diff --git a/app/models/journal.rb b/app/models/journal.rb
index cb5aad21a..d0f7cc030 100644
--- a/app/models/journal.rb
+++ b/app/models/journal.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class Journal < ActiveRecord::Base
                 :url => Proc.new {|o| {:controller => 'issues', :action => 'show', :id => o.issue.id, :anchor => "change-#{o.id}"}}
 
   acts_as_activity_provider :type => 'issues',
-                            :permission => :view_issues,
                             :author_key => :user_id,
                             :find_options => {:include => [{:issue => :project}, :details, :user],
                                               :conditions => "#{Journal.table_name}.journalized_type = 'Issue' AND" +
diff --git a/test/fixtures/journals.yml b/test/fixtures/journals.yml
index 48280f840..5bc81e41c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/journals.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/journals.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,10 @@ journals_004:
   journalized_type: Issue
   user_id: 1
   journalized_id: 6
+journals_005: 
+  id: 5
+  created_on: <%= 1.days.ago.to_date.to_s(:db) %>
+  notes: "A comment on a private issue."
+  user_id: 2
+  journalized_type: Issue
+  journalized_id: 14
diff --git a/test/unit/activity_test.rb b/test/unit/activity_test.rb
index 4978142ab..2ecc68848 100644
--- a/test/unit/activity_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/activity_test.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class ActivityTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert events.include?(Message.find(5))
     # Issue of a private project
     assert !events.include?(Issue.find(4))
+    # Private issue and comment
+    assert !events.include?(Issue.find(14))
+    assert !events.include?(Journal.find(5))
   end
 
   def test_global_activity_logged_user