diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/standing_orders_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/standing_orders_controller.rb
index 28303e9f4f..2975bc7525 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/standing_orders_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/standing_orders_controller.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'open_food_network/permissions'
+
 module Admin
   class StandingOrdersController < ResourceController
     before_filter :load_shop, only: [:new]
@@ -13,6 +15,13 @@ module Admin
       failure: lambda { render json: { errors: json_errors }, status: :unprocessable_entity }
     } }
 
+    def index
+      respond_to do |format|
+        format.html
+        format.json { render_as_json @collection, ams_prefix: params[:ams_prefix] }
+      end
+    end
+
     def new
       @standing_order.shop = @shop
       @customers = Customer.of(@shop)
@@ -23,8 +32,18 @@ module Admin
 
     private
 
+    def permissions
+      return @permissions unless @permissions.nil?
+      @permissions = OpenFoodNetwork::Permissions.new(spree_current_user)
+    end
+
     def collection
-      StandingOrder.where("1=0")
+      if request.format.json?
+        permissions.editable_standing_orders.ransack(params[:q]).result
+        .preload([:shop,:customer,:payment_method,:shipping_method])
+      else
+        StandingOrder.where("1=0")
+      end
     end
 
     def load_shop
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/standing_orders_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/standing_orders_controller_spec.rb
index 2a53560351..14816863c9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/standing_orders_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/standing_orders_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,18 +3,19 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Admin::StandingOrdersController, type: :controller do
   include AuthenticationWorkflow
 
-
   describe 'index' do
+    let!(:user) { create(:user) }
+    let!(:shop) { create(:distributor_enterprise) }
+    let!(:standing_order) { create(:standing_order, shop: shop) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(controller).to receive(:spree_current_user) { user }
+    end
+
     context 'html' do
       let(:params) { { format: :html } }
 
-      context 'as an regular user' do
-        let!(:user) { create(:user) }
-
-        before do
-          allow(controller).to receive(:spree_current_user) { user }
-        end
-
+      context 'as a regular user' do
         it 'renders the index page' do
           spree_get :index, params
           expect(response).to redirect_to spree.unauthorized_path
@@ -22,16 +23,34 @@ describe Admin::StandingOrdersController, type: :controller do
       end
 
       context 'as an enterprise user' do
-        let!(:user) { create(:user) }
-        let!(:enterprise) { create(:enterprise, owner: user) }
+        before { shop.update_attributes(owner: user) }
 
-        before do
-          allow(controller).to receive(:spree_current_user) { user }
-        end
-
-        it 'renders the index page' do
+        it 'renders the index page without loading any data' do
           spree_get :index, params
           expect(response).to render_template 'index'
+          expect(assigns(:collection)).to eq []
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'json' do
+      let(:params) { { format: :json } }
+
+      context 'as a regular user' do
+        it 'renders the index page' do
+          spree_get :index, params
+          expect(response).to redirect_to spree.unauthorized_path
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'as an enterprise user' do
+        before { shop.update_attributes(owner: user) }
+
+        it 'renders the collection as json' do
+          spree_get :index, params
+          json_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
+          expect(json_response.count).to be 1
+          expect(json_response[0]['id']).to eq standing_order.id
         end
       end
     end