diff --git a/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/ImageJSON.rb b/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/ImageJSON.rb
index 5c26e22f71..240b3229c8 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/ImageJSON.rb
+++ b/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/ImageJSON.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module OpenNebulaJSON
                  when "unpublish"     then self.unpublish
                  when "update"        then self.update(action_hash['params'])
                  when "chown"         then self.chown(action_hash['params'])
+                 when "chmod"         then self.chmod_octet(action_hash['params'])
                  when "chtype"        then self.chtype(action_hash['params'])
                  else
                      error_msg = "#{action_hash['perform']} action not " <<
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ module OpenNebulaJSON
             super(params['owner_id'].to_i,params['group_id'].to_i)
         end
 
+        def chmod_octet(params=Hash.new)
+            super(params['octet'])
+        end
+
         def chtype(params=Hash.new)
             super(params['type'])
         end
diff --git a/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/TemplateJSON.rb b/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/TemplateJSON.rb
index 6b2957365d..d72041f8a4 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/TemplateJSON.rb
+++ b/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/TemplateJSON.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@ module OpenNebulaJSON
             end
 
             rc = case action_hash['perform']
-                 when "publish"       then self.publish
-                 when "unpublish"     then self.unpublish
-                 when "update"        then self.update(action_hash['params'])
-                 when "chown"         then self.chown(action_hash['params'])
-                 when "instantiate"   then self.instantiate(action_hash['params'])
+                 when "publish"     then self.publish
+                 when "unpublish"   then self.unpublish
+                 when "update"      then self.update(action_hash['params'])
+                 when "chown"       then self.chown(action_hash['params'])
+                 when "chmod"       then self.chmod_octet(action_hash['octet'])
+                 when "instantiate" then self.instantiate(action_hash['params'])
                  else
                      error_msg = "#{action_hash['perform']} action not " <<
                          " available for this resource"
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ module OpenNebulaJSON
             super(params['owner_id'].to_i,params['group_id'].to_i)
         end
 
+        def chmod_octet(params=Hash.new)
+            super(params['octet'])
+        end
+
         def instantiate(params=Hash.new)
             super(params['vm_name'])
         end
diff --git a/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/VirtualMachineJSON.rb b/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/VirtualMachineJSON.rb
index 3da1ca9f9a..7dac3fe869 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/VirtualMachineJSON.rb
+++ b/src/sunstone/models/OpenNebulaJSON/VirtualMachineJSON.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ module OpenNebulaJSON
                  when "reboot"       then self.reboot
                  when "resubmit"     then self.resubmit
                  when "chown"        then self.chown(action_hash['params'])
+                 when "chmod"        then self.chmod_octet(action_hash['params'])
                  else
                      error_msg = "#{action_hash['perform']} action not " <<
                          " available for this resource"
@@ -95,5 +96,9 @@ module OpenNebulaJSON
         def chown(params=Hash.new)
             super(params['owner_id'].to_i,params['group_id'].to_i)
         end
+
+        def chmod_octet(params=Hash.new)
+            super(params['octet'])
+        end
     end
 end
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/opennebula.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/opennebula.js
index 390fb127cc..dcd94d3406 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/opennebula.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/opennebula.js
@@ -565,6 +565,13 @@ var OpenNebula = {
         "chgrp" : function(params){
             OpenNebula.Action.chgrp(params,OpenNebula.VM.resource);
         },
+        "chmod" : function(params){
+            var action_obj = params.data.extra_param;
+            OpenNebula.Action.simple_action(params,
+                                            OpenNebula.VM.resource,
+                                            "chmod",
+                                            action_obj);
+        },
         "shutdown": function(params){
             OpenNebula.Action.simple_action(params,OpenNebula.VM.resource,"shutdown");
         },
@@ -742,6 +749,13 @@ var OpenNebula = {
         "chgrp" : function(params){
             OpenNebula.Action.chgrp(params,OpenNebula.Image.resource);
         },
+        "chmod" : function(params){
+            var action_obj = params.data.extra_param;
+            OpenNebula.Action.simple_action(params,
+                                            OpenNebula.Image.resource,
+                                            "chmod",
+                                            action_obj);
+        },
         "update": function(params){
             var action_obj = {"template_raw" : params.data.extra_param };
             OpenNebula.Action.simple_action(params,
@@ -800,6 +814,13 @@ var OpenNebula = {
         "chgrp" : function(params){
             OpenNebula.Action.chgrp(params,OpenNebula.Template.resource);
         },
+        "chmod" : function(params){
+            var action_obj = params.data.extra_param;
+            OpenNebula.Action.simple_action(params,
+                                            OpenNebula.Template.resource,
+                                            "chmod",
+                                            action_obj);
+        },
         "update" : function(params){
             var action_obj = {"template_raw" : params.data.extra_param };
             OpenNebula.Action.simple_action(params,
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
index de1000a875..d67617974f 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vms-tab.js
@@ -92,6 +92,54 @@ var create_vm_tmpl ='<form id="create_vm_form" action="">\
 </fieldset>\
 </form>';
 
