diff --git a/HistoryPlugin/lib/Foswiki/Plugins/HistoryPlugin.pm b/HistoryPlugin/lib/Foswiki/Plugins/HistoryPlugin.pm
index 756fa8ca3b..6306284dda 100755
--- a/HistoryPlugin/lib/Foswiki/Plugins/HistoryPlugin.pm
+++ b/HistoryPlugin/lib/Foswiki/Plugins/HistoryPlugin.pm
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ package Foswiki::Plugins::HistoryPlugin;
 
 use strict;
 use warnings;
-use Foswiki::Func;
+use Foswiki::Func ();
+use Error qw(:try);
+use Foswiki::AccessControlException ();
 
 # =========================
 use vars qw( $VERSION $RELEASE $NO_PREFS_IN_TOPIC $SHORTDESCRIPTION);
@@ -47,6 +49,11 @@ sub handleHistory {
         return "Topic $web.$topic does not exist";
     }
 
+    unless (Foswiki::Func::checkAccessPermission("VIEW", $session->{user}, undef, $topic, $web)) {
+      throw Foswiki::AccessControlException("VIEW", $session->{user},
+          $web, $topic, $Foswiki::Meta::reason );
+    }
+
     # Get revisions
 
     my $maxrev = ( Foswiki::Func::getRevisionInfo( $web, $topic ) )[2];
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@ sub handleHistory {
         $checkFlag++;
         $revinfo =~ s/\$web/$web/g;
         $revinfo =~ s/\$topic/$topic/g;
-        $revinfo =~ s/\$rev/$revout/g;
+        $revinfo =~ s/\$rev/$rev/g;
         $revinfo =~ s/\$date/Foswiki::Func::formatTime($date)/ge;
         $revinfo =~ s/\$username/$user/g;
         $revinfo =~ s/\$wikiname/$wikiName/g;