diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 22a3331a7e..2108fa9ce5 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ group :test do
   gem 'rubocop', '~> 0.31.0'
   gem 'simplecov', '>= 0.9', require: false
   gem 'timecop', '>= 0.5'
-
+  gem 'pundit'
   platforms :ruby_21, :ruby_22 do
     gem 'refile', '~> 0.5', require: 'refile/rails'
     gem 'refile-mini_magick', '>= 0.1.0'
diff --git a/gemfiles/rails_4.0.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_4.0.gemfile
index 647ddd263b..7194042abc 100644
--- a/gemfiles/rails_4.0.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/rails_4.0.gemfile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ group :test do
   gem "rubocop", "~> 0.31.0"
   gem "simplecov", ">= 0.9", :require => false
   gem "timecop", ">= 0.5"
+  gem "pundit"
 
   platforms :ruby_21, :ruby_22 do
     gem "refile", "~> 0.5", :require => "refile/rails"
diff --git a/gemfiles/rails_4.1.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_4.1.gemfile
index 3822b2b409..23c1a84fb2 100644
--- a/gemfiles/rails_4.1.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/rails_4.1.gemfile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ group :test do
   gem "rubocop", "~> 0.31.0"
   gem "simplecov", ">= 0.9", :require => false
   gem "timecop", ">= 0.5"
+  gem "pundit"
 
   platforms :ruby_21, :ruby_22 do
     gem "refile", "~> 0.5", :require => "refile/rails"
diff --git a/gemfiles/rails_4.2.gemfile b/gemfiles/rails_4.2.gemfile
index f694eb7445..206ba4c8d7 100644
--- a/gemfiles/rails_4.2.gemfile
+++ b/gemfiles/rails_4.2.gemfile
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ group :test do
   gem "rubocop", "~> 0.31.0"
   gem "simplecov", ">= 0.9", :require => false
   gem "timecop", ">= 0.5"
+  gem "pundit"
 
   platforms :ruby_21, :ruby_22 do
     gem "refile", "~> 0.5", :require => "refile/rails"
diff --git a/lib/generators/rails_admin/templates/initializer.erb b/lib/generators/rails_admin/templates/initializer.erb
index ca5232166c..b963297808 100644
--- a/lib/generators/rails_admin/templates/initializer.erb
+++ b/lib/generators/rails_admin/templates/initializer.erb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ RailsAdmin.config do |config|
   ## == Cancan ==
   # config.authorize_with :cancan
 
+  ## == Pundit ==
+  # config.authorize_with :pundit
+
   ## == PaperTrail ==
   # config.audit_with :paper_trail, 'User', 'PaperTrail::Version' # PaperTrail >= 3.0.0
 
