diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/EncapsulatedOpenBISService.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/EncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
index ef838f78b33b2e613e4afb2789a797ae063d208b..50f357308a16808621034c3728072f36eea22996 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/EncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/EncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
@@ -605,6 +605,12 @@ public final class EncapsulatedOpenBISService implements IEncapsulatedOpenBISSer
         service.checkDataSetCollectionAccess(sToken, dataSetCodes);
     }
 
+    synchronized public void checkSpaceAccess(String sToken, SpaceIdentifier spaceId)
+    {
+        checkSessionToken();
+        service.checkSpaceAccess(sToken, spaceId);
+    }
+
     synchronized public List<SimpleDataSetInformationDTO> listDataSets()
             throws UserFailureException
     {
diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/IEncapsulatedOpenBISService.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/IEncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
index 06cf03ca802b533221d333dc0f2da12d1fb33ad3..0d87d03d0c0fd156501f65ded516283bdb0ed6a1 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/IEncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/shared/IEncapsulatedOpenBISService.java
@@ -220,4 +220,7 @@ public interface IEncapsulatedOpenBISService
     /** See {@link IETLLIMSService#updateDataSetStatuses(String, List, DataSetArchivingStatus)} */
     public void updateDataSetStatuses(List<String> codes, DataSetArchivingStatus newStatus)
             throws UserFailureException;
+
+    /** See {@link IETLLIMSService#checkSpaceAccess(String, SpaceIdentifier)} */
+    public void checkSpaceAccess(String sToken, SpaceIdentifier spaceId);
 }
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