diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/AssetFolderController.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/AssetFolderController.java
index e80af045b..843191aa3 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/AssetFolderController.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/AssetFolderController.java
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ public class AssetFolderController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
 
-        if (!assetPermissionsChecker.canEditAssets(section)) {
+        if (!assetPermissionsChecker.canEditAssets(section)
+                && !assetPermissionsChecker.canUseAssets(section)) {
             sectionsUi.showAccessDenied("sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifier);
         }
 
@@ -342,7 +343,8 @@ public class AssetFolderController {
             return sectionsUi.showContentSectionNotFound(sectionIdentifier);
         }
 
-        if (!assetPermissionsChecker.canEditAssets(section)) {
+        if (!assetPermissionsChecker.canEditAssets(section)
+                && !assetPermissionsChecker.canUseAssets(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifier
             );
@@ -528,11 +530,6 @@ public class AssetFolderController {
         } else {
             return sectionsUi.showContentSectionNotFound(sectionIdentifier);
         }
-        if (!assetPermissionsChecker.canEditAssets(section)) {
-            return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
-                "sectionidentifier", sectionIdentifier
-            );
-        }
 
         final Folder folder;
         final Optional<Folder> folderResult = folderRepo
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/CategoriesController.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/CategoriesController.java
index 2015ffc89..3c2d61d3a 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/CategoriesController.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/CategoriesController.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.librecms.ui.contentsections;
 
+import com.arsdigita.cms.ui.authoring.multipartarticle.SectionPreviewPanel;
+
 import org.libreccm.api.Identifier;
 import org.libreccm.api.IdentifierParser;
 import org.libreccm.categorization.Categorization;
@@ -98,6 +100,12 @@ public class CategoriesController {
     @Inject
     private ContentSectionRepository sectionRepo;
 
+    /**
+     * Provides common functions for controllers working with content sections.
+     */
+    @Inject
+    private ContentSectionsUi sectionsUi;
+
     /**
      * The {@link GlobalizationHelper} to use.
      */
@@ -146,6 +154,14 @@ public class CategoriesController {
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
 
+        if (!permissionChecker.isPermitted(
+            AdminPrivileges.ADMINISTER_CATEGORIES, section
+        )) {
+            return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
+                "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifier
+            );
+        }
+
         final List<DomainListEntryModel> domains = section
             .getDomains()
             .stream()
@@ -229,6 +245,14 @@ public class CategoriesController {
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
 
+        if (!permissionChecker.isPermitted(
+            AdminPrivileges.ADMINISTER_CATEGORIES, section
+        )) {
+            return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
+                "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifier
+            );
+        }
+        
         final Optional<DomainOwnership> domainResult = section
             .getDomains()
             .stream()
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/ConfigurationWorkflowController.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/ConfigurationWorkflowController.java
index 431526376..216072293 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/ConfigurationWorkflowController.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/ConfigurationWorkflowController.java
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
@@ -1437,7 +1437,7 @@ public class ConfigurationWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentSection section = sectionResult.get();
         sectionModel.setSection(section);
-        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerLifecycles(section)) {
+        if (!adminPermissionsChecker.canAdministerWorkflows(section)) {
             return sectionsUi.showAccessDenied(
                 "sectionIdentifier", sectionIdentifierParam
             );
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/ItemPermissionChecker.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/ItemPermissionChecker.java
index 0995804b7..bfd68b0f6 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/ItemPermissionChecker.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/ItemPermissionChecker.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class ItemPermissionChecker {
      * @return {@code true} if the current user can apply alternate workflows to
      *         the item, {@code false} otherwise.
      */
-    public boolean canApplyAlternateWorkflowItems(
+    public boolean canApplyAlternateWorkflow(
         final ContentItem item
     ) {
         return permissionChecker.isPermitted(
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public class ItemPermissionChecker {
      * @return {@code true} if the current user can edit the item, {@code false}
      *         otherwise.
      */
-    public boolean canEditItems(final ContentItem item) {
+    public boolean canEditItem(final ContentItem item) {
         return permissionChecker.isPermitted(
             ItemPrivileges.EDIT, item
         );
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/CategorizationStep.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/CategorizationStep.java
index 136e6aff1..83c0ac46f 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/CategorizationStep.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/CategorizationStep.java
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ import org.libreccm.categorization.DomainOwnership;
 import org.libreccm.categorization.ObjectNotAssignedToCategoryException;
 import org.libreccm.core.UnexpectedErrorException;
 import org.libreccm.l10n.GlobalizationHelper;
+import org.libreccm.security.PermissionChecker;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemManager;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.privileges.ItemPrivileges;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ public class CategorizationStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
     @Inject
     private CategoryManager categoryManager;
 
