diff --git a/organizations/management/commands/transfer_contact_data.py b/organizations/management/commands/transfer_contact_data.py
index cacf5c73a215b10060bac0893967302af265093a..f34bc7463fa0fd8f24a21f1424febffd9fe06d9c 100644
--- a/organizations/management/commands/transfer_contact_data.py
+++ b/organizations/management/commands/transfer_contact_data.py
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ __license__ = "AGPL v3"
 
 import datetime
 
+from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django.utils import timezone
 
+from guardian.shortcuts import assign_perm
+
 from partners.models import Partner
 
 from organizations.models import Contact, ContactRole
@@ -14,7 +17,9 @@ from organizations.models import Contact, ContactRole
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
     help = ('For Partners, transfer the data of partners.Contact instances '
-            'to organizations.Contact and ContactRole instances.')
+            'to organizations.Contact and ContactRole instances. '
+            'This is meant as a temporary, one-off method to be used during '
+            'deprecation of (Prospective)Partners.')
 
     def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
         for partner in Partner.objects.all():
@@ -26,6 +31,12 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                     key_expires=oldcontact.key_expires
                 )
                 contact.save()
+
+                # Assign permissions and Group
+                assign_perm('can_view_org_contacts', oldcontact.user, partner.organization)
+                orgcontacts = Group.objects.get(name='Organization Contacts')
+                oldcontact.user.groups.add(orgcontacts)
+
                 contactrole = ContactRole(
                     contact=contact,
                     organization=partner.organization,