diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/VerticalTabs.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/VerticalTabs.php
index 4c40aa7..adf6bd0 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/VerticalTabs.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/VerticalTabs.php
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ public static function preRenderVerticalTabs($element) {
    *   The processed element.
    */
   public static function processVerticalTabs(&$element, FormStateInterface $form_state, &$complete_form) {
+    if (isset($element['#access']) && !$element['#access']) {
+      return $element;
+    }
+
     // Inject a new details as child, so that form_process_details() processes
     // this details element like any other details.
     $element['group'] = array(
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Form/ElementsAccessTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Form/ElementsAccessTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0a6929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Form/ElementsAccessTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains Drupal\system\Tests\Form\ElementsAccessTest.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Form;
+
+use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
+
+/**
+ * Tests access control for form elements.
+ *
+ * @group Form
+ */
+class ElementsAccessTest extends WebTestBase {
+
+  /**
+   * Modules to enable.
+   *
+   * @var array
+   */
+  public static $modules = array('form_test');
+
+  /**
+   * Ensures that child values are still processed when #access = FALSE.
+   */
+  function testAccessFalse() {
+    $this->drupalPostForm('form_test/vertical-tabs-access', NULL, t('Submit'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('This checkbox inside a vertical tab does not have its default value.'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('This textfield inside a vertical tab does not have its default value.'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('This checkbox inside a fieldset does not have its default value.'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('This checkbox inside a container does not have its default value.'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('This checkbox inside a nested container does not have its default value.'));
+    $this->assertNoText(t('This checkbox inside a vertical tab whose fieldset access is allowed does not have its default value.'));
+    $this->assertText(t('The form submitted correctly.'));
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.module b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.module
index 2a970a2..ee4c137 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.module
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.module
@@ -93,3 +93,14 @@ function form_test_user_register_form_rebuild($form, FormStateInterface $form_st
   drupal_set_message('Form rebuilt.');
   $form_state->setRebuild();
 }
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_form_FORM_ID_alter() for form_test_vertical_tabs_access_form().
+ */
+function form_test_form_form_test_vertical_tabs_access_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
+  $form['vertical_tabs1']['#access'] = FALSE;
+  $form['vertical_tabs2']['#access'] = FALSE;
+  $form['tabs3']['#access'] = TRUE;
+  $form['fieldset1']['#access'] = FALSE;
+  $form['container']['#access'] = FALSE;
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.routing.yml b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.routing.yml
index 8a200a3..82243fa 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/form_test.routing.yml
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ form_test.storage:
   requirements:
     _access: 'TRUE'
 
+form_test.vertical_tabs_access:
+  path: '/form_test/vertical-tabs-access'
+  defaults:
+    _form: '\Drupal\form_test\Form\FormTestVerticalTabsAccessForm'
+    _title: 'Vertical tabs tests'
+  requirements:
+    _access: 'TRUE'
+
 form_test.state_clean:
   path: '/form_test/form-state-values-clean'
   defaults:
diff --git a/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/src/Form/FormTestVerticalTabsAccessForm.php b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/src/Form/FormTestVerticalTabsAccessForm.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edf4970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/tests/modules/form_test/src/Form/FormTestVerticalTabsAccessForm.php
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\form_test\Form\FormTestVerticalTabsAccessForm.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\form_test\Form;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Form\FormBase;
+use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
+
+class FormTestVerticalTabsAccessForm extends FormBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getFormId() {
+    return 'form_test_vertical_tabs_access_form';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    $form['vertical_tabs1'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'vertical_tabs',
+      );
+    $form['tab1'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'fieldset',
+        '#title' => t('Tab 1'),
+        '#collapsible' => TRUE,
+        '#group' => 'vertical_tabs1',
+      );
+    $form['tab1']['field1'] = array(
+        '#title' => t('Field 1'),
+        '#type' => 'checkbox',
+        '#default_value' => TRUE,
+      );
+    $form['tab2'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'fieldset',
+        '#title' => t('Tab 2'),
+        '#collapsible' => TRUE,
+        '#group' => 'vertical_tabs1',
+      );
+    $form['tab2']['field2'] = array(
+        '#title' => t('Field 2'),
+        '#type' => 'textfield',
+        '#default_value' => 'field2',
+      );
+
+    $form['fieldset1'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'fieldset',
+        '#title' => t('Fieldset'),
+      );
+    $form['fieldset1']['field3'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'checkbox',
+        '#title' => t('Field 3'),
+        '#default_value' => TRUE,
+      );
+
+    $form['container'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'container',
+      );
+    $form['container']['field4'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'checkbox',
+        '#title' => t('Field 4'),
+        '#default_value' => TRUE,
+      );
+    $form['container']['subcontainer'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'container',
+      );
+    $form['container']['subcontainer']['field5'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'checkbox',
+        '#title' => t('Field 5'),
+        '#default_value' => TRUE,
+      );
+
+    $form['vertical_tabs2'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'vertical_tabs',
+      );
+    $form['tab3'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'fieldset',
+        '#title' => t('Tab 3'),
+        '#collapsible' => TRUE,
+        '#group' => 'vertical_tabs2',
+      );
+    $form['tab3']['field6'] = array(
+        '#title' => t('Field 6'),
+        '#type' => 'checkbox',
+        '#default_value' => TRUE,
+      );
+
+    $form['actions'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'actions',
+      );
+    $form['actions']['submit'] = array(
+        '#type' => 'submit',
+        '#value' => t('Submit'),
+      );
+    return $form;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function validateForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    $values = $form_state->getValues();
+    if (empty($values['field1'])) {
+      $form_state->setErrorByName('tab1][field1', t('This checkbox inside a vertical tab does not have its default value.'));
+    }
+    if ($values['field2'] != 'field2') {
+      $form_state->setErrorByName('tab2][field2', t('This textfield inside a vertical tab does not have its default value.'));
+    }
+    if (empty($values['field3'])) {
+      $form_state->setErrorByName('fieldset][field3', t('This checkbox inside a fieldset does not have its default value.'));
+    }
+    if (empty($values['field4'])) {
+      $form_state->setErrorByName('container][field4', t('This checkbox inside a container does not have its default value.'));
+    }
+    if (empty($values['field5'])) {
+      $form_state->setErrorByName('container][subcontainer][field5', t('This checkbox inside a nested container does not have its default value.'));
+    }
+    if (empty($values['field5'])) {
+      $form_state->setErrorByName('tab3][field6', t('This checkbox inside a vertical tab whose fieldset access is allowed does not have its default value.'));
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function submitForm(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    drupal_set_message(t('The form submitted correctly.'));
+  }
+}