diff --git a/bean.info b/bean.info
index bfe92cd..d9ff6ee 100644
--- a/bean.info
+++ b/bean.info
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ files[] = plugins/BeanDefault.class.php
 files[] = includes/translation.handler.bean.inc
 files[] = includes/bean.inline_entity_form.inc
 files[] = views/views_handler_filter_bean_type.inc
+files[] = views/views_handler_filter_bean_status.inc
 files[] = views/views_handler_field_bean_type.inc
+files[] = views/views_handler_field_bean_status.inc
 files[] = views/views_handler_field_bean_edit_link.inc
 files[] = views/views_handler_field_bean_delete_link.inc
 files[] = views/views_handler_field_bean_operations.inc
@@ -22,4 +24,3 @@ version = "7.x-1.11"
 core = "7.x"
 project = "bean"
 datestamp = "1470638340"
-
diff --git a/bean.install b/bean.install
index 837a0d7..d1230ba 100644
--- a/bean.install
+++ b/bean.install
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ function bean_schema() {
         'not null' => TRUE,
         'default' => 0,
       ),
+      'status' => array(
+        'description' => 'Boolean indicating whether the bean is published (visible to non-administrators).',
+        'type' => 'int',
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+        'default' => 1,
+      ),
+
     ),
     'foreign keys' => array(
       'type' => array(
@@ -477,3 +484,15 @@ function bean_update_7013() {
     'not null' => TRUE,
   ));
 }
+
+/**
+ * Add bean status field
+ */
+function bean_update_7014() {
+  db_add_field('bean', 'status', array(
+    'description' => 'Boolean indicating whether the bean is published (visible to non-administrators).',
+    'type' => 'int',
+    'not null' => TRUE,
+    'default' => 1,
+  ));
+}
diff --git a/bean.module b/bean.module
index d75a115..9ea7a7b 100644
--- a/bean.module
+++ b/bean.module
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
  * Block Entity
  */
 
+define('BEAN_STATUS_PUBLISHED', 1);
+define('BEAN_STATUS_UNPUBLISHED', 0);
+define('BEAN_STATUS_DEFAULT', BEAN_STATUS_PUBLISHED);
+
 /**
  * Implements hook_entity_info().
  */
@@ -128,7 +132,8 @@ function bean_menu() {
     'title' => 'Block',
     'page callback' => 'bean_view_page',
     'page arguments' => array(1),
-    'access arguments' => array('view bean page'),
+    'access callback' => 'bean_access',
+    'access arguments' => array('view', 1),
     'file' => 'includes/bean.pages.inc',
   );
 
@@ -648,6 +653,9 @@ function bean_permission() {
     'view bean revisions' => array(
       'title' => t('View Bean revisions'),
     ),
+    'view unpublished beans' => array(
+      'title' => t('View unpublished Beans'),
+    ),
   );
 
   // Add a Permission for each entity type.
@@ -697,6 +705,12 @@ function bean_type_access($op, $type = NULL, $account = NULL) {
 function bean_access($op, $bean = NULL, $account = NULL) {
   $rights = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
 
+//  echo '<pre>';
+//  var_dump($op);
+//  krumo($bean);
+//  var_dump($account);
+//  echo '</pre>';
+
   // Only real permissions are view, delete, create and edit
   switch ($op) {
     case 'view':
@@ -768,6 +782,38 @@ function bean_access($op, $bean = NULL, $account = NULL) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_bean_access().
+ */
+function bean_bean_access($bean, $op, $account) {
+
+  switch ($op) {
+
+    // For the view operation, we should always have a Bean object rather than a
+    // bean type as a string.
+    case 'view':
+
+      // Figure out if this Bean is visible based on it's pubished status and
+      // user's permission
+      $bean_published_permission = TRUE;
+      if ($bean->status != BEAN_STATUS_PUBLISHED && !user_access('view unpublished beans', $account)) {
+        $bean_published_permission = FALSE;
+      }
+
+      // Check if we're viewing the bean on it's page, we use a specific
+      // permission
+      $uri = entity_uri('bean', $bean);
+      if (drupal_match_path(current_path(), $uri['path'])) {
+        return user_access('view bean page', $account) && $bean_published_permission;
+      }
+
+      return $bean_published_permission;
+
+      break;
+
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Access callback for the general Bean add page (block/add).
  */
 function bean_add_page_access() {
diff --git a/bean.test b/bean.test
index 1b69332..674258d 100644
--- a/bean.test
+++ b/bean.test
@@ -253,12 +253,86 @@ class BeanAccess extends DrupalWebTestCase {
     );
   }
 
