diff --git a/server/src/creators/role-creator.js b/server/src/creators/role-creator.js
index 9d22a5a2d..5c16e6650 100644
--- a/server/src/creators/role-creator.js
+++ b/server/src/creators/role-creator.js
@@ -1,234 +1,235 @@
 // @flow
 
 import {
   type RoleInfo,
   threadPermissions,
   threadPermissionPrefixes,
   type ThreadRolePermissionsBlob,
   type ThreadType,
   threadTypes,
 } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import { dbQuery, SQL } from '../database/database';
 import createIDs from './id-creator';
 
 type InitialRoles = {|
   default: RoleInfo,
   creator: RoleInfo,
 |};
 async function createInitialRolesForNewThread(
   threadID: string,
   threadType: ThreadType,
 ): Promise<InitialRoles> {
   const rolePermissions = getRolePermissionBlobsForChat(threadType);
   const ids = await createIDs('roles', Object.values(rolePermissions).length);
 
   const time = Date.now();
   const newRows = [];
   const namesToIDs = {};
   for (const name in rolePermissions) {
     const id = ids.shift();
     namesToIDs[name] = id;
     const permissionsBlob = JSON.stringify(rolePermissions[name]);
     newRows.push([id, threadID, name, permissionsBlob, time]);
   }
 
   const query = SQL`
     INSERT INTO roles (id, thread, name, permissions, creation_time)
     VALUES ${newRows}
   `;
   await dbQuery(query);
 
   const defaultRoleInfo = {
     id: namesToIDs.Members,
     name: 'Members',
     permissions: rolePermissions.Members,
     isDefault: true,
   };
   if (!rolePermissions.Admins) {
     return {
       default: defaultRoleInfo,
       creator: defaultRoleInfo,
     };
   }
 
   const adminRoleInfo = {
     id: namesToIDs.Admins,
     name: 'Admins',
     permissions: rolePermissions.Admins,
     isDefault: false,
   };
   return {
     default: defaultRoleInfo,
     creator: adminRoleInfo,
   };
 }
 
 type RolePermissionBlobs = {|
   Members: ThreadRolePermissionsBlob,
   Admins?: ThreadRolePermissionsBlob,
 |};
 
 // Originally all chat threads were orgs, but for the alpha launch I decided
 // it's better to keep it simple. I'll probably reintroduce orgs at some point.
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 function getRolePermissionBlobsForOrg(): RolePermissionBlobs {
   const openDescendantKnowOf =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.OPEN_DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.KNOW_OF;
   const openDescendantVisible =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.OPEN_DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.VISIBLE;
   const openDescendantJoinThread =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.OPEN_DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.JOIN_THREAD;
   const memberPermissions = {
     [threadPermissions.KNOW_OF]: true,
     [threadPermissions.VISIBLE]: true,
     [threadPermissions.JOIN_THREAD]: true,
     [openDescendantKnowOf]: true,
     [openDescendantVisible]: true,
     [openDescendantJoinThread]: true,
     [threadPermissions.VOICED]: true,
     [threadPermissions.EDIT_ENTRIES]: true,
     [threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD]: true,
     [threadPermissions.CREATE_SUBTHREADS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.CREATE_SIDEBARS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.ADD_MEMBERS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.LEAVE_THREAD]: true,
   };
   const descendantKnowOf =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.KNOW_OF;
   const descendantVisible =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.VISIBLE;
   const descendantJoinThread =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.JOIN_THREAD;
   const descendantVoiced =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.VOICED;
   const descendantEditEntries =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.EDIT_ENTRIES;
   const descendantEditThread =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD;
   const descendantCreateSubthreads =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.CREATE_SUBTHREADS;
   const descendantCreateSidebars =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.CREATE_SIDEBARS;
   const descendantAddMembers =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.ADD_MEMBERS;
   const descendantDeleteThread =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.DELETE_THREAD;
   const descendantEditPermissions =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.EDIT_PERMISSIONS;
   const descendantRemoveMembers =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.REMOVE_MEMBERS;
   const descendantChangeRole =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.CHANGE_ROLE;
   const adminPermissions = {
     [threadPermissions.KNOW_OF]: true,
     [threadPermissions.VISIBLE]: true,
     [threadPermissions.JOIN_THREAD]: true,
     [threadPermissions.VOICED]: true,
     [threadPermissions.EDIT_ENTRIES]: true,
     [threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD]: true,
     [threadPermissions.CREATE_SUBTHREADS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.CREATE_SIDEBARS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.ADD_MEMBERS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.DELETE_THREAD]: true,
     [threadPermissions.EDIT_PERMISSIONS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.REMOVE_MEMBERS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.CHANGE_ROLE]: true,
     [threadPermissions.LEAVE_THREAD]: true,
     [descendantKnowOf]: true,
     [descendantVisible]: true,
     [descendantJoinThread]: true,
     [descendantVoiced]: true,
     [descendantEditEntries]: true,
     [descendantEditThread]: true,
     [descendantCreateSubthreads]: true,
     [descendantCreateSidebars]: true,
     [descendantAddMembers]: true,
     [descendantDeleteThread]: true,
     [descendantEditPermissions]: true,
     [descendantRemoveMembers]: true,
     [descendantChangeRole]: true,
   };
   return {
     Members: memberPermissions,
     Admins: adminPermissions,
   };
 }
 
