Index: files.c
===================================================================
--- files.c	(revision 5581)
+++ files.c	(working copy)
@@ -33,6 +33,39 @@
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <libgen.h>
 
+/* If component of path is file check for read permission, if directory check
+ * read and execute permissions, both. */
+bool check_permissions(const char *filename)
+{
+    char *parentdir;
+    struct stat parentinfo;
+    bool validity = TRUE;
+
+    if (strrchr(filename, '/') == NULL)
+	parentdir = mallocstrcpy(NULL, ".");
+    else
+	parentdir = dirname(mallocstrcpy(NULL, filename));
+
+    stat(parentdir, &parentinfo);
+    while (strcmp(parentdir, ".") != 0 && strcmp(parentdir, "/") != 0) {
+        if ((S_ISDIR(parentinfo.st_mode)
+            ? (access(parentdir, R_OK | X_OK) == -1)
+            : (access(parentdir, R_OK) == -1))) {
+                statusbar(_("'%s': Permission denied"), parentdir);
+                validity = FALSE;
+                beep();
+                break;
+        }
+        parentdir = dirname(parentdir);
+        stat(parentdir, &parentinfo);
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(parentdir, ".") == 0)
+    	parentdir = mallocstrcpy(NULL, filename);
+    free(parentdir);
+    return validity;
+}
+
 /* Verify that the containing directory of the given filename exists. */
 bool has_valid_path(const char *filename)
 {
@@ -48,9 +81,12 @@
     if (stat(parentdir, &parentinfo) == -1 || !S_ISDIR(parentinfo.st_mode)) {
 	statusbar(_("Directory '%s' does not exist"), parentdir);
 	validity = FALSE;
+    goto end;
 	beep();
     }
 
+    validity = check_permissions(filename);
+    end:
     free(parentdir);
     return validity;
 }
Index: proto.h
===================================================================
--- proto.h	(revision 5581)
+++ proto.h	(working copy)
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@
 void do_uncut_text(void);
 
 /* All functions in files.c. */
+bool check_permissions(const char *filename);
 void verify_path(const char *filename);
 void make_new_buffer(void);
 void initialize_buffer_text(void);