diff --git a/ckan/logic/action/get.py b/ckan/logic/action/get.py
index 88ebc87801d..a6776216aff 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/action/get.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/action/get.py
@@ -2273,17 +2273,10 @@ def dashboard_mark_all_new_activities_as_old(context, data_dict):
     This will reset dashboard_new_activities_count to 0.
 
     '''
-    if 'user' not in context:
-        raise logic.NotAuthorized(
-            _("You must be logged in to access your dashboard."))
-
+    _check_access('dashboard_mark_all_new_activities_as_old', context,
+            data_dict)
     model = context['model']
-
-    userobj = model.User.get(context['user'])
-    if not userobj:
-        raise logic.NotAuthorized(
-            _("You must be logged in to access your dashboard."))
-    user_id = userobj.id
+    user_id = model.User.get(context['user']).id
     model.Dashboard.update_activity_stream_last_viewed(user_id)
 
 
diff --git a/ckan/logic/auth/get.py b/ckan/logic/auth/get.py
index bbe4db700a0..cc3c20f88fe 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/auth/get.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/auth/get.py
@@ -202,3 +202,8 @@ def dashboard_activity_list(context, data_dict):
 def dashboard_new_activities_count(context, data_dict):
     return ckan.new_authz.is_authorized('dashboard_activity_list',
             context, data_dict)
+
+
+def dashboard_mark_all_new_activities_as_old(context, data_dict):
+    return ckan.new_authz.is_authorized('dashboard_activity_list',
+            context, data_dict)
diff --git a/ckan/logic/auth/publisher/get.py b/ckan/logic/auth/publisher/get.py
index f7725c5a068..41383de6a41 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/auth/publisher/get.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/auth/publisher/get.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from ckan.logic.auth.get import (
         dashboard_new_activities_count,
         dashboard_activity_list,
+        dashboard_mark_all_new_activities_as_old,
         )
 
 def site_read(context, data_dict):