+    @Inject
+    private DocumentUi documentUi;
+
     @Inject
     private IdentifierParser identifierParser;
 
@@ -78,6 +83,9 @@ public class CategorizationStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
     @Inject
     private Models models;
 
+    @Inject
+    private PermissionChecker permissionChecker;
+
     /**
      * The current content section.
      */
@@ -195,7 +203,15 @@ public class CategorizationStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
      */
     @Override
     public String showStep() {
-        return "org/librecms/ui/documents/categorization.xhtml";
+        if (permissionChecker.isPermitted(ItemPrivileges.CATEGORIZE, document)) {
+            return "org/librecms/ui/documents/categorization.xhtml";
+        } else {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section,
+                document,
+                getLabel()
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/CreateDenied.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/CreateDenied.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3b795f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/CreateDenied.java
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents;
+
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.Folder;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * A pseudo implemention of the {@link MvcDocumentCreateStep} interface used by
+ * the {@link DocumentController} to show an error message when the current 
+ * user is not permitted to create new items.
+ *
+ * Most of methods in this implementation are throwing an
+ * {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
+ */public class CreateDenied 
+ implements MvcDocumentCreateStep<ContentItem>{
+
+    @Override
+    public Class<ContentItem> getDocumentType() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getDescription() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getBundle() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ContentSection getContentSection() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setContentSection(ContentSection section) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getContentSectionLabel() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getContentSectionTitle() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Folder getFolder() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setFolder(Folder folder) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getFolderPath() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, String> getMessages() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String showCreateForm() {
+       return "org/librecms/ui/contentsection/documents/access-denied.xhtml";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String createContentItem() {
+       return "org/librecms/ui/contentsection/documents/access-denied.xhtml";
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentController.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentController.java
index bb70fdf60..9ab86454c 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentController.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentController.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.librecms.lifecycle.LifecycleDefinition;
 import org.librecms.lifecycle.Phase;
 import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.ContentSectionsUi;
 import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.DocumentFolderController;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.ItemPermissionChecker;
 
 import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
@@ -111,12 +112,21 @@ public class DocumentController {
     @Inject
     private Instance<MvcDocumentCreateStep<?>> createSteps;
 
+    /**
+     * Messages for default steps
+     */
+    @Inject
+    private DefaultStepsMessageBundle defaultStepsMessageBundle;
+
     /**
      * {@link GlobalizationHelper} for working with localized texts etc.
      */
     @Inject
     private GlobalizationHelper globalizationHelper;
 
+    @Inject
+    private ItemPermissionChecker itemPermissionChecker;
+
     /**
      * Used to make avaiable in the views without a named bean.
      */
@@ -230,6 +240,15 @@ public class DocumentController {
             folder = folderResult.get();
         }
 
+        if (!itemPermissionChecker.canCreateNewItems(folder)) {
+            models.put("section", section.getLabel());
+            models.put("folderPath", folderPath);
+            models.put(
+                "step", defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage("create_step")
+            );
+            return new CreateDenied();
+        }
+
         final Class<? extends ContentItem> documentClass;
         try {
             documentClass = (Class<? extends ContentItem>) Class.forName(
@@ -301,6 +320,14 @@ public class DocumentController {
             documentUi.showDocumentNotFound(section, documentPath);
         }
         final ContentItem item = itemResult.get();
+        if (!itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(item)) {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section,
+                item,
+                defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage("edit_denied")
+            );
+        }
+
         return String.format(
             "redirect:/%s/documents/%s/@authoringsteps/%s",
             sectionIdentifier,
@@ -345,6 +372,14 @@ public class DocumentController {
             return new DocumentNotFound();
         }
         final ContentItem item = itemResult.get();
+        if (!itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(item)) {
+            models.put("section", section.getLabel());
+            models.put("documentPath", itemManager.getItemFolder(item));
+            models.put(
+                "step", defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage("edit_step")
+            );
+            return new EditDenied();
+        }
 
