diff --git a/config/alfresco/web-publishing-context.xml b/config/alfresco/web-publishing-context.xml
index daa5a314b6..2a6b42b1c9 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/web-publishing-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/web-publishing-context.xml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
       <property name="publishingEventHelper" ref="publishingEventHelper" />
       <property name="retryingTransactionHelper" ref="retryingTransactionHelper" />
       <property name="transferManifestNodeFactory" ref="transferManifestNodeFactory" />
+      <property name="permissionService" ref="PermissionService" />
       <property name="publishingStore" value="${spaces.store}" />
       <property name="publishingRootPath" value="${publishing.root}" />
    </bean>
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@
       <property name="contentService" ref="ContentService" />
       <property name="serializer" ref="publishingPackageSerializer" />
       <property name="workflowService" ref="WorkflowService" />
+      <property name="permissionService" ref="PermissionService" />
       <property name="workflowEngineId" value="jbpm" />
    </bean>
         
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest.java
index e1b18ebd26..83387544f5 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest.java
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest extends BaseSpringTest
     protected Environment environment;
     protected NodeRef docLib;
 
-    protected UserTransaction transaction;
-
     @Override
     @Before
     public void onSetUp() throws Exception
@@ -76,10 +74,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest extends BaseSpringTest
         this.fileFolderService = serviceRegistry.getFileFolderService();
         this.nodeService = serviceRegistry.getNodeService();
         
-        transaction = serviceRegistry.getTransactionService().getUserTransaction();
-        transaction.begin();
-        transaction.setRollbackOnly();
-        
         this.siteId = GUID.generate();
         siteService.createSite("test", siteId,
                 "Site created by publishing test",
@@ -89,30 +83,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest extends BaseSpringTest
 
         this.environment = rootObject.getEnvironment();
         this.queue = rootObject.getPublishingQueue();
+        AuthenticationUtil.setAdminUserAsFullyAuthenticatedUser();
     }
     
     @After
     public void onTearDown() throws Exception
     {
         AuthenticationUtil.setAdminUserAsFullyAuthenticatedUser();
-        siteService.deleteSite(siteId);
         try
         {
-            if (transaction.getStatus() == Status.STATUS_MARKED_ROLLBACK)
-            {
-                transaction.rollback();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                transaction.commit();
-            }
+            siteService.deleteSite(siteId);
         }
-        catch (Exception e)
+        finally
         {
-            e.printStackTrace();
-            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+            super.onTearDown();
         }
-        super.onTearDown();
     }
 
     protected ChannelType mockChannelType()
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/MutablePublishingPackageImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/MutablePublishingPackageImpl.java
index f6cdeabb94..8767d02f5e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/MutablePublishingPackageImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/MutablePublishingPackageImpl.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil.RunAsWork;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transfer.manifest.TransferManifestNodeFactory;
 import org.alfresco.repo.transfer.manifest.TransferManifestNormalNode;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.MutablePublishingPackage;
@@ -68,7 +70,20 @@ public class MutablePublishingPackageImpl implements MutablePublishingPackage
     /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
      */
-    public void addNodesToPublish(Collection<NodeRef> nodesToAdd)
+    public void addNodesToPublish(final Collection<NodeRef> nodesToAdd)
+    {
+        AuthenticationUtil.runAs(new RunAsWork<Void>()
+        {
+            public Void doWork() throws Exception
+            {
+                versionNodes(nodesToAdd);
+                return null;
+            }
+        }, AuthenticationUtil.getSystemUserName());
+        nodesToPublish.addAll(nodesToAdd);
+    }
+
+    private void versionNodes(Collection<NodeRef> nodesToAdd)
     {
         for (NodeRef nodeRef : nodesToAdd)
         {
@@ -85,7 +100,6 @@ public class MutablePublishingPackageImpl implements MutablePublishingPackage
                 entryMap.put(nodeRef, publishingPackage);
             }
         }
-        nodesToPublish.addAll(nodesToAdd);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingEventHelper.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingEventHelper.java
index a5663d6999..842fefeacc 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingEventHelper.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingEventHelper.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import java.util.TimeZone;
 import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.node.NodeUtils;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.AccessDeniedException;
 import org.alfresco.repo.workflow.WorkflowModel;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingEvent;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingEventFilter;
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentWriter;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowDefinition;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowPath;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowService;
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ public class PublishingEventHelper
     private ContentService contentService;
     private WorkflowService workflowService;
     private PublishingPackageSerializer serializer;
+    private PermissionService permissionService;
     
     private String workflowEngineId;
     
