diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml b/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
index 950f7157e..8fe0d987b 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/gio-docs.xml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
Permissions
+
Extending GIO
diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections.txt
index 5cb52d275..f7e68d3df 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/gio-sections.txt
@@ -2611,3 +2611,11 @@ g_permission_get_type
GPermissionPrivate
GPermissionClass
+
+
+gsimplepermission
+GSimplePermission
+g_simple_permission_new
+
+g_simple_permission_get_type
+
diff --git a/docs/reference/gio/gio.types b/docs/reference/gio/gio.types
index 27db6b17d..5a4ff84a7 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gio/gio.types
+++ b/docs/reference/gio/gio.types
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ g_seekable_get_type
g_settings_get_type
g_settings_backend_get_type
g_simple_async_result_get_type
+g_simple_permission_get_type
g_socket_address_enumerator_get_type
g_socket_address_get_type
g_socket_client_get_type
diff --git a/gio/Makefile.am b/gio/Makefile.am
index 485ae4efe..a2efeea13 100644
--- a/gio/Makefile.am
+++ b/gio/Makefile.am
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ libgio_2_0_la_SOURCES = \
gresolver.c \
gseekable.c \
gsimpleasyncresult.c \
+ gsimplepermission.c \
gsocket.c \
gsocketaddress.c \
gsocketaddressenumerator.c \
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ gio_headers = \
gresolver.h \
gseekable.h \
gsimpleasyncresult.h \
+ gsimplepermission.h \
gsocket.h \
gsocketaddress.h \
gsocketaddressenumerator.h \
diff --git a/gio/gio.symbols b/gio/gio.symbols
index 1717cbb89..55ff916ac 100644
--- a/gio/gio.symbols
+++ b/gio/gio.symbols
@@ -1746,3 +1746,10 @@ g_permission_release_async
g_permission_release_finish
#endif
#endif
+
+#if IN_HEADER(__G_SIMPLE_PERMISSION_H__)
+#if IN_FILE(__G_SIMPLE_PERMISSION_C__)
+g_simple_permission_get_type
+g_simple_permission_new
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/gio/giotypes.h b/gio/giotypes.h
index ac97fd959..980f3e311 100644
--- a/gio/giotypes.h
+++ b/gio/giotypes.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ typedef struct _GConverterInputStream GConverterInputStream;
typedef struct _GConverterOutputStream GConverterOutputStream;
typedef struct _GDataInputStream GDataInputStream;
typedef struct _GPermission GPermission;
+typedef struct _GSimplePermission GSimplePermission;
typedef struct _GZlibCompressor GZlibCompressor;
typedef struct _GZlibDecompressor GZlibDecompressor;
diff --git a/gio/gsimplepermission.c b/gio/gsimplepermission.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a46f20934
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gio/gsimplepermission.c
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2010 Codethink Limited
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the licence, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Author: Ryan Lortie
+ */
+
+#include "gsimplepermission.h"
+#include "gpermission.h"
+
+#include "gioalias.h"
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:gsimplepermission
+ * @title: GSimplePermission
+ * @short_description: a #GPermission that doesn't change value
+ *
+ * #GSimplePermission is a trivial implementation of #GPermission that
+ * represents a permission that is either always or never allowed. The
+ * value is given at constuction and doesn't change.
+ *
+ * Calling request or release will result in errors.
+ **/
+
+/**
+ * GSimplePermission:
+ *
+ * #GSimplePermission is an opaque data structure. There are no methods
+ * except for those defined by #GPermission.
+ **/
+
+typedef GPermissionClass GSimplePermissionClass;
+
+struct _GSimplePermission
+{
+ GPermission parent_instance;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (GSimplePermission, g_simple_permission, G_TYPE_PERMISSION)
+
+static void
+g_simple_permission_init (GSimplePermission *simple)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+g_simple_permission_class_init (GSimplePermissionClass *class)
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_simple_permission_new:
+ * @allowed: %TRUE if the action is allowed
+ * @returns: the #GSimplePermission, as a #GPermission
+ *
+ * Creates a new #GPermission instance that represents an action that is
+ * either always or never allowed.
+ **/
+GPermission *
+g_simple_permission_new (gboolean allowed)
+{
+ GPermission *permission = g_object_new (G_TYPE_SIMPLE_PERMISSION, NULL);
+
+ g_permission_impl_update (permission, allowed, FALSE, FALSE);
+
+ return permission;
+}
+
+#define __G_SIMPLE_PERMISSION_C__
+#include "gioaliasdef.c"
diff --git a/gio/gsimplepermission.h b/gio/gsimplepermission.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..367fe895c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gio/gsimplepermission.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2010 Codethink Limited
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the licence, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Author: Ryan Lortie
+ */
+
+#if !defined (__GIO_GIO_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GIO_COMPILATION)
+#error "Only can be included directly."
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __G_SIMPLE_PERMISSION_H__
+#define __G_SIMPLE_PERMISSION_H__
+
+#include
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define G_TYPE_SIMPLE_PERMISSION (g_simple_permission_get_type ())
+#define G_SIMPLE_PERMISSION(inst) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((inst), \
+ G_TYPE_SIMPLE_PERMISSION, \
+ GSimplePermission))
+#define G_IS_SIMPLE_PERMISSION(inst) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((inst), \
+ G_TYPE_SIMPLE_PERMISSION))
+
+GType g_simple_permission_get_type (void);
+GPermission * g_simple_permission_new (gboolean allowed);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __G_SIMPLE_PERMISSION_H__ */