diff --git a/modules/contact/contact.install b/modules/contact/contact.install
index 384682802df332eab5d7ae207a9a9608fc9e355f..ac245d5866589ffcfb5a47a15c86a835af3f2341 100644
--- a/modules/contact/contact.install
+++ b/modules/contact/contact.install
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ function contact_update_7001() {
     ->execute();
 }
 
+/**
+ * Enable the 'access user contact forms' for registered users by default.
+ */
+function contact_update_7002() {
+  user_role_grant_permissions(DRUPAL_AUTHENTICATED_RID, array('access user contact forms'));
+}
+
 /**
  * @} End of "defgroup updates-6.x-to-7.x"
  * The next series of updates should start at 8000.