diff --git a/src/privileges/categories.js b/src/privileges/categories.js
index 397796b4a4..6f380b6563 100644
--- a/src/privileges/categories.js
+++ b/src/privileges/categories.js
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 		return await utils.promiseParallel({
 			categories: categories.getCategoriesFields(cids, ['disabled']),
 			allowedTo: helpers.isUserAllowedTo(privilege, uid, cids),
+			view_deleted: helpers.isUserAllowedTo('posts:view_deleted', uid, cids),
 			isAdmin: user.isAdministrator(uid),
 		});
 	};
diff --git a/src/privileges/posts.js b/src/privileges/posts.js
index f8d824f943..ac595c0c31 100644
--- a/src/privileges/posts.js
+++ b/src/privileges/posts.js
@@ -88,16 +88,17 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 		cids = _.uniq(cids);
 
 		const results = await privileges.categories.getBase(privilege, cids, uid);
-		cids = cids.filter(function (cid, index) {
+		const allowedCids = cids.filter(function (cid, index) {
 			return !results.categories[index].disabled &&
 				(results.allowedTo[index] || results.isAdmin);
 		});
 
-		const cidsSet = new Set(cids);
+		const cidsSet = new Set(allowedCids);
+		const canViewDeleted = _.zipObject(cids, results.view_deleted);
 
 		pids = postData.filter(function (post) {
 			return post.topic && cidsSet.has(post.topic.cid) &&
-				((!post.topic.deleted && !post.deleted) || results.isAdmin);
+				((!post.topic.deleted && !post.deleted) || canViewDeleted[post.topic.cid] || results.isAdmin);
 		}).map(post => post.pid);
 
 		const data = await plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.posts.filter', {
diff --git a/src/privileges/topics.js b/src/privileges/topics.js
index af9e57698d..ee1f6b5ea1 100644
--- a/src/privileges/topics.js
+++ b/src/privileges/topics.js
@@ -68,14 +68,15 @@ module.exports = function (privileges) {
 		}
 
 		const topicsData = await topics.getTopicsFields(tids, ['tid', 'cid', 'deleted']);
-		let cids = _.uniq(topicsData.map(topic => topic.cid));
+		const cids = _.uniq(topicsData.map(topic => topic.cid));
 		const results = await privileges.categories.getBase(privilege, cids, uid);
 
-		cids = cids.filter((cid, index) => !results.categories[index].disabled && (results.allowedTo[index] || results.isAdmin));
+		const allowedCids = cids.filter((cid, index) => !results.categories[index].disabled && (results.allowedTo[index] || results.isAdmin));
 
-		const cidsSet = new Set(cids);
+		const cidsSet = new Set(allowedCids);
+		const canViewDeleted = _.zipObject(cids, results.view_deleted);
 
-		tids = topicsData.filter(t => cidsSet.has(t.cid) &&	(!t.deleted || results.isAdmin)).map(t => t.tid);
+		tids = topicsData.filter(t => cidsSet.has(t.cid) &&	(!t.deleted || canViewDeleted[t.cid] || results.isAdmin)).map(t => t.tid);
 
 		const data = await plugins.fireHook('filter:privileges.topics.filter', {
 			privilege: privilege,
diff --git a/src/topics/index.js b/src/topics/index.js
index 7473f5754a..57f738b282 100644
--- a/src/topics/index.js
+++ b/src/topics/index.js
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ Topics.getTopics = async function (tids, options) {
 	}
 
 	tids = await privileges.topics.filterTids('topics:read', tids, uid);
-	const topics = await Topics.getTopicsByTids(tids, options);
-	return topics;
+	return await Topics.getTopicsByTids(tids, options);
 };
 
 Topics.getTopicsByTids = async function (tids, options) {