diff --git a/app/abilities/cevi/event/application_ability.rb b/app/abilities/cevi/event/application_ability.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4964a15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/abilities/cevi/event/application_ability.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+#  Copyright (c) 2023, CEVI Regionalverband ZH-SH-GL. This file is part of
+#  hitobito_cevi and licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3
+#  or later. See the COPYING file at the top-level directory or at
+#  https://github.com/hitobito/hitobito_cevi.
+
+module Cevi::Event::ApplicationAbility
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    on(Event::Application) do
+      permission(:any).may(:approve).if_manage_attendances_in_event
+    end
+  end
+
+  def if_manage_attendances_in_event
+    permission_in_event?(:manage_attendances)
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/app/abilities/cevi/event/participation_ability.rb b/app/abilities/cevi/event/participation_ability.rb
index 4182d2e..1b69813 100644
--- a/app/abilities/cevi/event/participation_ability.rb
+++ b/app/abilities/cevi/event/participation_ability.rb
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ module Cevi::Event::ParticipationAbility
       permission(:layer_and_below_read).
         may(:show).
         in_same_layer_or_below_if_ausbildungsmitglied
+
+      permission(:any).
+        may(:create).
+        if_manage_attendances_in_event_or_her_own_if_application_possible
     end
   end
 
+  def if_manage_attendances_in_event_or_her_own_if_application_possible
+    permission_in_event?(:manage_attendances) || her_own_if_application_possible
+  end
+
   def person_in_same_layer_or_below
     person.nil? || permission_in_layers?(person.groups_hierarchy_ids)
   end
diff --git a/lib/hitobito_cevi/wagon.rb b/lib/hitobito_cevi/wagon.rb
index a825460..425567e 100644
--- a/lib/hitobito_cevi/wagon.rb
+++ b/lib/hitobito_cevi/wagon.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class Wagon < Rails::Engine
       RoleAbility.include Cevi::RoleAbility
       VariousAbility.include Cevi::VariousAbility
       Event::ParticipationAbility.include Cevi::Event::ParticipationAbility
+      Event::ApplicationAbility.include Cevi::Event::ApplicationAbility
       PersonReadables.include Cevi::PersonReadables
       PersonLayerWritables.include Cevi::PersonLayerWritables
       AbilityDsl::Base.include Cevi::AbilityDsl::Base