diff --git a/src/customisations/WidgetPermissions.ts b/src/customisations/WidgetPermissions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a78171194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/customisations/WidgetPermissions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+// Populate this class with the details of your customisations when copying it.
+import { Capability, Widget } from "matrix-widget-api";
+
+/**
+ * Approves the widget for capabilities that it requested, if any can be
+ * approved. Typically this will be used to give certain widgets capabilities
+ * without having to prompt the user to approve them. This cannot reject
+ * capabilities that Element will be automatically granting, such as the
+ * ability for Jitsi widgets to stay on screen - those will be approved
+ * regardless.
+ * @param {Widget} widget The widget to approve capabilities for.
+ * @param {Set<Capability>} requestedCapabilities The capabilities the widget requested.
+ * @returns {Set<Capability>} Resolves to the capabilities that are approved for use
+ * by the widget. If none are approved, this should return an empty Set.
+ */
+async function preapproveCapabilities(
+    widget: Widget,
+    requestedCapabilities: Set<Capability>,
+): Promise<Set<Capability>> {
+    return new Set(); // no additional capabilities approved
+}
+
+// This interface summarises all available customisation points and also marks
+// them all as optional. This allows customisers to only define and export the
+// customisations they need while still maintaining type safety.
+export interface IWidgetPermissionCustomisations {
+    preapproveCapabilities?: typeof preapproveCapabilities;
+}
+
+// A real customisation module will define and export one or more of the
+// customisation points that make up the interface above.
+export const WidgetPermissionCustomisations: IWidgetPermissionCustomisations = {};
diff --git a/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver.ts b/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver.ts
index 722c7d8f49..f3d7d8fca6 100644
--- a/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver.ts
+++ b/src/stores/widgets/StopGapWidgetDriver.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import Modal from "../../Modal";
 import WidgetCapabilitiesPromptDialog, {
     getRememberedCapabilitiesForWidget,
 } from "../../components/views/dialogs/WidgetCapabilitiesPromptDialog";
+import { WidgetPermissionCustomisations } from "../../customisations/WidgetPermissions";
 
 // TODO: Purge this from the universe
 
@@ -52,7 +53,19 @@ export class StopGapWidgetDriver extends WidgetDriver {
         const diff = iterableDiff(requested, this.allowedCapabilities);
         const missing = new Set(diff.removed); // "removed" is "in A (requested) but not in B (allowed)"
         const allowedSoFar = new Set(this.allowedCapabilities);
-        getRememberedCapabilitiesForWidget(this.forWidget).forEach(cap => allowedSoFar.add(cap));
+        getRememberedCapabilitiesForWidget(this.forWidget).forEach(cap => {
+            allowedSoFar.add(cap);
+            missing.delete(cap);
+        });
+        if (WidgetPermissionCustomisations.preapproveCapabilities) {
+            const approved = await WidgetPermissionCustomisations.preapproveCapabilities(this.forWidget, requested);
+            if (approved) {
+                approved.forEach(cap => {
+                    allowedSoFar.add(cap);
+                    missing.delete(cap);
+                });
+            }
+        }
         // TODO: Do something when the widget requests new capabilities not yet asked for
         if (missing.size > 0) {
             try {