diff --git a/etc/policy.json b/etc/policy.json
index 87d47d40e..88cd97047 100644
--- a/etc/policy.json
+++ b/etc/policy.json
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 {
     "default": "rule:admin_or_owner",
 
-    "environments:create": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "environments:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "environments:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "environments:list": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "environments:update": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
     "executions:create": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "executions:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "executions:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
diff --git a/mistral/policies/__init__.py b/mistral/policies/__init__.py
index 4bc2b2964..c8c4a4636 100644
--- a/mistral/policies/__init__.py
+++ b/mistral/policies/__init__.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from mistral.policies import action
 from mistral.policies import action_executions
 from mistral.policies import base
 from mistral.policies import cron_trigger
+from mistral.policies import environment
 
 
 def list_rules():
@@ -25,5 +26,6 @@ def list_rules():
         action.list_rules(),
         action_executions.list_rules(),
         base.list_rules(),
-        cron_trigger.list_rules()
+        cron_trigger.list_rules(),
+        environment.list_rules()
     )
diff --git a/mistral/policies/environment.py b/mistral/policies/environment.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7476941b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mistral/policies/environment.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+from oslo_policy import policy
+
+from mistral.policies import base
+
+ENVIRONMENTS = 'environments:%s'
+
+rules = [
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=ENVIRONMENTS % 'create',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Create a new environment.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/environments',
+                'method': 'POST'
+            }
+        ]
+    ),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=ENVIRONMENTS % 'delete',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Delete the named environment.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/environments/{environment_name}',
+                'method': 'DELETE'
+            }
+        ]
+    ),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=ENVIRONMENTS % 'get',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Return the named environment.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/environments/{environment_name}',
+                'method': 'GET'
+            }
+        ]
+    ),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=ENVIRONMENTS % 'list',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Return all environments.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/environments',
+                'method': 'GET'
+            }
+        ]
+    ),
+    policy.DocumentedRuleDefault(
+        name=ENVIRONMENTS % 'update',
+        check_str=base.RULE_ADMIN_OR_OWNER,
+        description='Update an environment.',
+        operations=[
+            {
+                'path': '/v2/environments',
+                'method': 'PUT'
+            }
+        ]
+    )
+]
+
+
+def list_rules():
+    return rules
diff --git a/mistral/tests/unit/fake_policy.py b/mistral/tests/unit/fake_policy.py
index 730ce4471..10ca84395 100644
--- a/mistral/tests/unit/fake_policy.py
+++ b/mistral/tests/unit/fake_policy.py
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@
 policy_data = """{
     "default": "rule:admin_or_owner",
 
-    "environments:create": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "environments:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "environments:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "environments:list": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "environments:update": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-
     "executions:create": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "executions:delete": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "executions:get": "rule:admin_or_owner",