diff --git a/docs/howto/features/buckets.md b/docs/howto/features/buckets.md
index b888f4614a..a404ebfeaa 100644
--- a/docs/howto/features/buckets.md
+++ b/docs/howto/features/buckets.md
@@ -233,9 +233,14 @@ primarily for large data transfer from on-premise systems. Since
 [Google Groups](https://groups.google.com) can be used to control access to
 GCS buckets, it can be used to allow arbitrary users to write to the bucket!
 
-1. With your `2i2c.org` google account, go to [Google Groups](https://groups.google.com) and create a new Google Group with the name
-   "{bucket-name}-writers", where "{bucket-name}" is the name of the bucket
-   we are going to grant write access to.
+1. With your `2i2c.org` google account, go to [Google Groups](https://groups.google.com)
+   and create a new Google Group with the name "{bucket-name}-writers" and email
+   "{bucket-name}-writers@googlegroups.com", where "{bucket-name}" is the name
+   of the bucket we are going to grant write access to.
+
+   Use of `@googlegroups.com` instead of `@2i2c.org` is suitable as this group
+   will include non-2i2c members, who otherwise could get control of a 2i2c.org
+   email which isn't a necessary security compromise.
 
 2. Grant "Group Owner" access to the community champion requesting this feature.
    They will be able to add / remove users from the group as necessary, and
diff --git a/terraform/gcp/buckets.tf b/terraform/gcp/buckets.tf
index 00e985343a..a45b831ca9 100644
--- a/terraform/gcp/buckets.tf
+++ b/terraform/gcp/buckets.tf
@@ -122,6 +122,21 @@ resource "google_storage_bucket_iam_member" "extra_admin_members" {
   member   = each.value.member
 }
 
+// Being storage admin isn't sufficient to do work against a bucket, they need
+// "service usage consumer" as well. The service usage consumer part can be
+// restricted to a specific bucket, which this IAM member accomplishes.
+resource "google_project_iam_member" "extra_admin_members" {
+  for_each = { for bm in local.bucket_extra_admin_members : "${bm.bucket_name}.${bm.member}" => bm }
+  project  = var.project_id
+  role     = "roles/serviceusage.serviceUsageConsumer"
+  member   = each.value.member
+
+  condition {
+    title      = "Allow work against bucket ${google_storage_bucket.user_buckets[each.value.bucket_name].name}"
+    expression = "resource.type == \"storage.googleapis.com/Bucket\" && resource.name.startsWith(\"projects/_/buckets/${google_storage_bucket.user_buckets[each.value.bucket_name].name}\")"
+  }
+}
+
 resource "google_storage_bucket_iam_member" "public_access" {
   for_each = { for k, v in var.user_buckets : k => v if v.public_access }
   bucket   = google_storage_bucket.user_buckets[each.key].name