diff --git a/app/controllers/dmsf_files_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dmsf_files_controller.rb
index a1ace9e3..57ba04a8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dmsf_files_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dmsf_files_controller.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class DmsfFilesController < ApplicationController
 
   def permissions
     if @file
-      render_403 unless DmsfFolder.permissions?(@file.dmsf_folder)
+      render_403 unless DmsfFolder.permissions?(@file.dmsf_folder, true, true)
     end
     true
   end
diff --git a/app/models/dmsf_folder.rb b/app/models/dmsf_folder.rb
index f4aaf212..6370b23b 100644
--- a/app/models/dmsf_folder.rb
+++ b/app/models/dmsf_folder.rb
@@ -107,11 +107,12 @@ class DmsfFolder < ActiveRecord::Base
     true
   end
 
-  def self.permissions?(folder, allow_system = true)
+  def self.permissions?(folder, allow_system = true, file = false)
     # Administrator?
     return true if (User.current&.admin? || folder.nil?)
     # Permissions to the project?
-    return false unless User.current&.allowed_to?(:view_dmsf_folders, folder.project)
+    # If file is true we work just with the file and not viewing the folder
+    return false unless file || User.current&.allowed_to?(:view_dmsf_folders, folder.project)
     # System folder?
     if folder && folder.system
       return false unless allow_system || User.current.allowed_to?(:display_system_folders, folder.project)