diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/wagtail_hooks.py
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+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/wagtail_hooks.py
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+from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission
+from wagtail.wagtailadmin import hooks
+
+
+def register_permissions():
+    return Permission.objects.filter(content_type__app_label='wagtailadmin', codename='access_admin')
+hooks.register('register_permissions', register_permissions)