diff --git a/Products/CMFPlone/browser/navigation.py b/Products/CMFPlone/browser/navigation.py
index 397f1603cd..d16db00a14 100644
--- a/Products/CMFPlone/browser/navigation.py
+++ b/Products/CMFPlone/browser/navigation.py
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ def _getNavQuery(self):
     def topLevelTabs(self, actions=None, category='portal_tabs'):
         context = aq_inner(self.context)
 
+        mtool = getToolByName(context, 'portal_membership')
+        member = mtool.getAuthenticatedMember().id
+
         portal_properties = getToolByName(context, 'portal_properties')
         self.navtree_properties = getattr(portal_properties,
                                           'navtree_properties')
@@ -179,11 +182,18 @@ def topLevelTabs(self, actions=None, category='portal_tabs'):
 
         rawresult = self.portal_catalog.searchResults(query)
 
+        def get_link_url(item):
+            linkremote = item.getRemoteUrl and not member == item.Creator
+            if linkremote:
+                return (get_id(item), item.getRemoteUrl)
+            else:
+                return False
+
         # now add the content to results
         idsNotToList = self.navtree_properties.getProperty('idsNotToList', ())
         for item in rawresult:
             if not (item.getId in idsNotToList or item.exclude_from_nav):
-                id, item_url = get_view_url(item)
+                id, item_url = get_link_url(item) or get_view_url(item)
                 data = {'name': utils.pretty_title_or_id(context, item),
                         'id': item.getId,
                         'url': item_url,
diff --git a/Products/CMFPlone/browser/navtree.py b/Products/CMFPlone/browser/navtree.py
index f7442de534..6e53536549 100644
--- a/Products/CMFPlone/browser/navtree.py
+++ b/Products/CMFPlone/browser/navtree.py
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ def decoratorFactory(self, node):
         if portalType is not None and portalType in self.viewActionTypes:
             itemUrl += '/view'
 
+        useRemoteUrl = False
+        getRemoteUrl = getattr(item, 'getRemoteUrl', None)
+        isCreator = self.memberId == getattr(item, 'Creator', None)
+        if getRemoteUrl and not isCreator:
+            useRemoteUrl = True
+        
         isFolderish = getattr(item, 'is_folderish', None)
         showChildren = False
         if isFolderish and (portalType is None or portalType not in self.parentTypesNQ):
@@ -173,6 +179,7 @@ def decoratorFactory(self, node):
         newNode['no_display'] = False # We sort this out with the nodeFilter
         # BBB getRemoteUrl and link_remote are deprecated, remove in Plone 4
         newNode['getRemoteUrl'] = getattr(item, 'getRemoteUrl', None)
+        newNode['useRemoteUrl'] = useRemoteUrl
         newNode['link_remote'] = newNode['getRemoteUrl'] and newNode['Creator'] != self.memberId
 
         idnormalizer = queryUtility(IIDNormalizer)
diff --git a/Products/CMFPlone/tests/testNavigationView.py b/Products/CMFPlone/tests/testNavigationView.py
index d8b57eb783..3750d6e9c7 100644
--- a/Products/CMFPlone/tests/testNavigationView.py
+++ b/Products/CMFPlone/tests/testNavigationView.py
@@ -664,6 +664,27 @@ def testPortalTabsNotIncludeViewNamesInCSSid(self):
         for tab in tabs:
             self.assertEqual(validateCSSIdentifier(tab['id']),True)
 
+    def testLinkRemoteUrlsUsedUnlessLinkCreator(self):
+        self.setRoles(['Manager'])
+        self.portal.invokeFactory('Link', 'link1')
+        self.portal.link1.setRemoteUrl('http://plone.org')
+        self.portal.link1.reindexObject()
+        view = self.view_class(self.portal, self.request)
+        tabs = view.topLevelTabs(actions=[])
+        for tab in tabs:
+            # as Creator tab for link1 should have url of the item
+            if tab['id'] == 'link1':
+                self.failUnless(tab['url'] == 'http://nohost/plone/link1')
+            
+        self.setRoles(['Manager'])
+        self.portal.link1.setCreators(['some_other_user'])
+        self.portal.link1.reindexObject()
+        tabs = view.topLevelTabs(actions=[])
+        for tab in tabs:
+            # as non-Creator user, tab for link1 should have url of the remote url
+            if tab['id'] == 'link1':
+                self.failUnless(tab['url'] == 'http://plone.org')
+
 
 class TestCatalogPortalTabs(TestBasePortalTabs):
         view_class = CatalogNavigationTabs
diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.txt b/docs/CHANGES.txt
index 813b3e6d63..5a85c64581 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Changelog
 
 4.2b1 - Unreleased
 ------------------
+- Fixed the two high priority scenarios (global sections viewlet and nav 
+  portlet) of http://dev.plone.org/ticket/11189.
+  [fulv]
 
 - Remove uneeded kss debugging code
   [jfroche]