 'add': (add_permission_for_object, checked_str)
                 'change': (change_permission_for_object, checked_str)
                 'delete': (delete_permission_for_object, checked_str)
-                'others': [
-                              (any_other_permission_for_object, checked_str),
-                          ]
             },
         ]
 
+        and a list of other permissions:
+
+        'others': [
+            (any_non_add_change_delete_permission, checked_str),
+        ]
+
         and returns a table template formatted with this list.
 
     """
@@ -28,22 +32,24 @@ def format_permissions(permission_bound_field):
     content_type_ids = set(permissions.values_list('content_type_id', flat=True))
     initial = permission_bound_field.form.initial['permissions']
 
-    perms_array = []
+    object_perms = []
+    other_perms = []
+
     for content_type_id in content_type_ids:
         content_perms = permissions.filter(content_type_id=content_type_id)
-        content_perms_dict = {
-            'others': []
-        }
+        content_perms_dict = {}
         for perm in content_perms:
-            content_perms_dict['object'] = perm.content_type.name
             checked = 'checked="checked"' if perm.id in initial else ''
-            # identify the three main categories of permission, or bung in
-            # 'others' list
+            # identify the three main categories of permission, and assign to
+            # the relevant dict key, else bung in the 'other_perms' list
             if perm.codename.split('_')[0] in ['add', 'change', 'delete']:
+                content_perms_dict['object'] = perm.content_type.name
                 content_perms_dict[perm.codename.split('_')[0]] = (perm, checked)
             else:
-                content_perms_dict['others'].append((perm, checked))
-        perms_array.append(content_perms_dict)
+                other_perms.append((perm, checked))
+        if content_perms_dict:
+            object_perms.append(content_perms_dict)
     return {
-        'perms_array': perms_array,
-        }
+        'object_perms': object_perms,
+        'other_perms': other_perms,
+    }