diff --git a/acl/acl.go b/acl/acl.go
index 24b62d0b42..1a8a6d2bc8 100644
--- a/acl/acl.go
+++ b/acl/acl.go
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ type ACL interface {
 	// EventWrite determines if a specific event may be fired.
 	EventWrite(string) bool
 
+	// KeyringRead determines if the encryption keyring used in
+	// the gossip layer can be read.
+	KeyringRead() bool
+
+	// KeyringWrite determines if the keyring can be manipulated
+	KeyringWrite() bool
+
 	// ACLList checks for permission to list all the ACLs
 	ACLList() bool
 
@@ -101,6 +108,14 @@ func (s *StaticACL) EventWrite(string) bool {
 	return s.defaultAllow
 }
 
+func (s *StaticACL) KeyringRead() bool {
+	return s.defaultAllow
+}
+
+func (s *StaticACL) KeyringWrite() bool {
+	return s.defaultAllow
+}
+
 func (s *StaticACL) ACLList() bool {
 	return s.allowManage
 }
@@ -153,6 +168,11 @@ type PolicyACL struct {
 
 	// eventRules contains the user event policies
 	eventRules *radix.Tree
+
+	// keyringRules contains the keyring policies. The keyring has
+	// a very simple yes/no without prefix mathing, so here we
+	// don't need to use a radix tree.
+	keyringRules map[string]struct{}
 }
 
 // New is used to construct a policy based ACL from a set of policies
@@ -163,6 +183,7 @@ func New(parent ACL, policy *Policy) (*PolicyACL, error) {
 		keyRules:     radix.New(),
 		serviceRules: radix.New(),
 		eventRules:   radix.New(),
+		keyringRules: make(map[string]struct{}),
 	}
 
 	// Load the key policy
@@ -180,6 +201,11 @@ func New(parent ACL, policy *Policy) (*PolicyACL, error) {
 		p.eventRules.Insert(ep.Event, ep.Policy)
 	}
 
+	// Load the keyring policy
+	for _, krp := range policy.Keyring {
+		p.keyringRules[krp.Policy] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
 	return p, nil
 }
 
@@ -321,6 +347,34 @@ func (p *PolicyACL) EventWrite(name string) bool {
 	return p.parent.EventWrite(name)
 }
 
+// KeyringRead is used to determine if the keyring can be
+// read by the current ACL token.
+func (p *PolicyACL) KeyringRead() bool {
+	// First check for an explicit deny
+	if _, ok := p.keyringRules[KeyringPolicyDeny]; ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Now check for read or write. Write implies read.
+	_, ok := p.keyringRules[KeyringPolicyRead]
+	if !ok {
+		_, ok = p.keyringRules[KeyringPolicyWrite]
+	}
+	return ok
+}
+
+// KeyringWrite determines if the keyring can be manipulated.
+func (p *PolicyACL) KeyringWrite() bool {
+	// First check for an explicit deny
+	if _, ok := p.keyringRules[KeyringPolicyDeny]; ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Check for read permission
+	_, ok := p.keyringRules[KeyringPolicyWrite]
+	return ok
+}
+
 // ACLList checks if listing of ACLs is allowed
 func (p *PolicyACL) ACLList() bool {
 	return p.parent.ACLList()
diff --git a/acl/policy.go b/acl/policy.go
index 1b14b61ac6..0327b2ef2b 100644
--- a/acl/policy.go
+++ b/acl/policy.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ const (
 	EventPolicyRead    = "read"
 	EventPolicyWrite   = "write"
 	EventPolicyDeny    = "deny"
+	KeyringPolicyWrite = "write"
+	KeyringPolicyRead  = "read"
+	KeyringPolicyDeny  = "deny"
 )
 
 // Policy is used to represent the policy specified by
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ type Policy struct {
 	Keys     []*KeyPolicy     `hcl:"key,expand"`
 	Services []*ServicePolicy `hcl:"service,expand"`
 	Events   []*EventPolicy   `hcl:"event,expand"`
+	Keyring  []*KeyringPolicy `hcl:"keyring"`
 }
 
 // KeyPolicy represents a policy for a key
@@ -57,6 +61,17 @@ func (e *EventPolicy) GoString() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", *e)
 }
 
+// KeyringPolicy represents a policy for the encryption keyring.
+type KeyringPolicy struct {
+	// We only need a single field for the keyring, since access
+	// is binary (allowed or disallowed) and no prefix is respected.
+	Policy string
+}
+
+func (k *KeyringPolicy) GoString() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", *k)
+}
+
 // Parse is used to parse the specified ACL rules into an
 // intermediary set of policies, before being compiled into
 // the ACL
@@ -105,5 +120,16 @@ func Parse(rules string) (*Policy, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Validate the keyring policy
+	for _, krp := range p.Keyring {
+		switch krp.Policy {
+		case KeyringPolicyRead:
+		case KeyringPolicyWrite:
+		case KeyringPolicyDeny:
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid keyring policy: %#v", krp)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return p, nil
 }
diff --git a/consul/internal_endpoint.go b/consul/internal_endpoint.go
index 639083416f..1806104f66 100644
--- a/consul/internal_endpoint.go
+++ b/consul/internal_endpoint.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package consul
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/consul/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf"
 )
@@ -80,6 +82,30 @@ func (m *Internal) KeyringOperation(
 	args *structs.KeyringRequest,
 	reply *structs.KeyringResponses) error {
 
+	// Check ACLs
+	acl, err := m.srv.resolveToken(args.Token)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if acl != nil {
+		switch args.Operation {
+		case structs.KeyringList:
+			if !acl.KeyringRead() {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Reading keyring denied by ACLs")
+			}
+		case structs.KeyringInstall:
+			fallthrough
+		case structs.KeyringUse:
+			fallthrough
+		case structs.KeyringRemove:
+			if !acl.KeyringWrite() {
+				return fmt.Errorf("Modifying keyring denied due to ACLs")
+			}
+		default:
+			panic("Invalid keyring operation")
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Only perform WAN keyring querying and RPC forwarding once
 	if !args.Forwarded {
 		args.Forwarded = true