diff --git a/plugins/manifest.go b/plugins/manifest.go
index 5e144b5c8..f8589a97f 100644
--- a/plugins/manifest.go
+++ b/plugins/manifest.go
@@ -53,10 +53,14 @@ func ParseManifest(data []byte) (*Manifest, error) {
 // This validates rules like "SubsonicAPI permission requires users permission".
 func (m *Manifest) Validate() error {
 	// SubsonicAPI permission requires users permission
-	if m.Permissions != nil && m.Permissions.Subsonicapi != nil {
-		if m.Permissions.Users == nil {
+	if m.Permissions != nil && m.Permissions.Users == nil {
+		if m.Permissions.Subsonicapi != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("'subsonicapi' permission requires 'users' permission to be declared")
 		}
+
+		if m.Permissions.ScrobbleRetriever != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("'scrobbleRetriever' permission requires 'users' permission to be declared")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Matcher returns library content, so it requires the library permission (which
diff --git a/plugins/manifest_test.go b/plugins/manifest_test.go
index 32bcbba08..bfd8bcac1 100644
--- a/plugins/manifest_test.go
+++ b/plugins/manifest_test.go
@@ -222,6 +222,36 @@ var _ = Describe("Manifest", func() {
 			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("library"))
 		})
 
+		It("validates manifest with scrobbleRetriever and users permissions", func() {
+			m := &Manifest{
+				Name:    "Test",
+				Author:  "Author",
+				Version: "1.0.0",
+				Permissions: &Permissions{
+					ScrobbleRetriever: &ScrobbleRetrieverPermission{},
+					Users:             &UsersPermission{},
+				},
+			}
+
+			err := m.Validate()
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		})
+
+		It("returns error when scrobbleRetriever without users permission", func() {
+			m := &Manifest{
+				Name:    "Test",
+				Author:  "Author",
+				Version: "1.0.0",
+				Permissions: &Permissions{
+					ScrobbleRetriever: &ScrobbleRetrieverPermission{},
+				},
+			}
+
+			err := m.Validate()
+			Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("scrobbleRetriever"))
+		})
+
 		It("validates manifest without subsonicapi", func() {
 			m := &Manifest{
 				Name:    "Test",