diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index 98b4252cb9..41b019e4b5 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -883,10 +883,15 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Router) {
 			m.Post("/teams/{team}/action/repo/{action}", org.TeamsRepoAction)
 		}, context.OrgAssignment(true, false, true))
 
+		// require admin permission
+		m.Group("/{org}", func() {
+			m.Get("/teams/-/search", org.SearchTeam)
+		}, context.OrgAssignment(true, false, false, true))
+
+		// require owner permission
 		m.Group("/{org}", func() {
 			m.Get("/teams/new", org.NewTeam)
 			m.Post("/teams/new", web.Bind(forms.CreateTeamForm{}), org.NewTeamPost)
-			m.Get("/teams/-/search", org.SearchTeam)
 			m.Get("/teams/{team}/edit", org.EditTeam)
 			m.Post("/teams/{team}/edit", web.Bind(forms.CreateTeamForm{}), org.EditTeamPost)
 			m.Post("/teams/{team}/delete", org.DeleteTeam)