diff --git a/engine/lib/elgglib.php b/engine/lib/elgglib.php
index 0e95fc1d4d7..d8cbe9cce6b 100644
--- a/engine/lib/elgglib.php
+++ b/engine/lib/elgglib.php
@@ -1105,6 +1105,10 @@ function _elgg_ajax_page_handler($segments) {
 			// ignore 'view/'
 			$view = implode('/', array_slice($segments, 1));
 		} else {
+			if ($segments[1] === 'admin') {
+				// protect admin forms similar to all admin pages that are protected automatically in the admin_page_handler
+				elgg_admin_gatekeeper();
+			}
 			// form views start with "forms", not "form"
 			$view = 'forms/' . implode('/', array_slice($segments, 1));
 		}
diff --git a/engine/tests/phpunit/integration/Elgg/Ajax/ControllerIntegrationTest.php b/engine/tests/phpunit/integration/Elgg/Ajax/ControllerIntegrationTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..272c198eb3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/phpunit/integration/Elgg/Ajax/ControllerIntegrationTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Elgg\Ajax;
+
+use Elgg\IntegrationTestCase;
+
+class ControllerIntegrationTest extends IntegrationTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * @var \ElggUser
+	 */
+	protected $user;
+	
+	public function up() {
+		$this->registerViews();
+	}
+
+	public function down() {
+		elgg_get_session()->removeLoggedInUser();
+		
+		if (isset($this->user)) {
+			elgg_call(ELGG_IGNORE_ACCESS, function() {
+				$this->user->delete();
+			});
+		}
+	}
+	
+	protected function prepareService(\Elgg\Http\Request $request) {
+		$this->createApplication([
+			'isolate' => true,
+			'request' => $request,
+		]);
+		
+		$this->registerViews();
+	}
+	
+	protected function executeRequest(\Elgg\Http\Request $request, bool $prepare = true) {
+		if ($prepare) {
+			$this->prepareService($request);
+		}
+		
+		return _elgg_services()->router->getResponse($request);
+	}
+	
+	protected function registerViews() {
+		$views_dir = $this->normalizeTestFilePath('views');
+		_elgg_services()->views->autoregisterViews('', "{$views_dir}/default", 'default');
+		
+		elgg_register_ajax_view('ajax_test/registered');
+		elgg_register_ajax_view('admin/ajax_test/registered');
+		elgg_register_ajax_view('forms/ajax_test/registered');
+		elgg_register_ajax_view('forms/admin/ajax_test/registered');
+	}
+	
+	public function testCanLoadRegisteredAjaxView() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/view/ajax_test/registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$response = $this->executeRequest($request);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(\Elgg\Http\OkResponse::class, $response);
+		$this->assertEquals('registered', $response->getContent());
+	}
+	
+	public function testCantLoadRegisteredAjaxViewWithNonAjaxRequest() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/view/ajax_test/registered');
+		
+		$this->expectException(\Elgg\Http\Exception\AjaxGatekeeperException::class);
+		$this->executeRequest($request);
+	}
+	
+	public function testCantLoadNonRegisteredAjaxView() {
+		$this->assertTrue(elgg_view_exists('ajax_test/not_registered'));
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/view/ajax_test/not_registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$response = $this->executeRequest($request);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(\Elgg\Http\ErrorResponse::class, $response);
+	}
+	
+	public function testCantAccessAdminAjaxViewLoggedOut() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/view/admin/ajax_test/registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$this->expectException(\Elgg\Http\Exception\LoggedInGatekeeperException::class);
+		$this->executeRequest($request);
+	}
+	
+	public function testCantAccessAdminAjaxViewAsNonAdmin() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/view/admin/ajax_test/registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$this->prepareService($request);
+		
+		$this->user = $user = $this->createUser();
+		elgg_get_session()->setLoggedInUser($user);
+		
+		$this->expectException(\Elgg\Http\Exception\AdminGatekeeperException::class);
+		$this->executeRequest($request, false);
+	}
+	
+	public function testCanAccessAdminAjaxViewAsAdmin() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/view/admin/ajax_test/registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$this->prepareService($request);
+		
+		$user = $this->getAdmin();
+		elgg_get_session()->setLoggedInUser($user);
+		
+		$response = $this->executeRequest($request, false);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(\Elgg\Http\OkResponse::class, $response);
+		$this->assertEquals('registered', $response->getContent());
+	}
+	
+	public function testCanLoadRegisteredAjaxForm() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/form/ajax_test/registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$response = $this->executeRequest($request);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(\Elgg\Http\OkResponse::class, $response);
