diff --git a/rest_auth/registration/app_settings.py b/rest_auth/registration/app_settings.py
index 227b45b..68c3a78 100644
--- a/rest_auth/registration/app_settings.py
+++ b/rest_auth/registration/app_settings.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
 from rest_auth.registration.serializers import (
     RegisterSerializer as DefaultRegisterSerializer)
 from ..utils import import_callable
@@ -9,3 +10,10 @@ serializers = getattr(settings, 'REST_AUTH_REGISTER_SERIALIZERS', {})
 
 RegisterSerializer = import_callable(
     serializers.get('REGISTER_SERIALIZER', DefaultRegisterSerializer))
+
+
+def register_permission_classes():
+    permission_classes = [AllowAny, ]
+    for klass in  getattr(settings, 'REST_AUTH_REGISTER_PERMISSION_CLASSES', tuple()):
+        permission_classes.append(import_callable(klass))
+    return tuple(permission_classes)
diff --git a/rest_auth/registration/views.py b/rest_auth/registration/views.py
index e35153d..d6638b6 100644
--- a/rest_auth/registration/views.py
+++ b/rest_auth/registration/views.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from rest_auth.registration.serializers import (SocialLoginSerializer,
                                                 VerifyEmailSerializer)
 from rest_auth.utils import jwt_encode
 from rest_auth.views import LoginView
-from .app_settings import RegisterSerializer
+from .app_settings import RegisterSerializer, register_permission_classes
 
 sensitive_post_parameters_m = method_decorator(
     sensitive_post_parameters('password1', 'password2')
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ sensitive_post_parameters_m = method_decorator(
 
 class RegisterView(CreateAPIView):
     serializer_class = RegisterSerializer
-    permission_classes = (AllowAny, )
+    permission_classes = register_permission_classes()
     token_model = TokenModel
 
     @sensitive_post_parameters_m