diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint.go b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
index b37ea308d..281d1f516 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/lib"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/acl"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/driver"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/state"
@@ -71,6 +72,13 @@ func (j *Job) Register(args *structs.JobRegisterRequest, reply *structs.JobRegis
 	// Set the warning message
 	reply.Warnings = structs.MergeMultierrorWarnings(warnings, canonicalizeWarnings)
 
+	// Check job submission permissions
+	if aclObj, err := j.srv.resolveToken(args.SecretID); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if aclObj != nil && !aclObj.AllowNamespaceOperation(structs.DefaultNamespace, acl.NamespaceCapabilitySubmitJob) {
+		return structs.ErrPermissionDenied
+	}
+
 	// Lookup the job
 	snap, err := j.srv.fsm.State().Snapshot()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go b/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
index d92d8629e..add802001 100644
--- a/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/nomad/job_endpoint_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,49 @@ func TestJobEndpoint_Register(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJobEndpoint_Register_ACL(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	s1, root := testACLServer(t, func(c *Config) {
+		c.NumSchedulers = 0 // Prevent automatic dequeue
+	})
+	defer s1.Shutdown()
+	codec := rpcClient(t, s1)
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, s1.RPC)
+
+	// Create the register request
+	job := mock.Job()
+	req := &structs.JobRegisterRequest{
+		Job:          job,
+		WriteRequest: structs.WriteRequest{Region: "global"},
+	}
+
+	// Try without a token, expect failure
+	var resp structs.JobRegisterResponse
+	if err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Job.Register", req, &resp); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error")
+	}
+
+	// Try with a token
+	req.SecretID = root.SecretID
+	if err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "Job.Register", req, &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Index == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad index: %d", resp.Index)
+	}
+
+	// Check for the node in the FSM
+	state := s1.fsm.State()
+	ws := memdb.NewWatchSet()
+	out, err := state.JobByID(ws, job.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected job")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestJobEndpoint_Register_InvalidDriverConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	s1 := testServer(t, func(c *Config) {
diff --git a/nomad/structs/structs.go b/nomad/structs/structs.go
index a88fd1e33..c2dda1fba 100644
--- a/nomad/structs/structs.go
+++ b/nomad/structs/structs.go
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ const (
 	// ACLClientToken and ACLManagementToken are the only types of tokens
 	ACLClientToken     = "client"
 	ACLManagementToken = "management"
+
+	// DefaultNamespace is the default namespace.
+	DefaultNamespace = "default"
 )
 
 // Context defines the scope in which a search for Nomad object operates, and