diff --git a/lib/core/services/auth-guard-ecm.service.spec.ts b/lib/core/services/auth-guard-ecm.service.spec.ts
index 59ebbfccd4..42a78586d9 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/auth-guard-ecm.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/auth-guard-ecm.service.spec.ts
@@ -214,4 +214,62 @@ describe('CanActivateLoggedIn', () => {
             expect(this.auth.setRedirectUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith('some-url');
         });
     });
+
+    describe('canActivateChild', () => {
+        describe('user is not logged in', () => {
+            beforeEach(async(() => {
+                this.test = new TestConfig({
+                    isLoggedIn: false
+                });
+
+                const { guard } = this.test;
+
+                guard.canActivateChild(null, { url: '' }).then((activate) => {
+                    this.activate = activate;
+                });
+            }));
+
+            it('should not allow route to activate', () => {
+                expect(this.activate).toBe(false);
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('user is logged in but ticket is invalid', () => {
+            beforeEach(async(() => {
+                this.test = new TestConfig({
+                    isLoggedIn: true,
+                    validateTicket: false
+                });
+
+                const { guard } = this.test;
+
+                guard.canActivateChild(null, { url: '' }).then((activate) => {
+                    this.activate = activate;
+                });
+            }));
+
+            it('should not allow route to activate', () => {
+                expect(this.activate).toBe(false);
+            });
+        });
+
+        describe('user is logged in and ticket is valid', () => {
+            beforeEach(async(() => {
+                this.test = new TestConfig({
+                    isLoggedIn: true,
+                    validateTicket: true
+                });
+
+                const { guard } = this.test;
+
+                guard.canActivateChild(null, { url: '' }).then((activate) => {
+                    this.activate = activate;
+                });
+            }));
+
+            it('should allow route to activate', () => {
+                expect(this.activate).toBe(true);
+            });
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/lib/core/services/auth-guard-ecm.service.ts b/lib/core/services/auth-guard-ecm.service.ts
index 9bcf07dc6b..3858d305b8 100644
--- a/lib/core/services/auth-guard-ecm.service.ts
+++ b/lib/core/services/auth-guard-ecm.service.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export class AuthGuardEcm implements CanActivate {
             .catch(() => false);
     }
 
+    canActivateChild(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Promise<boolean> {
+        return this.canActivate(route, state);
+    }
+
     canActivate(route: ActivatedRouteSnapshot, state: RouterStateSnapshot): Promise<boolean> {
 
         return this.isLoggedIn().then(isLoggedIn => {