diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/unique.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/unique.c
index 5f28c1d37c..53158461bc 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/unique.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/unique.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,10 @@ unique_add(
 
 	/* skip the checks if the operation has manageDsaIt control in it
 	 * (for replication) */
-	if ( op->o_managedsait > SLAP_CONTROL_IGNORED ) {
+	if ( op->o_managedsait > SLAP_CONTROL_IGNORED
+	     && access_allowed ( op, op->ora_e,
+				 slap_schema.si_ad_entry, NULL,
+				 ACL_MANAGE, NULL ) ) {
 		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "unique_add: administrative bypass, skipping\n", 0, 0, 0);
 		return rc;
 	}
@@ -1168,7 +1171,10 @@ unique_modify(
 
 	/* skip the checks if the operation has manageDsaIt control in it
 	 * (for replication) */
-	if ( op->o_managedsait > SLAP_CONTROL_IGNORED ) {
+	if ( op->o_managedsait > SLAP_CONTROL_IGNORED
+	     && access_allowed ( op, op->ora_e,
+				 slap_schema.si_ad_entry, NULL,
+				 ACL_MANAGE, NULL ) ) {
 		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "unique_modify: administrative bypass, skipping\n", 0, 0, 0);
 		return rc;
 	}
@@ -1289,7 +1295,10 @@ unique_modrdn(
 
 	/* skip the checks if the operation has manageDsaIt control in it
 	 * (for replication) */
-	if ( op->o_managedsait > SLAP_CONTROL_IGNORED ) {
+	if ( op->o_managedsait > SLAP_CONTROL_IGNORED
+	     && access_allowed ( op, op->ora_e,
+				 slap_schema.si_ad_entry, NULL,
+				 ACL_MANAGE, NULL ) ) {
 		Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "unique_modrdn: administrative bypass, skipping\n", 0, 0, 0);
 		return rc;
 	}