diff --git a/mod/lesson/db/access.php b/mod/lesson/db/access.php
index 5f8d7f7d0bc..daa66ce899d 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/db/access.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/db/access.php
@@ -96,4 +96,13 @@ $capabilities = array(
             'manager' => CAP_ALLOW
         )
     ),
+
+    'mod/lesson:view' => array(
+        'captype' => 'read',
+        'contextlevel' => CONTEXT_MODULE,
+        'archetypes' => array(
+            'user' => CAP_ALLOW,
+            'guest' => CAP_ALLOW
+        )
+    ),
 );
diff --git a/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php b/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
index f1d503b6a74..155f40438c8 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/lang/en/lesson.php
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ $string['lesson:edit'] = 'Edit a lesson activity';
 $string['lessonformating'] = 'Lesson formatting';
 $string['lesson:manage'] = 'Manage a lesson activity';
 $string['lesson:manageoverrides'] = 'Manage lesson overrides';
+$string['lesson:view'] = 'View lesson activity';
 $string['lesson:viewreports'] = 'View lesson reports';
 $string['lessonname'] = 'Lesson: {$a}';
 $string['lessonmenu'] = 'Lesson menu';
diff --git a/mod/lesson/version.php b/mod/lesson/version.php
index 699335960c2..708c9877f18 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/version.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/version.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2016052300;       // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX)
+$plugin->version   = 2016071300;     // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX)
 $plugin->requires  = 2016051900;    // Requires this Moodle version
 $plugin->component = 'mod_lesson'; // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics)
 $plugin->cron      = 0;