diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_children.php b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_children.php
index c68fdb575a7cb..645704e9a7746 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_children.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/blog_children.php
@@ -11,71 +11,75 @@
 
 JHtml::_('bootstrap.tooltip');
 
-$class = ' class="first"';
-$lang  = JFactory::getLanguage();
+$class  = ' class="first"';
+$lang   = JFactory::getLanguage();
+$user   = JFactory::getUser();
+$groups = $user->getAuthorisedViewLevels();
 
 if ($this->maxLevel != 0 && count($this->children[$this->category->id]) > 0) : ?>
 
 	<?php foreach ($this->children[$this->category->id] as $id => $child) : ?>
-		<?php
-		if ($this->params->get('show_empty_categories') || $child->numitems || count($child->getChildren())) :
-			if (!isset($this->children[$this->category->id][$id + 1])) :
-				$class = ' class="last"';
-			endif;
-		?>
-		<div<?php echo $class; ?>>
-			<?php $class = ''; ?>
-			<?php if ($lang->isRtl()) : ?>
-			<h3 class="page-header item-title">
-				<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
-					<span class="badge badge-info tip hasTooltip" title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS_TIP'); ?>">
-						<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
-					</span>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-				<a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
-				<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
+		<?php // Check whether category access level allows access to subcategories. ?>
+		<?php if (in_array($child->access, $groups)) : ?>
+			<?php if ($this->params->get('show_empty_categories') || $child->numitems || count($child->getChildren())) :
+				if (!isset($this->children[$this->category->id][$id + 1])) :
+					$class = ' class="last"';
+				endif;
+			?>
+			<div<?php echo $class; ?>>
+				<?php $class = ''; ?>
+				<?php if ($lang->isRtl()) : ?>
+				<h3 class="page-header item-title">
+					<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
+						<span class="badge badge-info tip hasTooltip" title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS_TIP'); ?>">
+							<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
+						</span>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+					<a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
+					<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
 
-				<?php if ($this->maxLevel > 1 && count($child->getChildren()) > 0) : ?>
-					<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
+					<?php if ($this->maxLevel > 1 && count($child->getChildren()) > 0) : ?>
+						<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+				</h3>
+				<?php else : ?>
+				<h3 class="page-header item-title"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
+					<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
+					<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
+						<span class="badge badge-info tip hasTooltip" title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS_TIP'); ?>">
+							<?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS'); ?>&nbsp;
+							<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
+						</span>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+
+					<?php if ($this->maxLevel > 1 && count($child->getChildren()) > 0) : ?>
+						<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+				</h3>
 				<?php endif; ?>
-			</h3>
-			<?php else : ?>
-			<h3 class="page-header item-title"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
-				<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
-				<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
-					<span class="badge badge-info tip hasTooltip" title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS_TIP'); ?>">
-						<?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS'); ?>&nbsp;
-						<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
-					</span>
+
+				<?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc') == 1) : ?>
+					<?php if ($child->description) : ?>
+						<div class="category-desc">
+							<?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $child->description, '', 'com_content.category'); ?>
+						</div>
+					<?php endif; ?>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 
 				<?php if ($this->maxLevel > 1 && count($child->getChildren()) > 0) : ?>
-					<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
+					<div class="collapse fade" id="category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>">
+						<?php
+						$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
+						$this->category = $child;
+						$this->maxLevel--;
+						echo $this->loadTemplate('children');
+						$this->category = $child->getParent();
+						$this->maxLevel++;
+						?>
+					</div>
 				<?php endif; ?>
-			</h3>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-
-			<?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc') == 1) : ?>
-			<?php if ($child->description) : ?>
-				<div class="category-desc">
-					<?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $child->description, '', 'com_content.category'); ?>
-				</div>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-
-			<?php if ($this->maxLevel > 1 && count($child->getChildren()) > 0) : ?>
-			<div class="collapse fade" id="category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>">
-				<?php
-				$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
-				$this->category = $child;
-				$this->maxLevel--;
-				echo $this->loadTemplate('children');
-				$this->category = $child->getParent();
-				$this->maxLevel++;
-				?>
 			</div>
 			<?php endif; ?>
-		</div>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 
diff --git a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default_children.php b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default_children.php
index a950123454398..6f36899dc9d9f 100644
--- a/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default_children.php
+++ b/components/com_content/views/category/tmpl/default_children.php
@@ -11,71 +11,78 @@
 
