diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/PromotedBuildAction.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/PromotedBuildAction.java
index a1f4b20e..656d0d10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/PromotedBuildAction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/PromotedBuildAction.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public boolean canPromote(String processName) {
         if (process != null) {
             manualCondition = (ManualCondition) process.getPromotionCondition(ManualCondition.class.getName());
         }
-        return PromotionPermissionHelper.hasPermission(getProject(), manualCondition);
+        return PromotionPermissionHelper.hasPermission(getProject(), owner, manualCondition);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public HttpResponse doForcePromotion(@QueryParameter("name") String name) throws
             throw new IllegalStateException("This project doesn't have the promotion criterion called "+name);
 
         ManualCondition manualCondition = (ManualCondition) p.getPromotionCondition(ManualCondition.class.getName());
-        PromotionPermissionHelper.checkPermission(getProject(), manualCondition);
+        PromotionPermissionHelper.checkPermission(getProject(), owner, manualCondition);
 
         p.promote(owner,new UserCause(),new ManualPromotionBadge());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/PromotionPermissionHelper.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/PromotionPermissionHelper.java
index 9be534da..8f96a696 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/PromotionPermissionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/PromotionPermissionHelper.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 package hudson.plugins.promoted_builds;
 
+import hudson.model.AbstractBuild;
 import hudson.model.AbstractProject;
 import hudson.plugins.promoted_builds.conditions.ManualCondition;
 import hudson.security.AccessDeniedException2;
@@ -40,19 +41,19 @@
 @Restricted(NoExternalUse.class)
 public class PromotionPermissionHelper {
 
-    public static void checkPermission(@Nonnull AbstractProject<?,?> target, @CheckForNull ManualCondition associatedCondition) {
-        if (!hasPermission(target, associatedCondition)) {
+    public static void checkPermission(@Nonnull AbstractProject<?,?> target, AbstractBuild<?,?> build, @CheckForNull ManualCondition associatedCondition) {
+        if (!hasPermission(target, build, associatedCondition)) {
             // TODO: Give a more accurate error message if the user has Promotion.PROMOTE but is not in the list of approvers.
             throw new AccessDeniedException2(Jenkins.getAuthentication(), Promotion.PROMOTE);
         }
     }
 
-    public static boolean hasPermission(@Nonnull AbstractProject<?,?> target, @CheckForNull ManualCondition associatedCondition) {
+    public static boolean hasPermission(@Nonnull AbstractProject<?,?> target, AbstractBuild<?,?> build, @CheckForNull ManualCondition associatedCondition) {
         if (associatedCondition == null) {
             return target.hasPermission(Promotion.PROMOTE);
-        } else if (associatedCondition.getUsersAsSet().isEmpty()) {
+        } else if (associatedCondition.getUsersAsSet(build).isEmpty()) {
             return target.hasPermission(Promotion.PROMOTE);
-        } else if (associatedCondition.isInUsersList() || associatedCondition.isInGroupList()) {
+        } else if (associatedCondition.isInUsersList(build) || associatedCondition.isInGroupList(build)) {
             // Explicitly listed users do not need Promotion/Promote permissions.
             return true;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/Status.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/Status.java
index 6a06699a..68dba636 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/Status.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/Status.java
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ public boolean canBuild() {
         }
 
         ManualCondition manualCondition = (ManualCondition) process.getPromotionCondition(ManualCondition.class.getName());
-        return PromotionPermissionHelper.hasPermission(target.getProject(), manualCondition);
+        return PromotionPermissionHelper.hasPermission(target.getProject(), target, manualCondition);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ public void doBuild(StaplerRequest req, StaplerResponse rsp) throws IOException,
         }
         