@@ -143,6 +147,14 @@ public class PublishingEventHelper
         this.serializer = serializer;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param permissionService the permissionService to set
+     */
+    public void setPermissionService(PermissionService permissionService)
+    {
+        this.permissionService = permissionService;
+    }
+    
     public PublishingEvent getPublishingEvent(NodeRef eventNode) throws AlfrescoRuntimeException
     {
         if(eventNode == null)
@@ -198,6 +210,12 @@ public class PublishingEventHelper
     public NodeRef createNode(NodeRef queueNode, PublishingPackage publishingPackage, String channelId, Calendar schedule, String comment, StatusUpdate statusUpdate)
         throws Exception
     {
+        checkChannelAccess(channelId);
+        if(statusUpdate != null && isEmpty(statusUpdate.getChannelIds())==false )
+        for (String statusChannelId : statusUpdate.getChannelIds())
+        {
+            checkChannelAccess(statusChannelId);
+        }
         if (schedule == null)
         {
             schedule = Calendar.getInstance();
@@ -214,6 +232,16 @@ public class PublishingEventHelper
         return eventNode;
     }
 
+    private void checkChannelAccess(String channelId)
+    {
+        NodeRef channelNode = new NodeRef(channelId);
+        AccessStatus accessStatus = permissionService.hasPermission(channelNode, PermissionService.ADD_CHILDREN);
+        if(AccessStatus.ALLOWED != accessStatus)
+        {
+            throw new AccessDeniedException("You do not have access to channel: " + channelId);
+        }
+    }
+
     private Map<QName, Serializable> buildPublishingEventProperties(PublishingPackage publishingPackage,
             String channelId, Calendar schedule, String comment, StatusUpdate statusUpdate, String name)
     {
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingEventHelperTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingEventHelperTest.java
index 6e1a1b7f9d..fa20244e3f 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingEventHelperTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingEventHelperTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import static org.alfresco.repo.publishing.PublishingModel.PROP_PUBLISHING_EVENT
 import static org.alfresco.repo.publishing.PublishingModel.TYPE_PUBLISHING_EVENT;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyMap;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentWriter;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.AccessStatus;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -84,6 +87,9 @@ public class PublishingEventHelperTest
     @Resource(name="ContentService")
     ContentService contentService;
     
+    @Resource(name="PermissionService")
+    PermissionService permissionService;
+    
     @Test
     public void testGetPublishingEventNode() throws Exception
     {
@@ -168,6 +174,7 @@ public class PublishingEventHelperTest
     @Test
     public void testCreateNode() throws Exception
     {
+        when(permissionService.hasPermission(any(NodeRef.class), anyString())).thenReturn(AccessStatus.ALLOWED);
         // Mock serializer since this behaviour is already tested in PublishingPackageSerializerTest.
         ContentWriter writer = mock(ContentWriter.class);
         when(contentService.getWriter(any(NodeRef.class), eq(PROP_PUBLISHING_EVENT_PAYLOAD), eq(true)))
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ public class PublishingEventHelperTest
         
         Map<NodeRef, PublishingPackageEntry> entires = Collections.emptyMap();
         PublishingPackage pckg = new PublishingPackageImpl(entires);
-        String channelName = "The channel";
+        String channelName = "test://channel/id";
         Calendar schedule = Calendar.getInstance();
         String comment = "The comment";
         
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingQueueImplTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingQueueImplTest.java
index 4e6d62531b..f8d7299139 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingQueueImplTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingQueueImplTest.java
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.permissions.AccessDeniedException;
+import org.alfresco.repo.security.person.TestPersonManager;
+import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.MutablePublishingPackage;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingEvent;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingPackage;
@@ -41,11 +45,17 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingPackageEntry;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.PublishingService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.Status;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.StatusUpdate;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.channels.Channel;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.publishing.channels.ChannelType;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.MutableAuthenticationService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PersonService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowInstance;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowPath;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.workflow.WorkflowService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
@@ -58,10 +68,12 @@ public class PublishingQueueImplTest extends AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest
     private static final String channelId = "test://channel/node";
     private static final String comment = "The Comment";
     
