diff --git a/controllers/QuestgroupsController.inc b/controllers/QuestgroupsController.inc
index 6b53ac7c..eee160f7 100644
--- a/controllers/QuestgroupsController.inc
+++ b/controllers/QuestgroupsController.inc
@@ -89,7 +89,25 @@
             // Check permission
             if(count(array_intersect(array('admin','moderator'), SeminaryController::$character['characterroles'])) == 0)
             {
-                // Only check permissions if Character has not entered Quest before
+                // Check permission of previous parent Questgroups
+                $parentQuestgroup = $questgroup;
+                print_r($parentQuestgroup);
+                while(!is_null($parentQuestgroup['hierarchy']['parent_questgroup_id']))
+                {
+                    $parentQuestgroup = $this->Questgroups->getQuestgroupById($parentQuestgroup['hierarchy']['parent_questgroup_id']);
+                    $parentQuestgroup['hierarchy'] = $this->Questgroupshierarchy->getHierarchyForQuestgroup($parentQuestgroup['id']);
+                    try {
+                        $previousQuestgroup = $this->Questgroups->getPreviousQuestgroup($seminary['id'], $parentQuestgroup['id']);
+                        if(!$this->Questgroups->hasCharacterSolvedQuestgroup($previousQuestgroup['id'], $character['id'])) {
+                            throw new \nre\exceptions\AccessDeniedException();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch(\nre\exceptions\IdNotFoundException $e) {
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Check permission of previous Questgroup
+                // (only if Character has not entered Questgroup before)
                 if(!$this->Questgroups->hasCharacterEnteredQuestgroup($questgroup['id'], $character['id']))
                 {
                     $previousQuestgroup = $this->Questgroups->getPreviousQuestgroup($seminary['id'], $questgroup['id']);
diff --git a/controllers/QuestsController.inc b/controllers/QuestsController.inc
index 4fd01982..e07d3bc7 100644
--- a/controllers/QuestsController.inc
+++ b/controllers/QuestsController.inc
@@ -180,16 +180,31 @@
             // Check permissions
             if(count(array_intersect(array('admin','moderator'), SeminaryController::$character['characterroles'])) == 0)
             {
-                $previousQuests = $this->Quests->getPreviousQuests($quest['id']);
-                if(count($previousQuests) == 0)
+                // Previous Questgroup
+                $previousQuestgroup = $this->Questgroups->getPreviousQuestgroup($seminary['id'], $questgroup['id']);
+                if(!is_null($previousQuestgroup) && !$this->Questgroups->hasCharacterSolvedQuestgroup($previousQuestgroup['id'], $character['id'])) {
+                    throw new \nre\exceptions\AccessDeniedException();
+                }
+                // Previous parents of previous Questgroup
+                $parentQuestgroup = $previousQuestgroup;
+                $parentQuestgroup['hierarchy'] = $this->Questgroupshierarchy->getHierarchyForQuestgroup($parentQuestgroup['id']);
+                while(!is_null($parentQuestgroup['hierarchy']['parent_questgroup_id']))
                 {
-                    // Previous Questgroup
-                    $previousQuestgroup = $this->Questgroups->getPreviousQuestgroup($seminary['id'], $questgroup['id']);
-                    if(!is_null($previousQuestgroup) && !$this->Questgroups->hasCharacterSolvedQuestgroup($previousQuestgroup['id'], $character['id'])) {
-                        throw new \nre\exceptions\AccessDeniedException();
+                    $parentQuestgroup = $this->Questgroups->getQuestgroupById($parentQuestgroup['hierarchy']['parent_questgroup_id']);
+                    $parentQuestgroup['hierarchy'] = $this->Questgroupshierarchy->getHierarchyForQuestgroup($parentQuestgroup['id']);
+                    try {
+                        $previousQuestgroup = $this->Questgroups->getPreviousQuestgroup($seminary['id'], $parentQuestgroup['id']);
+                        if(!$this->Questgroups->hasCharacterSolvedQuestgroup($previousQuestgroup['id'], $character['id'])) {
+                            throw new \nre\exceptions\AccessDeniedException();
+                        }
+                    }
+                    catch(\nre\exceptions\IdNotFoundException $e) {
                     }
                 }
-                else
+
+                // Previous Quests
+                $previousQuests = $this->Quests->getPreviousQuests($quest['id']);
+                if(count($previousQuests) > 0)
                 {
                     // Previous Quests
                     // One previous Quest has to be solved and no other