diff --git a/Repository/PermissionCriterionResolver.php b/Repository/PermissionCriterionResolver.php
index 93384737b..7f5c8a6db 100644
--- a/Repository/PermissionCriterionResolver.php
+++ b/Repository/PermissionCriterionResolver.php
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ interface PermissionCriterionResolver
      *
      * @param string $module
      * @param string $function
+     * @param array|null $targets
      *
      * @return bool|\eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Query\Criterion
      */
-    public function getPermissionsCriterion($module, $function);
+    public function getPermissionsCriterion($module, $function, ?array $targets = null);
 }
diff --git a/Repository/SectionService.php b/Repository/SectionService.php
index 77ec5467b..c75159e07 100644
--- a/Repository/SectionService.php
+++ b/Repository/SectionService.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 namespace eZ\Publish\API\Repository;
 
+use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Location;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\SectionCreateStruct;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\ContentInfo;
 use eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Section;
@@ -111,6 +112,15 @@ public function isSectionUsed(Section $section);
      */
     public function assignSection(ContentInfo $contentInfo, Section $section);
 
+    /**
+     * Assigns the subtree to the given section
+     * this method overrides the current assigned section.
+     *
+     * @param \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Location $location
+     * @param \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Values\Content\Section $section
+     */
+    public function assignSectionToSubtree(Location $location, Section $section): void;
+
     /**
      * Deletes $section from content repository.
      *
diff --git a/Repository/Tests/SectionServiceTest.php b/Repository/Tests/SectionServiceTest.php
index 51c69207d..b2be0bea6 100644
--- a/Repository/Tests/SectionServiceTest.php
+++ b/Repository/Tests/SectionServiceTest.php
@@ -588,6 +588,58 @@ public function testAssignSection()
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test for the assignSectionToSubtree() method.
+     *
+     * @see \eZ\Publish\API\Repository\SectionService::assignSectionToSubtree()
+     * @depends eZ\Publish\API\Repository\Tests\SectionServiceTest::testCreateSection
+     */
+    public function testAssignSectionToSubtree()
+    {
+        $repository = $this->getRepository();
+        $sectionService = $repository->getSectionService();
+
+        $standardSectionId = $this->generateId('section', 1);
+        $mediaSectionId = $this->generateId('section', 3);
+
+        $beforeStandardCount = $sectionService->countAssignedContents(
+            $sectionService->loadSection($standardSectionId)
+        );
+
+        $beforeMediaCount = $sectionService->countAssignedContents(
+            $sectionService->loadSection($mediaSectionId)
+        );
+
+        // RemoteId of the "Media" page of an eZ Publish demo installation
+        $mediaRemoteId = '75c715a51699d2d309a924eca6a95145';
+
+        /* BEGIN: Use Case */
+        $locationService = $repository->getLocationService();
+
+        // Load a location instance
+        $location = $locationService->loadLocationByRemoteId($mediaRemoteId);
+
+        // Load the "Standard" section
+        $section = $sectionService->loadSection($standardSectionId);
+
+        // Assign Section to ContentInfo
+        $sectionService->assignSectionToSubtree($location, $section);
+
+        /* END: Use Case */
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $beforeStandardCount + 4,
+            $sectionService->countAssignedContents(
+                $sectionService->loadSection($standardSectionId)
+            )
+        );
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $beforeMediaCount - 4,
+            $sectionService->countAssignedContents(
+                $sectionService->loadSection($mediaSectionId)
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test for the countAssignedContents() method.
      *