diff --git a/mod/chat/db/access.php b/mod/chat/db/access.php
index 89af1a6554b0a..9c4e6801dbd45 100644
--- a/mod/chat/db/access.php
+++ b/mod/chat/db/access.php
@@ -103,4 +103,12 @@
         ),
     ),
 
+    'mod/chat:view' => array(
+        'captype' => 'read',
+        'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_MODULE,
+        'archetypes' => array(
+            'user' => CAP_ALLOW,
+            'guest' => CAP_ALLOW
+        )
+    )
 );
diff --git a/mod/chat/lang/en/chat.php b/mod/chat/lang/en/chat.php
index 75deced78ca82..91545ba9e49be 100644
--- a/mod/chat/lang/en/chat.php
+++ b/mod/chat/lang/en/chat.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 $string['chatreport'] = 'Chat sessions';
 $string['chat:talk'] = 'Talk in a chat';
 $string['chattime'] = 'Next chat time';
+$string['chat:view'] = 'View chat activity';
 $string['entermessage'] = "Enter your message";
 $string['eventmessagesent'] = 'Message sent';
 $string['eventsessionsviewed'] = 'Sessions viewed';
diff --git a/mod/chat/version.php b/mod/chat/version.php
index 507c4cbb4d401..8a0c088800f8a 100644
--- a/mod/chat/version.php
+++ b/mod/chat/version.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2016052300; // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2016071500; // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2016051900; // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'mod_chat'; // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
 $plugin->cron      = 300;