diff --git a/core/model/Translatable.php b/core/model/Translatable.php
index 4deee51d4..9d74c5b35 100755
--- a/core/model/Translatable.php
+++ b/core/model/Translatable.php
@@ -371,6 +371,27 @@ class Translatable extends DataObjectDecorator implements PermissionProvider {
 			return array();
 		};
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Gets all locales that a member can access
+	 * as defined by {@link $allowed_locales}
+	 * and {@link canTranslate()}.
+	 * If {@link $allowed_locales} is not set and
+	 * the user has the `TRANSLATE_ALL` permission,
+	 * the method will return all available locales in the system.
+	 * 
+	 * @param Member $member
+	 * @return array Map of locales
+	 */
+	function getAllowedLocalesForMember($member) {
+		$locales = self::get_allowed_locales();
+		if(!$locales) $locales = i18n::get_common_locales();
+		if($locales) foreach($locales as $k => $locale) {
+			if(!$this->canTranslate($member, $locale)) unset($locales[$k]);
+		}
+
+		return $locales;
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Get a list of languages in which a given element has been translated.
diff --git a/tests/model/TranslatableTest.php b/tests/model/TranslatableTest.php
index 3dc7f3df2..8dbf784b3 100644
--- a/tests/model/TranslatableTest.php
+++ b/tests/model/TranslatableTest.php
@@ -789,6 +789,28 @@ class TranslatableTest extends FunctionalTest {
 		Translatable::set_allowed_locales($origAllowedLocales);
 	}
 	
+	function testLocalesForMember() {
+		$origAllowedLocales = Translatable::get_allowed_locales();
+		Translatable::set_allowed_locales(array('de_DE', 'ja_JP'));
+		
+		$cmseditor = $this->objFromFixture('Member', 'cmseditor');
+		$translator = $this->objFromFixture('Member', 'germantranslator');
+		
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array('de_DE', 'ja_JP'), 
+			singleton('SiteTree')->getAllowedLocalesForMember($cmseditor),
+			'Members with TRANSLATE_ALL permission can edit all locales'
+		);
+		
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array('de_DE'), 
+			singleton('SiteTree')->getAllowedLocalesForMember($translator),
+			'Members with TRANSLATE_<locale> permission cant edit all locales'
+		);
+		
+		Translatable::set_allowed_locales($origAllowedLocales);
+	}
+	
 	function testSavePageInCMS() {
 		$adminUser = $this->objFromFixture('Member', 'admin');
 		$enPage = $this->objFromFixture('Page', 'testpage_en');