diff --git a/client/components/pages/admin.jsx b/client/components/pages/admin.jsx
index 7ec0d12..93388c9 100644
--- a/client/components/pages/admin.jsx
+++ b/client/components/pages/admin.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { TokenContext } from '../utilities/token-provider';
 
 import NewsPublisher from '../panels/news-publisher';
 import NewsEditor from '../panels/news-editor';
+import PrivilegeEditor from '../panels/privilege-editor';
 
 const Admin = props => {
 	//context
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const Admin = props => {
 			<h1 className='centered'>Administration</h1>
 			<NewsPublisher />
 			<NewsEditor />
+			<PrivilegeEditor />
 		</div>
 	);
 };
diff --git a/client/components/panels/privilege-editor.jsx b/client/components/panels/privilege-editor.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bec0868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/components/panels/privilege-editor.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import React, { useState, useRef, useContext } from 'react';
+import Select from 'react-dropdown-select';
+
+import { TokenContext } from '../utilities/token-provider';
+
+const PrivilegeEditor = props => {
+	//context
+	const authTokens = useContext(TokenContext);
+
+	//state
+	const [privilege, setPrivilege] = useState('normal');
+
+	//ref
+	const usernameRef = useRef();
+
+	return (
+		<div>
+			<h2 className='centered'>Privilege Editor</h2>
+			<form onSubmit={async evt => {
+				evt.preventDefault();
+				const [err, result] = await handleSubmit(usernameRef.current.value, privilege, authTokens.tokenFetch);
+
+				if (err) {
+					alert(err);
+				}
+
+				if (result) {
+					alert('Privilege set');
+					usernameRef.current.value = '';
+				}
+			}}>
+				<div>
+					<label htmlFor='username'>Username:</label>
+					<input type='text' name='username' ref={usernameRef} />
+				</div>
+
+				<Select
+					options={[{ label: 'administrator', value: 1 }, { label: 'moderator', value: 2 }, { label: 'alpha', value: 3 }, { label: 'beta', value: 4 }, { label: 'gamma', value: 5 }, { label: 'normal', value: 6 }]}
+					onChange={values => setPrivilege(values[0].label)}
+				/>
+
+				<button type='submit'>Change</button>
+			</form>
+		</div>
+	);
+};
+
+const handleSubmit = async (username, privilege, tokenFetch) => {
+	const result = await tokenFetch(`${process.env.AUTH_URI}/account/privilege`, {
+		method: 'PATCH',
+		headers: {
+			'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+			'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*'
+		},
+		body: JSON.stringify({
+			username,
+			privilege
+		})
+	});
+
+	if (!result.ok) {
+		const err = `${result.status}: ${await result.text()}`;
+		console.log(err);
+		return [err, false];
+	}
+
+	return [null, true];
+};
+
+export default PrivilegeEditor;