1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index cbdb54f73..79bf69b0e 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -1692,9 +1692,10 @@ function drupal_cron_run() {
  *   The rendered HTML.
  */
 function drupal_render(&$elements) {
-  if (!isset($elements)) {
+  if (!isset($elements) || (isset($elements['#access']) && !$elements['#access'])) {
     return NULL;
   }
+
   $content = '';
   uasort($elements, "_element_sort");
   if (!isset($elements['#children'])) {
@@ -1792,4 +1793,4 @@ function element_child($key) {
  */
 function element_children($element) {
   return array_filter(array_keys((array) $element), 'element_child');
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}