diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index 270edf4e..43e1d68b 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -663,6 +663,31 @@ function islandora_print_object(AbstractObject $object) {
   return theme('islandora_object_print', array('object' => $object));
 }
 
+/** 
+ * View print tab access.
+ *
+ * Configurable option in islandora configuration.
+ *
+ * @param string $op
+ *   String identifying an operation to check. Should correspond to a
+ *   permission declared via hook_permission().
+ * @param AbstractObject $object
+ *   An object to check for permissions.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ *   TRUE if at least one implementation of hook_islandora_object_access()
+ *   returned TRUE, and no implementation return FALSE; FALSE otherwise, or
+ *   FALSE if 'islandora_show_print_option' is not selected in islandora
+ *   configuraton.
+ */
+function islandora_print_object_access($op, $object) {
+  $access = islandora_object_access($op, $object);
+  if ($access && variable_get('islandora_show_print_option', FALSE)) {
+    return $access;
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 /**
  * View print tab access.
  *