diff --git a/conntrackt/models.py b/conntrackt/models.py
--- a/conntrackt/models.py
+++ b/conntrackt/models.py
@@ -3,6 +3,25 @@ from django.core.exceptions import Valid
 from django.db import models
 
 
+class ViewPermissionModelMetaClass(models.base.ModelBase):
+    """
+    Implements a meta class that can be used for automatically adding the view
+    permission for a model.
+
+    Limitation is that syncdb must be called with --all if using South.
+
+    Original source found at:
+
+    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/725913/dynamic-meta-attributes-for-django-models
+    """
+
+    def __new__(cls, name, bases, attrs):
+        cl = super(ViewPermissionModelMetaClass, cls).__new__(cls, name, bases, attrs)
+        cl._meta.permissions.append(('view_' + cl._meta.module_name, u'Can view %s' % cl._meta.verbose_name))
+
+        return cl
+
+
 class Project(models.Model):
     """
     Implements a model with information about a project. A project has some
@@ -18,6 +37,8 @@ class Project(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     description = models.TextField(blank=True)
 
+    __metaclass__ = ViewPermissionModelMetaClass
+
     def __unicode__(self):
         """
         Returns:
@@ -54,6 +75,8 @@ class Location(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(max_length=100)
     description = models.TextField(blank=True)
 
+    __metaclass__ = ViewPermissionModelMetaClass
+
     def __unicode__(self):
         """
         Returns:
@@ -88,6 +111,8 @@ class Entity(models.Model):
     project = models.ForeignKey(Project)
     location = models.ForeignKey(Location)
 
+    __metaclass__ = ViewPermissionModelMetaClass
+
     class Meta:
         """
         Overrides some of the default parameters used by Django for this model.