diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/bukkit/regions/WorldGuardFeature.java b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/bukkit/regions/WorldGuardFeature.java
index c89840407..bab2b3b91 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/bukkit/regions/WorldGuardFeature.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/bukkit/regions/WorldGuardFeature.java
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ public class WorldGuardFeature extends BukkitMaskManager implements Listener {
             return true;
         } else if (region.isOwner("*")) {
             return true;
+        } else if (localplayer.hasPermission("worldguard.region.bypass")
+                || localplayer.hasPermission("worldguard.region.bypass."
+                + localplayer.getWorld().getName().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT))) {
+            return true;
         }
 
         //Check if the player has the FAWE permission for editing in WG regions as member, then checking member status.