diff --git a/app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendar.js b/app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendar.js
index 5a20466a9..52a311ec2 100644
--- a/app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendar.js
+++ b/app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendar.js
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ import { hasMaxReservations } from '../../utils/resourceUtils';
 import OvernightHiddenHeading from './OvernightHiddenHeading';
 
 function OvernightCalendar({
-  currentLanguage, resource, t, selected, actions, isStaff,
+  currentLanguage, resource, t, selected, actions,
   history, isLoggedIn, isStrongAuthSatisfied, isMaintenanceModeOn,
   reservationId, onEditCancel, onEditConfirm, handleDateChange, selectedDate,
-  isSuperuser,
+  isSuperuser, isResourceAdmin, isResourceManager,
 }) {
   if (!resource || !resource.reservations) {
     return null;
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ function OvernightCalendar({
     overnightStartTime, overnightEndTime, maxPeriod, minPeriod
   } = resource;
 
-  const hasAdminBypass = isSuperuser || isStaff;
+  const isUnitAdminOrHigher = isSuperuser || isResourceAdmin;
+  const isUnitManagerOrHigher = isSuperuser || isResourceAdmin || isResourceManager;
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!hasAdminBypass && startDate && endDate && !datesSameAsInitial) {
+    if (!isUnitAdminOrHigher && startDate && endDate && !datesSameAsInitial) {
       const selectedDuration = getSelectedDuration(
         startDate, endDate, overnightStartTime, overnightEndTime);
       const isDurBelowMin = isDurationBelowMin(selectedDuration, minPeriod);
@@ -98,7 +99,11 @@ function OvernightCalendar({
 
   const now = moment();
   const reservingIsAllowed = isReservingAllowed({
-    isLoggedIn, isStrongAuthSatisfied, isMaintenanceModeOn, resource, hasAdminBypass
+    isLoggedIn,
+    isStrongAuthSatisfied,
+    isMaintenanceModeOn,
+    resource,
+    hasAdminBypass: isUnitManagerOrHigher
   });
 
   const validateAndSelect = (day, { booked, nextBooked, nextClosed }) => {
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ function OvernightCalendar({
       minPeriod,
       overnightEndTime,
       overnightStartTime,
-      hasAdminBypass,
+      hasAdminBypass: isUnitManagerOrHigher,
     });
 
     if (!reservingIsAllowed) {
@@ -155,7 +160,7 @@ function OvernightCalendar({
   const isEditing = !!initialStart;
 
   const handleSelectDatetimes = () => {
-    if (!hasAdminBypass && hasMaxReservations(resource) && !isEditing) {
+    if (!isUnitManagerOrHigher && hasMaxReservations(resource) && !isEditing) {
       actions.addNotification({
         message: t('TimeSlots.maxReservationsPerUser'),
         type: 'error',
@@ -176,7 +181,8 @@ function OvernightCalendar({
 
   const selectedDuration = getSelectedDuration(
     startDate, endDate, overnightStartTime, overnightEndTime);
-  const isDurBelowMin = hasAdminBypass ? false : isDurationBelowMin(selectedDuration, minPeriod);
+  const isDurBelowMin = isUnitAdminOrHigher ? false
+    : isDurationBelowMin(selectedDuration, minPeriod);
 
   return (
     <div className="overnight-calendar">
@@ -199,7 +205,7 @@ function OvernightCalendar({
           minPeriod,
           overnightEndTime,
           overnightStartTime,
-          hasAdminBypass,
+          hasAdminBypass: isUnitManagerOrHigher,
         })}
         enableOutsideDays
         firstDayOfWeek={1}
@@ -271,7 +277,8 @@ OvernightCalendar.propTypes = {
   selected: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
   actions: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
   history: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
-  isStaff: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  isResourceAdmin: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
+  isResourceManager: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   isSuperuser: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   isLoggedIn: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   isStrongAuthSatisfied: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
diff --git a/app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendarSelector.js b/app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendarSelector.js
index 207240a63..fb8542dc1 100644
--- a/app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendarSelector.js
+++ b/app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendarSelector.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import { createStructuredSelector } from 'reselect';
 import { currentLanguageSelector } from 'state/selectors/translationSelectors';
 import {
   isLoggedInSelector, isSuperUserSelector,
-  createIsAdminForResourceSelector
+  createIsAdminForResourceSelector,
+  createIsManagerForResourceSelector
 } from 'state/selectors/authSelectors';
 import { createResourceSelector, createStrongAuthSatisfiedSelector } from 'state/selectors/dataSelectors';
 
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ const OvernightCalendarSelector = createStructuredSelector({
   isStrongAuthSatisfied: createStrongAuthSatisfiedSelector(resourceSelector),
   currentLanguage: currentLanguageSelector,
   isLoggedIn: isLoggedInSelector,
-  isStaff: createIsAdminForResourceSelector(resourceSelector),
+  isResourceAdmin: createIsAdminForResourceSelector(resourceSelector),
+  isResourceManager: createIsManagerForResourceSelector(resourceSelector),
   isSuperuser: isSuperUserSelector,
 });
 
diff --git a/app/shared/overnight-calendar/tests/OvernightCalendar.spec.js b/app/shared/overnight-calendar/tests/OvernightCalendar.spec.js
index 8df02987e..0b44d4f19 100644
--- a/app/shared/overnight-calendar/tests/OvernightCalendar.spec.js
+++ b/app/shared/overnight-calendar/tests/OvernightCalendar.spec.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ describe('app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendar', () => {
       addNotification: () => {},
     },
     history: {},
-    isStaff: false,
+    isResourceAdmin: false,
+    isResourceManager: false,
     isSuperuser: false,
     isLoggedIn: false,
     isStrongAuthSatisfied: false,
diff --git a/app/shared/overnight-calendar/tests/OvernightCalendarSelector.spec.js b/app/shared/overnight-calendar/tests/OvernightCalendarSelector.spec.js
index 86ac2be62..6a7571530 100644
--- a/app/shared/overnight-calendar/tests/OvernightCalendarSelector.spec.js
+++ b/app/shared/overnight-calendar/tests/OvernightCalendarSelector.spec.js
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ describe('app/shared/overnight-calendar/OvernightCalendarSelector', () => {
     expect(getSelected().currentLanguage).toBeDefined();
   });
 
