diff --git a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
index 732f4952ad..bbff0f181c 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/core-services-context.xml
@@ -800,8 +800,9 @@
         <property name="checkOutCheckInService" ref="CheckoutCheckinService" />
     </bean>
 
-
-   
+    <bean id="checkedOutAspect" class="org.alfresco.repo.coci.CheckedOutAspect" init-method="init">
+        <property name="policyComponent" ref="policyComponent" />
+    </bean>   
 
     <!-- Multilingual Document-->
     <bean id="multilingualDocumentAspect" class="org.alfresco.repo.model.ml.MultilingualDocumentAspect" init-method="init">
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/coci/CheckedOutAspect.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/coci/CheckedOutAspect.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c88b39276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/coci/CheckedOutAspect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package org.alfresco.repo.coci;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.repo.copy.CopyBehaviourCallback;
+import org.alfresco.repo.copy.CopyDetails;
+import org.alfresco.repo.copy.CopyServicePolicies;
+import org.alfresco.repo.copy.DoNothingCopyBehaviourCallback;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.JavaBehaviour;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.PolicyComponent;
+import org.alfresco.repo.policy.PolicyScope;
+import org.alfresco.repo.version.VersionServicePolicies;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+
+/**
+ * Policies relating to the checkedOut aspect.
+ * 
+ * @since 4.0
+ *
+ */
+public class CheckedOutAspect
+{
+    /**
+     * Policy component
+     */
+    protected PolicyComponent policyComponent;
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the policy component
+     * 
+     * @param policyComponent  the policy component
+     */
+    public void setPolicyComponent(PolicyComponent policyComponent) 
+    {
+        this.policyComponent = policyComponent;
+    }
+    
+    public void init()
+    {
+        this.policyComponent.bindClassBehaviour(
+                CopyServicePolicies.OnCopyNodePolicy.QNAME,
+                ContentModel.ASPECT_CHECKED_OUT,
+                new JavaBehaviour(this, "getCallbackForCheckedOutAspect"));
+
+        this.policyComponent.bindClassBehaviour(VersionServicePolicies.OnCreateVersionPolicy.QNAME,
+                ContentModel.ASPECT_CHECKED_OUT,
+                new JavaBehaviour(this, "onCreateVersion"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Callback behaviour retrieval for the 'onCreateVersion' aspect.
+     * 
+     * @return              Returns {@link DoNothingCopyBehaviourCallback} always
+     */
+    public void onCreateVersion(QName classRef, NodeRef versionableNode, Map<String, Serializable> versionProperties, PolicyScope nodeDetails)
+    {
+        nodeDetails.getAspects().remove(ContentModel.ASPECT_CHECKED_OUT);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Callback behaviour retrieval for the 'checkedOut' aspect.
+     * 
+     * @return              Returns {@link DoNothingCopyBehaviourCallback} always
+     */
+    public CopyBehaviourCallback getCallbackForCheckedOutAspect(QName classRef, CopyDetails copyDetails)
+    {
+        return DoNothingCopyBehaviourCallback.getInstance();
+    }
+}