diff --git a/userportal/authentication.py b/userportal/authentication.py
index 9bc37cb..36b2026 100644
--- a/userportal/authentication.py
+++ b/userportal/authentication.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from djangosaml2.backends import Saml2Backend
 from django.contrib.auth.backends import RemoteUserBackend
+from django.conf import settings
 
 
 class staffSaml2Backend(Saml2Backend):
@@ -32,3 +33,22 @@ def configure_user(self, request, user, created=True):
             user.is_staff = False
             user.save()
         return user
+
+
+try:
+    from django_auth_ldap.backend import LDAPBackend
+
+    class staffLdapBackend(LDAPBackend):
+        def get_or_build_user(self, username, ldap_user):
+            user, built = super().get_or_build_user(username, ldap_user)
+
+            user.is_staff = False
+            for attribute, value in settings.LDAP_CONFIG['staff_attributes']:
+                if attribute in ldap_user.attrs.data and value in ldap_user.attrs.data[attribute]:
+                    user.is_staff = True
+
+            return user, built
+
+
+except ImportError:
+    pass
diff --git a/userportal/settings/10-base.py b/userportal/settings/10-base.py
index 8eab4bc..e56a61b 100644
--- a/userportal/settings/10-base.py
+++ b/userportal/settings/10-base.py
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@
 
 LDAP_BASE_DN = 'dc=computecanada,dc=ca'
 
+LDAP_CONFIG = {}
+
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = '/'
 
 # Set to DEMO to True to enable demo mode with anonymized data