diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/GenericCommandHelpTopic.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/GenericCommandHelpTopic.java
index 1bcf471979..639fd3166e 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/GenericCommandHelpTopic.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/GenericCommandHelpTopic.java
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ public class GenericCommandHelpTopic extends HelpTopic {
             return true;
         }
 
-        return command.testPermissionSilent(sender);
+        if (amendedPermission != null) {
+            return sender.hasPermission(amendedPermission);
+        } else {
+            return command.testPermissionSilent(sender);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/HelpTopic.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/HelpTopic.java
index 885ae23b6e..34d10dbb61 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/HelpTopic.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/HelpTopic.java
@@ -17,15 +17,27 @@ public abstract class HelpTopic {
     protected String name;
     protected String shortText;
     protected String fullText;
+    protected String amendedPermission;
     
     /**
-     * Determines if a {@link Player} is allowed to see this help topic.
+     * Determines if a {@link Player} is allowed to see this help topic. HelpTopic implementations should take
+     * server administrator wishes into account as set by the {@link HelpTopic#amendCanSee(String)} function.
      *
      * @param player The Player in question.
      * @return True of the Player can see this help topic, false otherwise.
      */
     public abstract boolean canSee(CommandSender player);
 
+    /**
+     * Allows the server administrator to override the permission required to see a help topic. HelpTopic
+     * implementations should take this into account when determining topic visibility on the
+     * {@link HelpTopic#canSee(org.bukkit.command.CommandSender)} function.
+     * @param amendedPermission The permission node the server administrator wishes to apply to this topic.
+     */
+    public void amendCanSee(String amendedPermission) {
+        this.amendedPermission = amendedPermission;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the name of this help topic.
      * @return The topic name.
diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/IndexHelpTopic.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/IndexHelpTopic.java
index 559d2e6850..161e8e81f0 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/IndexHelpTopic.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/help/IndexHelpTopic.java
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ public class IndexHelpTopic extends HelpTopic {
         return sender.hasPermission(permission);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void amendCanSee(String amendedPermission) {
+        permission = amendedPermission;
+    }
+
     public String getFullText(CommandSender sender) {
         StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();