diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/AccessController.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/AccessController.java
index 975651e243a..3e5635a193f 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/AccessController.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/AccessController.java
@@ -485,7 +485,8 @@ public class AccessController extends BaseMasterAndRegionObserver
   private void requireGlobalPermission(String request, Action perm, TableName tableName,
       Map<byte[], ? extends Collection<byte[]>> familyMap) throws IOException {
     User user = getActiveUser();
-    if (authManager.authorize(user, perm)) {
+    if (authManager.authorize(user, perm) || (tableName != null &&
+        authManager.authorize(user, tableName.getNamespaceAsString(), perm))) {
       logResult(AuthResult.allow(request, "Global check allowed", user, perm, tableName, familyMap));
     } else {
       logResult(AuthResult.deny(request, "Global check failed", user, perm, tableName, familyMap));
diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/TestNamespaceCommands.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/TestNamespaceCommands.java
index b1884e95f01..56b3814f4c3 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/TestNamespaceCommands.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/security/access/TestNamespaceCommands.java
@@ -22,11 +22,17 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ListMultimap;
+import com.google.protobuf.BlockingRpcChannel;
+
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseTestingUtility;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HColumnDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MediumTests;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HTableDescriptor;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.NamespaceDescriptor;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.MediumTests;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Get;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.HTable;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.Result;
@@ -38,14 +44,15 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.protobuf.generated.AccessControlProtos.AccessCont
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.security.User;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.security.access.Permission.Action;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
-
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.ListMultimap;
-import com.google.protobuf.BlockingRpcChannel;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 @Category(MediumTests.class)
 public class TestNamespaceCommands extends SecureTestUtil {
@@ -63,6 +70,9 @@ public class TestNamespaceCommands extends SecureTestUtil {
   private static User USER_CREATE;
   // user with permission on namespace for testing all operations.
   private static User USER_NSP_WRITE;
+
+  private static String TEST_TABLE = TestNamespace + ":testtable";
+  private static byte[] TEST_FAMILY = Bytes.toBytes("f1");
   
   @BeforeClass
   public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
@@ -85,7 +95,7 @@ public class TestNamespaceCommands extends SecureTestUtil {
     UTIL.getHBaseAdmin().createNamespace(NamespaceDescriptor.create(TestNamespace).build());
 
     grantOnNamespace(UTIL, USER_NSP_WRITE.getShortName(),
-      TestNamespace, Permission.Action.WRITE);
+      TestNamespace, Permission.Action.WRITE, Permission.Action.CREATE);
   }
   
   @AfterClass
@@ -189,4 +199,23 @@ public class TestNamespaceCommands extends SecureTestUtil {
     verifyAllowed(revokeAction, SUPERUSER);
     verifyDenied(revokeAction, USER_CREATE, USER_RW);    
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testCreateTableWithNamespace() throws Exception {
+    AccessTestAction createTable = new AccessTestAction() {
+      @Override
+      public Object run() throws Exception {
+        HTableDescriptor htd = new HTableDescriptor(TableName.valueOf(TEST_TABLE));
+        htd.addFamily(new HColumnDescriptor(TEST_FAMILY));
+        ACCESS_CONTROLLER.preCreateTable(ObserverContext.createAndPrepare(CP_ENV, null), htd, null);
+        return null;
+      }
+    };
+
+    // Only users with create permissions on namespace should be able to create a new table
+    verifyAllowed(createTable, SUPERUSER, USER_NSP_WRITE);
+
+    // all others should be denied
+    verifyDenied(createTable, USER_CREATE, USER_RW);
+  }
 }