diff --git a/modules/luci-compat/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-compat.json b/modules/luci-compat/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-compat.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea1a435367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/luci-compat/root/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/luci-compat.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+	"allow-full-uci-access": {
+		"description": "Allow full UCI access for legacy applications",
+		"read": {
+			"uci": [ "'*" ]
+		},
+		"write": {
+			"uci": [ "'*" ]
+		}
+	}
+}