diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw.inc.php
index c4e325caab..fe6995ef87 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw.inc.php
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
 		var $db;
 		var $config_table = 'egw_config';
 
+		/**
+		* tplsav2  savant2 templating object
+		 * 
+		 * @var object 
+		 */
+		var $tplsav2;
+
 		/**
 		 * Constructor: Instantiates the sub-classes
 		 *
@@ -328,6 +335,8 @@
 		 */
 		function check_app_rights()
 		{
+			$this->tplsav2 = CreateObject('phpgwapi.tplsavant2');
+
 			if ($GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp'] != 'about')
 			{
 				// This will need to use ACL in the future
@@ -341,8 +350,9 @@
 					}
 					error_log('Permission denied, attempted to access '.$GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp']);
 					$this->log->write(array('text'=>'W-Permissions, Attempted to access %1','p1'=>$GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp']));
-
-					echo '<p><center><b>'.lang('Access not permitted').'</b></center>';
+					$this->tplsav2->assign('currentapp',$GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp']);
+					$this->tplsav2->set_tpl_path($this->tplsav2->get_tpl_dir(false,'phpgwapi'));
+					$this->tplsav2->display('appl_access_not_permitted.tpl.php');
 					$this->common->egw_exit(True);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.tplsavant2.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.tplsavant2.inc.php
index 78c0f03d50..840f558832 100755
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.tplsavant2.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.tplsavant2.inc.php
@@ -79,13 +79,14 @@
 		 }
 	  }
 
-
-	  /*!
-	  @function set_tpl_path
-	  @abstract sets the preferred and fallback template search paths  
-	  @return void
-	  */
-	  function set_tpl_path($man_dir=false)
+	  /**
+	   * set_tpl_path sets the preferred and fallback template search paths  
+	   * 
+	   * @param string $man_dir custom manual given template path in filesystem
+	   * @access public
+	   * @return void
+	   */
+	  function set_tpl_path($man_dir=null)
 	  {
 		 $preferred_dir=$this->get_tpl_dir(); 
 		 $fallback_dir=$this->get_tpl_dir(true); 
@@ -110,17 +111,17 @@
 			{
 			   $this->addPath('template',$man_dir);
 			}
-
 		 }
-
 	  }
 
-	  /*!
-	  @function get_tpl_dir
-	  @abstract get template dir of an application
-	  @param $fallback if true the default fallback template dir is returned
-	  @param $appname appication name optional can be derived from $GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp'];
-	  */
+	  /**
+	   * get_tpl_dir get template dir of an application
+	   * 
+	   * @param bool $fallback if true the default fallback template dir is returned
+	   * @param string $appname appication name optional can be derived from $GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['currentapp'];
+	   * @access public
+	   * @return void
+	   */
 	  function get_tpl_dir($fallback=false,$appname = '')
 	  {
 		 if (! $appname)
diff --git a/phpgwapi/templatesSavant2/default/appl_access_not_permitted.tpl.php b/phpgwapi/templatesSavant2/default/appl_access_not_permitted.tpl.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be17690786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpgwapi/templatesSavant2/default/appl_access_not_permitted.tpl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<div align="center">
+   <div style="line-height:160%;text-align:center;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:100px;width:400px;">
+	  <h2><?=lang('Access not permitted')?></h2>
+	  <?=lang('You\'ve tried to open the eGroupWare application: %1, but you have no permission to access this application.', '<i>'.$this->currentapp.'</i>')?>
+   </div>
+</div>