         final Instance<MvcAuthoringStep> instance = authoringSteps
             .select(
@@ -416,6 +451,19 @@ public class DocumentController {
         }
         selectedDocumentModel.setContentItem(item);
 
+        if (!itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(item)) {
+            models.put("section", section.getLabel());
+            models.put("documentPath", itemManager.getItemFolder(item));
+            models.put(
+                "step", defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage("edit_step")
+            );
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section,
+                documentPath,
+                defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage("history")
+            );
+        }
+
         models.put(
             "revisions",
             itemRepo.retrieveRevisions(item, item.getObjectId())
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentUi.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentUi.java
index 341dede86..09daac853 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentUi.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentUi.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
  */
 package org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents;
 
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemManager;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
 
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
@@ -30,14 +32,36 @@ import javax.mvc.Models;
  * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
  */
 @RequestScoped
-class DocumentUi {
+public class DocumentUi {
 
+    @Inject
+    private ContentItemManager itemManager;
+    
     /**
      * Used to provide data for the views without a named bean.
      */
     @Inject
     private Models models;
 
+    public String showAccessDenied(
+        final ContentSection section, 
+        final ContentItem item,
+        final String step
+    ) {
+        return showAccessDenied(section, itemManager.getItemPath(item), step);
+    }
+    
+    public String showAccessDenied(
+        final ContentSection section, 
+        final String documentPath, 
+        final String step
+    ) {
+        models.put("section", section.getLabel());
+        models.put("documentPath", documentPath);
+        models.put("step", step);
+        return "org/librecms/ui/contentsection/documents/access-denied.xhtml";
+    }
+    
     public String showDocumentNotFound(
         final ContentSection section, final String documentPath
     ) {
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentWorkflowController.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentWorkflowController.java
index bd29c3d66..2e6f70cea 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentWorkflowController.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/DocumentWorkflowController.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemRepository;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.privileges.ItemPrivileges;
 import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.ContentSectionsUi;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.ItemPermissionChecker;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ public class DocumentWorkflowController {
     @Inject
     private ContentSectionsUi sectionsUi;
 
+    @Inject
+    private DefaultStepsMessageBundle defaultStepsMessageBundle;
+    
     /**
      * Common functions for controllers working with {@link ContentItem}s.
      */
@@ -86,6 +90,9 @@ public class DocumentWorkflowController {
     @Inject
     private IdentifierParser identifierParser;
 
+    @Inject
+    private ItemPermissionChecker itemPermissionChecker;
+    
     /**
      * Used to check permissions for the current content item.
      */
@@ -144,6 +151,15 @@ public class DocumentWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentItem item = itemResult.get();
         selectedDocumentModel.setContentItem(item);
+        if (!itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(item)) {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section, 
+                documentPath, 
+                defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage(
+                    "workflows.task.lock.access_denied"
+                )
+            );
+        }
 
         final Optional<AssignableTask> taskResult = findTask(
             item, taskIdentifier
@@ -192,6 +208,15 @@ public class DocumentWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentItem item = itemResult.get();
         selectedDocumentModel.setContentItem(item);
+         if (!itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(item)) {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section, 
+                documentPath, 
+                defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage(
+                    "workflows.task.lock.access_denied"
+                )
+            );
+        }
 
         final Optional<AssignableTask> taskResult = findTask(
             item, taskIdentifier
@@ -242,6 +267,15 @@ public class DocumentWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentItem item = itemResult.get();
         selectedDocumentModel.setContentItem(item);
+         if (!itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(item)) {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section, 
+                documentPath, 
+                defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage(
+                    "workflows.task.lock.access_denied"
+                )
+            );
+        }
 
