diff --git a/assemblies/features/standard/src/main/feature/feature.xml b/assemblies/features/standard/src/main/feature/feature.xml
index 12b35e86a3e..bfbbe36ea76 100644
--- a/assemblies/features/standard/src/main/feature/feature.xml
+++ b/assemblies/features/standard/src/main/feature/feature.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ uninstall = admin
 start = admin
 stop = admin
 #
+# requirement-add/requirement-remove add or remove provisioning requirements. The resolver
+# turns these into installing and starting (or uninstalling) bundles and features exactly as
+# feature:install/feature:uninstall do -- a "bundle:" requirement downloads and starts an
+# arbitrary bundle, and a "feature:" requirement installs that feature. They are gated to
+# admin for the same reason as install/uninstall; otherwise they bypass those ACLs.
+#
+requirement-add = admin
+requirement-remove = admin
+#
 # repo-add/repo-remove stay open to the viewer role (the plain form only reads/lists
 # a repository), but installing/uninstalling every feature in it via -i/-u requires
 # admin. The bare "= viewer" fallback is required: a command with a regex-only ACL
diff --git a/instance/src/main/resources/org/apache/karaf/instance/resources/etc/org.apache.karaf.command.acl.feature.cfg b/instance/src/main/resources/org/apache/karaf/instance/resources/etc/org.apache.karaf.command.acl.feature.cfg
index cefaa7a7fc2..02d7bdcc2ad 100644
--- a/instance/src/main/resources/org/apache/karaf/instance/resources/etc/org.apache.karaf.command.acl.feature.cfg
+++ b/instance/src/main/resources/org/apache/karaf/instance/resources/etc/org.apache.karaf.command.acl.feature.cfg
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ uninstall = admin
 start = admin
 stop = admin
 #
+# requirement-add/requirement-remove add or remove provisioning requirements. The resolver
+# turns these into installing and starting (or uninstalling) bundles and features exactly as
+# feature:install/feature:uninstall do -- a "bundle:" requirement downloads and starts an
+# arbitrary bundle, and a "feature:" requirement installs that feature. They are gated to
+# admin for the same reason as install/uninstall; otherwise they bypass those ACLs.
+#
+requirement-add = admin
+requirement-remove = admin
+#
 # repo-add/repo-remove stay open to the viewer role (the plain form only reads/lists
 # a repository), but installing/uninstalling every feature in it via -i/-u requires
 # admin. The bare "= viewer" fallback is required: a command with a regex-only ACL
diff --git a/itests/test/src/test/filtered-resources/etc/feature.xml b/itests/test/src/test/filtered-resources/etc/feature.xml
index 7a0c9d69ab5..ff520f578ad 100644
--- a/itests/test/src/test/filtered-resources/etc/feature.xml
+++ b/itests/test/src/test/filtered-resources/etc/feature.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
                 uninstall = admin
                 start = admin
                 stop = admin
+                requirement-add = admin
+                requirement-remove = admin
                 repo-add[/.*[-][i].*/] = admin
                 repo-add = viewer
                 repo-remove[/.*[-][u].*/] = admin
diff --git a/itests/test/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/itests/ssh/FeatureSshCommandSecurityTest.java b/itests/test/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/itests/ssh/FeatureSshCommandSecurityTest.java
index 288a0850266..5d0afab473d 100644
--- a/itests/test/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/itests/ssh/FeatureSshCommandSecurityTest.java
+++ b/itests/test/src/test/java/org/apache/karaf/itests/ssh/FeatureSshCommandSecurityTest.java
@@ -94,4 +94,30 @@ public void testFeatureRepoCommandSecurityViaSsh() throws Exception {
         assertCommand("karaf", "feature:repo-add -i " + bogusUrl, Result.OK);
         assertCommand("karaf", "feature:repo-remove -u " + bogusUrl, Result.OK);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testFeatureRequirementCommandSecurityViaSsh() throws Exception {
+        // Skip on Windows where PTY output can be garbled,
+        // when upgrading to Junit5, this can be replaced with @DisabledOnOs(OS.WINDOWS)
+        // TODO: remove this once we have a better solution for PTY output on Windows
+        Assume.assumeFalse(System.getProperty("os.name", "").toLowerCase().contains("win"));
+
+        String vieweruser = "viewer" + System.nanoTime() + "_requirements";
+
+        addViewer(vieweruser);
+
+        // feature:requirement-add adds a provisioning requirement that the resolver installs and
+        // starts exactly like feature:install -- a "bundle:<uri>" requirement downloads and starts
+        // an arbitrary bundle. feature:requirement-remove is the uninstall equivalent. Both must be
+        // admin-only, like install/uninstall, so a viewer cannot bypass those ACLs. As plain
+        // name-only ACL rules (requirement-add = admin), the command guard hides them from the
+        // viewer, so the denial surfaces as "Command not found", same as feature:install.
+        assertCommand(vieweruser, "feature:requirement-add bundle:mvn:org.example/evil/1.0", Result.NOT_FOUND);
+        assertCommand(vieweruser, "feature:requirement-remove bundle:mvn:org.example/evil/1.0", Result.NOT_FOUND);
+
+        // The admin role may run them. Use -t (simulate) with a non-existent requirement so nothing
+        // is actually downloaded, installed or persisted; this test only cares about the ACL decision.
+        assertCommand("karaf", "feature:requirement-add -t feature:karaf-test-nonexistent-requirement", Result.OK);
+        assertCommand("karaf", "feature:requirement-remove -t feature:karaf-test-nonexistent-requirement", Result.OK);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/manual/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide/security.adoc b/manual/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide/security.adoc
index fdc6817bbe0..a05f48c7ba3 100644
--- a/manual/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide/security.adoc
+++ b/manual/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide/security.adoc
@@ -492,7 +492,10 @@ By default, Apache Karaf defines the following commands ACLs:
  the users with the `manager` role can execute `config:*` commands. As `config:install` writes an arbitrary file into
  the `etc` folder, it is restricted to the users with the `admin` role.
 * `etc/org.apache.karaf.command.acl.feature.cfg` configuration file defines the ACL for `feature:*` commands.
- Only the users with `admin` role can execute `feature:install`, `feature:uninstall`,`feature:start`, `feature:stop` and `feature:update` commands. `feature:repo-add`
+ Only the users with `admin` role can execute `feature:install`, `feature:uninstall`,`feature:start`, `feature:stop` and `feature:update` commands.
+ `feature:requirement-add` and `feature:requirement-remove` are also restricted to the `admin` role: they add or remove provisioning requirements that the
+ resolver turns into installing and starting (or uninstalling) bundles and features exactly as `feature:install`/`feature:uninstall` do, so without this a `viewer`
+ could bypass those ACLs (for instance a `bundle:<uri>` requirement downloads and starts an arbitrary bundle). `feature:repo-add`
  and `feature:repo-remove` require the `admin` role only when used with the `-i`/`--install` or `-u`/`--uninstall` option, which installs or uninstalls every
  feature in the repository; otherwise they only require the `viewer` role. The other `feature:*` commands can be executed by any user.
 * `etc/org.apache.karaf.command.acl.jaas.cfg` configuration file defines the ACL for `jaas:*` commands.