diff --git a/app/models/api_key_scope.rb b/app/models/api_key_scope.rb
index 08cf32a9dd0..ba57361fa9f 100644
--- a/app/models/api_key_scope.rb
+++ b/app/models/api_key_scope.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ class ApiKeyScope < ActiveRecord::Base
         },
         email: {
           receive_emails: { actions: %w[admin/email#handle_mail] }
+        },
+        badges: {
+          create: { actions: %w[admin/badges#create] },
+          show: { actions: %w[badges#show] },
+          update: { actions: %w[admin/badges#update] },
+          delete: { actions: %w[admin/badges#destroy] },
+          list_user_badges: { actions: %w[user_badges#username], params: %i[username] },
+          assign_badge_to_user: { actions: %w[user_badges#create], params: %i[username] },
+          revoke_badge_from_user: { actions: %w[user_badges#destroy] },
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 3f6b5e59d45..02761797b7f 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -4219,6 +4219,14 @@ en:
               list: Get a list of users.
             email:
               receive_emails: Combine this scope with the mail-receiver to process incoming emails.
+            badges:
+              create: Create a new badge.
+              show: Obtain information about a badge.
+              update: Update a badge.
+              delete: Delete a badge.
+              list_user_badges: List user badges.
+              assign_badge_to_user: Assign a badge to a user.
+              revoke_badge_from_user: Revoke a badge from a user.
 
       web_hooks:
         title: "Webhooks"
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/api_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/api_controller_spec.rb
index 2be52a0a974..89024720699 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/api_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/api_controller_spec.rb
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe Admin::ApiController do
 
         scopes = response.parsed_body['scopes']
 
-        expect(scopes.keys).to contain_exactly('topics', 'users', 'email', 'posts', 'uploads', 'global')
+        expect(scopes.keys).to contain_exactly('topics', 'users', 'email', 'posts', 'uploads', 'global', 'badges')
       end
     end
   end