diff --git a/code/CMSBatchAction.php b/code/CMSBatchAction.php
index 24cbaee5..d8b33cf7 100644
--- a/code/CMSBatchAction.php
+++ b/code/CMSBatchAction.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ abstract class CMSBatchAction extends Object {
 				if($page->$methodName()) $applicableIDs[] = $page->ID;
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		return $applicableIDs;
 	}
 	
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ abstract class CMSBatchAction extends Object {
 	function getParameterFields() {
 		return false;
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * If you wish to restrict the batch action to some users, overload this function.
+	 */
+	function canView() {
+		return true;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/code/CMSBatchActionHandler.php b/code/CMSBatchActionHandler.php
index bed33ba3..89de7109 100644
--- a/code/CMSBatchActionHandler.php
+++ b/code/CMSBatchActionHandler.php
@@ -117,12 +117,14 @@ class CMSBatchActionHandler extends RequestHandler {
 		
 		foreach($actions as $urlSegment => $actionClass) {
 			$actionObj = new $actionClass();
-			$actionDef = new ArrayData(array(
-				"Link" => Controller::join_links($this->Link(), $urlSegment),
-				"Title" => $actionObj->getActionTitle(),
-				"DoingText" => $actionObj->getDoingText(),
-			));
-			$actionList->push($actionDef);
+			if($actionObj->canView()) {
+				$actionDef = new ArrayData(array(
+					"Link" => Controller::join_links($this->Link(), $urlSegment),
+					"Title" => $actionObj->getActionTitle(),
+					"DoingText" => $actionObj->getDoingText(),
+				));
+				$actionList->push($actionDef);
+			}
 		}
 		
 		return $actionList;
diff --git a/code/CMSMain.php b/code/CMSMain.php
index a3c61cb8..da4035d3 100755
--- a/code/CMSMain.php
+++ b/code/CMSMain.php
@@ -1027,7 +1027,8 @@ JS;
 
 		$forms = array();
 		foreach($batchActions as $urlSegment => $batchAction) {
-			if ($fieldset = singleton($batchAction)->getParameterFields()) {
+			$SNG_action = singleton($batchAction);
+			if ($SNG_action->canView() && $fieldset = $SNG_action->getParameterFields()) {
 				$formHtml = '';
 				foreach($fieldset as $field) {
 					$formHtml .= $field->Field();