diff --git a/asset-registry/src/lib.rs b/asset-registry/src/lib.rs
index 21961a25e..a3fc951d6 100644
--- a/asset-registry/src/lib.rs
+++ b/asset-registry/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 // Older clippy versions give a false positive on the expansion of [pallet::call].
 // This is fixed in https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/8321
 #![allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
-
-use frame_support::{pallet_prelude::*, traits::EnsureOrigin, transactional};
+use frame_support::{pallet_prelude::*, traits::EnsureOriginWithArg, transactional};
 use frame_system::pallet_prelude::*;
 use orml_traits::asset_registry::AssetProcessor;
 use scale_info::TypeInfo;
@@ -19,9 +18,12 @@ pub use module::*;
 pub use weights::WeightInfo;
 
 mod impls;
+mod weights;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
 mod mock;
+#[cfg(test)]
 mod tests;
-mod weights;
 
 /// Data describing the asset properties.
 #[derive(scale_info::TypeInfo, Encode, Decode, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, RuntimeDebug)]
@@ -48,8 +50,8 @@ pub mod module {
 		/// The type used as a unique asset id,
 		type AssetId: Parameter + Member + Default + TypeInfo;
 
-		/// The origin that is allowed to manipulate metadata.
-		type AuthorityOrigin: EnsureOrigin<<Self as frame_system::Config>::Origin>;
+		/// Checks that an origin has the authority to register/update an asset
+		type AuthorityOrigin: EnsureOriginWithArg<Self::Origin, Option<Self::AssetId>>;
 
 		/// A filter ran upon metadata registration that assigns an is and
 		/// potentially modifies the supplied metadata.
@@ -88,10 +90,6 @@ pub mod module {
 			asset_id: T::AssetId,
 			metadata: AssetMetadata<T::Balance, T::CustomMetadata>,
 		},
-		SetLocation {
-			asset_id: T::AssetId,
-			location: Box<VersionedMultiLocation>,
-		},
 	}
 
 	/// The metadata of an asset, indexed by asset id.
@@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ pub mod module {
 			metadata: AssetMetadata<T::Balance, T::CustomMetadata>,
 			asset_id: Option<T::AssetId>,
 		) -> DispatchResult {
-			T::AuthorityOrigin::ensure_origin(origin)?;
+			T::AuthorityOrigin::ensure_origin(origin, &asset_id)?;
 
 			Self::do_register_asset(metadata, asset_id)
 		}
@@ -165,7 +163,7 @@ pub mod module {
 			location: Option<Option<VersionedMultiLocation>>,
 			additional: Option<T::CustomMetadata>,
 		) -> DispatchResult {
-			T::AuthorityOrigin::ensure_origin(origin)?;
+			T::AuthorityOrigin::ensure_origin(origin, &Some(asset_id.clone()))?;
 
 			Self::do_update_asset(
 				asset_id,
diff --git a/asset-registry/src/mock/para.rs b/asset-registry/src/mock/para.rs
index 4db8de6b0..3d22880e6 100644
--- a/asset-registry/src/mock/para.rs
+++ b/asset-registry/src/mock/para.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ use crate as orml_asset_registry;
 
 use codec::{Decode, Encode};
 use cumulus_primitives_core::{ChannelStatus, GetChannelInfo, ParaId};
+use frame_support::traits::{EnsureOrigin, EnsureOriginWithArg};
 use frame_support::{
-	construct_runtime, match_types, parameter_types,
+	construct_runtime, match_types, ord_parameter_types, parameter_types,
 	traits::{ConstU128, ConstU32, ConstU64, Everything, Nothing},
 	weights::{constants::WEIGHT_PER_SECOND, Weight},
 	PalletId,
 };
-use frame_system::EnsureRoot;
+use frame_system::{EnsureRoot, EnsureSignedBy};
 use orml_asset_registry::{AssetRegistryTrader, FixedRateAssetRegistryTrader};
 use orml_traits::{
 	location::{AbsoluteReserveProvider, RelativeReserveProvider},
@@ -105,11 +106,39 @@ pub struct CustomMetadata {
 	pub fee_per_second: u128,
 }
 
+const ADMIN_ASSET_TWO: AccountId = AccountId32::new([42u8; 32]);
+
+ord_parameter_types! {
+	pub const AdminAssetTwo: AccountId = ADMIN_ASSET_TWO;
+}
+
+pub struct AssetAuthority;
+impl EnsureOriginWithArg<Origin, Option<u32>> for AssetAuthority {
+	type Success = ();
+
+	fn try_origin(origin: Origin, asset_id: &Option<u32>) -> Result<Self::Success, Origin> {
+		match asset_id {
+			// We mock an edge case where the asset_id 2 requires a special origin check.
+			Some(2) => EnsureSignedBy::<AdminAssetTwo, AccountId32>::try_origin(origin.clone())
+				.map(|_| ())
+				.map_err(|_| origin),
+
+			// Any other `asset_id` defaults to EnsureRoot
+			_ => EnsureRoot::try_origin(origin),
+		}
+	}
+
+	#[cfg(feature = "runtime-benchmarks")]
+	fn successful_origin(_asset_id: &Option<u32>) -> Origin {
+		unimplemented!()
+	}
+}
+
 impl orml_asset_registry::Config for Runtime {
 	type Event = Event;
 	type Balance = Balance;
 	type AssetId = u32;
-	type AuthorityOrigin = EnsureRoot<AccountId>;
+	type AuthorityOrigin = AssetAuthority;
 	type CustomMetadata = CustomMetadata;
 	type AssetProcessor = orml_asset_registry::SequentialId<Runtime>;
 	type WeightInfo = ();
diff --git a/asset-registry/src/tests.rs b/asset-registry/src/tests.rs
index 6289cfbeb..b92f0fab2 100644
--- a/asset-registry/src/tests.rs
+++ b/asset-registry/src/tests.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 
 use super::*;
 use crate as orml_asset_registry;
-use crate::tests::para::{AssetRegistry, CustomMetadata, Origin, Tokens, TreasuryAccount};
+use crate::tests::para::{AdminAssetTwo, AssetRegistry, CustomMetadata, Origin, Tokens, TreasuryAccount};
 use frame_support::{assert_noop, assert_ok};
 use mock::*;
 use orml_traits::MultiCurrency;
 use polkadot_parachain::primitives::Sibling;
-use sp_runtime::{traits::AccountIdConversion, AccountId32};
+
+use sp_runtime::{
+	traits::{AccountIdConversion, BadOrigin},
+	AccountId32,
+};
 use xcm_simulator::TestExt;
 
 fn treasury_account() -> AccountId32 {
@@ -458,3 +462,33 @@ fn test_existential_deposits() {
 		);
 	});
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_asset_authority() {
+	TestNet::reset();
+
+	ParaA::execute_with(|| {
+		let metadata = dummy_metadata();
+
+		// Assert that root can register an asset with id 1
+		assert_ok!(AssetRegistry::register_asset(Origin::root(), metadata.clone(), Some(1)));
+
+		// Assert that only Account42 can register asset with id 42
+		let metadata = AssetMetadata {
+			location: None,
+			..dummy_metadata()
+		};
+
+		// It fails when signed with root...
+		assert_noop!(
+			AssetRegistry::register_asset(Origin::root(), metadata.clone(), Some(2)),
+			BadOrigin
+		);
+		// It works when signed with the right account
+		assert_ok!(AssetRegistry::register_asset(
+			Origin::signed(AdminAssetTwo::get()),
+			metadata,
+			Some(2)
+		));
+	});
+}