         final Optional<AssignableTask> taskResult = findTask(
             item, taskIdentifier
@@ -295,6 +329,15 @@ public class DocumentWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentItem item = itemResult.get();
         selectedDocumentModel.setContentItem(item);
+         if (!itemPermissionChecker.canApplyAlternateWorkflow(item)) {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section, 
+                documentPath, 
+                defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage(
+                    "workflows.task.lock.access_denied"
+                )
+            );
+        }
 
         if (!permissionChecker.isPermitted(
             ItemPrivileges.APPLY_ALTERNATE_WORKFLOW, item)) {
@@ -351,6 +394,15 @@ public class DocumentWorkflowController {
         }
         final ContentItem item = itemResult.get();
         selectedDocumentModel.setContentItem(item);
+         if (!itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(item)) {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section, 
+                documentPath, 
+                defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage(
+                    "workflows.task.lock.access_denied"
+                )
+            );
+        }
 
         if (!permissionChecker.isPermitted(
             ItemPrivileges.APPLY_ALTERNATE_WORKFLOW, item)) {
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/EditDenied.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/EditDenied.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b7120228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/EditDenied.java
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents;
+
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
+import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
+
+/**
+ * A pseudo implemention of the {@link MvcAuthoringStep} interface used by the
+ * {@link DocumentController} to show an error message when the current user is
+ * not permitted to edit an item.
+ *
+ * Most of methods in this implementation are throwing an
+ * {@link UnsupportedOperationException}.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
+ */
+public class EditDenied implements MvcAuthoringStep {
+
+    @Override
+    public String getDescription() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getBundle() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ContentSection getContentSection() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setContentSection(ContentSection section) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getContentSectionLabel() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getContentSectionTitle() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Class<? extends ContentItem> supportedDocumentType() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getLabel() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ContentItem getContentItem() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setContentItem(ContentItem document) {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getContentItemPath() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getContentItemTitle() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet."); //To change body of generated methods, choose Tools | Templates.
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String showStep() {
+        return "org/librecms/ui/contentsection/documents/access-denied.xhtml";
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/PublishStep.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/PublishStep.java
index 18518c529..9d26c0f43 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/PublishStep.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contentsections/documents/PublishStep.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
 import org.librecms.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
 import org.librecms.lifecycle.LifecycleDefinition;
 import org.librecms.lifecycle.LifecycleDefinitionRepository;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.ItemPermissionChecker;
 
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
@@ -68,9 +69,18 @@ public class PublishStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
     @Inject
     private ContentItemManager itemManager;
 
+    @Inject
+    private DefaultStepsMessageBundle defaultStepsMessageBundle;
+
+    @Inject
+    private DocumentUi documentUi;
+
     @Inject
     private GlobalizationHelper globalizationHelper;
 
+    @Inject
+    private ItemPermissionChecker itemPermissionChecker;
+
     @Inject
     private LifecycleDefinitionRepository lifecycleDefRepo;
 
@@ -149,20 +159,30 @@ public class PublishStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
 
     @Override
     public String showStep() {
-        final String lifecycleDefUuid;
-        if (itemManager.isLive(document)) {
-            lifecycleDefUuid = document
-                .getLifecycle()
-                .getDefinition()
-                .getUuid();
+        if (itemPermissionChecker.canPublishItems(document)) {
+            final String lifecycleDefUuid;
+            if (itemManager.isLive(document)) {
+                lifecycleDefUuid = document
+                    .getLifecycle()
+                    .getDefinition()
+                    .getUuid();
+            } else {
+                lifecycleDefUuid = document
+                    .getContentType()
+                    .getDefaultLifecycle()
+                    .getUuid();
+            }
+            models.put("lifecycleDefinitionUuid", lifecycleDefUuid);
+            return "org/librecms/ui/documents/publish.xhtml";
         } else {
-            lifecycleDefUuid = document
-                .getContentType()
-                .getDefaultLifecycle()
-                .getUuid();
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section,
+                document,
+                defaultStepsMessageBundle.getMessage(
+                    "access_to_authoringstep_denied", new String[]{getLabel()}
+                )
+            );
         }
-        models.put("lifecycleDefinitionUuid", lifecycleDefUuid);
-        return "org/librecms/ui/documents/publish.xhtml";
     }
 
