diff --git a/awx/api/views/mesh_visualizer.py b/awx/api/views/mesh_visualizer.py
index 517f8762fb..741239cbfa 100644
--- a/awx/api/views/mesh_visualizer.py
+++ b/awx/api/views/mesh_visualizer.py
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018 Red Hat, Inc.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 
-from awx.main.models import InstanceLink, Instance
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
 from awx.api.generics import APIView, Response
-
+from awx.api.permissions import IsSystemAdminOrAuditor
 from awx.api.serializers import InstanceLinkSerializer, InstanceNodeSerializer
+from awx.main.models import InstanceLink, Instance
 
 
 class MeshVisualizer(APIView):
 
     name = _("Mesh Visualizer")
+    permission_classes = (IsSystemAdminOrAuditor,)
+    swagger_topic = "System Configuration"
 
     def get(self, request, format=None):