diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/ClusterManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/ClusterManager.java
index 980d40f..273738b 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/ClusterManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/ClusterManager.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.cluster.ClusterStoreDelegate;
 import org.onosproject.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onosproject.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onosproject.core.Permission;
 import org.onosproject.event.ListenerRegistry;
 import org.onosproject.event.EventDeliveryService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+import static org.onosproject.security.AppGuard.checkPermission;
+
 
 /**
  * Implementation of the cluster service.
@@ -88,22 +91,30 @@
 
     @Override
     public ControllerNode getLocalNode() {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         return store.getLocalNode();
     }
 
     @Override
     public Set<ControllerNode> getNodes() {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         return store.getNodes();
     }
 
     @Override
     public ControllerNode getNode(NodeId nodeId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         checkNotNull(nodeId, INSTANCE_ID_NULL);
         return store.getNode(nodeId);
     }
 
     @Override
     public ControllerNode.State getState(NodeId nodeId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         checkNotNull(nodeId, INSTANCE_ID_NULL);
         return store.getState(nodeId);
     }
@@ -111,6 +122,8 @@
 
     @Override
     public DateTime getLastUpdated(NodeId nodeId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         return store.getLastUpdated(nodeId);
     }
 
@@ -144,11 +157,15 @@
 
     @Override
     public void addListener(ClusterEventListener listener) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_EVENT);
+
         listenerRegistry.addListener(listener);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void removeListener(ClusterEventListener listener) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_EVENT);
+
         listenerRegistry.removeListener(listener);
     }
 
diff --git a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
index ee60cc7..cc33d56 100644
--- a/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
+++ b/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cluster/impl/MastershipManager.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onosproject.cluster.RoleInfo;
 import org.onosproject.core.MetricsHelper;
+import org.onosproject.core.Permission;
 import org.onosproject.event.ListenerRegistry;
 import org.onosproject.event.EventDeliveryService;
 import org.onosproject.mastership.MastershipAdminService;
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@
 import static org.onosproject.cluster.ControllerNode.State.ACTIVE;
 import static org.onosproject.net.MastershipRole.MASTER;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+import static org.onosproject.security.AppGuard.checkPermission;
+
 
 @Component(immediate = true)
 @Service
@@ -142,12 +145,16 @@
 
     @Override
     public MastershipRole getLocalRole(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         checkNotNull(deviceId, DEVICE_ID_NULL);
         return store.getRole(clusterService.getLocalNode().id(), deviceId);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void relinquishMastership(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_WRITE);
+
         store.relinquishRole(clusterService.getLocalNode().id(), deviceId)
              .whenComplete((event, error) -> {
                  if (event != null) {
@@ -158,6 +165,8 @@
 
     @Override
     public CompletableFuture<MastershipRole> requestRoleFor(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_WRITE);
+
         checkNotNull(deviceId, DEVICE_ID_NULL);
         final Context timer = startTimer(requestRoleTimer);
         return store.requestRole(deviceId).whenComplete((result, error) -> stopTimer(timer));
@@ -166,18 +175,24 @@
 
     @Override
     public NodeId getMasterFor(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         checkNotNull(deviceId, DEVICE_ID_NULL);
         return store.getMaster(deviceId);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Set<DeviceId> getDevicesOf(NodeId nodeId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         checkNotNull(nodeId, NODE_ID_NULL);
         return store.getDevices(nodeId);
     }
 
     @Override
     public RoleInfo getNodesFor(DeviceId deviceId) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_READ);
+
         checkNotNull(deviceId, DEVICE_ID_NULL);
         return store.getNodes(deviceId);
     }
@@ -189,12 +204,16 @@
 
     @Override
     public void addListener(MastershipListener listener) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_EVENT);
+
         checkNotNull(listener);
         listenerRegistry.addListener(listener);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void removeListener(MastershipListener listener) {
+        checkPermission(Permission.CLUSTER_EVENT);
+
         checkNotNull(listener);
         listenerRegistry.removeListener(listener);
     }