+var update_vm_tmpl =
+   '<form action="javascript:alert(\'js error!\');">\
+         <h3 style="margin-bottom:10px;">'+tr("Please, choose and modify the virtual machine you want to update")+':</h3>\
+            <fieldset style="border-top:none;">\
+                 <label for="vm_template_update_select">'+tr("Select a VM")+':</label>\
+                 <select id="vm_template_update_select" name="vm_template_update_select"></select>\
+                 <div class="clear"></div>\
+                 <div>\
+                   <table class="permissions_table" style="padding:0 10px;">\
+                     <thead><tr>\
+                         <td style="width:130px">'+tr("Permissions")+':</td>\
+                         <td style="width:40px;text-align:center;">'+tr("Use")+'</td>\
+                         <td style="width:40px;text-align:center;">'+tr("Manage")+'</td>\
+                         <td style="width:40px;text-align:center;">'+tr("Admin")+'</td></tr></thead>\
+                     <tr>\
+                         <td>'+tr("Owner")+'</td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_u" class="owner_u" /></td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_m" class="owner_m" /></td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_a" class="owner_a" /></td>\
+                     </tr>\
+                     <tr>\
+                         <td>'+tr("Group")+'</td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_u" class="group_u" /></td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_m" class="group_m" /></td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_a" class="group_a" /></td>\
+                     </tr>\
+                     <tr>\
+                         <td>'+tr("Other")+'</td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_u" class="other_u" /></td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_m" class="other_m" /></td>\
+                         <td style="text-align:center"><input type="checkbox" name="vm_owner_a" class="other_a" /></td>\
+                     </tr>\
+                   </table>\
+                 </div>\
+<!--                 <label for="vnet_template_update_textarea">'+tr("Template")+':</label>\
+                 <div class="clear"></div>\
+                 <textarea id="vnet_template_update_textarea" style="width:100%; height:14em;"></textarea>\
+-->\
+            </fieldset>\
+            <fieldset>\
+                 <div class="form_buttons">\
+                    <button class="button" id="vm_template_update_button" value="VM.update_template">\
+                       '+tr("Update")+'\
+                    </button>\
+                 </div>\
+            </fieldset>\
+</form>';
+
 var vmachine_list_json = {};
 var dataTable_vMachines;
 var $create_vm_dialog;
@@ -115,6 +163,11 @@ var vm_actions = {
         call: popUpCreateVMDialog,
     },
 
+    "VM.update_dialog" : {
+        type: "custom",
+        call: popUpVMTemplateUpdateDialog
+    },
+
     "VM.list" : {
         type: "list",
         call: OpenNebula.VM.list,
@@ -373,7 +426,23 @@ var vm_actions = {
         elements: vmElements,
         error: onError,
         notify: true
-    }
+    },
+    "VM.fetch_permissions" : {
+        type: "single",
+        call: OpenNebula.VM.show,
+        callback : function(request, vm_json){
+            var dialog = $('#vm_template_update_dialog form');
+            var vm = vm_json.VM;
+            setPermissionsTable(vm,dialog);
+        },
+        error: onError
+    },
+    "VM.chmod" : {
+        type: "single",
+        call: OpenNebula.VM.chmod,
+        error: onError,
+        notify: true
+    },
 }
 
