diff --git a/code/controllers/AssetAdmin.php b/code/controllers/AssetAdmin.php
index 3626982a..27deb75e 100644
--- a/code/controllers/AssetAdmin.php
+++ b/code/controllers/AssetAdmin.php
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ JS
 			GridFieldLevelup::create($folder->ID)->setLinkSpec('admin/assets/show/%d')
 		);
 
-		$gridField = new GridField('File', $title, $this->getList(), $gridFieldConfig);
+		$gridField = GridField::create('File', $title, $this->getList(), $gridFieldConfig)
+			->setCheckModelPermissions(true);
 		$columns = $gridField->getConfig()->getComponentByType('GridFieldDataColumns');
 		$columns->setDisplayFields(array(
 			'StripThumbnail' => '',