diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Permission.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Permission.php
index 303124b03b9..2883348e0dd 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Permission.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Permission.php
@@ -129,19 +129,18 @@ public function check($aro, $aco, $action = '*') {
 			$perms = Hash::extract($perms, '{n}.' . $this->alias);
 			foreach ($perms as $perm) {
 				if ($action === '*') {
+					if (empty($perm)) {
+						continue;
+					}
 					foreach ($permKeys as $key) {
-						if (!empty($perm)) {
-							if ($perm[$key] == -1) {
-								return false;
-							} elseif ($perm[$key] == 1 || $perm[$key] == 0) {
-								$inherited[$key] = $perm[$key];
-							}
+						if ($perm[$key] == -1 && !(isset($inherited[$key]) && $inherited[$key] == 1)) {
+							// Deny, but only if a child node didnt't explicitly allow
+							return false;
+						} elseif ($perm[$key] == 1) {
+							// Allow & inherit from parent nodes
+							$inherited[$key] = $perm[$key];
 						}
 					}
-
-					if (count($inherited) === count($permKeys)) {
-						return true;
-					}
 				} else {
 					switch ($perm['_' . $action]) {
 						case -1:
@@ -153,6 +152,10 @@ public function check($aro, $aco, $action = '*') {
 					}
 				}
 			}
+
+			if ($action === '*' && count($inherited) === count($permKeys)) {
+				return true;
+			}
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Acl/DbAclTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Acl/DbAclTest.php
index 99eccfe036b..03a43150831 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Acl/DbAclTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Acl/DbAclTest.php
@@ -452,6 +452,12 @@ public function testInheritParentDeny() {
 		$this->Acl->Aco->create(array('parent_id' => $this->Acl->Aco->id, 'alias' => 'town'));
 		$this->Acl->Aco->save();
 
+		$this->Acl->Aco->create(array('parent_id' => null, 'alias' => 'bizzaro_world'));
+		$this->Acl->Aco->save();
+
+		$this->Acl->Aco->create(array('parent_id' => $this->Acl->Aco->id, 'alias' => 'bizzaro_town'));
+		$this->Acl->Aco->save();
+
 		$this->Acl->Aro->create(array('parent_id' => null, 'alias' => 'Jane'));
 		$this->Acl->Aro->save();
 
@@ -463,8 +469,18 @@ public function testInheritParentDeny() {
 		$this->Acl->inherit('Jane', 'town', '*');
 		$this->Acl->allow('Jane', 'town', 'create');
 
+		// Setup deny on create for parent
+		$this->Acl->deny('Jane', 'bizzaro_world', '*');
+		$this->Acl->allow('Jane', 'bizzaro_world', 'create');
+
+		// Setup inherit.
+		$this->Acl->inherit('Jane', 'bizzaro_town', '*');
+
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Acl->check('Jane', 'town', 'create'), 'Should have access due to override');
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Acl->check('Jane', 'town', '*'), 'Should have access due to inherit');
+
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Acl->check('Jane', 'bizzaro_town', 'create'), 'Should have access due explicit allow');
+		$this->assertFalse($this->Acl->check('Jane', 'bizzaro_town', '*'), 'Should not have access due to inherit');
 	}
 
 /**