diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 190bd65..c82ba30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ CHANGE LOG
 * Upgrade to Laravel 4.2
 
 
+## V0.2.1 Alpha (24/05/2014)
+
+* Added the "auth" helper to the blade compiler
+
+
 ## V0.2 Alpha (21/04/2014)
 
 * PHP 5.6 and HHVM compatibility
diff --git a/src/CredentialsServiceProvider.php b/src/CredentialsServiceProvider.php
index eaae116..9927a11 100644
--- a/src/CredentialsServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/CredentialsServiceProvider.php
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public function boot()
     {
         $this->package('graham-campbell/credentials', 'graham-campbell/credentials', __DIR__);
 
+        $this->setupBlade();
+
         $this->setupViewer();
 
         include __DIR__.'/routes.php';
@@ -52,6 +54,28 @@ public function boot()
         include __DIR__.'/listeners.php';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Setup the blade compiler class.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function setupBlade()
+    {
+        $blade = $this->app['view']->getEngineResolver()->resolve('blade')->getCompiler();
+
+        $blade->extend(function ($value, $compiler) {
+            $pattern = $compiler->createMatcher('auth');
+            $replace = '$1<?php if (\GrahamCampbell\Credentials\Facades\Credentials::check() && \GrahamCampbell\Credentials\Facades\Credentials::hasAccess$2): ?>';
+            return preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $value);
+        });
+
+        $blade->extend(function ($value, $compiler) {
+            $pattern = $compiler->createPlainMatcher('endauth');
+            $replace = '$1<?php endif; ?>$2';
+            return preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $value);
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Setup the viewer class.
      *
diff --git a/src/views/users/edit.blade.php b/src/views/users/edit.blade.php
index 6b505de..8110985 100644
--- a/src/views/users/edit.blade.php
+++ b/src/views/users/edit.blade.php
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
         <div class="pull-right">
             &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-success" href="{{ URL::route('users.show', array('users' => $user->id)) }}"><i class="fa fa-file-text"></i> Show User</a>
             &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-warning" href="#suspend_user" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#suspend_user"><i class="fa fa-ban"></i> Suspend User</a>
-            @if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+            @auth('admin')
                 &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-inverse" href="#reset_user" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#reset_user"><i class="fa fa-lock"></i> Reset Password</a>
                 &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-danger" href="#delete_user" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#delete_user"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> Delete</a>
-            @endif
+            @endauth
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
 
 @section('bottom')
 @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.suspend')
-@if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+@auth('admin')
     @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.reset')
     @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.delete')
-@endif
+@endauth
 @stop
 
 @section('css')
diff --git a/src/views/users/index.blade.php b/src/views/users/index.blade.php
index 62e472e..ceda50b 100644
--- a/src/views/users/index.blade.php
+++ b/src/views/users/index.blade.php
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
     <div class="col-xs-8">
         <p class="lead">Here is a list of all the current users:</p>
     </div>
-    @if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+    @auth('admin')
         <div class="col-xs-4">
             <div class="pull-right">
                 <a class="btn btn-primary" href="{{ URL::route('users.create') }}"><i class="fa fa-user"></i> New User</a>
             </div>
         </div>
-    @endif
+    @endauth
 </div>
 <hr>
 <div class="well">
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@
                     <td>{{ $user->email }}</td>
                     <td>
                         &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-success" href="{{ URL::route('users.show', array('users' => $user->id)) }}"><i class="fa fa-file-text"></i> Show</a>
-                        @if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+                        @auth('admin')
                             &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ URL::route('users.edit', array('users' => $user->id)) }}"><i class="fa fa-pencil-square-o"></i> Edit</a>
-                        @endif
+                        @endauth
                         &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-warning" href="#suspend_user_{{ $user->id }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#suspend_user_{{ $user->id }}"><i class="fa fa-ban"></i> Suspend</a>
-                        @if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+                        @auth('admin')
                             &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-inverse" href="#reset_user_{{ $user->id }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#reset_user_{{ $user->id }}"><i class="fa fa-lock"></i> Reset Password</a>
                             &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-danger" href="#delete_user_{{ $user->id }}" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#delete_user_{{ $user->id }}"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> Delete</a>
-                        @endif
+                        @endauth
                     </td>
                 </tr>
             @endforeach
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
 
 @section('bottom')
 @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.suspends')
-@if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+@auth('admin')
     @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.resets')
     @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.deletes')
-@endif
+@endauth
 @stop
diff --git a/src/views/users/show.blade.php b/src/views/users/show.blade.php
index 9d29d84..d533aff 100644
--- a/src/views/users/show.blade.php
+++ b/src/views/users/show.blade.php
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
     </div>
     <div class="col-xs-6">
         <div class="pull-right">
-            @if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+            @auth('admin')
                 &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-info" href="{{ URL::route('users.edit', array('users' => $user->id)) }}"><i class="fa fa-pencil-square-o"></i> Edit User</a>
-            @endif
+            @endauth
             &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-warning" href="#suspend_user" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#suspend_user"><i class="fa fa-ban"></i> Suspend User</a>
-            @if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+            @auth('admin')
                 &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-inverse" href="#reset_user" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#reset_user"><i class="fa fa-lock"></i> Reset Password</a>
                 &nbsp;<a class="btn btn-danger" href="#delete_user" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#delete_user"><i class="fa fa-times"></i> Delete</a>
-            @endif
+            @endauth
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
@@ -74,22 +74,22 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
-@if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+@auth('admin')
     <hr>
     <h3>User Object</h3>
     <div>
         <pre>{{ var_dump($user) }}</pre>
     </div>
-@endif
+@endauth
 @stop
 
 @section('bottom')
 @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.suspend')
-@if (Credentials::check() && Credentials::hasAccess('admin'))
+@auth('admin')
     @if (Config::get('graham-campbell/credentials::activation'))
         @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.resend')
     @endif
     @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.reset')
     @include('graham-campbell/credentials::users.delete')
-@endif
+@endauth
 @stop