diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/LimitationsManager.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/LimitationsManager.coffee
index 1cac328d4b..c34b6c028d 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/LimitationsManager.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/LimitationsManager.coffee
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ module.exports = LimitationsManager =
 					logger.log {user_id:user._id, isMember, hasSubscription, hasV1Subscription}, "checking if user has subscription or is group member"
 					callback err, isMember or hasSubscription or hasV1Subscription, subscription
 
+
+	# alias for backward-compatibility with modules. Use `haspaidsubscription` instead
+	userHasSubscriptionOrIsGroupMember: (user, callback) ->
+		@hasPaidSubscription(user, callback)
+
 	userHasV2Subscription: (user, callback = (err, hasSubscription, subscription)->) ->
 		logger.log user_id:user._id, "checking if user has subscription"
 		SubscriptionLocator.getUsersSubscription user._id, (err, subscription)->
diff --git a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Subscription/LimitationsManagerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Subscription/LimitationsManagerTests.coffee
index 57231d9f38..e872930500 100644
--- a/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Subscription/LimitationsManagerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/unit/coffee/Subscription/LimitationsManagerTests.coffee
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ describe "LimitationsManager", ->
 				hasSubOrIsGroupMember.should.equal false
 				done()
 
+		it "should have userHasSubscriptionOrIsGroupMember alias", (done)->
+			@LimitationsManager.userHasSubscriptionOrIsGroupMember @user, (err, hasSubOrIsGroupMember)->
+				hasSubOrIsGroupMember.should.equal false
+				done()
+
 	describe "userHasV1OrV2Subscription", ->
 		beforeEach ->
 			@LimitationsManager.userHasV2Subscription = sinon.stub().yields(null, false)