diff --git a/modules/filter/filter.module b/modules/filter/filter.module
index 7b451b7..b2da005 100644
--- a/modules/filter/filter.module
+++ b/modules/filter/filter.module
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ function filter_menu() {
     'type' => MENU_SUGGESTED_ITEM,
     'file' => 'filter.pages.inc',
   );
+  $items['filter/tips/%filter_format'] = array(
+    'title' => 'Compose tips',
+    'page callback' => 'filter_tips_long',
+    'page arguments' => array(2),
+    'access callback' => 'filter_access',
+    'access arguments' => array(2),
+    'file' => 'filter.pages.inc',
+  );
   $items['admin/config/content/formats'] = array(
     'title' => 'Text formats',
     'description' => 'Configure how content input by users is filtered, including allowed HTML tags. Also allows enabling of module-provided filters.',
diff --git a/modules/filter/filter.pages.inc b/modules/filter/filter.pages.inc
index dbbbe4c..5417611 100644
--- a/modules/filter/filter.pages.inc
+++ b/modules/filter/filter.pages.inc
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 /**
  * Menu callback; show a page with long filter tips.
  */
-function filter_tips_long() {
-  $format_id = arg(2);
-  if ($format_id) {
-    $output = theme('filter_tips', array('tips' => _filter_tips($format_id, TRUE), 'long' => TRUE));
+function filter_tips_long($format = NULL) {
+  if (!empty($format)) {
+    $output = theme('filter_tips', array('tips' => _filter_tips($format->format, TRUE), 'long' => TRUE));
   }
   else {
     $output = theme('filter_tips', array('tips' => _filter_tips(-1, TRUE), 'long' => TRUE));
diff --git a/modules/filter/filter.test b/modules/filter/filter.test
index aa1693f..ae9f2c8 100644
--- a/modules/filter/filter.test
+++ b/modules/filter/filter.test
@@ -505,6 +505,27 @@ class FilterFormatAccessTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     $this->assertTrue(isset($options[$this->allowed_format->format]), t('The allowed text format appears as an option when adding a new node.'));
     $this->assertFalse(isset($options[$this->disallowed_format->format]), t('The disallowed text format does not appear as an option when adding a new node.'));
     $this->assertTrue(isset($options[filter_fallback_format()]), t('The fallback format appears as an option when adding a new node.'));
+
+    // Check regular user access to the filter tips pages.
+    $this->drupalGet('filter/tips/' . $this->allowed_format->format);
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->drupalGet('filter/tips/' . $this->disallowed_format->format);
+    $this->assertResponse(403);
+    $this->drupalGet('filter/tips/' . filter_fallback_format());
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->drupalGet('filter/tips/invalid-format');
+    $this->assertResponse(404);
+
+    // Check admin user access to the filter tips pages.
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->admin_user);
+    $this->drupalGet('filter/tips/' . $this->allowed_format->format);
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->drupalGet('filter/tips/' . $this->disallowed_format->format);
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->drupalGet('filter/tips/' . filter_fallback_format());
+    $this->assertResponse(200);
+    $this->drupalGet('filter/tips/invalid-format');
+    $this->assertResponse(404);
   }
 
   function testFormatRoles() {