diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/resource/Handler.java b/src/java/com/threerings/resource/Handler.java
index d2477263f..bbd1c9e1b 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/resource/Handler.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/resource/Handler.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLConnection;
 import java.net.URLStreamHandler;
 
+import java.security.Permission;
+
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import javax.imageio.stream.ImageInputStream;
 
@@ -108,6 +110,15 @@ public class Handler extends URLStreamHandler
                 return _stream;
             }
 
+            // documentation inherited
+            public Permission getPermission ()
+                throws IOException
+            {
+                // We allow anything in the resource bundle to be loaded
+                // without any permission restrictions.
+                return null;
+            }
+
             protected InputStream _stream;
         };
     }