diff --git a/src/net/milkbowl/vault/permission/Permission.java b/src/net/milkbowl/vault/permission/Permission.java
index d4d258f..17d9370 100644
--- a/src/net/milkbowl/vault/permission/Permission.java
+++ b/src/net/milkbowl/vault/permission/Permission.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import net.milkbowl.vault.Vault;
 
 import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.permissions.PermissionAttachment;
 import org.bukkit.permissions.PermissionAttachmentInfo;
@@ -77,6 +78,17 @@ public abstract class Permission {
         return playerHas(world.getName(), player, permission);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks if a CommandSender has a permission node.
+     * For easy checking of a commandsender
+     * @param sender
+     * @param permission
+     * @return true if the sender has the permission
+     */
+    public boolean has(CommandSender sender, String permission) {
+        return sender.hasPermission(permission);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Checks if player has a permission node. (Short for playerHas(...)
      * @param player Player Object
diff --git a/src/net/milkbowl/vault/permission/plugins/Permission_Permissions3.java b/src/net/milkbowl/vault/permission/plugins/Permission_Permissions3.java
index 45eef43..dd0dc48 100644
--- a/src/net/milkbowl/vault/permission/plugins/Permission_Permissions3.java
+++ b/src/net/milkbowl/vault/permission/plugins/Permission_Permissions3.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import net.milkbowl.vault.permission.Permission;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.World;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.command.ColouredConsoleSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.Event.Priority;
 import org.bukkit.event.Event.Type;
@@ -114,6 +116,15 @@ public class Permission_Permissions3 extends Permission {
         return name;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean has(CommandSender sender, String permission) {
+        if (sender.isOp() || sender instanceof ColouredConsoleSender) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return has(((Player) sender).getWorld().getName(), sender.getName(), permission);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean playerAddGroup(String worldName, String playerName, String groupName) {
     	if (worldName == null)