diff --git a/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py b/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
index b8d054b2d..fcdcfbcf6 100644
--- a/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
+++ b/ietf/ietfauth/utils.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ def has_role(user, role_names, *args, **kwargs):
             "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__in=["active","bof", "proposed"]),
 	    "WG Secretary": Q(person=person,name="secr", group__type="wg", group__state__in=["active","bof", "proposed"]),
-	    "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"),
+	    "RG Chair": Q(person=person,name="chair", group__type="rg", group__state__in=["active","proposed"]),
+	    "RG Secretary": Q(person=person,name="secr", group__type="rg", group__state__in=["active","proposed"]),
             "Team Chair": Q(person=person,name="chair", group__type="team", group__state="active"),
             "Nomcom Chair": Q(person=person, name="chair", group__type="nomcom", group__state="active", group__acronym__icontains=kwargs.get('year', '0000')),
             "Nomcom Advisor": Q(person=person, name="advisor", group__type="nomcom", group__state="active", group__acronym__icontains=kwargs.get('year', '0000')),