diff --git a/pagure/api/fork.py b/pagure/api/fork.py
index 13e1aae..73b5f30 100644
--- a/pagure/api/fork.py
+++ b/pagure/api/fork.py
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ def api_pull_request_add_flag(repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
 @API.route(
     '/fork/<username>/<namespace>/<repo>/pull-request/<int:requestid>'
     '/subscribe', methods=['POST'])
-@api_login_required(acls=['issue_subscribe'])
+@api_login_required(acls=['pull_request_subscribe'])
 @api_method
 def api_subscribe_pull_request(
         repo, requestid, username=None, namespace=None):
diff --git a/pagure/default_config.py b/pagure/default_config.py
index f98d19b..0528217 100644
--- a/pagure/default_config.py
+++ b/pagure/default_config.py
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ ACLS = {
     'pull_request_comment': 'Comment on a pull-request',
     'pull_request_flag': 'Flag a pull-request',
     'pull_request_merge': 'Merge a pull-request',
+    'pull_request_subscribe': 'Subscribe the user with this token to a pull-request',
     'issue_subscribe': 'Subscribe the user with this token to an issue',
     'issue_update': 'Update an issue, status, comments, custom fields...',
     'issue_update_custom_fields': 'Update the custom fields of an issue',