diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/ConfigsExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/ConfigsExtensions.cs
index d1672c6c7f..17dc63943a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/ConfigsExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/ConfigsExtensions.cs
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Grid;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.HealthChecks;
 using Umbraco.Core.Configuration.UmbracoSettings;
+using Umbraco.Core.Dashboards;
 using Umbraco.Core.IO;
 using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
 using Umbraco.Core.Manifest;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core
 {
@@ -48,6 +50,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core
                 configDir,
                 factory.GetInstance<ManifestParser>(),
                 factory.GetInstance<IRuntimeState>().Debug));
+
+            configs.Add<IContentDashboardSettings>(factory =>
+                new ContentDashboardSettings(factory.GetInstance<IGlobalSettings>(),
+                    factory.GetInstance<IUserService>()));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Dashboards/ContentDashboardSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dashboards/ContentDashboardSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3db808fe02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dashboards/ContentDashboardSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Umbraco.Core.Configuration;
+using Umbraco.Core.Services;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Dashboards
+{
+    public class ContentDashboardSettings: IContentDashboardSettings
+    {
+        private readonly IGlobalSettings _globalSettings;
+        private readonly IUserService _userService;
+
+        public ContentDashboardSettings(IGlobalSettings globalSettings, IUserService userService)
+        {
+            _globalSettings = globalSettings;
+            _userService = userService;
+        }
+
+        public IAccessRule[] GetAccessRulesFromConfig()
+        {
+            var rules = new List<IAccessRule>();
+
+            if (_globalSettings.AllowContentDashboardAccessToAllUsers)
+            {
+                var allUserGroups = _userService.GetAllUserGroups();
+
+                foreach (var userGroup in allUserGroups)
+                {
+                    rules.Add(new AccessRule
+                    {
+                        Type = AccessRuleType.Grant,
+                        Value = userGroup.Alias
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+
+            return rules.ToArray();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Dashboards/IContentDashboardSettings.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dashboards/IContentDashboardSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b5ea7d7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Dashboards/IContentDashboardSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Dashboards
+{
+    public interface IContentDashboardSettings
+    {
+        IAccessRule[] GetAccessRulesFromConfig();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index 832b8a5801..63c7ac178d 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
     <Compile Include="Constants-CharArrays.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Collections\EventClearingObservableCollection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Constants-SqlTemplates.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Dashboards\ContentDashboardSettings.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Dashboards\IContentDashboardSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Exceptions\UnattendedInstallException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\Models\ContentTypeDto80.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Migrations\Upgrade\V_8_0_0\Models\PropertyDataDto80.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Dashboards/ContentDashboard.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Dashboards/ContentDashboard.cs
index 3dbc0cb693..4b17bcf7ff 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Dashboards/ContentDashboard.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Dashboards/ContentDashboard.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Dashboards
     [Weight(10)]
     public class ContentDashboard : IDashboard
     {
+        private readonly IContentDashboardSettings _dashboardSettings;
         public string Alias => "contentIntro";
 
         public string[] Sections => new[] { "content" };
@@ -20,15 +21,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Dashboards
         {
             get
             {
-                IAccessRule[] rules;
-                var dashboardConfig = Path.Combine(IOHelper.MapPath(SystemDirectories.Config), "content.dashboard.access.config.js");
+                var rules = _dashboardSettings.GetAccessRulesFromConfig();
 
-                if (File.Exists(dashboardConfig))
-                {
-                    var rawJson = File.ReadAllText(dashboardConfig);
-                    rules = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<AccessRule[]>(rawJson);
-                }
-                else
+                if (rules.Length == 0)
                 {
                     rules = new IAccessRule[]
                     {
@@ -36,8 +31,14 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Dashboards
                         new AccessRule {Type = AccessRuleType.Grant, Value = Constants.Security.AdminGroupAlias}
                     };
                 }
+
                 return rules;
             }
         }
+
+        public ContentDashboard(IContentDashboardSettings dashboardSettings)
+        {
+            _dashboardSettings = dashboardSettings;
+        }
     }
 }