diff --git a/entityreference.module b/entityreference.module
index 425c8aa35a34c5d948a25fa321d333b2fd3fa390..53d2c2b34780cccecd3b15c84c5778ac79e626da 100644
--- a/entityreference.module
+++ b/entityreference.module
@@ -97,14 +97,16 @@ function entityreference_menu() {
     'title' => 'Entity Reference Autocomplete',
     'page callback' => 'entityreference_autocomplete_callback',
     'page arguments' => array(2, 3, 4, 5),
-    'access callback' => TRUE,
+    'access callback' => 'entityreference_autocomplete_access_callback',
+    'access arguments' => array(2, 3, 4, 5),
     'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
   );
   $items['entityreference/autocomplete/tags/%/%/%'] = array(
     'title' => 'Entity Reference Autocomplete',
     'page callback' => 'entityreference_autocomplete_callback',
     'page arguments' => array(2, 3, 4, 5),
-    'access callback' => TRUE,
+    'access callback' => 'entityreference_autocomplete_access_callback',
+    'access arguments' => array(2, 3, 4, 5),
     'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
   );
 
@@ -781,6 +783,30 @@ function entityreference_field_widget_error($element, $error) {
   form_error($element, $error['message']);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Menu Access callback for the autocomplete widget.
+ *
+ * @param $type
+ *   The widget type (i.e. 'single' or 'tags').
+ * @param $field_name
+ *   The name of the entity-reference field.
+ * @param $entity_type
+ *   The entity type.
+ * @param $bundle_name
+ *   The bundle name.
+ * @return
+ *   True if user can access this menu item.
+ */
+function entityreference_autocomplete_access_callback($type, $field_name, $entity_type, $bundle_name) {
+  $field = field_info_field($field_name);
+  $instance = field_info_instance($entity_type, $field_name, $bundle_name);
+
+  if (!$field || !$instance || $field['type'] != 'entityreference' || !field_access('edit', $field, $entity_type)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
 /**
  * Menu callback: autocomplete the label of an entity.
  *
@@ -803,10 +829,6 @@ function entityreference_autocomplete_callback($type, $field_name, $entity_type,
   $instance = field_info_instance($entity_type, $field_name, $bundle_name);
   $matches = array();
 
-  if (!$field || !$instance || $field['type'] != 'entityreference' || !field_access('edit', $field, $entity_type)) {
-    return MENU_ACCESS_DENIED;
-  }
-
   $entity = NULL;
   if ($entity_id !== 'NULL') {
     $entity = entity_load_single($entity_type, $entity_id);