diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index c55e9e6b338..9ed6fc6c8bd 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ Next Release: **Sep 6, 2018**
   * [browser.browserContexts()](#browserbrowsercontexts)
   * [browser.close()](#browserclose)
   * [browser.createIncognitoBrowserContext()](#browsercreateincognitobrowsercontext)
+  * [browser.defaultBrowserContext()](#browserdefaultbrowsercontext)
   * [browser.disconnect()](#browserdisconnect)
   * [browser.newPage()](#browsernewpage)
   * [browser.pages()](#browserpages)
@@ -48,9 +49,11 @@ Next Release: **Sep 6, 2018**
   * [event: 'targetcreated'](#event-targetcreated-1)
   * [event: 'targetdestroyed'](#event-targetdestroyed-1)
   * [browserContext.browser()](#browsercontextbrowser)
+  * [browserContext.clearPermissionOverrides()](#browsercontextclearpermissionoverrides)
   * [browserContext.close()](#browsercontextclose)
   * [browserContext.isIncognito()](#browsercontextisincognito)
   * [browserContext.newPage()](#browsercontextnewpage)
+  * [browserContext.overridePermissions(origin, permissions)](#browsercontextoverridepermissionsorigin-permissions)
   * [browserContext.pages()](#browsercontextpages)
   * [browserContext.targets()](#browsercontexttargets)
 - [class: Page](#class-page)
@@ -612,6 +615,11 @@ const page = await context.newPage();
 await page.goto('https://example.com');
 ```
 
+#### browser.defaultBrowserContext()
+- returns: <[BrowserContext]>
+
+Returns the default browser context. The default browser context can not be closed.
+
 #### browser.disconnect()
 
 Disconnects Puppeteer from the browser, but leaves the Chromium process running. After calling `disconnect`, the [Browser] object is considered disposed and cannot be used anymore.
@@ -698,6 +706,18 @@ Emitted when a target inside the browser context is destroyed, for example when
 
 The browser this browser context belongs to.
 
+#### browserContext.clearPermissionOverrides()
+- returns: <[Promise]>
+
+Clears all permission overrides for the browser context.
+
+```js
+const context = browser.defaultBrowserContext();
+context.overridePermissions('https://example.com', ['clipboard-read']);
+// do stuff ..
+context.clearPermissionOverrides();
+```
+
 #### browserContext.close()
 - returns: <[Promise]>
 
@@ -719,6 +739,35 @@ The default browser context is the only non-incognito browser context.
 
 Creates a new page in the browser context.
 
+
+#### browserContext.overridePermissions(origin, permissions)
+- `origin` <[string]> The [origin] to grant permissions to, e.g. "https://example.com".
+- `permissions` <[Array]<[string]>> An array of permissions to grant. All permissions that are not listed here will be automatically denied. Permissions can be one of the following values:
+    - `'geolocation'`
+    - `'midi'`
+    - `'midi-sysex'` (system-exclusive midi)
+    - `'notifications'`
+    - `'push'`
+    - `'camera'`
+    - `'microphone'`
+    - `'background-sync'`
+    - `'ambient-light-sensor'`
+    - `'accelerometer'`
+    - `'gyroscope'`
+    - `'magnetometer'`
+    - `'accessibility-events'`
+    - `'clipboard-read'`
+    - `'clipboard-write'`
+    - `'payment-handler'`
+- returns: <[Promise]>
+
+
+```js
+const context = browser.defaultBrowserContext();
+await context.overridePermissions('https://html5demos.com', ['geolocation']);
+```
+
+
 #### browserContext.pages()
 - returns: <[Promise]<[Array]<[Page]>>> Promise which resolves to an array of all open pages. Non visible pages, such as `"background_page"`, will not be listed here. You can find them using [target.page()](#targetpage).
 
@@ -3165,6 +3214,7 @@ TimeoutError is emitted whenever certain operations are terminated due to timeou
 [function]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Function "Function"
 [number]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Number_type "Number"
 [Object]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object "Object"
+[origin]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Origin "Origin"
 [Page]: #class-page "Page"
 [Promise]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise "Promise"
 [string]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#String_type "String"
diff --git a/lib/Browser.js b/lib/Browser.js
index 61531516cc7..8bc2fc3db2b 100644
--- a/lib/Browser.js
+++ b/lib/Browser.js
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ class Browser extends EventEmitter {
     this._connection = connection;
     this._closeCallback = closeCallback || new Function();
 
-    this._defaultContext = new BrowserContext(this, null);
+    this._defaultContext = new BrowserContext(this._connection, this, null);
     /** @type {Map<string, BrowserContext>} */
     this._contexts = new Map();
     for (const contextId of contextIds)
-      this._contexts.set(contextId, new BrowserContext(this, contextId));
+      this._contexts.set(contextId, new BrowserContext(this._connection, this, contextId));
 
     /** @type {Map<string, Target>} */
     this._targets = new Map();
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Browser extends EventEmitter {
    */
   async createIncognitoBrowserContext() {
     const {browserContextId} = await this._connection.send('Target.createBrowserContext');
-    const context = new BrowserContext(this, browserContextId);
+    const context = new BrowserContext(this._connection, this, browserContextId);
     this._contexts.set(browserContextId, context);
     return context;
   }
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ class Browser extends EventEmitter {
     return [this._defaultContext, ...Array.from(this._contexts.values())];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @return {!BrowserContext}
+   */
+  defaultBrowserContext() {
+    return this._defaultContext;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param {?string} contextId
    */
@@ -231,11 +238,13 @@ Browser.Events = {
 
 class BrowserContext extends EventEmitter {
   /**
+   * @param {!Puppeteer.Connection} connection
    * @param {!Browser} browser
    * @param {?string} contextId
    */
-  constructor(browser, contextId) {
+  constructor(connection, browser, contextId) {
     super();
+    this._connection = connection;
     this._browser = browser;
     this._id = contextId;
   }
@@ -266,6 +275,43 @@ class BrowserContext extends EventEmitter {
     return !!this._id;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param {string} origin
+   * @param {!Array<string>} permissions
+   */
+  async overridePermissions(origin, permissions) {
+    const webPermissionToProtocol = new Map([
+      ['geolocation', 'geolocation'],
+      ['midi', 'midi'],
+      ['notifications', 'notifications'],
+      ['push', 'push'],
+      ['camera', 'videoCapture'],
+      ['microphone', 'audioCapture'],
+      ['background-sync', 'backgroundSync'],
+      ['ambient-light-sensor', 'sensors'],
+      ['accelerometer', 'sensors'],
+      ['gyroscope', 'sensors'],
+      ['magnetometer', 'sensors'],
+      ['accessibility-events', 'accessibilityEvents'],
+      ['clipboard-read', 'clipboardRead'],
+      ['clipboard-write', 'clipboardWrite'],
+      ['payment-handler', 'paymentHandler'],
+      // chrome-specific permissions we have.