+		$this->assertStringContainsString('registered', $response->getContent());
+	}
+	
+	public function testCantLoadRegisteredAjaxFormWithNonAjaxRequest() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/form/ajax_test/registered');
+		
+		$this->expectException(\Elgg\Http\Exception\AjaxGatekeeperException::class);
+		$this->executeRequest($request);
+	}
+	
+	public function testCantLoadNonRegisteredAjaxForm() {
+		$this->assertTrue(elgg_view_exists('ajax_test/not_registered'));
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/form/ajax_test/not_registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$response = $this->executeRequest($request);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(\Elgg\Http\ErrorResponse::class, $response);
+	}
+	
+	public function testCantAccessAdminAjaxFormLoggedOut() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/form/admin/ajax_test/registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$this->expectException(\Elgg\Http\Exception\LoggedInGatekeeperException::class);
+		$this->executeRequest($request);
+	}
+	
+	public function testCantAccessAdminAjaxFormAsNonAdmin() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/form/admin/ajax_test/registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$this->prepareService($request);
+		
+		$this->user = $user = $this->createUser();
+		elgg_get_session()->setLoggedInUser($user);
+		
+		$this->expectException(\Elgg\Http\Exception\AdminGatekeeperException::class);
+		$this->executeRequest($request, false);
+	}
+	
+	public function testCanAccessAdminAjaxFormAsAdmin() {
+		$request = $this->prepareHttpRequest('ajax/form/admin/ajax_test/registered', 'GET', [], 1);
+		
+		$this->prepareService($request);
+		
+		$user = $this->getAdmin();
+		elgg_get_session()->setLoggedInUser($user);
+		
+		$response = $this->executeRequest($request, false);
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(\Elgg\Http\OkResponse::class, $response);
+		$this->assertStringContainsString('registered', $response->getContent());
+	}
+}
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/admin/ajax_test/registered.php b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/admin/ajax_test/registered.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2946cc407d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/admin/ajax_test/registered.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Registered ajax view
+ */
+
+echo 'registered';
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/ajax_test/not_registered.php b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/ajax_test/not_registered.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d63f870dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/ajax_test/not_registered.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Non registered ajax view
+ */
+
+echo 'not registered';
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/ajax_test/registered.php b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/ajax_test/registered.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2946cc407d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/ajax_test/registered.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Registered ajax view
+ */
+
+echo 'registered';
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/admin/ajax_test/registered.php b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/admin/ajax_test/registered.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2946cc407d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/admin/ajax_test/registered.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Registered ajax view
+ */
+
+echo 'registered';
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/ajax_test/not_registered.php b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/ajax_test/not_registered.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d63f870dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/ajax_test/not_registered.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Non registered ajax view
+ */
+
+echo 'not registered';
diff --git a/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/ajax_test/registered.php b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/ajax_test/registered.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2946cc407d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/tests/test_files/views/default/forms/ajax_test/registered.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Registered ajax view
+ */
+
+echo 'registered';
diff --git a/views/default/forms/admin/user/change_email.php b/views/default/forms/admin/user/change_email.php
index 1319b4b15e0..2b233225944 100644
--- a/views/default/forms/admin/user/change_email.php
+++ b/views/default/forms/admin/user/change_email.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	return get_user($guid);
 });
 
-if (!$user instanceof ElggUser) {
+if (!$user instanceof ElggUser || !$user->canEdit()) {
 	return;
 }