diff --git a/app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb b/app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb
index d5877977258..73b124bb34c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/uploads_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 class UploadsController < ApplicationController
+  skip_before_filter :authenticate_user!, :reject_blocked
+  before_filter :authorize_access
+
   def show
     model = params[:model].camelize.constantize.find(params[:id])
     uploader = model.send(params[:mounted_as])
@@ -14,4 +17,10 @@ class UploadsController < ApplicationController
       redirect_to uploader.url
     end
   end
+
+  def authorize_access
+    unless params[:mounted_as] == 'avatar'
+      authenticate_user! && reject_blocked
+    end
+  end
 end