diff --git a/core/um-actions-access.php b/core/um-actions-access.php
index a0ede63e..966182dd 100644
--- a/core/um-actions-access.php
+++ b/core/um-actions-access.php
@@ -473,6 +473,70 @@
 		$args = $ultimatemember->access->get_meta( $um_post_id );
 		extract( $args );
 
+		$categories = get_the_category( $post->ID );
+   		// Check post category restriction
+   		foreach( $categories as $cat ){
+
+   				$opt = get_option("category_{$cat->term_id}");
+
+				if ( isset( $opt['_um_accessible'] )  ) {
+					switch( $opt['_um_accessible'] ) {
+
+						case 0: // Open to everyone
+							$ultimatemember->access->allow_access = true;
+							$ultimatemember->access->redirect_handler = false; // open to everyone
+							break;
+
+						case 1: // Logged out users only
+							
+							if ( is_user_logged_in() )
+								$ultimatemember->access->redirect_handler = ( isset( $opt['_um_redirect'] ) ) ? $opt['_um_redirect'] : site_url();
+
+							if ( !is_user_logged_in() )
+								$ultimatemember->access->allow_access = true;
+
+							break;
+
+						case 2: // Logged in users only
+
+							if ( ! is_user_logged_in() ){
+								$ultimatemember->access->redirect_handler = ( isset( $opt['_um_redirect'] ) && ! empty( $opt['_um_redirect']  ) ) ? $opt['_um_redirect'] : um_get_core_page('login');
+							    $ultimatemember->access->allow_access = false;
+							}
+
+							if ( is_user_logged_in() ){
+								
+								if(  isset( $opt['_um_roles'] ) && !empty( $opt['_um_roles'] ) ){
+
+									if (  in_array( um_user('role'), $opt['_um_roles'] ) ) {
+
+										 $ultimatemember->access->allow_access = true;
+								
+									}else{
+
+										$ultimatemember->access->redirect_handler = ( isset( $opt['_um_redirect'] ) && ! empty( $opt['_um_redirect'] ) ) ? $opt['_um_redirect'] : site_url();
+										$ultimatemember->access->allow_access = false;
+								
+									}
+
+								}else{ // if allowed all roles
+									 $ultimatemember->access->allow_access = true;
+								}
+
+							}
+						
+					}
+
+
+				} // end if isset( $opt['_um_accessible'] )
+
+				// if one of the categories has enabled restriction, apply its settings to the current post
+				if( $ultimatemember->access->allow_access == false ){
+					return;
+				}
+
+		} // end foreach
+   		
 		if ( !isset( $args['custom_access_settings'] ) || $args['custom_access_settings'] == 0 ) {
 
 			$um_post_id = apply_filters('um_access_control_for_parent_posts', $um_post_id );