diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-shell/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-shell/bind.c
index 6c4ec9ab48f0d20e37c1864164cdf686b56ab671..ad1b9c80c1c9aebe7f63db18023c6a6851d48c6f 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-shell/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-shell/bind.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ shell_back_bind(
 )
 {
 	struct shellinfo	*si = (struct shellinfo *) be->be_private;
+	AttributeDescription *entry = slap_schema.si_ad_entry;
+	Entry e;
 	FILE			*rfp, *wfp;
 	int			rc;
 
@@ -37,6 +39,23 @@ shell_back_bind(
 		return( -1 );
 	}
 
+	e.e_id = NOID;
+	e.e_name = *dn;
+	e.e_nname = *ndn;
+	e.e_attrs = NULL;
+	e.e_ocflags = 0;
+	e.e_bv.bv_len = 0;
+	e.e_bv.bv_val = NULL;
+	e.e_private = NULL;
+
+	if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, &e,
+		entry, NULL, ACL_AUTH, NULL ) )
+	{
+		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS,
+			NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL );
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if ( (op->o_private = (void *) forkandexec( si->si_bind, &rfp, &wfp ))
 	    == (void *) -1 ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OTHER, NULL,
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-shell/compare.c b/servers/slapd/back-shell/compare.c
index 19a3498c96e4cfaf08a6ec5b48018f56eb19073c..c70edd530db478f09b72d2632014b0457171ce9a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-shell/compare.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-shell/compare.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ shell_back_compare(
 )
 {
 	struct shellinfo	*si = (struct shellinfo *) be->be_private;
+	AttributeDescription *entry = slap_schema.si_ad_entry;
+	Entry e;
 	FILE			*rfp, *wfp;
 
 	if ( IS_NULLCMD( si->si_compare ) ) {
@@ -34,6 +36,23 @@ shell_back_compare(
 		return( -1 );
 	}
 
+	e.e_id = NOID;
+	e.e_name = *dn;
+	e.e_nname = *ndn;
+	e.e_attrs = NULL;
+	e.e_ocflags = 0;
+	e.e_bv.bv_len = 0;
+	e.e_bv.bv_val = NULL;
+	e.e_private = NULL;
+
+	if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, &e,
+		entry, NULL, ACL_READ, NULL ) )
+	{
+		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS,
+			NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL );
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if ( (op->o_private = (void *) forkandexec( si->si_compare, &rfp, &wfp ))
 	    == (void *) -1 ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OTHER, NULL,
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-shell/modify.c b/servers/slapd/back-shell/modify.c
index 69ad41d740ab6d5f9939ecd017e081d77e11e9b6..9b82f70be4b7b8de9106b2eb695dd0f8f227666e 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-shell/modify.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-shell/modify.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ shell_back_modify(
 {
 	Modification *mod;
 	struct shellinfo	*si = (struct shellinfo *) be->be_private;
+	AttributeDescription *entry = slap_schema.si_ad_entry;
+	Entry e;
 	FILE			*rfp, *wfp;
 	int			i;
 
@@ -36,6 +38,23 @@ shell_back_modify(
 		return( -1 );
 	}
 
+	e.e_id = NOID;
+	e.e_name = *dn;
+	e.e_nname = *ndn;
+	e.e_attrs = NULL;
+	e.e_ocflags = 0;
+	e.e_bv.bv_len = 0;
+	e.e_bv.bv_val = NULL;
+	e.e_private = NULL;
+
+	if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, &e,
+		entry, NULL, ACL_WRITE, NULL ) )
+	{
+		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS,
+			NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL );
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if ( (op->o_private = (void *) forkandexec( si->si_modify, &rfp, &wfp ))
 	    == (void *) -1 ) {
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_OTHER, NULL,