diff --git a/imperial_coldfront_plugin/migrations/0005_groupmembership_is_manager.py b/imperial_coldfront_plugin/migrations/0005_groupmembership_is_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b589751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imperial_coldfront_plugin/migrations/0005_groupmembership_is_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.11 on 2025-01-17 09:46
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('imperial_coldfront_plugin', '0004_alter_groupmembership_member_alter_unixuid_user'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='groupmembership',
+            name='is_manager',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/imperial_coldfront_plugin/models.py b/imperial_coldfront_plugin/models.py
index 4c1916e..8e4e34c 100644
--- a/imperial_coldfront_plugin/models.py
+++ b/imperial_coldfront_plugin/models.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class GroupMembership(models.Model):
             AUTH_USER_MODEL. Deletes related memberships when the owner is deleted.
         member (ForeignKey): A reference to the user designated as member, connected to
             AUTH_USER_MODEL. Deletes related memberships when the member is deleted.
+        is_manager (BooleanField): A boolean value indicating if a member is a manager.
     """
 
     group = models.ForeignKey(
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ class GroupMembership(models.Model):
         on_delete=models.CASCADE,
     )
 
+    is_manager = models.BooleanField(default=False)
+
 
 class UnixUID(models.Model):
     """Identity data to map a user to a unique identifier.
diff --git a/imperial_coldfront_plugin/views.py b/imperial_coldfront_plugin/views.py
index 483595b..069d6d0 100644
--- a/imperial_coldfront_plugin/views.py
+++ b/imperial_coldfront_plugin/views.py
@@ -89,7 +89,12 @@ def check_access(request: HttpRequest):
 @login_required
 def send_group_invite(request: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse:
     """Invite an individual to a group."""
-    if not ResearchGroup.objects.filter(owner=request.user).exists():
+    if (
+        not ResearchGroup.objects.filter(owner=request.user).exists()
+        and not GroupMembership.objects.filter(
+            member=request.user, is_manager=True
+        ).exists()
+    ):
         return HttpResponseForbidden("You are not a group owner.")
 
     if request.method == "POST":
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 4ab7633..277937e 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -155,3 +155,14 @@ def user_client(auth_client_factory, user):
 def pi_client(auth_client_factory, pi):
     """Return an authenticated Django test client for a PI."""
     return auth_client_factory(pi)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def manager_in_group(user_factory, research_group_factory):
+    """Return a user who is a manager in a research group."""
+    from imperial_coldfront_plugin.models import GroupMembership
+
+    manager = user_factory()
+    group, memberships = research_group_factory(number_of_members=0)
+    GroupMembership.objects.create(group=group, member=manager, is_manager=True)
+    return manager, group
diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
index be6147b..ae6b4a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views.py
@@ -94,6 +94,13 @@ def test_get(self, pi_group, pi_client):
         assert response.status_code == HTTPStatus.OK
         assert isinstance(response.context["form"], GroupMembershipForm)
 
+    def test_manager_can_access(self, manager_in_group, auth_client_factory):
+        """Test that a group manager can access the view."""
+        manager, group = manager_in_group
+        client = auth_client_factory(manager)
+        response = client.get(self._get_url())
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+
     def test_post_valid(
         self, pi, pi_group, pi_client, mailoutbox, timestamp_signer_mock
     ):