-    protected PublishingService publishingService;
-    
+    private PublishingService publishingService;
     private WorkflowService workflowService;
-
+    private PermissionService permissionService;
+    private TestPersonManager personManager;
+    private ChannelServiceImpl channelService;
+    
     private String eventId;
     
     @Test
@@ -142,7 +154,7 @@ public class PublishingQueueImplTest extends AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest
         NodeRef firstNode = createContent("First");
         NodeRef secondNode = createContent("Second");
         
-        List<String> channelNames = Arrays.asList("Channel1", "Channel2", "Channel3" );
+        List<String> channelNames = Arrays.asList("test://channel/Channel1", "test://channel/Channel2", "test://channel/Channel3" );
         String message = "The message";
         StatusUpdate update = queue.createStatusUpdate(message, secondNode, channelNames);
         
@@ -162,6 +174,74 @@ public class PublishingQueueImplTest extends AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest
         assertTrue(names.containsAll(channelNames));
     }
     
+    @Test
+    public void testScheduleNewEventPermissions() throws Exception
+    {
+        // Create Channels as Admin
+        ChannelType channelType = mockChannelType();
+        channelService.register(channelType);
+        Channel publishChannel = channelService.createChannel(channelType.getId(), "Channel1", null);
+        NodeRef publishChannelNode = new NodeRef(publishChannel.getId());
+        Channel statusChannel = channelService.createChannel(channelType.getId(), "Channel2", null);
+        NodeRef statusChannelNode = new NodeRef(statusChannel.getId());
+        
+        NodeRef firstNode = createContent("First");
+        NodeRef secondNode = createContent("Second");
+        
+        // Create User1, add read permissions and set as current user.
+        String user1 = GUID.generate();
+        personManager.createPerson(user1);
+        permissionService.setPermission(publishChannelNode, user1, PermissionService.READ, true);
+        permissionService.setPermission(statusChannelNode, user1, PermissionService.READ, true);
+        personManager.setUser(user1);
+
+        // Publish an event
+        MutablePublishingPackage publishingPackage = queue.createPublishingPackage();
+        publishingPackage.addNodesToPublish(firstNode, secondNode);
+        Calendar schedule = Calendar.getInstance();
+        schedule.add(Calendar.HOUR, 2);
+        try
+        {
+            this.eventId = queue.scheduleNewEvent(publishingPackage, publishChannel.getId(), schedule, comment, null);
+            fail("shceduleNewEvent should have thrown an AccessDeniedException!");
+        }
+        catch(AlfrescoRuntimeException e)
+        {
+            //NOOP
+        }
+        
+        // Set Add Child permission on publish channel.
+        AuthenticationUtil.setAdminUserAsFullyAuthenticatedUser();
+        permissionService.setPermission(publishChannelNode, user1, PermissionService.ADD_CHILDREN, true);
+        personManager.setUser(user1);
+        
+        // Check publish works now.
+        this.eventId = queue.scheduleNewEvent(publishingPackage, publishChannel.getId(), schedule, comment, null);
+        assertNotNull(eventId);
+        publishingService.cancelPublishingEvent(eventId);
+        
+        String message = "The message";
+        StatusUpdate update = queue.createStatusUpdate(message, secondNode, statusChannel.getId());
+        try
+        {
+            this.eventId = queue.scheduleNewEvent(publishingPackage, publishChannel.getId(), schedule, comment, update);
+            fail("shceduleNewEvent with status update should have thrown an AccessDeniedException!");
+        }
+        catch(AlfrescoRuntimeException e)
+        {
+            //NOOP
+        }
+        
+        // Set Add Child permission on status channel.
+        AuthenticationUtil.setAdminUserAsFullyAuthenticatedUser();
+        permissionService.setPermission(statusChannelNode, user1, PermissionService.ADD_CHILDREN, true);
+        personManager.setUser(user1);
+        
+        // Check publish works now.
+        this.eventId = queue.scheduleNewEvent(publishingPackage, publishChannel.getId(), schedule, comment, null);
+        assertNotNull(eventId);
+    }
+
     private NodeRef createContent(String name)
     {
         return fileFolderService.create(docLib, name, ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT).getNodeRef();
@@ -176,6 +256,13 @@ public class PublishingQueueImplTest extends AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest
         super.onSetUp();
         this.workflowService = serviceRegistry.getWorkflowService();
         this.publishingService = (PublishingService) getApplicationContext().getBean("publishingService");
+        this.channelService = (ChannelServiceImpl) getApplicationContext().getBean("channelService");
+
+        this.permissionService = (PermissionService) getApplicationContext().getBean(ServiceRegistry.PERMISSIONS_SERVICE.getLocalName());
+        MutableAuthenticationService authenticationService= (MutableAuthenticationService) getApplicationContext().getBean(ServiceRegistry.AUTHENTICATION_SERVICE.getLocalName());
+        PersonService personService= (PersonService) getApplicationContext().getBean(ServiceRegistry.PERSON_SERVICE.getLocalName());
+        
+        this.personManager = new TestPersonManager(authenticationService, personService, nodeService);
     }
     
