diff --git a/modules/field/field.form.inc b/modules/field/field.form.inc
index 640ea75..369f648 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.form.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.form.inc
@@ -37,76 +37,73 @@ function field_default_form($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode,
 
   // Collect widget elements.
   $elements = array();
-  if (field_access('edit', $field, $entity_type, $entity)) {
-    // Store field information in $form_state.
-    if (!field_form_get_state($parents, $field_name, $langcode, $form_state)) {
-      $field_state = array(
-        'field' => $field,
-        'instance' => $instance,
-        'items_count' => count($items),
-        'array_parents' => array(),
-        'errors' => array(),
-      );
-      field_form_set_state($parents, $field_name, $langcode, $form_state, $field_state);
-    }
 
-    // If field module handles multiple values for this form element, and we
-    // are displaying an individual element, process the multiple value form.
-    if (!isset($get_delta) && field_behaviors_widget('multiple values', $instance) == FIELD_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT) {
-      $elements = field_multiple_value_form($field, $instance, $langcode, $items, $form, $form_state);
-    }
-    // If the widget is handling multiple values (e.g Options), or if we are
-    // displaying an individual element, just get a single form element and
-    // make it the $delta value.
-    else {
-      $delta = isset($get_delta) ? $get_delta : 0;
-      $function = $instance['widget']['module'] . '_field_widget_form';
-      if (function_exists($function)) {
-        $element = array(
-          '#entity_type' => $instance['entity_type'],
-          '#bundle' => $instance['bundle'],
-          '#field_name' => $field_name,
-          '#language' => $langcode,
-          '#field_parents' => $parents,
-          '#columns' => array_keys($field['columns']),
-          '#title' => check_plain($instance['label']),
-          '#description' => field_filter_xss($instance['description']),
-          // Only the first widget should be required.
-          '#required' => $delta == 0 && $instance['required'],
-          '#delta' => $delta,
-        );
-        if ($element = $function($form, $form_state, $field, $instance, $langcode, $items, $delta, $element)) {
-          // If we're processing a specific delta value for a field where the
-          // field module handles multiples, set the delta in the result.
-          // For fields that handle their own processing, we can't make
-          // assumptions about how the field is structured, just merge in the
-          // returned element.
-          if (field_behaviors_widget('multiple values', $instance) == FIELD_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT) {
-            $elements[$delta] = $element;
-          }
-          else {
-            $elements = $element;
-          }
+  // Store field information in $form_state.
+  if (!field_form_get_state($parents, $field_name, $langcode, $form_state)) {
+    $field_state = array(
+      'field' => $field,
+      'instance' => $instance,
+      'items_count' => count($items),
+      'array_parents' => array(),
+      'errors' => array(),
+    );
+    field_form_set_state($parents, $field_name, $langcode, $form_state, $field_state);
+  }
+
+  // If field module handles multiple values for this form element, and we
+  // are displaying an individual element, process the multiple value form.
+  if (!isset($get_delta) && field_behaviors_widget('multiple values', $instance) == FIELD_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT) {
+    $elements = field_multiple_value_form($field, $instance, $langcode, $items, $form, $form_state);
+  }
+  // If the widget is handling multiple values (e.g Options), or if we are
+  // displaying an individual element, just get a single form element and
+  // make it the $delta value.
+  else {
+    $delta = isset($get_delta) ? $get_delta : 0;
+    $function = $instance['widget']['module'] . '_field_widget_form';
+    if (function_exists($function)) {
+      $element = array(
+        '#entity_type' => $instance['entity_type'],
+        '#bundle' => $instance['bundle'],
+        '#field_name' => $field_name,
+        '#language' => $langcode,
+		'#field_parents' => $parents,
+        '#columns' => array_keys($field['columns']),
+        '#title' => check_plain(t($instance['label'])),
+        '#description' => field_filter_xss($instance['description']),
+        // Only the first widget should be required.
+        '#required' => $delta == 0 && $instance['required'],
+        '#delta' => $delta,
+      );
+      if ($element = $function($form, $form_state, $field, $instance, $langcode, $items, $delta, $element)) {
+        // If we're processing a specific delta value for a field where the
+        // field module handles multiples, set the delta in the result.
+        // For fields that handle their own processing, we can't make
+        // assumptions about how the field is structured, just merge in the
+        // returned element.
+        if (field_behaviors_widget('multiple values', $instance) == FIELD_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT) {
+          $elements[$delta] = $element;
+        }
+        else {
+          $elements = $element;
         }
       }
     }
   }
 
