diff --git a/app/views/activities/index.html.erb b/app/views/activities/index.html.erb
index cb0bef9dc..e5176d859 100644
--- a/app/views/activities/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/activities/index.html.erb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   </li>
 <% end %>
 </ul>
-<% if @project && @project.descendants.active.any? %>
+<% if @project && @project.descendants.visible.any? %>
     <%= hidden_field_tag 'with_subprojects', 0, :id => nil %>
     <p><label><%= check_box_tag 'with_subprojects', 1, @with_subprojects %> <%=l(:label_subproject_plural)%></label></p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/versions/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/versions/_sidebar.html.erb
index aecb7d131..809b60ded 100644
--- a/app/views/versions/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/versions/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <%= check_box_tag "completed", 1, params[:completed] %> <%= l(:label_show_completed_versions) %>
     </label>
   </li>
-  <% if @project.descendants.active.any? %>
+  <% if @project.descendants.visible.any? %>
   <li>
     <%= hidden_field_tag 'with_subprojects', 0, :id => nil %>
     <label>
diff --git a/test/functional/activities_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/activities_controller_test.rb
index fbbf9e601..0646df97f 100644
--- a/test/functional/activities_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/activities_controller_test.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,34 @@ class ActivitiesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_select 'dl dt.issue-edit a', :text => /(#{IssueStatus.find(2).name})/
   end
 
+  def test_index_subproject_checkbox_should_check_descendants_visibility
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
+    get(
+      :index,
+      :params => {
+        :id => 5,
+      }
+    )
+    assert_response :success
+
+    assert_select '#sidebar input#with_subprojects'
+
+    project = Project.find(6)
+    project.is_public = false
+    project.save
+
+    get(
+      :index,
+      :params => {
+        :id => 5,
+      }
+    )
+    assert_response :success
+
+    assert_select '#sidebar input#with_subprojects', :count => 0
+
+  end
+
   def test_project_index_with_invalid_project_id_should_respond_404
     get(:index, :params => {:id => 299})
     assert_response 404
diff --git a/test/functional/versions_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/versions_controller_test.rb
index 5b72f4c48..0e6b018f6 100644
--- a/test/functional/versions_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/versions_controller_test.rb
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ class VersionsControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_select 'h3', :text => Version.find(4).name
     # Subproject version
     assert_select 'h3', :text => /#{version_name}/
+    # Subproject checkbox
+    assert_select '#sidebar input[id=?][value=?]', "with_subprojects", 1
   end
 
   def test_index_should_prepend_shared_versions
@@ -119,6 +121,20 @@ class VersionsControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     end
   end
 
+  def test_index_subproject_checkbox_should_check_descendants_visibility
+    project = Project.find(6)
+    project.is_public = false
+    project.save
+
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
+
+    get :index, :params => {:project_id => 5, :with_subprojects => 1}
+    assert_response :success
+
+    # Subproject checkbox should not be shown
+    assert_select '#sidebar input[id=?]', "with_subprojects", :count => 0
+  end
+
   def test_show
     with_settings :gravatar_enabled => '0' do
       get :show, :params => {:id => 2}