diff --git a/include/sway/config.h b/include/sway/config.h
index 192e697c..2c6b83e7 100644
--- a/include/sway/config.h
+++ b/include/sway/config.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ enum secure_feature {
 	FEATURE_FULLSCREEN = 16,
 	FEATURE_KEYBOARD = 32,
 	FEATURE_MOUSE = 64,
+	FEATURE_IPC = 128,
 };
 
 struct feature_policy {
diff --git a/sway/commands.c b/sway/commands.c
index 47f7533c..3d8f8c5b 100644
--- a/sway/commands.c
+++ b/sway/commands.c
@@ -542,16 +542,15 @@ struct cmd_results *config_commands_command(char *exec) {
 		{ "criteria", CONTEXT_CRITERIA },
 		{ "all", CONTEXT_ALL },
 	};
-	size_t names_len = 5;
 
 	for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
 		size_t j;
-		for (j = 0; j < names_len; ++j) {
+		for (j = 0; j < sizeof(context_names) / sizeof(context_names[0]); ++j) {
 			if (strcmp(context_names[j].name, argv[i]) == 0) {
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		if (j == names_len) {
+		if (j == sizeof(context_names) / sizeof(context_names[0])) {
 			results = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID, cmd,
 					"Invalid command context %s", argv[i]);
 			goto cleanup;
diff --git a/sway/commands/permit.c b/sway/commands/permit.c
index 258ea5b2..7a25e4ce 100644
--- a/sway/commands/permit.c
+++ b/sway/commands/permit.c
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ static enum secure_feature get_features(int argc, char **argv,
 		{ "fullscreen", FEATURE_FULLSCREEN },
 		{ "keyboard", FEATURE_KEYBOARD },
 		{ "mouse", FEATURE_MOUSE },
+		{ "ipc", FEATURE_IPC },
 	};
-	size_t names_len = 7;
 
 	for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {
 		size_t j;
-		for (j = 0; j < names_len; ++j) {
+		for (j = 0; j < sizeof(feature_names) / sizeof(feature_names[0]); ++j) {
 			if (strcmp(feature_names[j].name, argv[i]) == 0) {
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		if (j == names_len) {
+		if (j == sizeof(feature_names) / sizeof(feature_names[0])) {
 			*error = cmd_results_new(CMD_INVALID,
 					"permit", "Invalid feature grant %s", argv[i]);
 			return 0;
diff --git a/sway/ipc-server.c b/sway/ipc-server.c
index 15791c5e..c04c465a 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-server.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-server.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <libinput.h>
 #include "sway/ipc-json.h"
 #include "sway/ipc-server.h"
+#include "sway/security.h"
 #include "sway/config.h"
 #include "sway/commands.h"
 #include "sway/input.h"
@@ -124,6 +125,17 @@ struct sockaddr_un *ipc_user_sockaddr(void) {
 	return ipc_sockaddr;
 }
 
+static pid_t get_client_pid(int client_fd) {
+	struct ucred ucred;
+	socklen_t len = sizeof(struct ucred);
+
+	if (getsockopt(client_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_PEERCRED, &ucred, &len) == -1) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return ucred.pid;
+}
+
 int ipc_handle_connection(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
 	(void) fd; (void) data;
 	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Event on IPC listening socket");
@@ -142,6 +154,15 @@ int ipc_handle_connection(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	pid_t pid = get_client_pid(client_fd);
+	if (!(get_feature_policy(pid) & FEATURE_IPC)) {
+		sway_log(L_INFO, "Permission to connect to IPC socket denied to %d", pid);
+		const char *error = "{\"success\": false, \"message\": \"Permission denied\"}";
+		write(client_fd, &error, sizeof(error));
+		close(client_fd);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	struct ipc_client* client = malloc(sizeof(struct ipc_client));
 	client->payload_length = 0;
 	client->fd = client_fd;
diff --git a/sway/security.c b/sway/security.c
index 2ccc30fd..0d510253 100644
--- a/sway/security.c
+++ b/sway/security.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 struct feature_policy *alloc_feature_policy(const char *program) {
 	struct feature_policy *policy = malloc(sizeof(struct feature_policy));
 	policy->program = strdup(program);
-	policy->features = FEATURE_FULLSCREEN | FEATURE_KEYBOARD | FEATURE_MOUSE;
+	policy->features = FEATURE_FULLSCREEN | FEATURE_KEYBOARD | FEATURE_MOUSE | FEATURE_IPC;
 	return policy;
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/sway-security.7.txt b/sway/sway-security.7.txt
index a4122c5c..53c7b876 100644
--- a/sway/sway-security.7.txt
+++ b/sway/sway-security.7.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ policies. These features are:
 	Permission to become fullscreen. Note that users can always make a window
 	fullscreen themselves with the fullscreen command.
 
+**ipc**::
+	Permission to connect to sway's IPC socket.
+
 **keyboard**::
 	Permission to receive keyboard events (only while they are focused).
 
@@ -98,9 +101,9 @@ policies. These features are:
 **screenshot**::
 	Permission to take screenshots or record the screen.
 
-By default, all programs are granted **fullscreen**, **keyboard**, and **mouse**
-permissions. You can use the following config commands to control a program's
-access:
+By default, all programs are granted **fullscreen**, **keyboard**, **mouse**, and
+**ipc** permissions. You can use the following config commands to control a
+program's access:
 
 **permit** <executable> <features...>::
 	Permits <executable> to use <features> (each feature seperated by a space).