diff --git a/swh/web/templates/includes/origin-search-form.html b/swh/web/templates/includes/origin-search-form.html
index d577d5e7..3356bba6 100644
--- a/swh/web/templates/includes/origin-search-form.html
+++ b/swh/web/templates/includes/origin-search-form.html
@@ -1,68 +1,68 @@
 {% comment %}
 Copyright (C) 2020-2021  The Software Heritage developers
 See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 License: GNU Affero General Public License version 3, or any later version
 See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 {% endcomment %}
 
 <form class="form-horizontal needs-validation" id="swh-search-origins" novalidate>
   <div class="input-group">
     <input class="form-control"
            placeholder="Enter a SWHID to resolve or string pattern(s) to search for in origin urls"
            type="text" id="swh-origins-url-patterns"
            oninput="swh.webapp.validateSWHIDInput(this)" autofocus required>
     <div class="input-group-append">
       <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit"><i class="swh-search-icon mdi mdi-24px mdi-magnify" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
     </div>
     <div class="invalid-feedback"></div>
   </div>
   <div class="row mt-1 mb-1 float-right position-relative" style="z-index: 1000">
     <div class="form-group form-inline">
       <label class="control-label mr-1" style="font-weight: inherit">visit type:</label>
       <select id="swh-search-visit-type" class="custom-select form-control custom-select-sm">
         <option selected value="any">any</option>
         {% for visit_type in visit_types %}
           <option value="{{ visit_type }}">{{ visit_type }}</option>
         {% endfor %}
       </select>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox swhid-option">
     <input class="custom-control-input" value="option-origins-with-visit" type="checkbox"
           id="swh-search-origins-with-visit" checked>
     <label class="custom-control-label font-weight-normal" for="swh-search-origins-with-visit">
       only show origins visited at least once
     </label>
   </div>
   <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox swhid-option">
     <input class="custom-control-input" value="option-filter-empty-visits" type="checkbox"
           id="swh-filter-empty-visits" checked>
     <label class="custom-control-label font-weight-normal" for="swh-filter-empty-visits">
       filter out origins with no archived content
     </label>
   </div>
   <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox swhid-option">
     <input class="custom-control-input" value="option-filter-empty-visits" type="checkbox"
           id="swh-search-origin-metadata">
     <label class="custom-control-label font-weight-normal" for="swh-search-origin-metadata">
       search in metadata (instead of URL)
     </label>
   </div>
-  {% if user.is_staff %}
+  {% if user.is_authenticated and user.is_staff or "swh.web.search_ql" in user.get_all_permissions %}
     <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox swhid-option">
       <input class="custom-control-input" value="option-use-ql" type="checkbox"
             id="swh-search-use-ql">
       <label class="custom-control-label font-weight-normal" for="swh-search-use-ql">
         search using the
         <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"
             href="https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/swh-search/query-language.html">
           advanced search query language
         </a>
       </label>
     </div>
   {% endif %}
 </form>
 
 <script>
   swh.browse.initOriginSearch();
 </script>