diff --git a/application/models/User.php b/application/models/User.php
index 6fd867afbe7..f78df47f206 100644
--- a/application/models/User.php
+++ b/application/models/User.php
@@ -292,4 +292,17 @@ public function relations()
 			'permissions' => array(self::HAS_MANY, 'Permission', 'uid')
 		);
 	}
+
+    /**
+     * Return all super admins in the system
+     * @return User[]
+     */
+    public function getSuperAdmins()
+    {
+        $criteria = new CDbCriteria();
+        $criteria->join = ' JOIN {{permissions}} AS p ON p.uid = t.uid';
+        $criteria->addCondition('p.permission = \'superadmin\'');
+        $users = $this->findAll($criteria);
+        return $users;
+    }
 }