 JHtml::_('bootstrap.tooltip');
 
-$class = ' class="first"';
-$lang  = JFactory::getLanguage();
+$class  = ' class="first"';
+$lang   = JFactory::getLanguage();
+$user   = JFactory::getUser();
+$groups = $user->getAuthorisedViewLevels();
 ?>
 
 <?php if (count($this->children[$this->category->id]) > 0) : ?>
+
 	<?php foreach ($this->children[$this->category->id] as $id => $child) : ?>
-		<?php
-		if ($this->params->get('show_empty_categories') || $child->getNumItems(true) || count($child->getChildren())) :
-			if (!isset($this->children[$this->category->id][$id + 1])) :
-				$class = ' class="last"';
-			endif;
-		?>
+		<?php // Check whether category access level allows access to subcategories. ?>
+		<?php if (in_array($child->access, $groups)) : ?>
+			<?php
+			if ($this->params->get('show_empty_categories') || $child->getNumItems(true) || count($child->getChildren())) :
+				if (!isset($this->children[$this->category->id][$id + 1])) :
+					$class = ' class="last"';
+				endif;
+			?>
 
-		<div<?php echo $class; ?>>
-			<?php $class = ''; ?>
-			<?php if ($lang->isRtl()) : ?>
-			<h3 class="page-header item-title">
-				<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
-					<span class="badge badge-info tip hasTooltip" title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS_TIP'); ?>">
-						<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
-					</span>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-				<a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
-				<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
+			<div<?php echo $class; ?>>
+				<?php $class = ''; ?>
+				<?php if ($lang->isRtl()) : ?>
+				<h3 class="page-header item-title">
+					<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
+						<span class="badge badge-info tip hasTooltip" title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS_TIP'); ?>">
+							<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
+						</span>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+					<a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
+					<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
 
-				<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 && $this->maxLevel > 1) : ?>
-					<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
+					<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 && $this->maxLevel > 1) : ?>
+						<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+				</h3>
+				<?php else : ?>
+				<h3 class="page-header item-title"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
+					<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
+					<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
+						<span class="badge badge-info tip hasTooltip" title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS_TIP'); ?>">
+							<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
+						</span>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+
+					<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 && $this->maxLevel > 1) : ?>
+						<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+				</h3>
 				<?php endif; ?>
-			</h3>
-			<?php else : ?>
-			<h3 class="page-header item-title"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id)); ?>">
-				<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
-				<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
-					<span class="badge badge-info tip hasTooltip" title="<?php echo JHtml::_('tooltipText', 'COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS_TIP'); ?>">
-						<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
-					</span>
+
+				<?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc') == 1) : ?>
+					<?php if ($child->description) : ?>
+						<div class="category-desc">
+							<?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $child->description, '', 'com_content.category'); ?>
+						</div>
+					<?php endif; ?>
 				<?php endif; ?>
 
 				<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 && $this->maxLevel > 1) : ?>
-					<a href="#category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>" data-toggle="collapse" data-toggle="button" class="btn btn-mini pull-right"><span class="icon-plus"></span></a>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-			</h3>
-			<?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc') == 1) : ?>
-				<?php if ($child->description) : ?>
-					<div class="category-desc">
-						<?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $child->description, '', 'com_content.category'); ?>
+					<div class="collapse fade" id="category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>">
+						<?php
+							$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
+						$this->category = $child;
+						$this->maxLevel--;
+						echo $this->loadTemplate('children');
+						$this->category = $child->getParent();
+						$this->maxLevel++;
+						?>
 					</div>
 				<?php endif; ?>
-			<?php endif; ?>
-
-			<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 && $this->maxLevel > 1) : ?>
-			<div class="collapse fade" id="category-<?php echo $child->id; ?>">
-				<?php
-				$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
-				$this->category = $child;
-				$this->maxLevel--;
-				echo $this->loadTemplate('children');
-				$this->category = $child->getParent();
-				$this->maxLevel++;
-				?>
 			</div>
 			<?php endif; ?>
-
-		</div>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
+
 <?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/templates/beez3/html/com_content/category/blog_children.php b/templates/beez3/html/com_content/category/blog_children.php
index 8b436743bfcd4..2ba4c9d94cefc 100644
--- a/templates/beez3/html/com_content/category/blog_children.php
+++ b/templates/beez3/html/com_content/category/blog_children.php
@@ -12,56 +12,62 @@
 $app = JFactory::getApplication();
 $templateparams = $app->getTemplate(true)->params;
 