 function getRolePermissionBlobsForChat(
   threadType: ThreadType,
 ): RolePermissionBlobs {
   if (threadType === threadTypes.SIDEBAR) {
     const memberPermissions = {
       [threadPermissions.KNOW_OF]: true,
       [threadPermissions.VISIBLE]: true,
       [threadPermissions.VOICED]: true,
       [threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD]: true,
       [threadPermissions.ADD_MEMBERS]: true,
       [threadPermissions.EDIT_PERMISSIONS]: true,
       [threadPermissions.REMOVE_MEMBERS]: true,
       [threadPermissions.LEAVE_THREAD]: true,
     };
     return {
       Members: memberPermissions,
     };
   }
 
   if (threadType === threadTypes.PRIVATE) {
     const memberPermissions = {
       [threadPermissions.KNOW_OF]: true,
       [threadPermissions.VISIBLE]: true,
       [threadPermissions.VOICED]: true,
+      [threadPermissions.CREATE_SIDEBARS]: true,
     };
     return {
       Members: memberPermissions,
     };
   }
 
   const openDescendantKnowOf =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.OPEN_DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.KNOW_OF;
   const openDescendantVisible =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.OPEN_DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.VISIBLE;
   const openDescendantJoinThread =
     threadPermissionPrefixes.OPEN_DESCENDANT + threadPermissions.JOIN_THREAD;
 
   if (threadType === threadTypes.PERSONAL) {
     return {
       Members: {
         [threadPermissions.KNOW_OF]: true,
         [threadPermissions.VISIBLE]: true,
         [threadPermissions.VOICED]: true,
         [threadPermissions.EDIT_ENTRIES]: true,
         [threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD]: true,
         [threadPermissions.CREATE_SUBTHREADS]: true,
         [threadPermissions.CREATE_SIDEBARS]: true,
         [openDescendantKnowOf]: true,
         [openDescendantVisible]: true,
         [openDescendantJoinThread]: true,
       },
     };
   }
 
   const memberPermissions = {
     [threadPermissions.KNOW_OF]: true,
     [threadPermissions.VISIBLE]: true,
     [threadPermissions.JOIN_THREAD]: true,
     [threadPermissions.VOICED]: true,
     [threadPermissions.EDIT_ENTRIES]: true,
     [threadPermissions.EDIT_THREAD]: true,
     [threadPermissions.CREATE_SUBTHREADS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.CREATE_SIDEBARS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.ADD_MEMBERS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.EDIT_PERMISSIONS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.REMOVE_MEMBERS]: true,
     [threadPermissions.LEAVE_THREAD]: true,
     [openDescendantKnowOf]: true,
     [openDescendantVisible]: true,
     [openDescendantJoinThread]: true,
   };
   return {
     Members: memberPermissions,
   };
 }
 
 export { createInitialRolesForNewThread, getRolePermissionBlobsForChat };