diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index 78d225e..a188f15 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -1,16 +1,37 @@
 <?php
 // some functions you may want to have
 
 /**
  * Require a certain page from the template directory
  *
  * @param $name string Template name
  * @param $args array  Arguments to be passed to the template scope
  */
 function template( $name, $args = [] ) {
 
 	// extract the variables from the provided array
 	extract( $args, EXTR_SKIP );
 
 	require ABSPATH . "/template/$name.php";
 }
+
+/**
+ * Require a specific permission
+ *
+ * @param string $permission
+ */
+function require_permission( $permission ) {
+	if( !has_permission( $permission ) ) {
+
+		if( is_logged() ) {
+			http_response_code( 403 );
+			die( "ARE YOU A PIRATE?" );
+		}
+
+		$url = http_build_get_query( 'login.php', [
+			'redirect' => $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'],
+		] );
+
+		http_redirect( $url, 303 ); // HTTP 303 redirect: See Other
+	}
+}