diff --git a/core/permissions.php b/core/permissions.php
index fe26d0a7..23a4491c 100644
--- a/core/permissions.php
+++ b/core/permissions.php
@@ -72,9 +72,13 @@ abstract class Permissions
     public const SEND_PM = "send_pm";
     public const READ_PM = "read_pm";
     public const VIEW_OTHER_PMS = "view_other_pms";
+
     public const EDIT_FEATURE = "edit_feature";
+
+    public const CREATE_VOTE = "create_vote";
     public const BULK_EDIT_VOTE = "bulk_edit_vote";
     public const EDIT_OTHER_VOTE = "edit_other_vote";
+
     public const VIEW_SYSINTO = "view_sysinfo";
 
     public const HELLBANNED = "hellbanned";
diff --git a/core/userclass.php b/core/userclass.php
index 7e72b333..d3fbc7e9 100644
--- a/core/userclass.php
+++ b/core/userclass.php
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ new UserClass("user", "base", [
     Permissions::CREATE_IMAGE_REPORT => true,
     Permissions::EDIT_IMAGE_RATING => true,
     Permissions::EDIT_FAVOURITES => true,
+    Permissions::CREATE_VOTE => true,
     Permissions::SEND_PM => true,
     Permissions::READ_PM => true,
     Permissions::SET_PRIVATE_IMAGE => true,
diff --git a/ext/numeric_score/main.php b/ext/numeric_score/main.php
index b5a65cd0..0fff5e68 100644
--- a/ext/numeric_score/main.php
+++ b/ext/numeric_score/main.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class NumericScoreVote
     public static function create_vote(int $post_id, int $score): bool
     {
         global $user;
-        if (!$user->is_anonymous()) {
+        if ($user->can(Permissions::CREATE_VOTE)) {
             assert($score == 0 || $score == -1 || $score == 1);
             send_event(new NumericScoreSetEvent($post_id, $user, $score));
             return true;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class NumericScore extends Extension
     public function onDisplayingImage(DisplayingImageEvent $event)
     {
         global $user;
-        if (!$user->is_anonymous()) {
+        if ($user->can(Permissions::CREATE_VOTE)) {
             $this->theme->get_voter($event->image);
         }
     }
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class NumericScore extends Extension
             }
             die($html);
         } elseif ($event->page_matches("numeric_score_vote") && $user->check_auth_token()) {
-            if (!$user->is_anonymous()) {
+            if ($user->can(Permissions::CREATE_VOTE)) {
                 $image_id = int_escape($_POST['image_id']);
                 $score = int_escape($_POST['vote']);
                 if (($score == -1 || $score == 0 || $score == 1) && $image_id>0) {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class NumericScore extends Extension
         if (preg_match("/^vote[=|:](up|down|remove)$/", $event->term, $matches)) {
             global $user;
             $score = ($matches[1] == "up" ? 1 : ($matches[1] == "down" ? -1 : 0));
-            if (!$user->is_anonymous()) {
+            if ($user->can(Permissions::CREATE_VOTE)) {
                 send_event(new NumericScoreSetEvent($event->image_id, $user, $score));
             }
         }