     /**
@@ -185,6 +272,7 @@ public class PublishingQueueImplTest extends AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest
     @Override
     public void onTearDown() throws Exception
     {
+        AuthenticationUtil.setAdminUserAsFullyAuthenticatedUser();
         if(eventId!=null)
         {
             try
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingRootObject.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingRootObject.java
index b5b7529d61..92d6461bac 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingRootObject.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingRootObject.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.StoreRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.search.SearchService;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.version.VersionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
@@ -62,12 +63,11 @@ public class PublishingRootObject
     private VersionService versionService;
     private TransferManifestNodeFactory transferManifestNodeFactory;
     private RetryingTransactionHelper retryingTransactionHelper;
-//    private TenantAdminService tenantAdminService;
+    private PermissionService permissionService;
     
     private StoreRef publishingStore;
     private String publishingRootPath;
     
-//    private Map<String, Environment> environments = new HashMap<String, Environment>();
     
     /**
      * @return the approprieate {@link Environment} for the current domain.
@@ -75,15 +75,6 @@ public class PublishingRootObject
      */
     public Environment getEnvironment() throws BeansException
     {
-//        String tenantDomain = tenantAdminService.getCurrentUserDomain();
-//        Environment environment = environments.get(tenantDomain);
-//        if(environment != null)
-//        {
-//            return environment;
-//        }
-//        environment = createEnvironment();
-//        environments.put(tenantDomain, environment);
-//        return environment;
         return createEnvironment();
     }
 
@@ -145,6 +136,7 @@ public class PublishingRootObject
                     ASSOC_PUBLISHING_QUEUE,
                     QName.createQName(NAMESPACE, "publishingQueue"),
                     TYPE_PUBLISHING_QUEUE).getChildRef();
+            permissionService.setPermission(queueNode, PermissionService.ALL_AUTHORITIES, PermissionService.ADD_CHILDREN, true);
         }
         return queueNode;
     }
@@ -228,14 +220,6 @@ public class PublishingRootObject
         this.searchService = searchService;
     }
     
-//    /**
-//     * @param tenantAdminService the tenantAdminService to set
-//     */
-//    public void setTenantAdminService(TenantAdminService tenantAdminService)
-//    {
-//        this.tenantAdminService = tenantAdminService;
-//    }
-    
     /**
      * @param transferManifestNodeFactory the transferManifestNodeFactory to set
      */
@@ -251,4 +235,12 @@ public class PublishingRootObject
     {
         this.versionService = versionService;
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * @param permissionService the permissionService to set
+     */
+    public void setPermissionService(PermissionService permissionService)
+    {
+        this.permissionService = permissionService;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingRootObjectTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingRootObjectTest.java
index 9a59a32a8d..0578ab3ff5 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingRootObjectTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/publishing/PublishingRootObjectTest.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public class PublishingRootObjectTest extends AbstractPublishingIntegrationTest
     {
         super.onSetUp();
         this.rootObject = (PublishingRootObject) getApplicationContext().getBean(PublishingRootObject.NAME);
-        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/publishing/PublishingQueue.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/publishing/PublishingQueue.java
index b0668dc4d4..c7269961ff 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/publishing/PublishingQueue.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/publishing/PublishingQueue.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public interface PublishingQueue
      * @param channelId The name of the channel that the package is to be published to
      * @param schedule The time at which the new publishing event should be scheduled (optional - <code>null</code> indicates "as soon as possible")
      * @param comment A comment to be stored with this new event (optional - may be <code>null</code>)
-     * @param statusUpdate TODO
+     * @param statusUpdate defines the status update (if any). If <code>null</code> then no status update is sent.
      * @return The identifier of the newly scheduled event
      */
     String scheduleNewEvent(PublishingPackage publishingPackage, String channelId, Calendar schedule, String comment, StatusUpdate statusUpdate);