diff --git a/files/helpers/config/const.py b/files/helpers/config/const.py
index ece8ba409..aae143014 100644
--- a/files/helpers/config/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/config/const.py
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ PERMS = { # Minimum admin_level to perform action.
  	'BLACKJACK_NOTIFICATIONS': 4, 
  	'IGNORE_BADGE_BLACKLIST': 4,
 	'PROGSTACK': 4,
+	'UNDO_AWARD_PINS': 4,
  	'SEE_GHOST_VOTES': 5, 
  	'MODS_EVERY_HOLE': 5,
 }
diff --git a/files/routes/admin.py b/files/routes/admin.py
index 8fec7cb22..dbc6e5e9f 100644
--- a/files/routes/admin.py
+++ b/files/routes/admin.py
@@ -1379,8 +1379,11 @@ def distinguish_post(post_id, v):
 @admin_level_required(PERMS['POST_COMMENT_MODERATION'])
 def sticky_post(post_id, v):
 	post = get_post(post_id)
-	if post.is_banned: abort(403, "Can't sticky removed posts!")
-	if FEATURES['AWARDS'] and post.stickied and post.stickied.endswith(PIN_AWARD_TEXT):
+
+	if post.is_banned:
+		abort(403, "Can't sticky removed posts!")
+
+	if FEATURES['AWARDS'] and post.stickied and post.stickied.endswith(PIN_AWARD_TEXT) and v.admin_level < PERMS["UNDO_PIN_AWARDS"]:
 		abort(403, "Can't pin award pins!")
 
 	pins = g.db.query(Submission).filter(Submission.stickied != None, Submission.is_banned == False).count()
@@ -1421,8 +1424,11 @@ def sticky_post(post_id, v):
 def unsticky_post(post_id, v):
 	post = get_post(post_id)
 	if post.stickied:
-		if FEATURES['AWARDS'] and post.stickied.endswith(PIN_AWARD_TEXT): abort(403, "Can't unpin award pins!")
-		if post.author_id == LAWLZ_ID and post.stickied_utc and SITE_NAME == 'rDrama': abort(403, "Can't unpin lawlzposts!")
+		if FEATURES['AWARDS'] and post.stickied.endswith(PIN_AWARD_TEXT) and v.admin_level < PERMS["UNDO_PIN_AWARDS"]:
+			abort(403, "Can't unpin award pins!")
+
+		if post.author_id == LAWLZ_ID and post.stickied_utc and SITE_NAME == 'rDrama':
+			abort(403, "Can't unpin lawlzposts!")
 
 		post.stickied = None
 		post.stickied_utc = None
@@ -1446,9 +1452,12 @@ def unsticky_post(post_id, v):
 @admin_level_required(PERMS['POST_COMMENT_MODERATION'])
 def sticky_comment(cid, v):
 	comment = get_comment(cid, v=v)
+
 	if comment.is_banned:
 		abort(403, "Can't sticky removed comments!")
 
+	if FEATURES['AWARDS'] and comment.stickied and comment.stickied.endswith(PIN_AWARD_TEXT) and v.admin_level < PERMS["UNDO_PIN_AWARDS"]:
+		abort(403, "Can't pin award pins!")
 
 	if not comment.stickied:
 		comment.stickied = v.username
@@ -1481,7 +1490,8 @@ def unsticky_comment(cid, v):
 	comment = get_comment(cid, v=v)
 
 	if comment.stickied:
-		if FEATURES['AWARDS'] and comment.stickied.endswith(PIN_AWARD_TEXT): abort(403, "Can't unpin award pins!")
+		if FEATURES['AWARDS'] and comment.stickied.endswith(PIN_AWARD_TEXT) and v.admin_level < PERMS["UNDO_PIN_AWARDS"]:
+			abort(403, "Can't unpin award pins!")
 
 		comment.stickied = None
 		g.db.add(comment)