diff --git a/question/editlib.php b/question/editlib.php
index 91099f1843a..71c1e3efa53 100644
--- a/question/editlib.php
+++ b/question/editlib.php
@@ -606,7 +606,8 @@ abstract class question_bank_action_column_base extends question_bank_column_bas
     }
 
     public function get_required_fields() {
-        return array('q.id');
+        // createdby is required for permission checks.
+        return array('q.id, q.createdby');
     }
 }
 
@@ -632,10 +633,9 @@ class question_bank_edit_action_column extends question_bank_action_column_base
     }
 
     protected function display_content($question, $rowclasses) {
-        if (question_has_capability_on($question, 'edit') ||
-                question_has_capability_on($question, 'move')) {
+        if (question_has_capability_on($question, 'edit')) {
             $this->print_icon('t/edit', $this->stredit, $this->qbank->edit_question_url($question->id));
-        } else {
+        } else if (question_has_capability_on($question, 'view')) {
             $this->print_icon('i/info', $this->strview, $this->qbank->edit_question_url($question->id));
         }
     }
diff --git a/question/question.php b/question/question.php
index 896a3d1739b..fecc772f94c 100644
--- a/question/question.php
+++ b/question/question.php
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ if ($id) {
     $question = new stdClass();
     $question->category = $categoryid;
     $question->qtype = $qtype;
+    $question->createdby = $USER->id;
 
     // Check that users are allowed to create this question type at the moment.
     if (!question_bank::qtype_enabled($qtype)) {
@@ -157,7 +158,6 @@ $categorycontext = get_context_instance_by_id($category->contextid);
 $addpermission = has_capability('moodle/question:add', $categorycontext);
 
 if ($id) {
-    $canview = question_has_capability_on($question, 'view');
     if ($movecontext){
         $question->formoptions->canedit = false;
         $question->formoptions->canmove = (question_has_capability_on($question, 'move') && $contexts->have_cap('moodle/question:add'));
@@ -165,26 +165,28 @@ if ($id) {
         $question->formoptions->repeatelements = false;
         $question->formoptions->movecontext = true;
         $formeditable = true;
-        question_require_capability_on($question, 'view');
+        question_require_capability_on($question, 'move');
     } else {
         $question->formoptions->canedit = question_has_capability_on($question, 'edit');
-        $question->formoptions->canmove = (question_has_capability_on($question, 'move') && $addpermission);
-        $question->formoptions->cansaveasnew = (($canview ||question_has_capability_on($question, 'edit')) && $addpermission);
-        $question->formoptions->repeatelements = ($question->formoptions->canedit || $question->formoptions->cansaveasnew);
+        $question->formoptions->canmove = $addpermission && question_has_capability_on($question, 'move');
+        $question->formoptions->cansaveasnew = $addpermission &&
+                (question_has_capability_on($question, 'view') || $question->formoptions->canedit);
+        $question->formoptions->repeatelements = $question->formoptions->canedit || $question->formoptions->cansaveasnew;
         $formeditable =  $question->formoptions->canedit || $question->formoptions->cansaveasnew || $question->formoptions->canmove;
         $question->formoptions->movecontext = false;
-        if (!$formeditable){
+        if (!$formeditable) {
             question_require_capability_on($question, 'view');
         }
     }
 
 } else  { // creating a new question
-    require_capability('moodle/question:add', $categorycontext);
-    $formeditable = true;
     $question->formoptions->canedit = question_has_capability_on($question, 'edit');
     $question->formoptions->canmove = (question_has_capability_on($question, 'move') && $addpermission);
+    $question->formoptions->cansaveasnew = false;
     $question->formoptions->repeatelements = true;
     $question->formoptions->movecontext = false;
+    $formeditable = true;
+    require_capability('moodle/question:add', $categorycontext);
 }
 
 // Validate the question type.
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ if ($mform->is_cancelled()) {
 
     /// If we are moving a question, check we have permission to move it from
     /// whence it came. (Where we are moving to is validated by the form.)
-    list($newcatid) = explode(',', $fromform->category);
+    list($newcatid, $newcontextid) = explode(',', $fromform->category);
     if (!empty($question->id) && $newcatid != $question->category) {
         question_require_capability_on($question, 'move');
     }
@@ -261,6 +263,14 @@ if ($mform->is_cancelled()) {
 
     } else {
         // We are acutally saving the question.
+        if (!empty($question->id)) {
+            question_require_capability_on($question, 'edit');
+        } else {
+            require_capability('moodle/question:add', get_context_instance_by_id($newcontextid));
+            if (!empty($fromform->makecopy) && !$question->formoptions->cansaveasnew) {
+                print_error('nopermissions', '', '', 'edit');
+            }
+        }
         $question = $qtypeobj->save_question($question, $fromform);
         if (!empty($CFG->usetags) && isset($fromform->tags)) {
             // A wizardpage from multipe pages questiontype like calculated may not
diff --git a/question/type/edit_question_form.php b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
index a0c80c4be94..0e58598fdf8 100644
--- a/question/type/edit_question_form.php
+++ b/question/type/edit_question_form.php
@@ -237,9 +237,7 @@ abstract class question_edit_form extends question_wizard_form {
             if ($this->question->formoptions->movecontext) {
                 $buttonarray[] = $mform->createElement('submit', 'submitbutton',
                         get_string('moveq', 'question'));
-            } else if ($this->question->formoptions->canedit ||
-                    $this->question->formoptions->canmove ||
-                    $this->question->formoptions->movecontext) {
+            } else if ($this->question->formoptions->canedit) {
                 $buttonarray[] = $mform->createElement('submit', 'submitbutton',
                         get_string('savechanges'));
             }
@@ -639,10 +637,10 @@ abstract class question_edit_form extends question_wizard_form {
 
     public function validation($fromform, $files) {
         $errors = parent::validation($fromform, $files);
-        if (empty($fromform->makecopy) && isset($this->question->id)
+        if (empty($fromform['makecopy']) && isset($this->question->id)
                 && ($this->question->formoptions->canedit ||
                         $this->question->formoptions->cansaveasnew)
-                && empty($fromform->usecurrentcat) && !$this->question->formoptions->canmove) {
+                && empty($fromform['usecurrentcat']) && !$this->question->formoptions->canmove) {
             $errors['currentgrp'] = get_string('nopermissionmove', 'question');
         }
         return $errors;