diff --git a/net/pfSense-pkg-ntopng/Makefile b/net/pfSense-pkg-ntopng/Makefile
index a889d8a5d627..66923c41c1af 100644
--- a/net/pfSense-pkg-ntopng/Makefile
+++ b/net/pfSense-pkg-ntopng/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	pfSense-pkg-ntopng
 PORTVERSION=	0.8.4
-PORTREVISION=	4
+PORTREVISION=	5
 CATEGORIES=	net
 MASTER_SITES=	# empty
 DISTFILES=	# empty
diff --git a/net/pfSense-pkg-ntopng/files/usr/local/pkg/ntopng.inc b/net/pfSense-pkg-ntopng/files/usr/local/pkg/ntopng.inc
index 11793fb067ae..1847d9b37e70 100644
--- a/net/pfSense-pkg-ntopng/files/usr/local/pkg/ntopng.inc
+++ b/net/pfSense-pkg-ntopng/files/usr/local/pkg/ntopng.inc
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ function ntopng_set_redis_password() {
 		$password = md5($ntopng_config['redis_password']);
 		if (ntopng_redis_started()) {
 			mwexec("{$redis_path}/redis-cli SET ntopng.user.admin.password " . escapeshellarg($password));
+			// Make sure the preferences menu is accessible (Bug #6999)
+			mwexec("{$redis_path}/redis-cli SET ntopng.user.admin.group administrator");
 			mwexec("{$redis_path}/redis-cli save");
 		} else {
 			log_error(gettext("[ntopng] Cannot set admin password - redis-server is not running."));