diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlCollection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlCollection.cs
index 2bd69d78b4..d977f59a3d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlCollection.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlCollection.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
 
         protected override object GetElementKey(ConfigurationElement element)
         {
-            return ((ControlElement)element).Value;
+            return ((ControlElement)element).ControlPath;
         }
 
         IEnumerator<IControl> IEnumerable<IControl>.GetEnumerator()
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlElement.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlElement.cs
index 778882f1b2..0a3ef8bc78 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlElement.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ControlElement.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 using System.Configuration;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
 {
-    internal class ControlElement : InnerTextConfigurationElement<string>, IControl
+    internal class ControlElement : RawXmlConfigurationElement, IControl
     {
         [ConfigurationProperty("showOnce", DefaultValue = false)]
         public bool ShowOnce
@@ -22,9 +24,24 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
             get { return (string)this["panelCaption"]; }
         }
 
+        [ConfigurationProperty("access")]
+        public AccessElement Access
+        {
+            get { return (AccessElement)this["access"]; }
+        }
+
         public string ControlPath 
         { 
-            get { return Value; }
+            get
+            {
+                //we need to return the first (and only) text element of the children (wtf... who designed this configuration ! :P )
+                var txt = RawXml.Nodes().OfType<XText>().FirstOrDefault();
+                if (txt == null)
+                {
+                    throw new ConfigurationErrorsException("The control element must contain a text node indicating the control path");
+                }
+                return txt.Value;
+            }
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ISection.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ISection.cs
index cf8a802d12..a5765b6107 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ISection.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/ISection.cs
@@ -9,5 +9,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
         string Area { get; }
 
         IEnumerable<ITab> Tabs { get; }
+
+        IAccess AccessRights { get; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/SectionElement.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/SectionElement.cs
index db20fad4e5..de83353722 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/SectionElement.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Configuration/Dashboard/SectionElement.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
         {
             get { return (AreasElement)this["areas"]; }
         }
+        
+        [ConfigurationProperty("access")]
+        public AccessElement Access
+        {
+            get { return (AccessElement)this["access"]; }
+        }
 
         [ConfigurationCollection(typeof(SectionCollection), AddItemName = "tab")]
         [ConfigurationProperty("", IsDefaultCollection = true)]
@@ -34,5 +40,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Configuration.Dashboard
         {
             get { return Area.AreaName; }
         }
+
+        IAccess ISection.AccessRights
+        {
+            get { return Access; }
+        }
     }
 }
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