-$class = ' class="first"';
+$class  = ' class="first"';
+$user   = JFactory::getUser();
+$groups = $user->getAuthorisedViewLevels();
 ?>
 
-
 <?php if (count($this->children[$this->category->id]) > 0) : ?>
-        <ul>
-        <?php foreach ($this->children[$this->category->id] as $id => $child) : ?>
-                <?php
-				if ($child->numitems || $this->params->get('show_empty_categories') || count($child->getChildren())) :
-					if (!isset($this->children[$this->category->id][$id + 1])) :
-						$class = ' class="last"';
-					endif;
-				?>
-                <li<?php echo $class; ?>>
-                        <?php $class = ''; ?>
-                        <span class="item-title"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id));?>">
-                                <?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
-                        </span>
 
-                       <?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc') == 1) :?>
-                        <?php if ($child->description) : ?>
-                                <div class="category-desc">
-                                        <?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $child->description, '', 'com_content.category'); ?>
-                                </div>
-                        <?php endif; ?>
-                        <?php endif; ?>
+	<ul>
+	<?php foreach ($this->children[$this->category->id] as $id => $child) : ?>
+		<?php // Check whether category access level allows access to subcategories. ?>
+		<?php if (in_array($child->access, $groups)) : ?>
+			<?php
+			if ($child->numitems || $this->params->get('show_empty_categories') || count($child->getChildren())) :
+				if (!isset($this->children[$this->category->id][$id + 1])) :
+					$class = ' class="last"';
+				endif;
+			?>
+				<li<?php echo $class; ?>>
+				<?php $class = ''; ?>
+					<span class="item-title"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id));?>">
+						<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
+					</span>
+
+					<?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc') == 1) :?>
+						<?php if ($child->description) : ?>
+							<div class="category-desc">
+								<?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $child->description, '', 'com_content.category'); ?>
+							</div>
+						<?php endif; ?>
+					<?php endif; ?>
+
+					<?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
+						<dl>
+							<dt>
+								<?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS'); ?>
+							</dt>
+							<dd>
+								<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
+							</dd>
+						</dl>
+					<?php endif; ?>
 
-                        <?php if ( $this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
-                        <dl>
-                                <dt>
-                                        <?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS'); ?>
-                                </dt>
-                                <dd>
-                                        <?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
-                                </dd>
-                        </dl>
-                        <?php endif; ?>
+					<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0):
+						$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
+						$this->category = $child;
+						$this->maxLevel--;
+						if ($this->maxLevel !== 0) :
+							echo $this->loadTemplate('children');
+						endif;
+						$this->category = $child->getParent();
+						$this->maxLevel++;
+					endif; ?>
+				</li>
+			<?php endif; ?>
+		<?php endif; ?>
+	<?php endforeach; ?>
+	</ul>
 
-                        <?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0):
-							$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
-							$this->category = $child;
-							$this->maxLevel--;
-							if ($this->maxLevel !== 0) :
-								echo $this->loadTemplate('children');
-							endif;
-							$this->category = $child->getParent();
-							$this->maxLevel++;
-						endif; ?>
-                </li>
-                <?php endif; ?>
-        <?php endforeach; ?>
-        </ul>
 <?php endif; ?>
diff --git a/templates/beez3/html/com_content/category/default_children.php b/templates/beez3/html/com_content/category/default_children.php
index a529f39e5526f..43cf3d87d146f 100644
--- a/templates/beez3/html/com_content/category/default_children.php
+++ b/templates/beez3/html/com_content/category/default_children.php
@@ -12,59 +12,63 @@
 $app = JFactory::getApplication();
 $templateparams = $app->getTemplate(true)->params;
 
