diff --git a/config.json.sample b/config.json.sample
index 043afd6..87190a7 100644
--- a/config.json.sample
+++ b/config.json.sample
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     },
     "admins": [ "batman" ],
     "moderators": [ "whatever" ],
+    "power_users": [],
     "moduleNames": [ "ignore", "admin", "command", "dice", "js", "kick", "quotes", "spelling", "youare", "timers", "stats", "users", "link" ],
     "language": "en",
     "debugMode": false,
diff --git a/modules/command/api.js b/modules/command/api.js
index f5be301..c68d716 100644
--- a/modules/command/api.js
+++ b/modules/command/api.js
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ var api = function(dbot) {
         'hasAccess': function(user, command, callback) {
             var accessNeeded = dbot.commands[command].access;
 
-            if(accessNeeded == 'admin' || accessNeeded == 'moderator') {
+            if(accessNeeded == 'admin' || accessNeeded == 'moderator' || accessNeeded == 'power_user') {
                 var allowedNicks = dbot.config.admins;
                 if(accessNeeded == 'moderator') allowedNicks = _.union(allowedNicks, dbot.config.moderators); 
+                if(accessNeeded == 'power_user') allowedNicks = _.union(allowedNicks, dbot.config.power_users);
 
                 if(!_.include(allowedNicks, user.primaryNick)) {
                     callback(false);
diff --git a/modules/kick/commands.js b/modules/kick/commands.js
index 426970e..fd02f16 100644
--- a/modules/kick/commands.js
+++ b/modules/kick/commands.js
@@ -3,6 +3,49 @@ var _ = require('underscore')._;
 var commands = function(dbot) {
     var commands = {
         /*** Kick Management ***/
+        '~quiet': function(event) {
+            var server = event.server,
+                quieter = event.user,
+                minutes = event.input[1],
+                channel = event.input[2],
+                quietee = event.input[3].trim();
+
+            if(_.isUndefined(channel)) {
+                channel = event.channel.name;
+            }
+            channel = channel.trim();
+
+            if(!_.isUndefined(minutes)) {
+                minutes = parseFloat(minutes.trim());
+                var msTimeout = new Date(new Date().getTime() + (minutes * 60000));
+                dbot.api.timers.addTimeout(msTimeout, function() {
+                    this.api.unquiet(server, quietee, channel);
+                }.bind(this));  
+                event.reply(dbot.t('tquieted', { 
+                    'quietee': quietee,
+                    'minutes': minutes
+                }));
+            } else {
+                event.reply(dbot.t('quieted', { 'quietee': quietee }));
+            }
+
+            this.api.quiet(server, quietee, channel);
+        },
+
+        '~unquiet': function(event) {
+            var server = event.server,
+                quieter = event.user,
+                channel = event.input[1],
+                quietee = event.input[2].trim();
+
+            if(_.isUndefined(channel)) {
+                channel = event.channel.name;
+            }
+            channel = channel.trim();
+
+            this.api.unquiet(server, quietee, channel);
+            event.reply(dbot.t('unquieted', { 'quietee': quietee }));
+        },
 
         '~ckick': function(event) {
             var server = event.server,
@@ -223,6 +266,8 @@ var commands = function(dbot) {
 
     commands['~ckick'].regex = [/^~ckick ([^ ]+) ([^ ]+) (.+)$/, 4];
     commands['~nban'].regex = /^~nban ([\d\.^ ]+)?([^ ]+) (.+)$/;
+    commands['~quiet'].regex = /^~quiet ([\d\.^ ]+)?(#[^ ]+ )?([^ ]+) ?$/;
+    commands['~unquiet'].regex = /^~unquiet (#[^ ]+ )?([^ ]+) ?$/;
 
     return commands;
 };
diff --git a/modules/kick/kick.js b/modules/kick/kick.js
index f90315e..9652be5 100644
--- a/modules/kick/kick.js
+++ b/modules/kick/kick.js
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ var kick = function(dbot) {
             dbot.say(server, this.config.chanserv, 'quiet ' + channel + ' ' + user);
         },
 
+        'unquiet': function(server, user, channel) {
+            dbot.say(server, this.config.chanserv, 'unquiet ' + channel + ' ' + user);
+        },
+
         'kick': function(server, user, channel, msg) {
             dbot.instance.connections[server].send('KICK ' + channel + ' ' + user + ' :' + msg);
         },
diff --git a/modules/kick/strings.json b/modules/kick/strings.json
index 07d8064..e81cceb 100644
--- a/modules/kick/strings.json
+++ b/modules/kick/strings.json
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@
         "nl": "{user} is {kicks} keer gekickt en heeft anderen {kicked} keer gekickt.",
         "de": "{user} wurde {kicks} mal gekickt und hat {kicked} mal andere Benutzer gekickt."
     },
+    "quieted": {
+        "en": "Quieted {quietee}. Remember: don't be a coconut."
+    },
+    "tquieted": {
+        "en": "Quieted {quietee} for {minutes} minutes. Remember: don't be a coconut."
+    },
+    "unquieted": {
+        "en": "Unquieted {quietee}. Remember: don't be a coconut."
+    },
     "kicked_dbot": {
         "en": "Thou shalt not kick {botname}",
         "es": "No expulsás {botname}",