diff --git a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/interceptor/auth/RuleImplOp.java b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/interceptor/auth/RuleImplOp.java
index f6b295e40e8..373b54993ae 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/interceptor/auth/RuleImplOp.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/interceptor/auth/RuleImplOp.java
@@ -83,8 +83,20 @@ class RuleImplOp extends BaseRule implements IAuthRule {
 			if (theInputResource == null && theInputResourceId == null) {
 				return null;
 			}
-			appliesToResource = theInputResource;
-			appliesToResourceId = theInputResourceId;
+			switch (theOperation) {
+			case CREATE:
+			case UPDATE:
+			case ADD_TAGS:
+			case DELETE_TAGS:
+			case META_ADD:
+			case META_DELETE:
+			case PATCH:
+				appliesToResource = theInputResource;
+				appliesToResourceId = theInputResourceId;
+				break;
+			default:
+				return null;
+			}
 			break;
 		case DELETE:
 			if (theOperation == RestOperationTypeEnum.DELETE) {
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/interceptor/auth/AuthorizationInterceptorDstu2Test.java b/hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/interceptor/auth/AuthorizationInterceptorDstu2Test.java
index 2f882616c57..ec62a8ac5da 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/interceptor/auth/AuthorizationInterceptorDstu2Test.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-structures-dstu2/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/rest/server/interceptor/auth/AuthorizationInterceptorDstu2Test.java
@@ -528,6 +528,66 @@ public class AuthorizationInterceptorDstu2Test {
 		assertFalse(ourHitMethod);
 	}
 
+	
+	@Test
+	public void testOperationNotAllowedWithWritePermissiom() throws Exception {
+		ourServlet.registerInterceptor(new AuthorizationInterceptor(PolicyEnum.DENY) {
+			@Override
+			public List<IAuthRule> buildRuleList(RequestDetails theRequestDetails) {
+				//@formatter:off
+				return new RuleBuilder()
+					.allow("RULE 1").write().allResources().withAnyId().andThen()
+					.build();
+				//@formatter:on
+			}
+		});
+
+		HttpGet httpGet;
+		HttpResponse status;
+		String response;
+
+		// Server
+		ourHitMethod = false;
+		ourReturn = Arrays.asList(createObservation(10, "Patient/2"));
+		httpGet = new HttpGet("http://localhost:" + ourPort + "/$opName");
+		status = ourClient.execute(httpGet);
+		response = extractResponseAndClose(status);
+		assertThat(response, containsString("Access denied by default policy"));
+		assertEquals(403, status.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+		assertFalse(ourHitMethod);
+
+		// System
+		ourHitMethod = false;
+		ourReturn = Arrays.asList(createPatient(2));
+		httpGet = new HttpGet("http://localhost:" + ourPort + "/$opName");
+		status = ourClient.execute(httpGet);
+		response = extractResponseAndClose(status);
+		ourLog.info(response);
+		assertEquals(403, status.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+		assertFalse(ourHitMethod);
+
+		// Type
+		ourHitMethod = false;
+		ourReturn = Arrays.asList(createPatient(2));
+		httpGet = new HttpGet("http://localhost:" + ourPort + "/Patient/$opName");
+		status = ourClient.execute(httpGet);
+		response = extractResponseAndClose(status);
+		ourLog.info(response);
+		assertEquals(403, status.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+		assertFalse(ourHitMethod);
+
+		// Instance
+		ourHitMethod = false;
+		ourReturn = Arrays.asList(createPatient(2));
+		httpGet = new HttpGet("http://localhost:" + ourPort + "/Patient/123/$opName");
+		status = ourClient.execute(httpGet);
+		response = extractResponseAndClose(status);
+		ourLog.info(response);
+		assertEquals(403, status.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
+		assertFalse(ourHitMethod);
+}
+	
+	
 	@Test
 	public void testOperationTypeLevel() throws Exception {
 		ourServlet.registerInterceptor(new AuthorizationInterceptor(PolicyEnum.DENY) {