diff --git a/spec/CloudCode.spec.js b/spec/CloudCode.spec.js
index af9de4ef..54bdbc49 100644
--- a/spec/CloudCode.spec.js
+++ b/spec/CloudCode.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
+const Config = require('../lib/Config');
 const Parse = require('parse/node');
 const request = require('../lib/request');
 const InMemoryCacheAdapter = require('../lib/Adapters/Cache/InMemoryCacheAdapter')
@@ -239,6 +240,215 @@ describe('Cloud Code', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('beforeSave should be called only if user fulfills permissions', async () => {
+    const triggeruser = new Parse.User();
+    triggeruser.setUsername('triggeruser');
+    triggeruser.setPassword('triggeruser');
+    await triggeruser.signUp();
+
+    const triggeruser2 = new Parse.User();
+    triggeruser2.setUsername('triggeruser2');
+    triggeruser2.setPassword('triggeruser2');
+    await triggeruser2.signUp();
+
+    const triggeruser3 = new Parse.User();
+    triggeruser3.setUsername('triggeruser3');
+    triggeruser3.setPassword('triggeruser3');
+    await triggeruser3.signUp();
+
+    const triggeruser4 = new Parse.User();
+    triggeruser4.setUsername('triggeruser4');
+    triggeruser4.setPassword('triggeruser4');
+    await triggeruser4.signUp();
+
+    const triggeruser5 = new Parse.User();
+    triggeruser5.setUsername('triggeruser5');
+    triggeruser5.setPassword('triggeruser5');
+    await triggeruser5.signUp();
+
+    const triggerroleacl = new Parse.ACL();
+    triggerroleacl.setPublicReadAccess(true);
+
+    const triggerrole = new Parse.Role();
+    triggerrole.setName('triggerrole');
+    triggerrole.setACL(triggerroleacl);
+    triggerrole.getUsers().add(triggeruser);
+    triggerrole.getUsers().add(triggeruser3);
+    await triggerrole.save();
+
+    const config = Config.get('test');
+    const schema = await config.database.loadSchema();
+    await schema.addClassIfNotExists(
+      'triggerclass',
+      {
+        someField: { type: 'String' },
+        pointerToUser: { type: 'Pointer', targetClass: '_User' },
+      },
+      {
+        find: {
+          'role:triggerrole': true,
+          [triggeruser.id]: true,
+          [triggeruser2.id]: true,
+        },
+        create: {
+          'role:triggerrole': true,
+          [triggeruser.id]: true,
+          [triggeruser2.id]: true,
+        },
+        get: {
+          'role:triggerrole': true,
+          [triggeruser.id]: true,
+          [triggeruser2.id]: true,
+        },
+        update: {
+          'role:triggerrole': true,
+          [triggeruser.id]: true,
+          [triggeruser2.id]: true,
+        },
+        addField: {
+          'role:triggerrole': true,
+          [triggeruser.id]: true,
+          [triggeruser2.id]: true,
+        },
+        delete: {
+          'role:triggerrole': true,
+          [triggeruser.id]: true,
+          [triggeruser2.id]: true,
+        },
+        readUserFields: ['pointerToUser'],
+        writeUserFields: ['pointerToUser'],
+      },
+      {}
+    );
+
+    let called = 0;
+    Parse.Cloud.beforeSave('triggerclass', () => {
+      called++;
+    });
+
+    const triggerobject = new Parse.Object('triggerclass');
+    triggerobject.set('someField', 'someValue');
+    triggerobject.set('someField2', 'someValue');
+    const triggerobjectacl = new Parse.ACL();
+    triggerobjectacl.setPublicReadAccess(false);
+    triggerobjectacl.setPublicWriteAccess(false);
+    triggerobjectacl.setRoleReadAccess(triggerrole, true);
+    triggerobjectacl.setRoleWriteAccess(triggerrole, true);
+    triggerobjectacl.setReadAccess(triggeruser.id, true);
+    triggerobjectacl.setWriteAccess(triggeruser.id, true);
+    triggerobjectacl.setReadAccess(triggeruser2.id, true);
+    triggerobjectacl.setWriteAccess(triggeruser2.id, true);
+    triggerobject.setACL(triggerobjectacl);
+
+    await triggerobject.save(undefined, {
+      sessionToken: triggeruser.getSessionToken(),
+    });
+    expect(called).toBe(1);
+    await triggerobject.save(undefined, {
+      sessionToken: triggeruser.getSessionToken(),
+    });
+    expect(called).toBe(2);
+    await triggerobject.save(undefined, {
+      sessionToken: triggeruser2.getSessionToken(),
+    });
+    expect(called).toBe(3);
+    await triggerobject.save(undefined, {
+      sessionToken: triggeruser3.getSessionToken(),
+    });
+    expect(called).toBe(4);
+
+    const triggerobject2 = new Parse.Object('triggerclass');
+    triggerobject2.set('someField', 'someValue');
+    triggerobject2.set('someField22', 'someValue');
+    const triggerobjectacl2 = new Parse.ACL();
+    triggerobjectacl2.setPublicReadAccess(false);
+    triggerobjectacl2.setPublicWriteAccess(false);
+    triggerobjectacl2.setReadAccess(triggeruser.id, true);
+    triggerobjectacl2.setWriteAccess(triggeruser.id, true);
+    triggerobjectacl2.setReadAccess(triggeruser2.id, true);
+    triggerobjectacl2.setWriteAccess(triggeruser2.id, true);
+    triggerobjectacl2.setReadAccess(triggeruser5.id, true);
+    triggerobjectacl2.setWriteAccess(triggeruser5.id, true);
+    triggerobject2.setACL(triggerobjectacl2);
+
+    await triggerobject2.save(undefined, {
+      sessionToken: triggeruser2.getSessionToken(),
+    });
+    expect(called).toBe(5);
+    await triggerobject2.save(undefined, {
+      sessionToken: triggeruser2.getSessionToken(),
+    });
+    expect(called).toBe(6);
