diff --git a/code/User/objectFunctions.js b/code/User/objectFunctions.js
index ab278526..99ec6ef3 100644
--- a/code/User/objectFunctions.js
+++ b/code/User/objectFunctions.js
@@ -26,6 +26,26 @@ function isBlocked() {
    return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * check if user is trusted
+ */
+
+function isTrusted() {
+   if (parseInt(this.trusted,10))
+      return true;
+   return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * check if user is sysAdmin
+ */
+
+function isSysAdmin() {
+   if (parseInt(this.sysadmin,10))
+      return true;
+   return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * function for sorting member-objects by the lastupdate-timestamp
  * of the according weblog