diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.cpp
index 188c420a5d..c6eaa03634 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainGatekeeper.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ NodePermissions DomainGatekeeper::setPermissionsForUser(bool isLocalUser, QStrin
 
 #ifdef WANT_DEBUG
             qDebug() << "|  user-permissions: specific MAC matches, so:" << userPerms;
+#endif
+        } else if (_server->_settingsManager.hasPermissionsForMachineFingerprint(machineFingerprint)) {
+            userPerms = _server->_settingsManager.getPermissionsForMachineFingerprint(machineFingerprint);
+#ifdef WANT_DEBUG
+            qDebug(() << "| user-permissions: specific Machine Fingerprint matches, so: " << userPerms;
 #endif
         } else if (_server->_settingsManager.hasPermissionsForIP(senderAddress)) {
             // this user comes from an IP we have in our permissions table, apply those permissions