         ManualCondition manualCondition = (ManualCondition) process.getPromotionCondition(ManualCondition.class.getName());     
-        if (!PromotionPermissionHelper.hasPermission(target.getProject(), manualCondition)) {
+        if (!PromotionPermissionHelper.hasPermission(target.getProject(), target, manualCondition)) {
             return;
         }
         
diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/conditions/ManualCondition.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/conditions/ManualCondition.java
index 6bdeab90..bccbacc3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/conditions/ManualCondition.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/conditions/ManualCondition.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
 public class ManualCondition extends PromotionCondition {
     private String users;
     private List<ParameterDefinition> parameterDefinitions = new ArrayList<ParameterDefinition>();
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ManualCondition.class.getName());
     
     /**
      * 
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ public ParameterDefinition getParameterDefinition(String name) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    public Set<String> getUsersAsSet() {
+    public Set<String> getUsersAsSet(AbstractBuild<?,?> build) {
         if (users == null || users.equals(""))
             return Collections.emptySet();
 
@@ -103,10 +106,20 @@ public Set<String> getUsersAsSet() {
         for (String user : users.split(",")) {
             user = user.trim();
 
-            if (user.trim().length() > 0)
+            LOGGER.log(Level.FINER, "ManualCondition.getUsersAsSet(): user={0}", user);
+            if (user.startsWith("$")){
+                user = user.substring(1);
+                if (user.startsWith("{") && user.endsWith("}"))
+                    user = user.substring(1, user.length() -1);
+                LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "ManualCondition.getUsersAsSet(): build.getBuildVariableResolver().resolve(user=${0})={1}", 
+                        new Object [] {user, build.getBuildVariableResolver().resolve(user)});
+                user = build.getBuildVariableResolver().resolve(user);
+            }
+            if (user != null && user.trim().length() > 0)
                 set.add(user);
         }
         
+        LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "ManualCondition.getUsersAsSet(): return set={0}", set);
         return set;
     }
 
@@ -129,7 +142,7 @@ public PromotionBadge isMet(PromotionProcess promotionProcess, AbstractBuild<?,?
      * approved.
      */
     public boolean canApprove(PromotionProcess promotionProcess, AbstractBuild<?,?> build) {
-        if (!PromotionPermissionHelper.hasPermission(build.getProject(), this)) {
+        if (!PromotionPermissionHelper.hasPermission(build.getProject(), build, this)) {
             return false;
         }
         
@@ -149,17 +162,17 @@ public boolean canApprove(PromotionProcess promotionProcess, AbstractBuild<?,?>
      * Check if user is listed in user list as a specific user
      * @since 2.24 
      */
-    public boolean isInUsersList() {
+    public boolean isInUsersList(AbstractBuild<?,?> build) {
         // Current user must be in users list or users list is empty
-        Set<String> usersSet = getUsersAsSet();
+        Set<String> usersSet = getUsersAsSet(build);
         return usersSet.contains(Hudson.getAuthentication().getName());
     }
 
     /*
      * Check if user is a member of a groups as listed in the user / group field
      */
-    public boolean isInGroupList() {
-        Set<String> groups = getUsersAsSet();
+    public boolean isInGroupList(AbstractBuild<?,?> build) {
+        Set<String> groups = getUsersAsSet(build);
         GrantedAuthority[] authorities = Hudson.getAuthentication().getAuthorities();
         for (GrantedAuthority authority : authorities) {
             if (groups.contains(authority.getAuthority()))
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/conditions/ManualCondition/index.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/conditions/ManualCondition/index.jelly
index bf15935d..fc5abc55 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/conditions/ManualCondition/index.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/promoted_builds/conditions/ManualCondition/index.jelly
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <f:form method="post" action="promotionProcess/${h.encode(p.name)}/promotionCondition/hudson.plugins.promoted_builds.conditions.ManualCondition/approve" name="approve">
       <j:if test="${!it.usersAsSet.isEmpty()}">
         <f:entry title="${%Approvers}" description="${%List of users or groups that can approve this promotion}">
-          <f:textbox value="${it.users}" readonly="true"/>
+          <f:textbox value="${it.getUsersAsSet(pba.owner)}" readonly="true"/>
 	</f:entry>
       </j:if>
       <j:if test="${it.canApprove(p, pba.owner)}">