diff --git a/course/report/completion/index.php b/course/report/completion/index.php
index 4a630b2d0dd..9f3df05ec03 100644
--- a/course/report/completion/index.php
+++ b/course/report/completion/index.php
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ foreach ($progress as $user) {
                 $describe = get_string('completion-alt-auto-'.$completiontype,'completion');
 
                 print '<td class="completion-progresscell">'.
-                    '<a href="'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/course/togglecompletion.php?user='.$user->id.'&course='.$course->id.'&rolec='.$allow_marking_criteria.'">'.
+                    '<a href="'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/course/togglecompletion.php?user='.$user->id.'&amp;course='.$course->id.'&amp;rolec='.$allow_marking_criteria.'&amp;sesskey='.sesskey().'">'.
                     '<img src="'.$OUTPUT->pix_url('i/completion-manual-'.($is_complete ? 'y' : 'n')).
                     '" alt="'.$describe.'" class="icon" title="Mark as complete" /></a></td>'; //TODO: localize
             } else {
diff --git a/course/togglecompletion.php b/course/togglecompletion.php
index 9f5e82c4245..d7201443c89 100644
--- a/course/togglecompletion.php
+++ b/course/togglecompletion.php
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ if (!$cmid && !$courseid) {
 // Process self completion
 if ($courseid) {
     $PAGE->set_url(new moodle_url('/course/togglecompletion.php', array('course'=>$courseid)));
-    
+
     // Check user is logged in
     $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id' => $courseid), '*', MUST_EXIST);
+    $context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $course->id);
     require_login($course);
 
     $completion = new completion_info($course);
@@ -50,14 +51,19 @@ if ($courseid) {
     $rolec = optional_param('rolec', 0, PARAM_INT);
 
     if ($user && $rolec) {
+        require_sesskey();
 
-        $criteria = completion_criteria::factory((object) array('id'=>$rolec, 'criteriatype'=>COMPLETION_CRITERIA_TYPE_ROLE));
-        $criteria_completions = $completion->get_completions($user, COMPLETION_CRITERIA_TYPE_ROLE);
+        completion_criteria::factory((object) array('id'=>$rolec, 'criteriatype'=>COMPLETION_CRITERIA_TYPE_ROLE)); //TODO: this is dumb, because it does not fetch the data?!?!
+        $criteria = completion_criteria_role::fetch(array('id'=>$rolec));
 
-        foreach ($criteria_completions as $criteria_completion) {
-            if ($criteria_completion->criteriaid == $rolec) {
-                $criteria->complete($criteria_completion);
-                break;
+        if ($criteria and user_has_role_assignment($USER->id, $criteria->role, $context->id)) {
+            $criteria_completions = $completion->get_completions($user, COMPLETION_CRITERIA_TYPE_ROLE);
+
+            foreach ($criteria_completions as $criteria_completion) {
+                if ($criteria_completion->criteriaid == $rolec) {
+                    $criteria->complete($criteria_completion);
+                    break;
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ if ($courseid) {
     } else {
 
         // Confirm with user
-        if ($confirm) {
+        if ($confirm and confirm_sesskey()) {
             $completion = $completion->get_completion($USER->id, COMPLETION_CRITERIA_TYPE_SELF);
 
             if (!$completion) {
@@ -94,7 +100,7 @@ if ($courseid) {
         $PAGE->set_heading($course->fullname);
         $PAGE->navbar->add($strconfirm);
         echo $OUTPUT->header();
-        $buttoncontinue = new single_button(new moodle_url('/course/togglecompletion.php', array('course'=>$courseid, 'confirm'=>1)), get_string('yes'), 'post');
+        $buttoncontinue = new single_button(new moodle_url('/course/togglecompletion.php', array('course'=>$courseid, 'confirm'=>1, 'sesskey'=>sesskey())), get_string('yes'), 'post');
         $buttoncancel   = new single_button(new moodle_url('/course/view.php', array('id'=>$courseid)), get_string('no'), 'get');
         echo $OUTPUT->confirm($strconfirm, $buttoncontinue, $buttoncancel);
         echo $OUTPUT->footer();
diff --git a/lib/accesslib.php b/lib/accesslib.php
index 3322f4ef8e6..e36c12616f2 100755
--- a/lib/accesslib.php
+++ b/lib/accesslib.php
@@ -5518,18 +5518,33 @@ function get_users_from_role_on_context($role, $context) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Simple function returning a boolean true if roles exist, otherwise false
+ * Simple function returning a boolean true if user has roles
+ * in context or parent contexts, otherwise false.
  *
  * @param int $userid
  * @param int $roleid
- * @param int $contextid
+ * @param int $contextid empty means any context
  * @return bool
  */
 function user_has_role_assignment($userid, $roleid, $contextid = 0) {
     global $DB;
 
     if ($contextid) {
-        return $DB->record_exists('role_assignments', array('userid'=>$userid, 'roleid'=>$roleid, 'contextid'=>$contextid));
+        if (!$context = get_context_instance_by_id($contextid)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        $parents = get_parent_contexts($context, true);
+        list($contexts, $params) = $DB->get_in_or_equal($parents, SQL_PARAMS_NAMED, 'r0000');
+        $params['userid'] = $userid;
+        $params['roleid'] = $roleid;
+
+        $sql = "SELECT COUNT(ra.id)
+                  FROM {role_assignments} ra
+                 WHERE ra.userid = :userid AND ra.roleid = :roleid AND ra.contextid $contexts";
+
+        $count = $DB->get_field_sql($sql, $params);
+        return ($count > 0);
+
     } else {
         return $DB->record_exists('role_assignments', array('userid'=>$userid, 'roleid'=>$roleid));
     }