 
@@ -391,6 +460,12 @@ var vm_buttons = {
         alwaysActive: true
     },
 
+    "VM.update_dialog" : {
+        type: "action",
+        text: tr("Update properties"),
+        alwaysActive: true
+    },
+
     "VM.chown" : {
         type: "confirm_with_select",
         text: tr("Change owner"),
@@ -673,7 +748,21 @@ function updateVMInfo(request,vm){
               <tr>\
                  <td class="key_td">'+tr("Deploy ID")+'</td>\
                  <td class="value_td">'+(typeof(vm_info.DEPLOY_ID) == "object" ? "-" : vm_info.DEPLOY_ID)+'</td>\
-              </tr></tbody>\
+              </tr>\
+              <tr><td></td><td></td></tr>\
+              <tr>\
+                <td class="key_td">'+tr("Owner permissions")+'</td>\
+                <td class="value_td">'+ownerPermStr(vm_info)+'</td>\
+              </tr>\
+              <tr>\
+                <td class="key_td">'+tr("Group permissions")+'</td>\
+                <td class="value_td">'+groupPermStr(vm_info)+'</td>\
+              </tr>\
+              <tr>\
+                <td class="key_td">'+tr("Other permissions")+'</td>\
+                <td class="value_td">'+otherPermStr(vm_info)+'</td>\
+              </tr>\
+                 </tbody>\
                 </table>\
                 <table id="vm_monitoring_table" class="info_table">\
                    <thead>\
@@ -922,7 +1011,100 @@ function saveasDisksCallback(req,response){
     //introduce options in the right tab
     $('#saveas_tabs #saveas_tab_'+id+' #vm_disk_id',$saveas_vm_dialog).html(select);
 
-}
+};
+
+
+function setupVMTemplateUpdateDialog(){
+    //Append to DOM
+    dialogs_context.append('<div id="vm_template_update_dialog" title="'+tr("Update VM properties")+'"></div>');
+    var dialog = $('#vm_template_update_dialog',dialogs_context);
+
+    //Put HTML in place
+    dialog.html(update_vm_tmpl);
+
+    var height = Math.floor($(window).height()*0.8); //set height to a percentage of the window
+
+    //Convert into jQuery
+    dialog.dialog({
+        autoOpen:false,
+        width:500,
+        modal:true,
+        height:height,
+        resizable:true,
+    });
+
+    $('button',dialog).button();
+
+    $('#vm_template_update_select',dialog).change(function(){
+        var id = $(this).val();
+        $('.permissions_table input',dialog).removeAttr('checked');
+        $('.permissions_table',dialog).removeAttr('update');
+        if (id && id.length){
+            var dialog = $('#vm_template_update_dialog');
+            Sunstone.runAction("VM.fetch_permissions",id);
+        };
+    });
+
+    $('.permissions_table input',dialog).change(function(){
+        $(this).parents('table').attr('update','update');
+    });
+
+    $('form',dialog).submit(function(){
+        var dialog = $(this);
+        var id = $('#vm_template_update_select',dialog).val();
+        if (!id || !id.length) {
+            $(this).parents('#vm_template_update_dialog').dialog('close');
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        var permissions = $('.permissions_table',dialog);
+        if (permissions.attr('update')){
+            var perms = {
+                octet : buildOctet(permissions)
+            };
+            Sunstone.runAction("VM.chmod",id,perms);
+        };
+
+        $(this).parents('#vm_template_update_dialog').dialog('close');
+        return false;
+    });
+};
+
+function popUpVMTemplateUpdateDialog(){
+    var select = makeSelectOptions(dataTable_vMachines,
+                                   1,//id_col
+                                   4,//name_col
+                                   [],
+                                   []
+                                  );
+    var sel_elems = getSelectedNodes(dataTable_vMachines);
+
+
+    var dialog =  $('#vm_template_update_dialog');
+    $('#vm_template_update_select',dialog).html(select);
+    $('#vm_template_update_textarea',dialog).val("");
+    $('.permissions_table input',dialog).removeAttr('checked');
+    $('.permissions_table',dialog).removeAttr('update');
+
+    if (sel_elems.length >= 1){ //several items in the list are selected
+        //grep them
+        var new_select= sel_elems.length > 1? '<option value="">Please select</option>' : "";
+        $('option','<select>'+select+'</select>').each(function(){
+            var val = $(this).val();
+            if ($.inArray(val,sel_elems) >= 0){
+                new_select+='<option value="'+val+'">'+$(this).text()+'</option>';
+            };
+        });
+        $('#vm_template_update_select',dialog).html(new_select);
+        if (sel_elems.length == 1) {
+            $('#vm_template_update_select option',dialog).attr('selected','selected');
+            $('#vm_template_update_select',dialog).trigger("change");
+        };
+    };
+
+    dialog.dialog('open');
+    return false;
+};
 
