diff --git a/app/models/article.rb b/app/models/article.rb
index 29b308d..ae138a4 100644
--- a/app/models/article.rb
+++ b/app/models/article.rb
@@ -507,7 +507,10 @@ class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   alias :allow_delete?  :allow_post_content?
-  alias :allow_spread?  :allow_post_content?
+
+  def allow_spread?(user = nil)
+    user && public?
+  end
 
   def allow_create?(user)
     allow_post_content?(user) || allow_publish_content?(user)
diff --git a/app/views/content_viewer/_article_toolbar.html.erb b/app/views/content_viewer/_article_toolbar.html.erb
index 5c1c2d4..aa37706 100644
--- a/app/views/content_viewer/_article_toolbar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/content_viewer/_article_toolbar.html.erb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <%= expirable_button @page, :delete, content, url, options %>
     <% end %>
 
-    <% if !@page.folder? && @page.public? && !remove_content_button(:spread) %>
+    <% if !@page.folder? && @page.allow_spread?(user) && !remove_content_button(:spread) %>
       <% url = profile.admin_url.merge({ :controller => 'cms', :action => 'publish', :id => @page.id }) %>
       <%= expirable_button @page, :spread, content_tag( 'span', _('Spread this') ), url, {:class => 'colorbox'} if url %>
     <% end %>
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