+  function setUp() {
+    parent::setUp('bean', 'ctools', 'entity', 'bean_test', 'block');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a test bean for testing
+   *
+   * @param int $published
+   *   THe published status of the bean
+   *
+   * @return \Bean
+   */
+  private function createTestBean($published = BEAN_STATUS_PUBLISHED) {
+    static $delta = 0;
+
+    $values = array(
+      'delta' => 'test_bean_' . $delta++,
+      'label' => t('Test Bean'),
+      'title' => t('Test Bean'),
+      'type' => 'test_bean',
+      'status' => $published,
+      'view_mode' => 'default',
+    );
+
+    $bean = bean_create($values);
+    bean_save($bean);
+    return $bean;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Test
    */
   public function testAccess() {
     $this->assertTrue(TRUE, t('Not implemented'));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Test that anonymous user can not view a bean on it's entity path by default
+   *
+   * This requires that the user has the "view bean page" permission.
+   */
+  function testAnonUserCanNotViewBeanOnEntityPath() {
+    $published_bean = $this->createTestBean();
+    $unpublished_bean = $this->createTestBean(BEAN_STATUS_UNPUBLISHED);
+
+    $this->drupalGet($published_bean->url());
+    $this->assertResponse(403, t('Bean Page is not accessible'));
+
+    $this->drupalGet($unpublished_bean->url());
+    $this->assertResponse(403, t('Bean Page is not accessible'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test that a user can view a bean on it's entity path with the
+   * "view bean page" permission.
+   */
+  function testUserCanViewBeanOnEntityPathWithPermission() {
+    $bean = $this->createTestBean();
+
+    $user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('view bean page'));
+    $this->drupalLogin($user);
+
+    $this->drupalGet($bean->url());
+    $this->assertResponse(200, t('Bean Page is accessible'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test that anonymous user can view an unpublished bean on it's entity path
+   * with the "view bean page" and "view unpublished bean" permission.
+   */
+  function testUserCanViewUnpublishedBeanWithPermission() {
+    $bean = $this->createTestBean(BEAN_STATUS_UNPUBLISHED);
+
+    $user = $this->drupalCreateUser(array('view bean page', 'view unpublished beans'));
+    $this->drupalLogin($user);
+
+    $this->drupalGet($bean->url());
+    $this->assertResponse(200, t('Bean Page is accessible'));
+  }
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/includes/bean.core.inc b/includes/bean.core.inc
index f05bd28..aa4c5fd 100644
--- a/includes/bean.core.inc
+++ b/includes/bean.core.inc
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class Bean extends Entity {
   public $vid;
   public $created;
   public $changed;
+  public $status;
   public $log;
   public $uid;
   public $default_revision;
diff --git a/includes/bean.pages.inc b/includes/bean.pages.inc
index c30fa75..380fa1b 100644
--- a/includes/bean.pages.inc
+++ b/includes/bean.pages.inc
@@ -229,6 +229,13 @@ function bean_form($form, &$form_state, Bean $bean, $type = NULL) {
     '#weight' => -9,
   );
 
+  $form['status'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'checkbox',
+    '#title' => t('Published'),
+    '#default_value' => $bean->status,
+    '#weight' => 5,
+  );
+
   $form['revision'] = array(
     '#weight' => 10,
   );
diff --git a/views/bean.views.inc b/views/bean.views.inc
index 3f23564..9c31340 100644
--- a/views/bean.views.inc
+++ b/views/bean.views.inc
@@ -20,6 +20,17 @@ function bean_views_data_alter(&$data) {
     ),
   );
 