     /**
@@ -336,6 +356,14 @@ public class PublishStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
             )
         );
 
+        if (!itemPermissionChecker.canPublishItems(document)) {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section,
+                document,
+                "item.publish"
+            );
+        }
+
         if (selectedLifecycleDefUuid.isEmpty()) {
             if (itemManager.isLive(document)) {
                 final LifecycleDefinition definition;
@@ -377,6 +405,14 @@ public class PublishStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
     @Path("/@unpublish")
     @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
     public String unpublish() {
+          if (!itemPermissionChecker.canPublishItems(document)) {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section,
+                document,
+                "item.unpublish"
+            );
+        }
+        
         itemManager.unpublish(document);
 
         return String.format(
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticleCreateStep.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticleCreateStep.java
index 394c61e44..d43720c24 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticleCreateStep.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticleCreateStep.java
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.Folder;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.FolderManager;
 import org.librecms.contenttypes.Article;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.ItemPermissionChecker;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents.DefaultStepsMessageBundle;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents.DocumentUi;
 
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Named;
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ import javax.ws.rs.FormParam;
 @Named("CmsArticleCreateStep")
 public class MvcArticleCreateStep implements MvcDocumentCreateStep<Article> {
 
+    @Inject
+    private ArticleMessageBundle articleMessageBundle;
+    
     /**
      * Provides functions for working with content items.
      */
@@ -66,6 +72,11 @@ public class MvcArticleCreateStep implements MvcDocumentCreateStep<Article> {
     @Inject
     private ContentItemRepository itemRepo;
 
+ 
+    
+    @Inject
+    private DocumentUi documentUi;
+    
     /**
      * Provides operations for folders.
      */
@@ -78,6 +89,9 @@ public class MvcArticleCreateStep implements MvcDocumentCreateStep<Article> {
     @Inject
     private GlobalizationHelper globalizationHelper;
 
+    @Inject
+    private ItemPermissionChecker itemPermissionChecker;
+    
     /**
      * Used to provided data for the views without a named bean.
      */
@@ -203,7 +217,15 @@ public class MvcArticleCreateStep implements MvcDocumentCreateStep<Article> {
 //    @Path("/")
     @Override
     public String showCreateForm() {
+        if (itemPermissionChecker.canCreateNewItems(folder)) {
         return "org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/article/create-article.xhtml";
+        } else {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section, 
+                getFolderPath(), 
+                articleMessageBundle.getMessage("create_new_article.denied")
+            );
+        }
     }
 
 //    @POST
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticlePropertiesStep.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticlePropertiesStep.java
index 5d7cec87a..1d21e9292 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticlePropertiesStep.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticlePropertiesStep.java
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemRepository;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.FolderManager;
 import org.librecms.contenttypes.Article;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.ItemPermissionChecker;
 import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents.AuthoringStepPathFragment;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents.DefaultStepsMessageBundle;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents.DocumentUi;
 
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
 @Named("CmsArticlePropertiesStep")
 public class MvcArticlePropertiesStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
 
+    @Inject
+    private ArticleMessageBundle articleMessageBundle;
+
     /**
      * The path fragment of the step.
      */
@@ -77,6 +83,9 @@ public class MvcArticlePropertiesStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
     @Inject
     private ContentItemManager itemManager;
 
+    @Inject
+    private DocumentUi documentUi;
+
     /**
      * Provides functions for working with folders.
      */
@@ -89,6 +98,9 @@ public class MvcArticlePropertiesStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
     @Inject
     private GlobalizationHelper globalizationHelper;
 
