diff --git a/src/main/java/net/pietru/cookie_utils/permissions/Permissions.java b/src/main/java/net/pietru/cookie_utils/permissions/Permissions.java
index 869cf52..3f1925c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/pietru/cookie_utils/permissions/Permissions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/pietru/cookie_utils/permissions/Permissions.java
@@ -108,11 +108,34 @@ public class Permissions {
     }
 
     public static boolean has_perm(String playerId,String perm){
+        if (perm.isEmpty())
+            return has_user_special_perm(playerId);
         GroupPerms group = default_group;
         if (player_group.containsKey(playerId))
             if (groupPermsMap.containsKey(player_group.get(playerId)))
                 group=groupPermsMap.get(player_group.get(playerId));
-        return has_user_special_perm(playerId) || group.has_perm(perm) || group.has_perm("*");
+        String[] perm_parts = perm.split("\\.");
+        boolean has_valid_perm = group.has_perm("*");
+        if (!has_valid_perm){
+            for (int i = 0; i < perm_parts.length; i++) {
+                StringBuilder perm_test = new StringBuilder();
+                for (int j = 0; j < i + 1; j++) {
+                    if (j < i)
+                        perm_test.append(perm_parts[j]).append(".");
+                    else {
+                        if (perm_parts.length == i + 1)
+                            perm_test.append(perm_parts[j]);
+                        else
+                            perm_test.append("*");
+                    }
+                }
+                if (group.has_perm(perm_test.toString())) {
+                    has_valid_perm = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return has_user_special_perm(playerId) || has_valid_perm;
     }
 
     public static GroupPerms get_group(String playerId){