diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
index 701c47c4ca..1f2ad4c0ef 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/user_permission/user_permission.py
@@ -103,4 +103,8 @@ def get_applicable_for_doctype_list(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len,
 	for doctype in linked_doctypes[start:page_len]:
 		return_list.append([doctype])
 
-	return return_list
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+	return return_list
+
+def get_permitted_documents(doctype):
+	return [d.get('doc') for d in get_user_permissions().get(doctype, []) \
+		if d.get('doc')]
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