diff --git a/op/op.ApproveDocument.php b/op/op.ApproveDocument.php
index 5d84b477b..08f980201 100644
--- a/op/op.ApproveDocument.php
+++ b/op/op.ApproveDocument.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ include("../inc/inc.Init.php");
 include("../inc/inc.Extension.php");
 include("../inc/inc.ClassEmail.php");
 include("../inc/inc.DBInit.php");
+include("../inc/inc.ClassAccessOperation.php");
 include("../inc/inc.Authentication.php");
 include("../inc/inc.ClassUI.php");
 include("../inc/inc.ClassController.php");
@@ -73,9 +74,12 @@ if ($latestContent->getVersion()!=$version) {
 	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => $document->getName())),getMLText("invalid_version"));
 }
 
+/* Create object for checking access to certain operations */
+$accessop = new SeedDMS_AccessOperation($document, $user, $settings);
+
 $olddocstatus = $content->getStatus();
-// verify if document has expired
-if ($document->hasExpired()){
+// verify if document may be approved
+if ($accessop->mayApprove()){
 	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => $document->getName())),getMLText("access_denied"));
 }
 
diff --git a/out/out.ApproveDocument.php b/out/out.ApproveDocument.php
index dc343eb95..4b9efa878 100644
--- a/out/out.ApproveDocument.php
+++ b/out/out.ApproveDocument.php
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ $latestContent = $document->getLatestContent();
 if ($latestContent->getVersion()!=$version) {
 	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => htmlspecialchars($document->getName()))),getMLText("invalid_version"));
 }
-// verify if document has expired
-if ($document->hasExpired()){
+
+// verify if document may be approved
+if ($accessop->mayApprove()){
 	UI::exitError(getMLText("document_title", array("documentname" => htmlspecialchars($document->getName()))),getMLText("access_denied"));
 }