diff --git a/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py b/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
index 950eee817..96bca58b9 100644
--- a/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
+++ b/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def has_role(user, role_names, *args, **kwargs):
 	    "IRTF Chair": Q(person=person, name="chair", group__acronym="irtf"),
 	    "IAB Chair": Q(person=person, name="chair", group__acronym="iab"),
             "IAB Group Chair": Q(person=person, name="chair", group__type="iab", group__state="active"),
-	    "WG Chair": Q(person=person,name="chair", group__type="wg", group__state="active"),
-	    "WG Secretary": Q(person=person,name="secr", group__type="wg", group__state="active"),
+	    "WG Chair": Q(person=person,name="chair", group__type="wg", group__state__in=["active","bof"]),
+	    "WG Secretary": Q(person=person,name="secr", group__type="wg", group__state__in=["active","bof"]),
 	    "RG Chair": Q(person=person,name="chair", group__type="rg", group__state="active"),
 	    "RG Secretary": Q(person=person,name="secr", group__type="rg", group__state="active"),
             "Nomcom Chair": Q(person=person, name="chair", group__type="nomcom", group__state="active", group__acronym__icontains=kwargs.get('year', '0000')),