-  test('returns isStaff', () => {
-    expect(getSelected().isStaff).toBeDefined();
+  test('returns isResourceAdmin', () => {
+    expect(getSelected().isResourceAdmin).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  test('returns isResourceManager', () => {
+    expect(getSelected().isResourceManager).toBeDefined();
   });
 
   test('returns isSuperUserSelector', () => {
diff --git a/app/state/selectors/authSelectors.js b/app/state/selectors/authSelectors.js
index 7d852205d..95ea0c354 100644
--- a/app/state/selectors/authSelectors.js
+++ b/app/state/selectors/authSelectors.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import forIn from 'lodash/forIn';
 import includes from 'lodash/includes';
 import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
-import { isStaffForResource, isAdminForResource } from 'utils/resourceUtils';
+import { isStaffForResource, isAdminForResource, isManagerForResource } from 'utils/resourceUtils';
 
 const authUserSelector = state => state.auth.user;
 const usersSelector = state => state.data.users;
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ function createIsAdminForResourceSelector(resourceSelector) {
   );
 }
 
+function createIsManagerForResourceSelector(resourceSelector) {
+  return createSelector(
+    resourceSelector,
+    (resource) => isManagerForResource(resource)
+  );
+}
+
 const authUserAmrSelector = createSelector(
   authUserSelector,
   (user) => {
@@ -114,4 +121,5 @@ export {
   isManagerForSelector,
   hasStrongAuthSelector,
   createIsAdminForResourceSelector,
+  createIsManagerForResourceSelector,
 };
diff --git a/app/state/selectors/authSelectors.spec.js b/app/state/selectors/authSelectors.spec.js
index 4d03623b7..1c596f4b0 100644
--- a/app/state/selectors/authSelectors.spec.js
+++ b/app/state/selectors/authSelectors.spec.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   hasStrongAuthSelector,
   authUserAmrSelector,
   createIsAdminForResourceSelector,
+  createIsManagerForResourceSelector,
 } from './authSelectors';
 import Resource from '../../utils/fixtures/Resource';
 
@@ -315,6 +316,34 @@ describe('state/selectors/authSelectors', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('createIsManagerForResourceSelector', () => {
+    test('returns true if user has unit manager perm for resource', () => {
+      const resource = Resource.build({
+        userPermissions: {
+          isManager: true,
+        },
+      });
+      const resourceSelector = () => resource;
+      const state = getState({
+        'data.resources': { [resource.id]: resource }
+      });
+      expect(createIsManagerForResourceSelector(resourceSelector)(state)).toEqual(true);
+    });
+
+    test('returns false if user doesnt not have unit manager perm for resource', () => {
+      const resource = Resource.build({
+        userPermissions: {
+          isManager: false,
+        },
+      });
+      const resourceSelector = () => resource;
+      const state = getState({
+        'data.resources': { [resource.id]: resource }
+      });
+      expect(createIsManagerForResourceSelector(resourceSelector)(state)).toEqual(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('authUserAmrSelector', () => {
     test('returns user profile amr value if it exists', () => {
       const amr = 'test-amr-1';
diff --git a/app/utils/__tests__/resourceUtils.spec.js b/app/utils/__tests__/resourceUtils.spec.js
index 23eaf36cd..a0edada3f 100644
--- a/app/utils/__tests__/resourceUtils.spec.js
+++ b/app/utils/__tests__/resourceUtils.spec.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import {
   getEquipment,
   isStaffForResource,
   isStrongAuthSatisfied,
-  isAdminForResource
+  isAdminForResource,
+  isManagerForResource
 } from 'utils/resourceUtils';
 import { getPrettifiedPeriodUnits } from '../timeUtils';
 import Product from '../fixtures/Product';
@@ -1162,6 +1163,18 @@ describe('Utils: resourceUtils', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('isManagerForResource', () => {
+    test('returns true when userPermissions is admin is true', () => {
+      const resource = Resource.build({ userPermissions: { isManager: true } });
+      expect(isManagerForResource(resource)).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    test('returns false when userPermissions is admin is false', () => {
+      const resource = Resource.build({ userPermissions: { isManager: false } });
+      expect(isManagerForResource(resource)).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('isStrongAuthSatisfied', () => {
     describe('when resource requires strong auth', () => {
       const resource = Resource.build({ authentication: 'strong' });
diff --git a/app/utils/resourceUtils.js b/app/utils/resourceUtils.js
index e5ed86097..7179bef49 100644
--- a/app/utils/resourceUtils.js
+++ b/app/utils/resourceUtils.js
@@ -323,6 +323,21 @@ function isAdminForResource(resource) {
   return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check whether current user is manager for given resource.
+ * @param {Object} resource
+ * @returns {boolean} true when user is manager for given resource, false if not.
+ */
+function isManagerForResource(resource) {
+  if (resource.userPermissions) {
+    const perms = resource.userPermissions;
+    if (perms.isManager) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks whether strong auth requirement is satisfied with given resource and
  * strong auth status.
@@ -357,4 +372,5 @@ export {
   isStaffForResource,
   isStrongAuthSatisfied,
   isAdminForResource,
+  isManagerForResource,
 };