diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index 5a4e019..c2b0a3b 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -3445,7 +3445,16 @@ function _node_query_node_access_alter($query, $type) {
       }
       // Otherwise attach it to the node query itself.
       else {
-        $query->exists($subquery);
+        // If it's a left join to entity table and entity does not exist (i.e.
+        // entity_id is null) then skip access check.
+        if ($tableinfo['join type'] == 'LEFT') {
+          $subquery_cond = db_or();
+          $subquery_cond->exists($subquery);
+          $subquery_cond->isNull("$nalias.$field");
+          $query->condition($subquery_cond);
+        } else {
+          $query->exists($subquery);
+        }
       }
     }
   }