diff --git a/symposion/reviews/views.py b/symposion/reviews/views.py
index 037c6742..f6b967e3 100644
--- a/symposion/reviews/views.py
+++ b/symposion/reviews/views.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def review_detail(request, pk):
     if not request.user.is_superuser and request.user in speakers:
         return access_not_permitted(request)
 
-    admin = request.user.is_staff
+    admin = request.user.has_perm("reviews.can_manage_%s" % proposal.kind.section.slug)
 
     try:
         latest_vote = LatestVote.objects.get(proposal=proposal, user=request.user)
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def review_detail(request, pk):
                 return redirect(request.path)
             else:
                 message_form = SpeakerCommentForm()
-        elif "message_submit" in request.POST:
+        elif "message_submit" in request.POST and admin:
             message_form = SpeakerCommentForm(request.POST)
             if message_form.is_valid():
 
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ def review_detail(request, pk):
         "reviews": reviews,
         "review_messages": messages,
         "review_form": review_form,
-        "message_form": message_form
+        "message_form": message_form,
+        "is_manager": admin
     })
 
 
diff --git a/symposion/teams/backends.py b/symposion/teams/backends.py
index 23b001b6..0effdc2d 100644
--- a/symposion/teams/backends.py
+++ b/symposion/teams/backends.py
@@ -16,15 +16,27 @@ class TeamPermissionsBackend(object):
         if user_obj.is_anonymous() or obj is not None:
             return set()
         if not hasattr(user_obj, "_team_perm_cache"):
+            # Member permissions        
             memberships = Team.objects.filter(
-                Q(memberships__user=user_obj),
-                Q(memberships__state="manager") | Q(memberships__state="member"),
+                Q(memberships__user=user_obj),                                   
+                Q(memberships__state="member"),
             )
             perms = memberships.values_list(
                 "permissions__content_type__app_label",
                 "permissions__codename"
             ).order_by()
-            user_obj._team_perm_cache = set(["%s.%s" % (ct, name) for ct, name in perms])
+            permissions = ["%s.%s" % (ct, name) for ct, name in perms] 
+            # Manager permissions
+            memberships = Team.objects.filter(
+                Q(memberships__user=user_obj),
+                Q(memberships__state="manager"),
+            )
+            perms = memberships.values_list(
+                "manager_permissions__content_type__app_label",
+                "manager_permissions__codename"
+            ).order_by()
+            permissions += ["%s.%s" % (ct, name) for ct, name in perms]  
+            user_obj._team_perm_cache = set(permissions)
         return user_obj._team_perm_cache
 
     def has_perm(self, user_obj, perm, obj=None):