+    @Inject
+    private ItemPermissionChecker itemPermissionChecker;
+
     /**
      * The current content section.
      */
@@ -170,7 +182,15 @@ public class MvcArticlePropertiesStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
 
     @Override
     public String showStep() {
-        return "org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/article/article-basic-properties.xhtml";
+        if (itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(document)) {
+            return "org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/article/article-basic-properties.xhtml";
+        } else {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section,
+                document,
+                articleMessageBundle.getMessage("article.edit.denied")
+            );
+        }
 
     }
 
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticleTextBodyStep.java b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticleTextBodyStep.java
index 21e44ba7c..398817343 100644
--- a/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticleTextBodyStep.java
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/java/org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/MvcArticleTextBodyStep.java
@@ -20,13 +20,15 @@ package org.librecms.ui.contenttypes;
 
 import org.libreccm.core.UnexpectedErrorException;
 import org.libreccm.l10n.GlobalizationHelper;
+import org.libreccm.l10n.LocalizedString;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItem;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemManager;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentItemRepository;
 import org.librecms.contentsection.ContentSection;
-import org.librecms.contentsection.FolderManager;
 import org.librecms.contenttypes.Article;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.ItemPermissionChecker;
 import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents.AuthoringStepPathFragment;
+import org.librecms.ui.contentsections.documents.DocumentUi;
 
 import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
 import javax.mvc.Controller;
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
 @Named("CmsArticleTextBodyStep")
 public class MvcArticleTextBodyStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
 
+    @Inject
+    private ArticleMessageBundle articleMessageBundle;
+
     /**
      * The path fragment of the step.
      */
@@ -75,12 +80,18 @@ public class MvcArticleTextBodyStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
     @Inject
     private ContentItemManager itemManager;
 
+    @Inject
+    private DocumentUi documentUi;
+
     /**
      * Provides functions for working with {@link LocalizedString}s.
      */
     @Inject
     private GlobalizationHelper globalizationHelper;
 
+    @Inject
+    private ItemPermissionChecker itemPermissionChecker;
+
     /**
      * The current content section.
      */
@@ -162,7 +173,15 @@ public class MvcArticleTextBodyStep implements MvcAuthoringStep {
 
     @Override
     public String showStep() {
-        return "org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/article/article-text.xhtml";
+        if (itemPermissionChecker.canEditItem(document)) {
+            return "org/librecms/ui/contenttypes/article/article-text.xhtml";
+        } else {
+            return documentUi.showAccessDenied(
+                section,
+                document,
+                articleMessageBundle.getMessage("article.edit.denied")
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/ccm-cms/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/librecms/ui/contentsection/documents/access-denied.xhtml b/ccm-cms/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/librecms/ui/contentsection/documents/access-denied.xhtml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eff1d3ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-cms/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/librecms/ui/contentsection/documents/access-denied.xhtml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html [<!ENTITY times '&#215;'>]>
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" 
+      xmlns:bootstrap="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/composite/components/bootstrap"
+      xmlns:c="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsp/jstl/core"
+      xmlns:libreccm="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/composite/components/libreccm"
+      xmlns:ui="http://xmlns.jcp.org/jsf/facelets">
+    <ui:composition template="/WEB-INF/views/org/librecms/ui/content-section/documents/document.xhtml">
+        
+        <ui:param name="activePage" value="document" />
+        <ui:param name="title" value="#{CmsAdminMessages['contentsection.documents.document_type.not_available.title']}" />
+        
+        <ui:define name="breadcrumb">
+            <ui:include src="document-breadcrumbs.xhtml" />
+            <li aria-current="page" class="breadcrumb-item">
+                #{CmsAdminMessages['contentsection.document_access_denied.breadcrumb']}
+            </li>
+        </ui:define>
+        
+         <ui:define name="main">
+            <div class="container">
+                <div class="alert alert-danger" role="alert">
+                    #{CmsAdminMessages.getMessage('contentsection.document.access_denied.message', [section, documentPath, step])}
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </ui:define>
+        
+    </ui:composition>
+</html>
+
+
+
+
+