diff --git a/entity_translation.module b/entity_translation.module
index 467c110..1e8fe32 100644
--- a/entity_translation.module
+++ b/entity_translation.module
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ function entity_translation_translation_info($types = NULL) {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implements hook_ctools_plugin_directory().
+ */
+function entity_translation_ctools_plugin_directory($module, $plugin) {
+  if ($module == 'ctools' && $plugin == 'access') {
+    return 'plugins/' . $plugin;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Implements hook_entity_info_alter().
  */
 function entity_translation_entity_info_alter(&$entity_info) {
diff --git a/plugins/access/translation_exists.inc b/plugins/access/translation_exists.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d101982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/access/translation_exists.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Plugin to provide access control on entities based on translations.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * CTools Plugin definition.
+ */
+$plugin = array(
+  'title' => t("Entity translation: translation exists"),
+  'description' => t('Control access by checking if a translation exists.'),
+  'callback' => 'entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_check',
+  'default' => array('language' => array()),
+  'settings form' => 'entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_settings',
+  'settings form submit' => 'entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_settings_submit',
+  'summary' => 'entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_summary',
+  'get child' => 'entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_get_child',
+  'get children' => 'entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_get_children',
+);
+
+/**
+ * Get a particular instance of this plugin.
+ */
+function entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_get_child($plugin, $parent, $child) {
+
+  $plugins = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
+  if (empty($plugins[$parent . ':' . $child])) {
+    $plugins[$parent . ':' . $child] = _entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_definition($plugin, $parent, $child);
+  }
+  return $plugins[$parent . ':' . $child];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get all children of this plugin.
+ */
+function entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_get_children($plugin, $parent) {
+  $plugins = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__, array());
+  if (!empty($plugins)) {
+    return $plugins;
+  }
+  $entities = entity_get_info();
+  foreach ($entities as $entity_type => $entity) {
+    $plugin = _entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_definition($plugin, $parent, $entity_type);
+     $plugins[$parent . ':' . $entity_type] = $plugin;
+  }
+  return $plugins;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Plugin definition for one particular plugin child.
+ */
+function _entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_definition($plugin, $parent, $entity_type) {
+  $entity = entity_get_info($entity_type);
+
+  $plugin['title'] = t('@entity: entity translation exists', array('@entity' => $entity['label']));
+  $plugin['keyword'] = $entity_type;
+  $plugin['description'] = t('Control access by @entity language', array('@entity' => $entity['label']));
+  $plugin['name'] = $parent . ':' . $entity_type;
+  $plugin['required context'] = new ctools_context_required(t(ucfirst($entity_type)), $entity_type);
+
+  return $plugin;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Settings form for the 'by node_language' access plugin
+ */
+function entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_settings($form, &$form_state, $conf) {
+  $options = array(
+    'current' => t('Current content language'),
+    'default' => t('Default site language'),
+    'und' => t('Language neutral'),
+  );
+  $options = array_merge($options, locale_language_list());
+  $form['settings']['language'] = array(
+    '#title' => t('Language'),
+    '#type' => 'checkboxes',
+    '#options' => $options,
+    '#description' => t('This rule will pass if any of these languages are present.'),
+    '#default_value' => $conf['language'],
+  );
+  return $form;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Grant access based on the which translations are available.
+ */
+function entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_check($conf, $context) {
+  // Check that the context exists.
+  if (empty($context) || empty($context->data)) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+  $entity = $context->data;
+  $handler = entity_translation_get_handler($context->keyword, $entity);
+  if (!empty($handler)) {
+    $translations = $handler->getTranslations();
+    global $language_content;
+    foreach ($conf['language'] as $lang) {
+      if ($lang) {
+        switch ($lang) {
+          case 'current':
+            $lang = $language_content->language;
+            break;
+          case 'default':
+            $lang = language_default('language');
+            break;
+        }
+        if (isset($translations->data[$lang]) && $translations->data[$lang]['status']) {
+          return TRUE;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Provide a summary description based upon the checked node_languages.
+ */
+function entity_translation_translation_exists_ctools_access_summary($conf, $context) {
+  $languages = array(
+    'current' => t('Current site content language'),
+    'default' => t('Default site language'),
+    'und' => t('Language neutral'),
+  );
+  $languages = array_merge($languages, locale_language_list());
+
+  if (!isset($conf['language'])) {
+    $conf['language'] = array();
+  }
+
+  $names = array();
+  foreach (array_filter($conf['language']) as $language) {
+    $names[] = $languages[$language];
+  }
+
+  if (empty($names)) {
+    return t('@identifier is in any language', array('@identifier' => $context->identifier));
+  }
+
+  return format_plural(count($names), '@languages translation exists for @identifier', '@languages translations exists for identifier', array('@languages' => implode(', ', $names), '@identifier' => $context->identifier));
+}