diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1DatabaseMetaData.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1DatabaseMetaData.java
index 328079ce514736f72d3e7b2da00f53889ae2712e..98af4ce9838a986a8edb93f2a2f4202944abee21 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1DatabaseMetaData.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1DatabaseMetaData.java
@@ -2466,7 +2466,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbc1DatabaseMetaData
 			byte column[] = rs.getBytes("attname");
 			String owner = rs.getString("usename");
 			String acl = rs.getString("relacl");
-			Hashtable permissions = parseACL(acl);
+			Hashtable permissions = parseACL(acl, owner);
 			String permNames[] = new String[permissions.size()];
 			Enumeration e = permissions.keys();
 			int i=0;
@@ -2569,7 +2569,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbc1DatabaseMetaData
 			byte table[] = rs.getBytes("relname");
 			String owner = rs.getString("usename");
 			String acl = rs.getString("relacl");
-			Hashtable permissions = parseACL(acl);
+			Hashtable permissions = parseACL(acl, owner);
 			String permNames[] = new String[permissions.size()];
 			Enumeration e = permissions.keys();
 			int i=0;
@@ -2693,7 +2693,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractJdbc1DatabaseMetaData
 	 * a Hashtable mapping the SQL permission name to a Vector of
 	 * usernames who have that permission.
 	 */
-	protected Hashtable parseACL(String aclArray) {
+	protected Hashtable parseACL(String aclArray, String owner) {
+		if (aclArray == null || aclArray == "") {
+			//null acl is a shortcut for owner having full privs
+			aclArray = "{" + owner + "=arwdRxt}";
+		}
 		Vector acls = parseACLArray(aclArray);
 		Hashtable privileges = new Hashtable();
 		for (int i=0; i<acls.size(); i++) {
diff --git a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/test/jdbc2/DatabaseMetaDataTest.java b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/test/jdbc2/DatabaseMetaDataTest.java
index 9ee4c0ab50cae1a56613f3443b025ec806364406..faf23a5c85e6477a91c7d116e01e83d9a59820e2 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/test/jdbc2/DatabaseMetaDataTest.java
+++ b/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/test/jdbc2/DatabaseMetaDataTest.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import java.sql.*;
  *
  * PS: Do you know how difficult it is to type on a train? ;-)
  *
- * $Id: DatabaseMetaDataTest.java,v 1.16 2002/11/11 07:11:12 barry Exp $
+ * $Id: DatabaseMetaDataTest.java,v 1.17 2003/03/24 03:48:32 barry Exp $
  */
 
 public class DatabaseMetaDataTest extends TestCase
@@ -237,13 +237,19 @@ public class DatabaseMetaDataTest extends TestCase
 
 	public void testTablePrivileges()
 	{
-		// At the moment just test that no exceptions are thrown KJ
 		try
 		{
 			DatabaseMetaData dbmd = con.getMetaData();
 			assertNotNull(dbmd);
-			ResultSet rs = dbmd.getTablePrivileges(null,null,"grantme");
+			ResultSet rs = dbmd.getTablePrivileges(null,null,"testmetadata");
+			boolean l_foundSelect = false;
+			while (rs.next()) {
+				if (rs.getString("GRANTEE").equals(TestUtil.getUser()) 
+					&& rs.getString("PRIVILEGE").equals("SELECT")) l_foundSelect = true; 
+			}
 			rs.close();
+			//Test that the table owner has select priv
+			assertTrue("Couldn't find SELECT priv on table testmetadata for " + TestUtil.getUser(),l_foundSelect);
 		} catch (SQLException sqle) {
 			sqle.printStackTrace();
 			fail(sqle.getMessage());