diff --git a/gitea/org_member.go b/gitea/org_member.go
index 1eed90f..79dad4e 100644
--- a/gitea/org_member.go
+++ b/gitea/org_member.go
@@ -117,3 +117,26 @@ func (c *Client) SetPublicOrgMembership(org, user string, visible bool) (*Respon
 		return resp, fmt.Errorf("unexpected Status: %d", status)
 	}
 }
+
+// OrgPermissions represents the permissions for an user in an organization
+type OrgPermissions struct {
+	CanCreateRepository bool `json:"can_create_repository"`
+	CanRead             bool `json:"can_read"`
+	CanWrite            bool `json:"can_write"`
+	IsAdmin             bool `json:"is_admin"`
+	IsOwner             bool `json:"is_owner"`
+}
+
+// GetOrgPermissions returns user permissions for specific organization.
+func (c *Client) GetOrgPermissions(org, user string) (*OrgPermissions, *Response, error) {
+	if err := escapeValidatePathSegments(&org, &user); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	perm := &OrgPermissions{}
+	resp, err := c.getParsedResponse("GET", fmt.Sprintf("/users/%s/orgs/%s/permissions", user, org), jsonHeader, nil, &perm)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, resp, err
+	}
+	return perm, resp, nil
+}
diff --git a/gitea/org_member_test.go b/gitea/org_member_test.go
index 8a101ab..e017e1d 100644
--- a/gitea/org_member_test.go
+++ b/gitea/org_member_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func TestOrgMembership(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.True(t, check)
 
+	perm, _, err := c.GetOrgPermissions(newOrg.UserName, user.UserName)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, perm)
+	assert.True(t, perm.IsOwner)
+
 	_, err = c.SetPublicOrgMembership(newOrg.UserName, user.UserName, true)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	check, _, err = c.CheckPublicOrgMembership(newOrg.UserName, user.UserName)