diff --git a/doc/manual/src/configuration.md b/doc/manual/src/configuration.md
index 4954040c6..d370312a7 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/configuration.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/configuration.md
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ Example configuration:
   <role_mapping>
     # Make all users in the hydra_admin group Hydra admins
     hydra_admin = admin
-    # Allow all users in the dev group to restart jobs and cancel builds
+    # Allow all users in the dev group to eval jobsets, restart jobs and cancel builds
+    dev = eval-jobset
     dev = restart-jobs
     dev = cancel-build
   </role_mapping>
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Config.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Config.pm
index af686fca7..0b2a06f55 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Config.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Config.pm
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ sub get_legacy_ldap_config {
             "hydra_bump-to-front" => [ "bump-to-front" ],
             "hydra_cancel-build" => [ "cancel-build" ],
             "hydra_create-projects" => [ "create-projects" ],
+            "hydra_eval-jobset" => [ "eval-jobset" ],
             "hydra_restart-jobs" => [ "restart-jobs" ],
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
index 06f35d4be..beefaab02 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Controller/API.pm
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ sub push : Chained('api') PathPart('push') Args(0) {
     my @jobsets = split /,/, ($c->request->query_params->{jobsets} // "");
     foreach my $s (@jobsets) {
         my ($p, $j) = parseJobsetName($s);
+        requireEvalJobsetPrivileges($c, $jobset->project);
         my $jobset = $c->model('DB::Jobsets')->find($p, $j);
         next unless defined $jobset && ($force || ($jobset->project->enabled && $jobset->enabled));
         triggerJobset($self, $c, $jobset, $force);
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ sub push : Chained('api') PathPart('push') Args(0) {
 
     my @repos = split /,/, ($c->request->query_params->{repos} // "");
     foreach my $r (@repos) {
+        # TODO: Unroll loop and integrate requireEvalJobsetPrivileges
         triggerJobset($self, $c, $_, $force) foreach $c->model('DB::Jobsets')->search(
             { 'project.enabled' => 1, 'me.enabled' => 1 },
             {
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
index 2a2ad86f3..398099ef4 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
@@ -186,6 +186,28 @@ sub isProjectOwner {
          defined $c->model('DB::ProjectMembers')->find({ project => $project, userName => $c->user->username }));
 }
 
+sub hasEvalJobsetRole {
+    my ($c) = @_;
+    return $c->user_exists && $c_>check_user_roles("eval-jobset");
+}
+
+sub mayEvalJobset {
+    my ($c, $project) = $_;
+    return
+        $c->user_exists &&
+        (isAdmin($c) ||
+         hasEvalJobsetRole($c) ||
+         isProjectOwner($c, $project));
+}
+
+sub requireEvalJobsetPrivileges {
+    my ($c, $project) = @_;
+    requireUser($c);
+    accessDenied($c, "Only the project members, administrators, and accounts with eval-jobset privileges can perform this operation.")
+        unless mayEvalJobset($c, $project);
+}
+
+
 sub hasCancelBuildRole {
     my ($c) = @_;
     return $c->user_exists && $c->check_user_roles('cancel-build');
diff --git a/src/root/user.tt b/src/root/user.tt
index 76f858504..04eb6e683 100644
--- a/src/root/user.tt
+++ b/src/root/user.tt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
           [% INCLUDE roleoption mutable=mutable role="restart-jobs" %]
           [% INCLUDE roleoption mutable=mutable role="bump-to-front" %]
           [% INCLUDE roleoption mutable=mutable role="cancel-build" %]
+          [% INCLUDE roleoption mutable=mutable role="eval-jobset" %]
         </p>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/t/Hydra/Config/ldap_role_map.t b/t/Hydra/Config/ldap_role_map.t
index cb1adf46d..9b26a4c7c 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Config/ldap_role_map.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Config/ldap_role_map.t
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ write_file($ldapInHydraConfFile, <<CONF);
         hydra_admin = admin
         hydra_one_group_many_roles = create-projects
         hydra_one_group_many_roles = cancel-build
+        hydra_one_group_many_roles = eval-jobset
     </role_mapping>
 </ldap>
 CONF
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ subtest "getLDAPConfig" => sub {
                         },
                         role_mapping => {
                             "hydra_admin" => [ "admin" ],
-                            "hydra_one_group_many_roles" => [ "create-projects", "cancel-build" ],
+                            "hydra_one_group_many_roles" => [ "create-projects", "cancel-build", "eval-jobset" ],
                         }
                     },
                     "The empty file and set env var make legacy mode active."
diff --git a/t/Hydra/Controller/User/ldap-legacy.t b/t/Hydra/Controller/User/ldap-legacy.t
index 9cb197c0e..419c640a3 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Controller/User/ldap-legacy.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Controller/User/ldap-legacy.t
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $ldap->add_group("hydra_create-projects", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
 $ldap->add_group("hydra_restart-jobs", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
 $ldap->add_group("hydra_bump-to-front", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
 $ldap->add_group("hydra_cancel-build", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
+$ldap->add_group("hydra_eval-jobset", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
 
 my $hydra_ldap_config = "${\$ldap->tmpdir()}/hydra_ldap_config.yaml";
 LDAPContext::write_file($hydra_ldap_config, <<YAML);
diff --git a/t/Hydra/Controller/User/ldap.t b/t/Hydra/Controller/User/ldap.t
index 175b66aab..ab119ac7d 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Controller/User/ldap.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Controller/User/ldap.t
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ $ldap->add_group("hydra_create-projects", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
 $ldap->add_group("hydra_restart-jobs", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
 $ldap->add_group("hydra_bump-to-front", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
 $ldap->add_group("hydra_cancel-build", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
+$ldap->add_group("hydra_eval-jobset", $users->{"many_roles"}->{"username"});
 
 
 my $ctx = test_context(
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ my $ctx = test_context(
                 hydra_create-projects = create-projects
                 hydra_cancel-build = cancel-build
                 hydra_bump-to-front = bump-to-front
+                hydra_eval-jobset = eval-jobset
                 hydra_restart-jobs = restart-jobs
 
                 hydra_one_group_many_roles = create-projects