diff --git a/lib/rails_admin.rb b/lib/rails_admin.rb
index 77431d59f5..a685e12e91 100644
--- a/lib/rails_admin.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_admin.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 require 'rails_admin/extension'
 require 'rails_admin/extensions/cancan'
 require 'rails_admin/extensions/cancancan'
+require 'rails_admin/extensions/pundit'
 require 'rails_admin/extensions/paper_trail'
 require 'rails_admin/extensions/history'
 require 'rails_admin/support/csv_converter'
diff --git a/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit.rb b/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f194e3f28e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+require 'rails_admin/extensions/pundit/authorization_adapter'
+
+RailsAdmin.add_extension(:pundit, RailsAdmin::Extensions::Pundit, authorization: true)
diff --git a/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit/authorization_adapter.rb b/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit/authorization_adapter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de4f77161a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit/authorization_adapter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+module RailsAdmin
+  module Extensions
+    module Pundit
+      # This adapter is for the Pundit[https://github.com/elabs/pundit] authorization library.
+      # You can create another adapter for different authorization behavior, just be certain it
+      # responds to each of the public methods here.
+      class AuthorizationAdapter
+        # See the +authorize_with+ config method for where the initialization happens.
+        def initialize(controller)
+          @controller = controller
+          @controller.class.send(:alias_method, :pundit_user, :_current_user)
+        end
+
+        # This method is called in every controller action and should raise an exception
+        # when the authorization fails. The first argument is the name of the controller
+        # action as a symbol (:create, :bulk_delete, etc.). The second argument is the
+        # AbstractModel instance that applies. The third argument is the actual model
+        # instance if it is available.
+        def authorize(action, abstract_model = nil, model_object = nil)
+          record = model_object || abstract_model && abstract_model.model
+          fail ::Pundit::NotAuthorizedError.new("not allowed to #{action} this #{record}") unless policy(record).send(action) if action
+        end
+
+        # This method is called primarily from the view to determine whether the given user
+        # has access to perform the action on a given model. It should return true when authorized.
+        # This takes the same arguments as +authorize+. The difference is that this will
+        # return a boolean whereas +authorize+ will raise an exception when not authorized.
+        def authorized?(action, abstract_model = nil, model_object = nil)
+          record = model_object || abstract_model && abstract_model.model
+          policy(record).send(action) if action
+        end
+
+        # This is called when needing to scope a database query. It is called within the list
+        # and bulk_delete/destroy actions and should return a scope which limits the records
+        # to those which the user can perform the given action on.
+        def query(_action, abstract_model)
+          @controller.policy_scope(abstract_model.model.all)
+        rescue ::Pundit::NotDefinedError
+          abstract_model.model.all
+        end
+
+        # This is called in the new/create actions to determine the initial attributes for new
+        # records. It should return a hash of attributes which match what the user
+        # is authorized to create.
+        def attributes_for(action, abstract_model)
+          record = abstract_model && abstract_model.model
+          policy(record).try(:attributes_for, action) || {}
+        end
+
+      private
+
+        def policy(record)
+          @controller.policy(record)
+        rescue ::Pundit::NotDefinedError
+          ::ApplicationPolicy.new(@controller.send(:_current_user), record)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/integration/authorization/pundit_spec.rb b/spec/integration/authorization/pundit_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfb7122b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/integration/authorization/pundit_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+include Pundit
+
+class ApplicationPolicy
+  attr_reader :user, :record
+
+  def initialize(user, record)
+    @user = user
+    @record = record
+  end
+
+  def show
+    user.roles.include? :admin
+  end
+
+  def destroy
+    false
+  end
+
+  def history
+    user.roles.include? :admin
+  end
+
+  def show_in_app
+    user.roles.include? :admin
+  end
+
+  def dashboard
+    user.roles.include? :admin
+  end
+
+  def index
+    false
+  end
+
+  def new
+    user.roles.include? :admin
+  end
+
+  def edit
+    user.roles.include? :admin
+  end
+
+  def export
+    user.roles.include? :admin
+  end
+end
+
+class PlayerPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
+  def new
+    (user.roles.include?(:create_player) || user.roles.include?(:admin) || user.roles.include?(:manage_player))
+  end
+
+  def edit
+    (user.roles.include? :manage_player)
+  end
+
+  def destroy
+    (user.roles.include? :manage_player)
+  end
+
+  def index
+    user.roles.include? :admin
+  end
+end
+
+describe 'RailsAdmin Pundit Authorization', type: :request do
+  subject { page }
+
+  before do
+    RailsAdmin.config do |c|
+      c.authorize_with(:pundit)
+      c.authenticate_with { warden.authenticate! scope: :user }
+      c.current_user_method(&:current_user)
+    end
+    @player_model = RailsAdmin::AbstractModel.new(Player)
+    @user = FactoryGirl.create :user
+    login_as @user
+  end
+
+  describe 'with no roles' do
+    before do
+      @user.update_attributes(roles: [])
+    end
+
+    it 'GET /admin should raise Pundit::NotAuthorizedError' do
+      expect { visit dashboard_path }.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError)
+    end
+
+    it 'GET /admin/player should raise Pundit::NotAuthorizedError' do
+      expect { visit index_path(model_name: 'player') }.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'with read player role' do
+    before do
+      @user.update_attributes(roles: [:admin, :read_player])
+    end
+
+    it 'GET /admin should show Player but not League' do
+      visit dashboard_path
+      is_expected.to have_content('Player')
+      is_expected.not_to have_content('League')
+      is_expected.not_to have_content('Add new')
+    end
+
+    it 'GET /admin/team should raise Pundit::NotAuthorizedError' do
+      expect { visit index_path(model_name: 'team') }.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError)
+    end
+
+    it 'GET /admin/player/1/edit should raise access denied' do
+      @player = FactoryGirl.create :player
+      expect { visit edit_path(model_name: 'player', id: @player.id) }.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'with admin role' do
+    before do
+      @user.update_attributes(roles: [:admin, :manage_player])
+    end
+
+    it 'GET /admin should show Player but not League' do
+      visit dashboard_path
+      is_expected.to have_content('Player')
+    end
+
+    it 'GET /admin/player/new should render and create record upon submission' do
+      visit new_path(model_name: 'player')
+
+      is_expected.to have_content('Save and edit')
+      is_expected.not_to have_content('Delete')
+
+      is_expected.to have_content('Save and add another')
+      fill_in 'player[name]', with: 'Jackie Robinson'
+      fill_in 'player[number]', with: '42'
+      fill_in 'player[position]', with: 'Second baseman'
+      click_button 'Save'
+      is_expected.not_to have_content('Edit')
+
+      @player = RailsAdmin::AbstractModel.new('Player').first
+      expect(@player.name).to eq('Jackie Robinson')
+      expect(@player.number).to eq(42)
+      expect(@player.position).to eq('Second baseman')
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'with all roles' do
+    it 'shows links to all actions' do
+      @user.update_attributes(roles: [:admin, :manage_player])
+      @player = FactoryGirl.create :player
+
+      visit index_path(model_name: 'player')
+      is_expected.to have_css('.show_member_link')
+      is_expected.to have_css('.edit_member_link')
+      is_expected.to have_css('.delete_member_link')
+      is_expected.to have_css('.history_show_member_link')
+      is_expected.to have_css('.show_in_app_member_link')
+
+      visit show_path(model_name: 'player', id: @player.id)
+      is_expected.to have_content('Show')
+      is_expected.to have_content('Edit')
+      is_expected.to have_content('Delete')
+      is_expected.to have_content('History')
+      is_expected.to have_content('Show in app')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 75800a7175..6e444aaa96 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 require 'simplecov'
 require 'coveralls'
+require 'pundit/rspec'
 
 SimpleCov.formatters = [SimpleCov::Formatter::HTMLFormatter, Coveralls::SimpleCov::Formatter]
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 require 'factory_girl'
 require 'factories'
 require 'database_cleaner'
+require 'support/pundit_matcher.rb'
 require "orm/#{CI_ORM}"
 
 Dir[File.expand_path('../shared_examples/**/*.rb', __FILE__)].each { |f| require f }
diff --git a/spec/support/pundit_matcher.rb b/spec/support/pundit_matcher.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11a895d66f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/pundit_matcher.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+RSpec::Matchers.define :permit do |action|
+  match do |policy|
+    policy.public_send("#{action}?")
+  end
+
+  failure_message do |policy|
+    "#{policy.class} does not permit #{action} on #{policy.record} for #{policy.user.inspect}."
+  end
+
+  failure_message_when_negated do |policy|
+    "#{policy.class} does not forbid #{action} on #{policy.record} for #{policy.user.inspect}."
+  end
+end