--- apps/silcd/command.c.orig	Tue May  6 06:28:30 2014
+++ apps/silcd/command.c	Wed Jul 16 12:25:33 2014
@@ -3531,6 +3531,8 @@ SILC_SERVER_CMD_FUNC(cumode)
 						  TRUE, NULL);
 
   if (target_client != client &&
+      !(client->mode & SILC_UMODE_SERVER_OPERATOR) &&
+      !(client->mode & SILC_UMODE_ROUTER_OPERATOR) &&
       !(sender_mask & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANFO) &&
       !(sender_mask & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANOP)) {
     tmp_ch_id = silc_argument_get_arg_type(cmd->args, 1, &tmp_ch_len);
@@ -3654,7 +3656,9 @@ SILC_SERVER_CMD_FUNC(cumode)
     /* Promote to operator */
     if (!(chl->mode & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANOP)) {
       if (!(sender_mask & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANOP) &&
-          !(sender_mask & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANFO)) {
+          !(sender_mask & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANFO) &&
+          !(client->mode & SILC_UMODE_SERVER_OPERATOR) &&
+          !(client->mode & SILC_UMODE_ROUTER_OPERATOR)) {
 	tmp_ch_id = silc_argument_get_arg_type(cmd->args, 1, &tmp_ch_len);
         silc_server_command_send_status_data(cmd, SILC_COMMAND_CUMODE,
 					     SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_CHANNEL_PRIV,
@@ -3668,7 +3672,9 @@ SILC_SERVER_CMD_FUNC(cumode)
   } else {
     if (chl->mode & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANOP) {
       if (!(sender_mask & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANOP) &&
-          !(sender_mask & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANFO)) {
+          !(sender_mask & SILC_CHANNEL_UMODE_CHANFO) &&
+          !(client->mode & SILC_UMODE_SERVER_OPERATOR) &&
+          !(client->mode & SILC_UMODE_ROUTER_OPERATOR)) {
 	tmp_ch_id = silc_argument_get_arg_type(cmd->args, 1, &tmp_ch_len);
         silc_server_command_send_status_data(cmd, SILC_COMMAND_CUMODE,
 					     SILC_STATUS_ERR_NO_CHANNEL_PRIV,