 //Prepares autorefresh
 function setVMAutorefresh(){
@@ -1083,10 +1265,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
             { "sWidth": "150px", "aTargets": [5,9] },
             { "sWidth": "100px", "aTargets": [2,3] }
         ],
-	"oLanguage": (datatable_lang != "") ?
-	    {
-		sUrl: "locale/"+lang+"/"+datatable_lang
-	    } : ""
+        "oLanguage": (datatable_lang != "") ?
+            {
+                sUrl: "locale/"+lang+"/"+datatable_lang
+            } : ""
     });
 
     dataTable_vMachines.fnClearTable();
@@ -1096,6 +1278,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     Sunstone.runAction("VM.list");
 
     setupCreateVMDialog();
+    setupVMTemplateUpdateDialog();
     setupSaveasDialog();
     setVMAutorefresh();
     setupVNC();
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vnets-tab.js b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vnets-tab.js
index ab84ee4282..a4c9cd4583 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vnets-tab.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/js/plugins/vnets-tab.js
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ function popUpCreateVnetDialog() {
 
 function setupVNetTemplateUpdateDialog(){
     //Append to DOM
-    dialogs_context.append('<div id="vnet_template_update_dialog" title="'+tr("Update network template")+'"></div>');
+    dialogs_context.append('<div id="vnet_template_update_dialog" title="'+tr("Update network properties")+'"></div>');
     var dialog = $('#vnet_template_update_dialog',dialogs_context);
 
     //Put HTML in place
@@ -893,9 +893,10 @@ function setupVNetTemplateUpdateDialog(){
 
     $('#vnet_template_update_select',dialog).change(function(){
         var id = $(this).val();
+        $('.permissions_table input',dialog).removeAttr('checked')
+        $('.permissions_table',dialog).removeAttr('update');
         if (id && id.length){
             var dialog = $('#vnet_template_update_dialog');
-            $('.permissions_table input',dialog).removeAttr('checked')
             $('#vnet_template_update_textarea',dialog).val(tr("Loading")+"...");
 
             Sunstone.runAction("Network.fetch_permissions",id);
@@ -914,11 +915,11 @@ function setupVNetTemplateUpdateDialog(){
         var new_template = $('#vnet_template_update_textarea',dialog).val();
         var id = $('#vnet_template_update_select',dialog).val();
         if (!id || !id.length) {
-            dialog.dialog('close');
+            $(this).parents('#vnet_template_update_dialog').dialog('close');            
             return false;
         };
 
-        var permissions = $('.permissions_table');
+        var permissions = $('.permissions_table',dialog);
         if (permissions.attr('update')){
             var perms = {
                 octet : buildOctet(permissions)
@@ -945,7 +946,8 @@ function popUpVNetTemplateUpdateDialog(){
     var dialog =  $('#vnet_template_update_dialog');
     $('#vnet_template_update_select',dialog).html(select);
     $('#vnet_template_update_textarea',dialog).val("");
-    $('.permissions_table input',dialog).removeAttr('checked')
+    $('.permissions_table input',dialog).removeAttr('checked');
+    $('.permissions_table',dialog).removeAttr('update');
 
     if (sel_elems.length >= 1){ //several items in the list are selected
         //grep them
@@ -960,8 +962,7 @@ function popUpVNetTemplateUpdateDialog(){
         if (sel_elems.length == 1) {
             $('#vnet_template_update_select option',dialog).attr('selected','selected');
             $('#vnet_template_update_select',dialog).trigger("change");
-        }
-
+        };
     };
 
     dialog.dialog('open');