diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 2a9a79cf5..b05a7be7b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Mediafiles:
 - Fixed reloading of PDF on page change [#3274].
 - Custom CKEditor plugin for browsing mediafiles [#3337].
 - Project images always in fullscreen [#3355].
+- Protect mediafiles for forbidden access [#3384].
 
 General:
 - Several bugfixes and minor improvements.
diff --git a/openslides/mediafiles/static/js/mediafiles/forms.js b/openslides/mediafiles/static/js/mediafiles/forms.js
index 4001dadc0..8a4c7c4d3 100644
--- a/openslides/mediafiles/static/js/mediafiles/forms.js
+++ b/openslides/mediafiles/static/js/mediafiles/forms.js
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ angular.module('OpenSlidesApp.mediafiles.forms', [
                         type: 'checkbox',
                         templateOptions: {
                             label: gettextCatalog.getString('Hidden'),
-                            description: gettextCatalog.getString('This does not protect the ' +
-                                'file but hides it for non authorized users.'),
                         },
                         hide: !operator.hasPerms('mediafiles.can_see_hidden'),
                     },
diff --git a/openslides/mediafiles/views.py b/openslides/mediafiles/views.py
index 9a1216fab..5cc38bda3 100644
--- a/openslides/mediafiles/views.py
+++ b/openslides/mediafiles/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from django.http import HttpResponseForbidden, HttpResponseNotFound
+from django.views.static import serve
+
 from ..utils.auth import has_perm
 from ..utils.rest_api import ModelViewSet, ValidationError
 from .access_permissions import MediafileAccessPermissions
@@ -66,3 +69,16 @@ class MediafileViewSet(ModelViewSet):
         mediafile = self.get_object()
         mediafile.mediafile.storage.delete(mediafile.mediafile.name)
         return super().destroy(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+def protected_serve(request, path, document_root=None, show_indexes=False):
+    try:
+        mediafile = Mediafile.objects.get(mediafile=path)
+    except Mediafile.DoesNotExist:
+        return HttpResponseNotFound(content="Not found.")
+
+    if (not has_perm(request.user, 'mediafiles.can_see') or
+            (mediafile.hidden and not has_perm(request.user, 'mediafiles.can_see_hidden'))):
+        return HttpResponseForbidden(content="Forbidden.")
+    else:
+        return serve(request, path, document_root, show_indexes)
diff --git a/openslides/urls.py b/openslides/urls.py
index b804cbb30..7079461d3 100644
--- a/openslides/urls.py
+++ b/openslides/urls.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.views.generic import RedirectView
-from django.views.static import serve
 
+from openslides.mediafiles.views import protected_serve
 from openslides.utils.plugins import get_all_plugin_urlpatterns
 from openslides.utils.rest_api import router
 
 urlpatterns = get_all_plugin_urlpatterns()
 
 urlpatterns += [
-    url(r'^%s(?P<path>.*)$' % settings.MEDIA_URL.lstrip('/'), serve, {'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT}),
+    url(r'^%s(?P<path>.*)$' % settings.MEDIA_URL.lstrip('/'), protected_serve, {'document_root': settings.MEDIA_ROOT}),
     url(r'^(?P<url>.*[^/])$', RedirectView.as_view(url='/%(url)s/', permanent=True)),
     url(r'^rest/', include(router.urls)),
     url(r'^motions/', include('openslides.motions.urls')),