diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index 1d42b9bb5..f48b32183 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ de:
   permission_manage_files: Dateien verwalten
   permission_manage_issue_relations: Ticket-Beziehungen verwalten
   permission_manage_members: Mitglieder verwalten
+  permission_view_news: News ansehen
   permission_manage_news: News verwalten
   permission_manage_project_activities: Aktivitäten (Zeiterfassung) verwalten
   permission_manage_public_queries: Öffentliche Filter verwalten
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index a8eca2dfe..f2a8cbc0b 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ en:
   permission_view_time_entries: View spent time
   permission_edit_time_entries: Edit time logs
   permission_edit_own_time_entries: Edit own time logs
+  permission_view_news: View news
   permission_manage_news: Manage news
   permission_comment_news: Comment news
   permission_view_documents: View documents
diff --git a/config/locales/fr.yml b/config/locales/fr.yml
index 653c49bab..ce9bb3eda 100644
--- a/config/locales/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ fr:
   permission_view_time_entries: Voir le temps passé
   permission_edit_time_entries: Modifier les temps passés
   permission_edit_own_time_entries: Modifier son propre temps passé
+  permission_view_news: Voir les annonces
   permission_manage_news: Gérer les annonces
   permission_comment_news: Commenter les annonces
   permission_view_documents: Voir les documents
diff --git a/config/locales/ja.yml b/config/locales/ja.yml
index a018e7240..8d1ae6ce1 100644
--- a/config/locales/ja.yml
+++ b/config/locales/ja.yml
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ ja:
   permission_edit_time_entries: 作業時間の編集
   permission_edit_own_time_entries: 自身が記入した作業時間の編集
   permission_manage_project_activities: 作業分類 (時間管理) の管理
+  permission_view_news: ニュースの閲覧
   permission_manage_news: ニュースの管理
   permission_comment_news: ニュースへのコメント
   permission_view_documents: 文書の閲覧
diff --git a/db/migrate/20170418090031_add_view_news_to_all_existing_roles.rb b/db/migrate/20170418090031_add_view_news_to_all_existing_roles.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f851a1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20170418090031_add_view_news_to_all_existing_roles.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AddViewNewsToAllExistingRoles < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def up
+    Role.all.each { |role| role.add_permission! :view_news }
+  end
+
+  def down
+    # nothing to revert
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/redmine.rb b/lib/redmine.rb
index e3ff60fd1..204429cc6 100644
--- a/lib/redmine.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Redmine::AccessControl.map do |map|
   end
 
   map.project_module :news do |map|
-    map.permission :view_news, {:news => [:index, :show]}, :public => true, :read => true
+    map.permission :view_news, {:news => [:index, :show]}, :read => true
     map.permission :manage_news, {:news => [:new, :create, :edit, :update, :destroy], :comments => [:destroy], :attachments => :upload}, :require => :member
     map.permission :comment_news, {:comments => :create}
   end
diff --git a/lib/redmine/default_data/loader.rb b/lib/redmine/default_data/loader.rb
index 0d36dbba8..5ed828c24 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/default_data/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/default_data/loader.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ module Redmine
                                                       :view_calendar,
                                                       :log_time,
                                                       :view_time_entries,
+                                                      :view_news,
                                                       :comment_news,
                                                       :view_documents,
                                                       :view_wiki_pages,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ module Redmine
                                                     :view_calendar,
                                                     :log_time,
                                                     :view_time_entries,
+                                                    :view_news,
                                                     :comment_news,
                                                     :view_documents,
                                                     :view_wiki_pages,
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ module Redmine
                                                             :view_gantt,
                                                             :view_calendar,
                                                             :view_time_entries,
+                                                            :view_news,
                                                             :comment_news,
                                                             :view_documents,
                                                             :view_wiki_pages,
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ module Redmine
                                                            :view_gantt,
                                                            :view_calendar,
                                                            :view_time_entries,
+                                                           :view_news,
                                                            :view_documents,
                                                            :view_wiki_pages,
                                                            :view_wiki_edits,