diff --git a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
index efb8af4da..f4124f587 100644
--- a/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
+++ b/SeedDMS_Core/Core/inc.ClassDocument.php
@@ -1951,6 +1951,49 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_Document extends SeedDMS_Core_Object { /* {{{ */
 		return $this->_latestContent;
 	} /* }}} */
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the latest version of document
+	 *
+	 * This function returns the latest accessible version of a document.
+	 * If content access has been restricted by setting
+	 * {@link SeedDMS_Core_DMS::noReadForStatus} the function will go
+	 * backwards in history until an accessible version is found. If none
+	 * is found null will be returned.
+	 * Access rights based on the document status are calculated for the
+	 * currently logged in user.
+	 *
+	 * @return object object of class {@link SeedDMS_Core_DocumentContent}
+	 */
+	function getLatestContent() { /* {{{ */
+		if (!$this->_latestContent) {
+			$db = $this->_dms->getDB();
+			$queryStr = "SELECT * FROM `tblDocumentContent` WHERE `document` = ".$this->_id." ORDER BY `version` DESC";
+			$resArr = $db->getResultArray($queryStr);
+			if (is_bool($resArr) && !$res)
+				return false;
+
+			$classname = $this->_dms->getClassname('documentcontent');
+			$user = $this->_dms->getLoggedInUser();
+			foreach ($resArr as $row) {
+				if (!$this->_latestContent) {
+					$content = new $classname($row["id"], $this, $row["version"], $row["comment"], $row["date"], $row["createdBy"], $row["dir"], $row["orgFileName"], $row["fileType"], $row["mimeType"], $row['fileSize'], $row['checksum']);
+					if($user) {
+						/* If the user may even write the document, then also allow to see all content.
+						 * This is needed because the user could upload a new version
+						 */
+						if($content->getAccessMode($user) >= M_READ) {
+							$this->_latestContent = $content;
+						}
+					} else {
+						$this->_latestContent = $content;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $this->_latestContent;
+	} /* }}} */
+
 	/**
 	 * Remove version of document
 	 *
@@ -3256,7 +3299,6 @@ class SeedDMS_Core_DocumentContent extends SeedDMS_Core_Object { /* {{{ */
 	 */
 	function getAccessMode($u) { /* {{{ */
 		$dms = $this->_document->_dms;
-		$db = $dms->getDB();
 
 		if(!$u)
 			return M_NONE;