diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/LinkedInApi.java b/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/LinkedInApi.java
index dc3e58327..147070f3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/LinkedInApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scribe/builder/api/LinkedInApi.java
@@ -1,11 +1,41 @@
 package org.scribe.builder.api;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.Set;
 import org.scribe.model.*;
+import org.scribe.utils.Preconditions;
 
 public class LinkedInApi extends DefaultApi10a
 {
   private static final String AUTHORIZE_URL = "https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/authenticate?oauth_token=%s";
-
+  
+  private Set<String> scopePermissions;
+      
+  /**
+   * Adds an scope permission parameter.
+   * 
+   * @param key name of the parameter   
+   * 
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the parameter is not an OAuth parameter
+   */
+  public void addScopePermission(String permission)
+  {
+    Preconditions.checkEmptyString(permission, "Scope permission is incorrect. It can't be null or empty");
+    
+    if(!scopePermissions.contains(permission))
+        scopePermissions.add(permission);
+  }
+  
+  /**
+   * Delete the scope permission parameters.   
+   */
+  public void clearScopePermission()
+  {
+      scopePermissions.clear();
+  }
+  
   @Override
   public String getAccessTokenEndpoint()
   {
@@ -15,13 +45,31 @@ public String getAccessTokenEndpoint()
   @Override
   public String getRequestTokenEndpoint()
   {
-    return "https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/requestToken";
+    String permissions = "";
+    Iterator<String> it = scopePermissions.iterator();
+    if(it.hasNext()) 
+    {
+        permissions = "?scope=" + it.next();
+        while(it.hasNext())
+            permissions += "+" + it.next();    
+    }
+      
+    return "https://api.linkedin.com/uas/oauth/requestToken" + permissions;
   }
   
   @Override
   public String getAuthorizationUrl(Token requestToken)
   {
     return String.format(AUTHORIZE_URL, requestToken.getToken());
+  }  
+ 
+  public LinkedInApi()
+  {
+      scopePermissions = new HashSet<String>();
   }
   
+  public LinkedInApi(String ... scopePermissionsParameters)
+  {
+      scopePermissions = new HashSet<String>(Arrays.asList(scopePermissionsParameters));      
+  }
 }