diff --git src/wp-admin/menu.php src/wp-admin/menu.php
index 51d9cac1a8..0030bd4da7 100644
--- src/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ src/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ $menu[75]                     = array( __( 'Tools' ), 'edit_posts', 'tools.php',
 	$submenu['tools.php'][5]  = array( __( 'Available Tools' ), 'edit_posts', 'tools.php' );
 	$submenu['tools.php'][10] = array( __( 'Import' ), 'import', 'import.php' );
 	$submenu['tools.php'][15] = array( __( 'Export' ), 'export', 'export.php' );
-	$submenu['tools.php'][20] = array( __( 'Privacy' ), 'manage_options', 'privacy.php' );
+	$submenu['tools.php'][20] = array( __( 'Privacy' ), 'manage_privacy_policy', 'privacy.php' );
 if ( is_multisite() && ! is_main_site() ) {
 	$submenu['tools.php'][25] = array( __( 'Delete Site' ), 'delete_site', 'ms-delete-site.php' );
 }
diff --git src/wp-admin/privacy.php src/wp-admin/privacy.php
index 1d17f0f5f0..23203f8bc9 100644
--- src/wp-admin/privacy.php
+++ src/wp-admin/privacy.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /** WordPress Administration Bootstrap */
 require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/admin.php' );
 
-if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
+if ( ! current_user_can( 'manage_privacy_policy' ) ) {
 	wp_die( __( 'Sorry, you are not allowed to manage privacy on this site.' ) );
 }
 
diff --git src/wp-includes/capabilities.php src/wp-includes/capabilities.php
index efc3dd2e4c..eb7ee7b138 100644
--- src/wp-includes/capabilities.php
+++ src/wp-includes/capabilities.php
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ function map_meta_cap( $cap, $user_id ) {
 			break;
 		case 'export_others_personal_data':
 		case 'erase_others_personal_data':
+		case 'manage_privacy_policy':
 			$caps[] = is_multisite() ? 'manage_network' : 'manage_options';
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git tests/phpunit/tests/user/capabilities.php tests/phpunit/tests/user/capabilities.php
index 7b086d1384..9e8d5d78fa 100644
--- tests/phpunit/tests/user/capabilities.php
+++ tests/phpunit/tests/user/capabilities.php
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ class Tests_User_Capabilities extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 			'upgrade_php'            => array( 'administrator' ),
 			'export_others_personal_data' => array( 'administrator' ),
 			'erase_others_personal_data'  => array( 'administrator' ),
+			'manage_privacy_policy'       => array( 'administrator' ),
 
 			'edit_categories'        => array( 'administrator', 'editor' ),
 			'delete_categories'      => array( 'administrator', 'editor' ),
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ class Tests_User_Capabilities extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 			'upgrade_php'            => array(),
 			'export_others_personal_data' => array( '' ),
 			'erase_others_personal_data'  => array( '' ),
+			'manage_privacy_policy'       => array(),
 
 			'customize'              => array( 'administrator' ),
 			'delete_site'            => array( 'administrator' ),