+  $data['bean']['status'] = array(
+    'title' => t('Status'),
+    'help' => t('The block status'),
+    'field' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_field_bean_status',
+    ),
+    'filter' => array(
+      'handler' => 'views_handler_filter_bean_status',
+    ),
+  );
+
   $data['bean']['edit_link'] = array(
     'title' => t('Edit link'),
     'help' => t('Edit link for bean block'),
diff --git a/views/bean.views_default.inc b/views/bean.views_default.inc
index 64f995a..70bd734 100644
--- a/views/bean.views_default.inc
+++ b/views/bean.views_default.inc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function bean_views_default_views() {
     'label' => 'label',
     'delta' => 'delta',
     'type' => 'type',
+    'status' => 'status',
     'operations' => 'operations',
     'delete_block' => 'operations',
   );
@@ -73,6 +74,11 @@ function bean_views_default_views() {
       'separator' => '',
       'empty_column' => 0,
     ),
+    'status' => array(
+      'align' => '',
+      'separator' => '',
+      'empty_column' => 0,
+    ),
     'operations' => array(
       'align' => 'views-align-right',
       'separator' => '',
@@ -100,6 +106,10 @@ function bean_views_default_views() {
   $handler->display->display_options['fields']['type']['id'] = 'type';
   $handler->display->display_options['fields']['type']['table'] = 'bean';
   $handler->display->display_options['fields']['type']['field'] = 'type';
+  /* Field: Block: Status */
+  $handler->display->display_options['fields']['status']['id'] = 'status';
+  $handler->display->display_options['fields']['status']['table'] = 'bean';
+  $handler->display->display_options['fields']['status']['field'] = 'status';
   /* Field: Block: Operationslinks */
   $handler->display->display_options['fields']['operations']['id'] = 'operations';
   $handler->display->display_options['fields']['operations']['table'] = 'bean';
@@ -122,6 +132,15 @@ function bean_views_default_views() {
   $handler->display->display_options['filters']['type']['expose']['operator'] = 'type_op';
   $handler->display->display_options['filters']['type']['expose']['identifier'] = 'type';
   $handler->display->display_options['filters']['type']['expose']['multiple'] = TRUE;
+  /* Filter criterion: Block: Status */
+  $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['id'] = 'status';
+  $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['table'] = 'bean';
+  $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['field'] = 'status';
+  $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['exposed'] = TRUE;
+  $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['expose']['operator_id'] = 'status_op';
+  $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['expose']['label'] = 'Type';
+  $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['expose']['operator'] = 'status_op';
+  $handler->display->display_options['filters']['status']['expose']['identifier'] = 'status';
   /* Filter criterion: Block: title */
   $handler->display->display_options['filters']['title']['id'] = 'title';
   $handler->display->display_options['filters']['title']['table'] = 'bean';
diff --git b/views/views_handler_field_bean_status.inc b/views/views_handler_field_bean_status.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16898c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/views_handler_field_bean_status.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Field handler to present the status of bean.
+ *
+ * @ingroup views_field_handlers
+ */
+class views_handler_field_bean_status extends views_handler_field {
+  function construct() {
+    parent::construct();
+  }
+
+  function render($values) {
+    if (!empty($values->bean_status)) {
+      return t('Published');
+    }
+    return t('Un-published');
+  }
+}
diff --git b/views/views_handler_filter_bean_status.inc b/views/views_handler_filter_bean_status.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a423b6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/views/views_handler_filter_bean_status.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Filter by bean type
+ *
+ * @ingroup views_filter_handlers
+ */
+class views_handler_filter_bean_status extends views_handler_filter_in_operator {
+  function get_value_options() {
+    if (!isset($this->value_options)) {
+      $this->value_title = t('Block status');
+      $this->value_options = array(
+        1 => t('Published'),
+        0 => t('Un-published'),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}