diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/AccessManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/AccessManager.php
index 94dba60..879ddb9 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/AccessManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/AccessManager.php
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 /**
  * Attaches access check services to routes and runs them on request.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Tests\Core\Access\AccessManagerTest
  */
 class AccessManager extends ContainerAware {
 
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ class AccessManager extends ContainerAware {
    *
    * @var array
    */
-  protected $checkIds;
+  protected $checkIds = array();
 
   /**
    * Array of access check objects keyed by service id.
@@ -89,17 +91,44 @@ protected function applies(Route $route) {
    *
    * @param \Symfony\Component\Routing\Route $route
    *   The route to check access to.
-   * @param \Symfony\Commponent\HttpFoundation\Request $request
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request $request
    *   The incoming request object.
    *
+   * @return bool
+   *  Returns TRUE if the user has access to the route, else FALSE.
+   *
    * @throws \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\AccessDeniedHttpException
    *   If any access check denies access or none explicitly approve.
    */
   public function check(Route $route, Request $request) {
-    $access = FALSE;
     $checks = $route->getOption('_access_checks') ?: array();
 
-    // No checks == deny by default.
+    $conjunction = $route->getOption('_access_conjunction') ?: 'AND';
+
+    if ($conjunction == 'AND') {
+      return $this->checkAnd($checks, $route, $request);
+    }
+    else {
+      return $this->checkOr($checks, $route, $request);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks access for AND conjunction.
+   *
+   * @param array $checks
+   *   Contains the list of checks on the route definition.
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\Routing\Route $route
+   *   The route to check access to.
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request $request
+   *   The incoming request object.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   *  Returns TRUE if the user has access to the route, else FALSE.
+   */
+  protected function checkAnd(array $checks, Route $route, Request $request) {
+    $access = FALSE;
+
     foreach ($checks as $service_id) {
       if (empty($this->checks[$service_id])) {
         $this->loadCheck($service_id);
@@ -107,12 +136,10 @@ public function check(Route $route, Request $request) {
 
       $service_access = $this->checks[$service_id]->access($route, $request);
       if ($service_access === FALSE) {
-        // A check has denied access, no need to continue checking.
         $access = FALSE;
         break;
       }
-      elseif ($service_access === TRUE) {
-        // A check has explicitly granted access, so we need to remember that.
+      if ($service_access === TRUE) {
         $access = TRUE;
       }
     }
@@ -121,6 +148,41 @@ public function check(Route $route, Request $request) {
   }
 
