diff --git a/classes/Notice.php b/classes/Notice.php
index fde40240f3..1db431f2a7 100644
--- a/classes/Notice.php
+++ b/classes/Notice.php
@@ -203,12 +203,11 @@ class Notice extends Memcached_DataObject
         $notice = new Notice();
         $notice->profile_id = $profile_id;
 
-        $blacklist = common_config('public', 'blacklist');
         $autosource = common_config('public', 'autosource');
 
-        # Blacklisted are non-false, but not 1, either
+        # Sandboxed are non-false, but not 1, either
 
-        if (($blacklist && in_array($profile_id, $blacklist)) ||
+        if (!$user->hasRight(Right::PUBLICNOTICE) ||
             ($source && $autosource && in_array($source, $autosource))) {
             $notice->is_local = Notice::LOCAL_NONPUBLIC;
         } else {
diff --git a/classes/Profile.php b/classes/Profile.php
index e3b35533ad..291e3f0645 100644
--- a/classes/Profile.php
+++ b/classes/Profile.php
@@ -692,6 +692,9 @@ class Profile extends Memcached_DataObject
             case Right::NEWNOTICE:
                 $result = !$this->isSilenced();
                 break;
+            case Right::PUBLICNOTICE:
+                $result = !$this->isSandboxed();
+                break;
             default:
                 $result = false;
                 break;
diff --git a/lib/right.php b/lib/right.php
index ae8516602e..1a3a7d49a7 100644
--- a/lib/right.php
+++ b/lib/right.php
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ class Right
     const SILENCEUSER        = 'silenceuser';
     const SANDBOXUSER        = 'sandboxuser';
     const NEWNOTICE          = 'newnotice';
+    const PUBLICNOTICE       = 'publicnotice';
 }