diff --git a/course/report/stats/graph.php b/course/report/stats/graph.php
index 610710bad29..09c69d5d1ea 100644
--- a/course/report/stats/graph.php
+++ b/course/report/stats/graph.php
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
     }
 
     require_login();
-    if (!isteacher($course->id)) {
-        error("You need to be a teacher to use this page");
+    $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id);
+    
+    if (!has_capability('moodle/site:viewreports', $context)) {
+        error('You need do not have the required permission to view reports for this course');
     }
 
     stats_check_uptodate($course->id);
diff --git a/course/report/stats/index.php b/course/report/stats/index.php
index e45c200acd5..6554fb7f17b 100644
--- a/course/report/stats/index.php
+++ b/course/report/stats/index.php
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
     }
 
     require_login();
-    if (!isteacher($course->id)) {
-        error("You need to be a teacher to use this page");
+    $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id);
+    
+    if (!has_capability('moodle/site:viewreports', $context)) {
+        error('You need do not have the required permission to view reports for this course');
     }
 
     add_to_log($course->id, "course", "report stats", "report/stats/index.php?course=$course->id", $course->id); 
diff --git a/course/report/stats/report.php b/course/report/stats/report.php
index b413fb29037..f25bf74db05 100644
--- a/course/report/stats/report.php
+++ b/course/report/stats/report.php
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
     $courseoptions = array();
 
     foreach ($courses as $c) {
-        if (isteacher($c->id)) {
+        $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $c->id);
+
+        if (has_capability('moodle/site:viewreports', $context)) {
             $courseoptions[$c->id] = $c->shortname;
         }
     }