-  if ($elements) {
-    // Also aid in theming of field widgets by rendering a classified
-    // container.
-    $addition[$field_name] = array(
-      '#type' => 'container',
-      '#attributes' => array(
-        'class' => array(
-          'field-type-' . drupal_html_class($field['type']),
-          'field-name-' . drupal_html_class($field_name),
-          'field-widget-' . drupal_html_class($instance['widget']['type']),
-        ),
+  // Also aid in theming of field widgets by rendering a classified
+  // container.
+  $addition[$field_name] = array(
+    '#type' => 'container',
+    '#attributes' => array(
+      'class' => array(
+        'field-type-' . drupal_html_class($field['type']),
+        'field-name-' . drupal_html_class($field_name),
+        'field-widget-' . drupal_html_class($instance['widget']['type']),
       ),
-      '#weight' => $instance['widget']['weight'],
-    );
-  }
+    ),
+    '#weight' => $instance['widget']['weight'],
+  );
 
   // Populate the 'array_parents' information in $form_state['field'] after
   // the form is built, so that we catch changes in the form structure performed
@@ -122,6 +119,7 @@ function field_default_form($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode,
     // when $langcode is unknown.
     '#language' => $langcode,
     $langcode => $elements,
+    '#access' => field_access('edit', $field, $entity_type, $entity),
   );
 
   return $addition;
@@ -335,31 +333,33 @@ function field_default_form_errors($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $la
   $field_state = field_form_get_state($form['#parents'], $field['field_name'], $langcode, $form_state);
 
   if (!empty($field_state['errors'])) {
-    $function = $instance['widget']['module'] . '_field_widget_error';
-    $function_exists = function_exists($function);
-
     // Locate the correct element in the the form.
     $element = drupal_array_get_nested_value($form_state['complete_form'], $field_state['array_parents']);
-
-    $multiple_widget = field_behaviors_widget('multiple values', $instance) != FIELD_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT;
-    foreach ($field_state['errors'] as $delta => $delta_errors) {
-      // For multiple single-value widgets, pass errors by delta.
-      // For a multiple-value widget, all errors are passed to the main widget.
-      $error_element = $multiple_widget ? $element : $element[$delta];
-      foreach ($delta_errors as $error) {
-        if ($function_exists) {
-          $function($error_element, $error, $form, $form_state);
-        }
-        else {
-          // Make sure that errors are reported (even incorrectly flagged) if
-          // the widget module fails to implement hook_field_widget_error().
-          form_error($error_element, $error['error']);
+    if (!empty($element['#access'])) {
+      $function = $instance['widget']['module'] . '_field_widget_error';
+      $function_exists = function_exists($function);
+
+
+      $multiple_widget = field_behaviors_widget('multiple values', $instance) != FIELD_BEHAVIOR_DEFAULT;
+      foreach ($field_state['errors'] as $delta => $delta_errors) {
+        // For multiple single-value widgets, pass errors by delta.
+        // For a multiple-value widget, all errors are passed to the main widget.
+        $error_element = $multiple_widget ? $element : $element[$delta];
+        foreach ($delta_errors as $error) {
+          if ($function_exists) {
+            $function($error_element, $error, $form, $form_state);
+          }
+          else {
+            // Make sure that errors are reported (even incorrectly flagged) if
+            // the widget module fails to implement hook_field_widget_error().
+            form_error($error_element, $error['error']);
+          }
         }
       }
+      // Reinitialize the errors list for the next submit.
+      $field_state['errors'] = array();
+      field_form_set_state($form['#parents'], $field['field_name'], $langcode, $form_state, $field_state);
     }
-    // Reinitialize the errors list for the next submit.
-    $field_state['errors'] = array();
-    field_form_set_state($form['#parents'], $field['field_name'], $langcode, $form_state, $field_state);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/field/tests/field.test b/modules/field/tests/field.test
index ebb1c9f..7e5a6f7 100644
--- a/modules/field/tests/field.test
+++ b/modules/field/tests/field.test
@@ -1582,6 +1582,19 @@ class FieldFormTestCase extends FieldTestCase {
 
     $langcode = LANGUAGE_NONE;
 
+    // Test that the form structure includes full information for each delta apart
+    // from #access.
+    $entity_type = 'test_entity';
+    $entity = field_test_create_stub_entity(0, 0, $this->instance['bundle']);
+
+    $form = array();
+    $form_state = form_state_defaults();
+    field_attach_form($entity_type, $entity, $form, $form_state);
+
+    $langcode = LANGUAGE_NONE;
+    $this->assertEqual($form[$field_name_no_access][$langcode][0]['value']['#entity_type'], $entity_type);
+    $this->assertFalse($form[$field_name_no_access]['#access']);
+
     // Display creation form.
     $this->drupalGet('test-entity/add/test-bundle');
     $this->assertNoFieldByName("{$field_name_no_access}[$langcode][0][value]", '', t('Widget is not displayed if field access is denied.'));