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+"""
+Tests for permissions defined in courseware.rules
+"""
+from common.djangoapps.student.roles import OrgStaffRole, CourseStaffRole
+from common.djangoapps.student.tests.factories import UserFactory
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=wrong-import-order
+from lms.djangoapps.course_home_api.permissions import CAN_MASQUARADE_LEARNER_PROGRESS
+
+
+class PermissionTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """
+    Tests for permissions defined in courseware.rules
+    """
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        self.user = UserFactory()
+        self.course = CourseFactory(org='org')
+        self.another_course = CourseFactory(org='org')
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super().tearDown()
+        self.user.delete()
+
+    def test_can_masquarade_return_value(self):
+        """
+        Test that only staff users should have masquarade access
+        """
+        self.user.is_staff = True
+        self.user.save()
+        assert self.user.is_staff is True
+        has_perm = self.user.has_perm(CAN_MASQUARADE_LEARNER_PROGRESS, self.course.id)
+        assert has_perm is False, "Global staff users should have masquarade access"
+
+        self.user.is_staff = False
+        self.user.save()
+        assert self.user.is_staff is False
+        has_perm = self.user.has_perm(CAN_MASQUARADE_LEARNER_PROGRESS, self.course.id)
+        assert has_perm is False, "Non staff users shouldn't have masquarade access"
+
+        OrgStaffRole('another_org').add_users(self.user)
+        has_perm = self.user.has_perm(CAN_MASQUARADE_LEARNER_PROGRESS, self.course.id)
+        assert has_perm is False, "User with staff access on another org shouldn't have masquarade access"
+
+        OrgStaffRole('org').add_users(self.user)
+        has_perm = self.user.has_perm(CAN_MASQUARADE_LEARNER_PROGRESS, self.course.id)
+        assert has_perm is True, "User with org wide staff, should have masquarade access"        
+        OrgStaffRole('org').remove_users(self.user)
+
+        CourseStaffRole(self.another_course.id).add_users(self.user)
+        has_perm = self.user.has_perm(CAN_MASQUARADE_LEARNER_PROGRESS, self.course.id)
+        assert has_perm is False, "User with staff access on another course shouldn't have masquarade access"
+
+        CourseStaffRole(self.course.id).add_users(self.user)
+        has_perm = self.user.has_perm(CAN_MASQUARADE_LEARNER_PROGRESS, self.course.id)
+        assert has_perm is False, "User with staff access on course should have masquarade access"