+      ['midi-sysex', 'midiSysex'],
+    ]);
+    permissions = permissions.map(permission => {
+      const protocolPermission = webPermissionToProtocol.get(permission);
+      if (!protocolPermission)
+        throw new Error('Unknown permission: ' + permission);
+      return protocolPermission;
+    });
+    await this._connection.send('Browser.grantPermissions', {origin, browserContextId: this._id || undefined, permissions});
+  }
+
+  async clearPermissionOverrides() {
+    await this._connection.send('Browser.resetPermissions', {browserContextId: this._id || undefined});
+  }
+
   /**
    * @return {!Promise<!Puppeteer.Page>}
    */
diff --git a/test/browsercontext.spec.js b/test/browsercontext.spec.js
index e207e931255..51e1ca59447 100644
--- a/test/browsercontext.spec.js
+++ b/test/browsercontext.spec.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect}) {
       expect(defaultContext.isIncognito()).toBe(false);
       let error = null;
       await defaultContext.close().catch(e => error = e);
+      expect(browser.defaultBrowserContext()).toBe(defaultContext);
       expect(error.message).toContain('cannot be closed');
     });
     it('should create new incognito context', async function({browser, server}) {
diff --git a/test/page.spec.js b/test/page.spec.js
index a4d7d3f5bf7..50bb0e79123 100644
--- a/test/page.spec.js
+++ b/test/page.spec.js
@@ -75,6 +75,59 @@ module.exports.addTests = function({testRunner, expect, headless}) {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('BrowserContext.overridePermissions', function() {
+    function getPermission(page, name) {
+      return page.evaluate(name => navigator.permissions.query({name}).then(result => result.state), name);
+    }
+
+    it('should be prompt by default', async({page, server, context}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      expect(await getPermission(page, 'geolocation')).toBe('prompt');
+    });
+    it('should deny permission when not listed', async({page, server, context}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      await context.overridePermissions(server.EMPTY_PAGE, []);
+      expect(await getPermission(page, 'geolocation')).toBe('denied');
+    });
+    it('should fail when bad permission is given', async({page, server, context}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      let error = null;
+      await context.overridePermissions(server.EMPTY_PAGE, ['foo']).catch(e => error = e);
+      expect(error.message).toBe('Unknown permission: foo');
+    });
+    it('should grant permission when listed', async({page, server, context}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      await context.overridePermissions(server.EMPTY_PAGE, ['geolocation']);
+      expect(await getPermission(page, 'geolocation')).toBe('granted');
+    });
+    it('should reset permissions', async({page, server, context}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      await context.overridePermissions(server.EMPTY_PAGE, ['geolocation']);
+      expect(await getPermission(page, 'geolocation')).toBe('granted');
+      await context.clearPermissionOverrides();
+      expect(await getPermission(page, 'geolocation')).toBe('prompt');
+    });
+    it('should trigger permission onchange', async({page, server, context}) => {
+      await page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE);
+      await page.evaluate(() => {
+        window.events = [];
+        return navigator.permissions.query({name: 'clipboard-read'}).then(function(result) {
+          window.events.push(result.state);
+          result.onchange = function() {
+            window.events.push(result.state);
+          };
+        });
+      });
+      expect(await page.evaluate(() => window.events)).toEqual(['prompt']);
+      await context.overridePermissions(server.EMPTY_PAGE, []);
+      expect(await page.evaluate(() => window.events)).toEqual(['prompt', 'denied']);
+      await context.overridePermissions(server.EMPTY_PAGE, ['clipboard-read']);
+      expect(await page.evaluate(() => window.events)).toEqual(['prompt', 'denied', 'granted']);
+      await context.clearPermissionOverrides();
+      expect(await page.evaluate(() => window.events)).toEqual(['prompt', 'denied', 'granted', 'prompt']);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Page.evaluate', function() {
     it('should work', async({page, server}) => {
       const result = await page.evaluate(() => 7 * 3);