diff --git a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/Fields/IliasReference/class.ilDclIliasReferenceRecordRepresentation.php b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/Fields/IliasReference/class.ilDclIliasReferenceRecordRepresentation.php
index 1497a5a347ab..2d941a99bb62 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/Fields/IliasReference/class.ilDclIliasReferenceRecordRepresentation.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/DataCollection/classes/Fields/IliasReference/class.ilDclIliasReferenceRecordRepresentation.php
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ public function getHTML(bool $link = true, array $options = []): string
             return '';
         }
 
-        $object = ilObjectFactory::getInstanceByRefId($ref_id);
+        $object = ilObjectFactory::getInstanceByRefId($ref_id, false);
+        if (null === $object || !$this->access->checkAccess('visible', '', $ref_id)) {
+            return '';
+        }
         $html = $object->getTitle() . ' [' . $ref_id . ']';
 
         $actions = [];