diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/SWSDPPatch.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/SWSDPPatch.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d858c74b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/admin/patch/impl/SWSDPPatch.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.impl;
+
+import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.repo.admin.patch.AbstractPatch;
+import org.alfresco.repo.model.filefolder.HiddenAspect;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteInfo;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.site.SiteService;
+import org.alfresco.service.namespace.RegexQNamePattern;
+import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.I18NUtil;
+
+public class SWSDPPatch extends AbstractPatch
+{
+    private static final String MSG_SITE_PATCHED = "patch.swsdpPatch.success";
+    private static final String MSG_SKIPPED = "patch.swsdpPatch.skipped";
+    private static final String MSG_MISSING_SURFCONFIG = "patch.swsdpPatch.missingSurfConfig";
+
+    private SiteService siteService;
+    private HiddenAspect hiddenAspect;
+
+	public void setSiteService(SiteService siteService)
+	{
+		this.siteService = siteService;
+	}
+
+	public void setNodeService(NodeService nodeService)
+	{
+		this.nodeService = nodeService;
+	}
+
+	public void setHiddenAspect(HiddenAspect hiddenAspect)
+	{
+		this.hiddenAspect = hiddenAspect;
+	}
+
+    @Override
+    protected String applyInternal() throws Exception
+    {
+    	SiteInfo siteInfo = siteService.getSite("swsdp");
+    	if(siteInfo != null)
+    	{
+	    	NodeRef nodeRef = siteInfo.getNodeRef();
+	    	NodeRef surfConfigNodeRef = nodeService.getChildByName(nodeRef, ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS, "surf-config");
+	    	if(surfConfigNodeRef == null)
+	    	{
+	            return I18NUtil.getMessage(MSG_MISSING_SURFCONFIG);
+	    	}
+	    	else
+	    	{
+		    	for(ChildAssociationRef childRef : nodeService.getChildAssocs(surfConfigNodeRef, ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS, RegexQNamePattern.MATCH_ALL))
+		    	{
+		    		hiddenAspect.showNode(childRef.getChildRef(), true);
+		    	}
+	    	}
+
+	        return I18NUtil.getMessage(MSG_SITE_PATCHED);
+    	}
+    	else
+    	{
+	        return I18NUtil.getMessage(MSG_SKIPPED);
+    	}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/model/filefolder/HiddenAspect.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/model/filefolder/HiddenAspect.java
index 5b1840c93a..53887b395c 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/model/filefolder/HiddenAspect.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/model/filefolder/HiddenAspect.java
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ public class HiddenAspect
      * 				   aspects if they are present
      * @return
      */
-    public void checkHidden(FileInfoImpl fileInfo, boolean both)
+    public HiddenFileInfo checkHidden(FileInfoImpl fileInfo, boolean both)
     {
         NodeRef nodeRef = fileInfo.getNodeRef();
         HiddenFileInfo hiddenFileInfo = checkHidden(nodeRef, both);
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ public class HiddenAspect
         {
             fileInfo.setHidden(true);
         }
+        return hiddenFileInfo;
     }
 
     /**