-
-
-$class = ' class="first"';
+$class  = ' class="first"';
+$user   = JFactory::getUser();
+$groups = $user->getAuthorisedViewLevels();
 ?>
 
 <?php if (count($this->children[$this->category->id]) > 0) :?>
 
 	<ul>
 	<?php foreach ($this->children[$this->category->id] as $id => $child) : ?>
-		<?php
-		if ($this->params->get('show_empty_categories') || $child->getNumItems(true) || count($child->getChildren())) :
-			if (!isset($this->children[$this->category->id][$id + 1])) :
-				$class = ' class="last"';
-			endif;
-		?>
-		<li<?php echo $class; ?>>
-			<?php $class = ''; ?>
-				<h3 class="item-title"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id));?>">
-					<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
-				</h3>
-				<?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc') == 1) :?>
-				<?php if ($child->description and $this->params->get('show_description') != 0 ) : ?>
-					<div class="category-desc">
-						<?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $child->description, '', 'com_content.category'); ?>
-					</div>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-				<?php endif; ?>
+		<?php // Check whether category access level allows access to subcategories. ?>
+		<?php if (in_array($child->access, $groups)) : ?>
+			<?php
+			if ($this->params->get('show_empty_categories') || $child->getNumItems(true) || count($child->getChildren())) :
+				if (!isset($this->children[$this->category->id][$id + 1])) :
+					$class = ' class="last"';
+				endif;
+			?>
+				<li<?php echo $class; ?>>
+				<?php $class = ''; ?>
+					<h3 class="item-title"><a href="<?php echo JRoute::_(ContentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($child->id));?>">
+						<?php echo $this->escape($child->title); ?></a>
+					</h3>
+					<?php if ($this->params->get('show_subcat_desc') == 1) :?>
+						<?php if ($child->description and $this->params->get('show_description') != 0 ) : ?>
+							<div class="category-desc">
+								<?php echo JHtml::_('content.prepare', $child->description, '', 'com_content.category'); ?>
+							</div>
+						<?php endif; ?>
+					<?php endif; ?>
 
-				<?php if ($this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
-				<?php if ($child->getNumItems() == true) : ?>
-				<dl>
-					<dt>
-						<?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS'); ?>
-					</dt>
-					<dd>
-						<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
-					</dd>
-				</dl>
-				<?php endif; ?>
-				<?php endif; ?>
+					<?php if ($this->params->get('show_cat_num_articles', 1)) : ?>
+						<?php if ($child->getNumItems() == true) : ?>
+						<dl>
+							<dt>
+								<?php echo JText::_('COM_CONTENT_NUM_ITEMS'); ?>
+							</dt>
+							<dd>
+								<?php echo $child->getNumItems(true); ?>
+							</dd>
+						</dl>
+						<?php endif; ?>
+					<?php endif; ?>
 
-				<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 ) :
-					$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
-					$this->category = $child;
-					$this->maxLevel--;
-					if ($this->maxLevel !== 0) :
-						echo $this->loadTemplate('children');
-					endif;
-					$this->category = $child->getParent();
-					$this->maxLevel++;
-				endif; ?>
-			</li>
+					<?php if (count($child->getChildren()) > 0 ) :
+						$this->children[$child->id] = $child->getChildren();
+						$this->category = $child;
+						$this->maxLevel--;
+						if ($this->maxLevel !== 0) :
+							echo $this->loadTemplate('children');
+						endif;
+						$this->category = $child->getParent();
+						$this->maxLevel++;
+					endif; ?>
+				</li>
+			<?php endif; ?>
 		<?php endif; ?>
 	<?php endforeach; ?>
 	</ul>
+
 <?php endif; ?>