diff --git a/src/commands/HelpCommand.ts b/src/commands/HelpCommand.ts
index 703d82b..a03b27c 100644
--- a/src/commands/HelpCommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/HelpCommand.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ export class HelpCommand implements ICommand {
             "!conference join <room>             - Makes the bot join the given room.\n" +
             "!conference copymods <from> <to>    - Copies the moderators from one room to another.\n" +
             "!conference widgets <aud>           - Creates all widgets for the auditorium and its talks.\n" +
+            "!conferece powerlevels <user> <room> <powerlevel>   - Assigns the given powerlevel to the given userid in the given room or room group. Run the " +
+            "command without a room and powerlevel to see a list of room groups. User must be in room to have pl elevated\n" +
             "</code></pre>" +
             "";
         return this.client.replyHtmlNotice(roomId, event, htmlHelp);
diff --git a/src/commands/InviteMeCommand.ts b/src/commands/InviteMeCommand.ts
index 776364f..59e4c23 100644
--- a/src/commands/InviteMeCommand.ts
+++ b/src/commands/InviteMeCommand.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export class InviteMeCommand implements ICommand {
     /**
      * Render a (somewhat) pretty list of group names.
      */
-    private prettyGroupNameList(roomGroups: Map<string, Set<string>>) {
+    public prettyGroupNameList(roomGroups: Map<string, Set<string>>) {
         const bySection = new Map<string, string[]>();
 
         // organise the groups into sections
diff --git a/src/commands/PowerLevelCommand.ts b/src/commands/PowerLevelCommand.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a1a3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/PowerLevelCommand.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { ICommand } from "./ICommand";
+import { Conference } from "../Conference";
+import {ConferenceMatrixClient} from "../ConferenceMatrixClient";
+import {InviteMeCommand} from "./InviteMeCommand";
+
+export class PowerLevelCommand implements ICommand {
+
+    constructor(private readonly client: ConferenceMatrixClient, private readonly conference: Conference) {
+    }
+
+    public readonly prefixes = ["powerlevels"];
+
+    public async run(managementRoomId: string, event: any, args: string[]) {
+        let targetId = args[0]
+        let pl = args[2]
+
+        const IM = new InviteMeCommand(this.client, this.conference);
+        const roomGroups = await IM.roomGroups();
+        console.log(roomGroups)
+
+        if (!args.length) {
+            return this.client.replyHtmlNotice(managementRoomId, event, "Please specify a room ID or alias, or one of the room groups:\n" + IM.prettyGroupNameList(roomGroups));
+        }
+
+        if (roomGroups.has(args[1])) {
+            const group = roomGroups.get(args[1])!;
+            for (const roomId of group) {
+                try {
+                    await this.client.setUserPowerLevel(targetId, roomId, Number(pl));
+                }
+                catch (e) {
+                    throw new Error(`Error setting power levels: in room ${roomId}, ${e.body}`)
+                }
+                await this.client.unstableApis.addReactionToEvent(roomId, event['event_id'], '✅');
+            }
+        } else {
+            let targetRoomId;
+            try {
+                targetRoomId = await this.client.resolveRoom(args[1]);
+            }
+            catch (error) {
+                throw Error(`Error resolving room ${args[1]}`, {cause:error})
+            }
+            try {
+                await this.client.setUserPowerLevel(targetRoomId, targetRoomId, Number(pl));
+            }
+            catch (e) {
+                throw new Error(`Error setting power levels in room ${targetRoomId}: ${e.body}`)
+            }
+        }
+
+        return this.client.replyHtmlNotice(managementRoomId, event, "Power levels sent")
+    }
+
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1e68e60..a805111 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { PermissionsCommand } from "./commands/PermissionsCommand";
 import { VerifyCommand } from "./commands/VerifyCommand";
 import { CustomLogger } from "./CustomLogger";
 import { InviteMeCommand } from "./commands/InviteMeCommand";
+import { PowerLevelCommand } from "./commands/PowerLevelCommand";
 import { WidgetsCommand } from "./commands/WidgetsCommand";
 import { Scoreboard } from "./Scoreboard";
 import { Scheduler } from "./Scheduler";
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ export class ConferenceBot {
             new HelpCommand(this.client),
             new InviteCommand(this.client, this.conference, this.config),
             new InviteMeCommand(this.client, this.conference),
+            new PowerLevelCommand(this.client, this.conference),
             new JoinCommand(this.client),
             new PermissionsCommand(this.client, this.conference),
             new RunCommand(this.client, this.conference, this.scheduler),