diff --git a/luascripts/auth/acl.lua b/luascripts/auth/acl.lua
index abb24f1..a79b89d 100644
--- a/luascripts/auth/acl.lua
+++ b/luascripts/auth/acl.lua
@@ -38,4 +38,8 @@ function acl.isallowed(clientId, permission)
     return 1
 end
 
+function acl.getlevel(clientId)
+    -- returns level for client
+end
+
 return acl
diff --git a/luascripts/auth/shrubbot.lua b/luascripts/auth/shrubbot.lua
index a253b93..21b9f0f 100644
--- a/luascripts/auth/shrubbot.lua
+++ b/luascripts/auth/shrubbot.lua
@@ -111,4 +111,8 @@ function shrubbot.isallowed(clientId, permission)
     return et.G_shrubbot_permission(clientId, flags[permission])
 end
 
+function shrubbot.getlevel(clientId)
+    return et.G_shrubbot_level(clientId)
+end
+
 return shrubbot