diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
index e758d72c..8569a49d 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/CatalystUtils.pm
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ sub requireProjectOwner {
     my ($c, $project) = @_;
     
     requireLogin($c) if !$c->user_exists;
-    
-    error($c, "Only the project owner or administrators can perform this operation.")
-        unless $c->check_user_roles('admin') || $c->user->username eq $project->owner->username;
+
+    error($c, "Only the project members or administrators can perform this operation.")
+        unless $c->check_user_roles('admin') || $c->user->username eq $project->owner->username || defined $c->model('DB::ProjectMembers')->find({ project => $project, userName => $c->user->username });
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/ProjectMembers.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/ProjectMembers.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3776eb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Schema/ProjectMembers.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package Hydra::Schema::ProjectMembers;
+
+# Created by DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader
+# DO NOT MODIFY THE FIRST PART OF THIS FILE
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use base 'DBIx::Class::Core';
+
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Hydra::Schema::ProjectMembers
+
+=cut
+
+__PACKAGE__->table("ProjectMembers");
+
+=head1 ACCESSORS
+
+=head2 project
+
+  data_type: text
+  default_value: undef
+  is_foreign_key: 1
+  is_nullable: 0
+  size: undef
+
+=head2 username
+
+  data_type: text
+  default_value: undef
+  is_foreign_key: 1
+  is_nullable: 0
+  size: undef
+
+=cut
+
+__PACKAGE__->add_columns(
+  "project",
+  {
+    data_type => "text",
+    default_value => undef,
+    is_foreign_key => 1,
+    is_nullable => 0,
+    size => undef,
+  },
+  "username",
+  {
+    data_type => "text",
+    default_value => undef,
+    is_foreign_key => 1,
+    is_nullable => 0,
+    size => undef,
+  },
+);
+__PACKAGE__->set_primary_key("project", "username");
+
+=head1 RELATIONS
+
+=head2 project
+
+Type: belongs_to
+
+Related object: L<Hydra::Schema::Projects>
+
+=cut
+
+__PACKAGE__->belongs_to("project", "Hydra::Schema::Projects", { name => "project" }, {});
+
+=head2 username
+
+Type: belongs_to
+
+Related object: L<Hydra::Schema::Users>
+
+=cut
+
+__PACKAGE__->belongs_to(
+  "username",
+  "Hydra::Schema::Users",
+  { username => "username" },
+  {},
+);
+
+
+# Created by DBIx::Class::Schema::Loader v0.05003 @ 2010-03-10 10:46:50
+# DO NOT MODIFY THIS OR ANYTHING ABOVE! md5sum:/5E52ddbqTr6+kf+ixYZGA
+
+
+# You can replace this text with custom content, and it will be preserved on regeneration
+1;