diff --git a/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py b/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
index 617354323..20d820d57 100644
--- a/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
+++ b/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def has_role(user, role_names, *args, **kwargs):
             "Nomcom": Q(person=person, group__type="nomcom", group__acronym__icontains=kwargs.get('year', '0000')),
             "Liaison Manager": Q(person=person,name="liaiman",group__type="sdo",group__state="active", ),
             "Authorized Individual": Q(person=person,name="auth",group__type="sdo",group__state="active", ),
+            "Recording Manager": Q(person=person,name="recman",group__type="ietf",group__state="active", ),
             "Reviewer": Q(person=person, name="reviewer", group__state="active"),
             "Review Team Secretary": Q(person=person, name="secr", group__reviewteamsettings__isnull=False,group__state="active", ),