   /**
+   * Checks access for OR conjunction.
+   *
+   * @param array $checks
+   *   Contains the list of checks on the route definition.
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\Routing\Route $route
+   *   The route to check access to.
+   * @param \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request $request
+   *   The incoming request object.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   *  Returns TRUE if the user has access to the route, else FALSE.
+   */
+  protected function checkOr(array $checks, $route, $request) {
+    // No checks == deny by default.
+    $access = FALSE;
+
+    foreach ($checks as $service_id) {
+      if (empty($this->checks[$service_id])) {
+        $this->loadCheck($service_id);
+      }
+
+      $service_access = $this->checks[$service_id]->access($route, $request);
+      if ($service_access === TRUE) {
+        return TRUE;
+      }
+      if ($service_access === FALSE) {
+        $access = FALSE;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $access;
+  }
+
+  /**
    * Lazy-loads access check services.
    *
    * @param string $service_id
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/DefaultAccessCheck.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/DefaultAccessCheck.php
index 074dfd0..224e206 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/DefaultAccessCheck.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/DefaultAccessCheck.php
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ public function applies(Route $route) {
    * Implements AccessCheckInterface::access().
    */
   public function access(Route $route, Request $request) {
-    return $route->getRequirement('_access') === 'TRUE';
+    if ($route->getRequirement('_access') === 'TRUE') {
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+    elseif ($route->getRequirement('_access') === 'FALSE') {
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    else {
+      return NULL;
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/router_test/lib/Drupal/router_test/Access/DefinedTestAccessCheck.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/router_test/lib/Drupal/router_test/Access/DefinedTestAccessCheck.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77248dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/router_test/lib/Drupal/router_test/Access/DefinedTestAccessCheck.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\router_test\Access\DefinedTestAccessCheck.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\router_test\Access;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Access\AccessCheckInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
+
+/**
+ * Defines an access checker similar to DefaultAccessCheck
+ */
+class DefinedTestAccessCheck implements AccessCheckInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function applies(Route $route) {
+    return array_key_exists('_test_access', $route->getRequirements());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function access(Route $route, Request $request) {
+    return $route->getRequirement('_test_access') === 'TRUE' ?: NULL;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Access/AccessManagerTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Access/AccessManagerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ee2852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Access/AccessManagerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\Tests\Core\Access\AccessManagerTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Tests\Core\Access;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Access\AccessManager;
+use Drupal\Core\Access\DefaultAccessCheck;
+use Drupal\Tests\UnitTestCase;
+use Drupal\router_test\Access\DefinedTestAccessCheck;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection;
+
+/**
+ * Tests the access manager.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessManager
+ */
+class AccessManagerTest extends UnitTestCase {
+
+  /**
+   * The dependency injection container.
+   *
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder
+   */
+  protected $container;
+
+  /**
+   * The collection of routes, which are tested.
+   *
+   * @var \Symfony\Component\Routing\RouteCollection
+   */
+  protected $routeCollection;
+
+  /**
+   * The access manager to test.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessManager
+   */
+  protected $accessManager;
+
+  public static function getInfo() {
+    return array(
+      'name' => 'Access manager tests',
+      'description' => 'Test for the AccessManager object.',
+      'group' => 'Routing',
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp();
+
+    $this->container = new ContainerBuilder();
+    $this->accessManager = new AccessManager();
+    $this->accessManager->setContainer($this->container);
+
+    $this->routeCollection = new RouteCollection();
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_1', new Route('/test-route-1'));
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_2', new Route('/test-route-2', array(), array('_access' => 'TRUE')));
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_3', new Route('/test-route-3', array(), array('_access' => 'FALSE')));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessManager::setChecks().
+   */
+  public function testSetChecks() {
+    // Check setChecks without any access checker defined yet.
+    $this->accessManager->setChecks($this->routeCollection);
+
+    foreach ($this->routeCollection->all() as $route) {
+      $this->assertNull($route->getOption('_access_checks'));
+    }
+
+
+    $this->setupAccessChecker();
+
+    $this->accessManager->setChecks($this->routeCollection);
+
+    $this->assertEquals($this->routeCollection->get('test_route_1')->getOption('_access_checks'), NULL);
+    $this->assertEquals($this->routeCollection->get('test_route_2')->getOption('_access_checks'), array('test_access_default'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->routeCollection->get('test_route_3')->getOption('_access_checks'), array('test_access_default'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Tests \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessManager::check().
+   */
+  public function testCheck() {
+    $request = new Request();
+
+    // Check check without any access checker defined yet.
+    foreach ($this->routeCollection->all() as $route) {
+      $this->assertFalse($this->accessManager->check($route, $request));
+    }
+
+    $this->setupAccessChecker();
+
+    // An access checker got setup, but the routes haven't been setup using
+    // setChecks.
+    foreach ($this->routeCollection->all() as $route) {
+      $this->assertFalse($this->accessManager->check($route, $request));
+    }
+
+    $this->accessManager->setChecks($this->routeCollection);
+
+    $this->assertFalse($this->accessManager->check($this->routeCollection->get('test_route_1'), $request));
+    $this->assertTrue($this->accessManager->check($this->routeCollection->get('test_route_2'), $request));
+    $this->assertFalse($this->accessManager->check($this->routeCollection->get('test_route_3'), $request));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test \Drupal\Core\Access\AccessManager::check() with conjunctions.
+   */
+  public function testCheckConjunctions() {
+    $this->setupAccessChecker();
+    $access_check = new DefinedTestAccessCheck();
+    $this->container->register('test_access_defined', $access_check);
+    $this->accessManager->addCheckService('test_access_defined');
+
+    $request = new Request();
+
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_4', new Route('/test-route-4', array(), array(
+      '_access' => 'TRUE',
+      '_test_access' => 'TRUE',
+    )));
+
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_5', new Route('/test-route-5', array(), array(
+      '_access' => 'TRUE',
+      '_test_access' => 'TRUE',
+    )), array('_access_conjunction' => 'OR'));
+
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_6', new Route('/test-route-6', array(), array(
+      '_access' => 'TRUE',
+      '_test_access' => 'TRUE',
+    )), array('_access_conjunction' => 'AND'));
+
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_7', new Route('/test-route-7', array(), array(
+      '_access' => 'FALSE',
+      '_test_access' => 'TRUE',
+    )), array('_access_conjunction' => 'OR'));
+
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_8', new Route('/test-route-8', array(), array(
+      '_access' => 'FALSE',
+      '_test_access' => 'TRUE',
+    )), array('_access_conjunction' => 'AND'));
+
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_9', new Route('/test-route-9', array(), array(
+      '_access' => 'NULL',
+      '_test_access' => 'TRUE',
+    )), array('_access_conjunction' => 'AND'));
+
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_10', new Route('/test-route-10', array(), array(
+      '_access' => 'NULL',
+      '_test_access' => 'TRUE',
+    )), array('_access_conjunction' => 'OR'));
+
+    $this->routeCollection->add('test_route_11', new Route('/test-route-11', array(), array(
+      '_access' => 'NULL',
+      '_test_access' => 'FALSE',
+    )), array('_access_conjunction' => 'OR'));
+
+    $this->accessManager->setChecks($this->routeCollection);
+
+    $expected = array();
+    $expected['test_route_4'] = TRUE;
+    $expected['test_route_5'] = TRUE;
+    $expected['test_route_6'] = TRUE;
+    $expected['test_route_7'] = FALSE;
+    $expected['test_route_8'] = FALSE;
+    $expected['test_route_9'] = TRUE;
+    $expected['test_route_10'] = TRUE;
+    $expected['test_route_11'] = FALSE;
+
+    foreach ($expected as $route_name => $expected_access) {
+      $this->assertSame($this->accessManager->check($this->routeCollection->get($route_name), $request), $expected_access);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Adds a default access check service to the container and the access manager.
+   */
+  protected function setupAccessChecker() {
+    $access_check = new DefaultAccessCheck();
+    $this->container->register('test_access_default', $access_check);
+    $this->accessManager->addCheckService('test_access_default');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Access/DefaultAccessCheckTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Access/DefaultAccessCheckTest.php
index d96825c..bb96686 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Access/DefaultAccessCheckTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Core/Access/DefaultAccessCheckTest.php
@@ -62,13 +62,15 @@ public function testApplies() {
    * Test the access method.
    */
   public function testAccess() {
-    $route = new Route('/test-route');
     $request = new Request(array());
 
-    $route->addRequirements(array('_access' => 'FALSE'));
+    $route = new Route('/test-route', array(), array('_access' => 'NULL'));
+    $this->assertNull($this->accessChecker->access($route, $request));
+
+    $route = new Route('/test-route', array(), array('_access' => 'FALSE'));
     $this->assertFalse($this->accessChecker->access($route, $request));
 
-    $route->addRequirements(array('_access' => 'TRUE'));
+    $route = new Route('/test-route', array(), array('_access' => 'TRUE'));
     $this->assertTrue($this->accessChecker->access($route, $request));
   }