diff --git a/rest_framework_json_api/views.py b/rest_framework_json_api/views.py
index f8766bc4..5237ccf7 100644
--- a/rest_framework_json_api/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework_json_api/views.py
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ class RelatedMixin(object):
     This mixin handles all related entities, whose Serializers are declared in "related_serializers"
     """
 
+    related_permission_classes = {}
+
     def retrieve_related(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         serializer_kwargs = {}
         instance = self.get_related_instance()
@@ -164,13 +166,23 @@ def get_related_instance(self):
         field = parent_serializer.fields.get(field_name, None)
 
         if field is not None:
-            return field.get_attribute(parent_obj)
+            result = field.get_attribute(parent_obj)
         else:
             try:
-                return getattr(parent_obj, field_name)
+                result = getattr(parent_obj, field_name)
             except AttributeError:
                 raise NotFound
 
+        self.check_related_object_permissions(field_name, result)
+        return result
+
+    def check_related_object_permissions(self, field_name, related_object):
+        for permission in self.related_permission_classes.get(field_name, []):
+            if not permission().has_object_permission(self.request, self, related_object):
+                self.permission_denied(
+                    self.request, message=getattr(permission, 'message', None)
+                )
+
 
 class ModelViewSet(AutoPrefetchMixin,
                    PrefetchForIncludesHelperMixin,