diff --git a/config/irc_config.py b/config/irc_config.py
index 9f97b36..62ec6db 100644
--- a/config/irc_config.py
+++ b/config/irc_config.py
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ CHANS = ["##earwigbot", "##earwig", "#wikipedia-en-afc"]
 AFC_CHANS = ["#wikipedia-en-afc"] # report recent AFC changes
 BOT_CHANS = ["##earwigbot", "#wikipedia-en-afc"] # report edits containing "!earwigbot"
 
-# hardcoded hostnames of users who can use !restart and !git
-ADMINS = ["wikipedia/The-Earwig"]
+# hardcoded hostnames of users with certain permissions
+OWNERS = ["wikipedia/The-Earwig"] # can use owner-only commands (!restart and !git)
+ADMINS = ["wikipedia/The-Earwig", "wikipedia/LeonardBloom"] # can use high-risk commands, e.g. !op
diff --git a/irc/commands/chanops.py b/irc/commands/chanops.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c22ecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/commands/chanops.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8  -*-
+
+"""Voice/devoice/op/deop users in the channel."""
+
+from config.irc_config import *
+
+connection, data = None, None
+
+def call(c, d):
+    global connection, data
+    connection, data = c, d
+
+    if data.host not in ADMINS:
+        connection.reply(data.chan, data.nick, "you must be a bot admin to use this command.")
+        return
+
+    if not data.args: # if it is just !op/!devoice/whatever without arguments, assume they want to do this to themselves
+        target = data.nick
+    else:
+        target = data.args[0]
+
+    action = data.command[1:] # strip ! at the beginning of the command
+
+    connection.say("ChanServ", "%s %s %s" % (action, data.chan, target))
diff --git a/irc/commands/git.py b/irc/commands/git.py
index 03d579e..ab17b93 100644
--- a/irc/commands/git.py
+++ b/irc/commands/git.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ def call(c, d):
     global connection, data
     connection, data = c, d
 
-    if data.host not in ADMINS:
-        connection.reply(data.chan, data.nick, "you must be a bot admin to use this command.")
+    if data.host not in OWNERS:
+        connection.reply(data.chan, data.nick, "you must be a bot owner to use this command.")
         return
     
     if not data.args:
diff --git a/irc/frontend.py b/irc/frontend.py
index 39f3299..1c6967a 100644
--- a/irc/frontend.py
+++ b/irc/frontend.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def main(connection):
                 triggers.check(connection, data, "msg") # check for general messages
 
                 if data.msg.startswith("!restart"): # hardcode the !restart command (we can't restart from within an ordinary command)
-                    if data.host in ADMINS:
-                        print "restarting bot per admin request..."
+                    if data.host in OWNERS:
+                        print "restarting bot per owner request..."
                         return
 
             if line[0] == "PING": # If we are pinged, pong back to the server
diff --git a/irc/triggers.py b/irc/triggers.py
index 1c93ed6..08a13c2 100644
--- a/irc/triggers.py
+++ b/irc/triggers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Check what events on IRC we can respond to.
 
-from irc.commands import test, help, git, link
+from irc.commands import test, help, git, link, chanops
 
 def check(connection, data, hook):
     data.parse_args() # parse command arguments into data.command and data.args
@@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ def check(connection, data, hook):
         ("[[" in data.msg and "]]" in data.msg) or
         ("{{" in data.msg and "}}" in data.msg)):
             link.call(connection, data)
+
+        elif (data.command == "!voice" or data.command == "!devoice" or
+        data.command == "!op" or data.command == "!deop"):
+            chanops.call(connection, data)
diff --git a/irc/watcher.py b/irc/watcher.py
index 7e4a705..db2c700 100644
--- a/irc/watcher.py
+++ b/irc/watcher.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def report(msg, chans):
         frontend_conn.say(chan, msg)
 
 def check(rc):
-    """check to see if """
+    """check if we're supposed to report this message anywhere"""
     page_name = rc.page.lower()
     pretty_msg = rc.pretty()