+    await triggerobject2.save(undefined, {
+      sessionToken: triggeruser.getSessionToken(),
+    });
+    expect(called).toBe(7);
+
+    let catched = false;
+    try {
+      await triggerobject2.save(undefined, {
+        sessionToken: triggeruser3.getSessionToken(),
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      catched = true;
+      expect(e.code).toBe(101);
+    }
+    expect(catched).toBe(true);
+    expect(called).toBe(7);
+
+    catched = false;
+    try {
+      await triggerobject2.save(undefined, {
+        sessionToken: triggeruser4.getSessionToken(),
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      catched = true;
+      expect(e.code).toBe(101);
+    }
+    expect(catched).toBe(true);
+    expect(called).toBe(7);
+
+    catched = false;
+    try {
+      await triggerobject2.save(undefined, {
+        sessionToken: triggeruser5.getSessionToken(),
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      catched = true;
+      expect(e.code).toBe(101);
+    }
+    expect(catched).toBe(true);
+    expect(called).toBe(7);
+
+    const triggerobject3 = new Parse.Object('triggerclass');
+    triggerobject3.set('someField', 'someValue');
+    triggerobject3.set('someField33', 'someValue');
+
+    catched = false;
+    try {
+      await triggerobject3.save(undefined, {
+        sessionToken: triggeruser4.getSessionToken(),
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      catched = true;
+      expect(e.code).toBe(119);
+    }
+    expect(catched).toBe(true);
+    expect(called).toBe(7);
+
+    catched = false;
+    try {
+      await triggerobject3.save(undefined, {
+        sessionToken: triggeruser5.getSessionToken(),
+      });
+    } catch (e) {
+      catched = true;
+      expect(e.code).toBe(119);
+    }
+    expect(catched).toBe(true);
+    expect(called).toBe(7);
+  });
+
   it('test afterSave ran and created an object', function(done) {
     Parse.Cloud.afterSave('AfterSaveTest', function(req) {
       const obj = new Parse.Object('AfterSaveProof');
diff --git a/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js b/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
index cbbce0a0..0b4bb2ab 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
+++ b/src/Controllers/DatabaseController.js
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ class DatabaseController {
     query: any,
     update: any,
     { acl, many, upsert }: FullQueryOptions = {},
-    skipSanitization: boolean = false
+    skipSanitization: boolean = false,
+    validateOnly: boolean = false
   ): Promise<any> {
     const originalQuery = query;
     const originalUpdate = update;
@@ -557,6 +558,19 @@ class DatabaseController {
               }
               update = transformObjectACL(update);
               transformAuthData(className, update, schema);
+              if (validateOnly) {
+                return this.adapter
+                  .find(className, schema, query, {})
+                  .then(result => {
+                    if (!result || !result.length) {
+                      throw new Parse.Error(
+                        Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND,
+                        'Object not found.'
+                      );
+                    }
+                    return {};
+                  });
+              }
               if (many) {
                 return this.adapter.updateObjectsByQuery(
                   className,
@@ -588,6 +602,9 @@ class DatabaseController {
               'Object not found.'
             );
           }
+          if (validateOnly) {
+            return result;
+          }
           return this.handleRelationUpdates(
             className,
             originalQuery.objectId,
@@ -802,7 +819,8 @@ class DatabaseController {
   create(
     className: string,
     object: any,
-    { acl }: QueryOptions = {}
+    { acl }: QueryOptions = {},
+    validateOnly: boolean = false
   ): Promise<any> {
     // Make a copy of the object, so we don't mutate the incoming data.
     const originalObject = object;
@@ -831,6 +849,9 @@ class DatabaseController {
           .then(schema => {
             transformAuthData(className, object, schema);
             flattenUpdateOperatorsForCreate(object);
+            if (validateOnly) {
+              return {};
+            }
             return this.adapter.createObject(
               className,
               SchemaController.convertSchemaToAdapterSchema(schema),
@@ -838,6 +859,9 @@ class DatabaseController {
             );
           })
           .then(result => {
+            if (validateOnly) {
+              return originalObject;
+            }
             return this.handleRelationUpdates(
               className,
               object.objectId,
diff --git a/src/RestWrite.js b/src/RestWrite.js
index 09fa497b..22df2a97 100644
--- a/src/RestWrite.js
+++ b/src/RestWrite.js
@@ -220,6 +220,38 @@ RestWrite.prototype.runBeforeSaveTrigger = function() {
   }
 
   return Promise.resolve()
+    .then(() => {
+      // Before calling the trigger, validate the permissions for the save operation
+      let databasePromise = null;
+      if (this.query) {
+        // Validate for updating
+        databasePromise = this.config.database.update(
+          this.className,
+          this.query,
+          this.data,
+          this.runOptions,
+          false,
+          true
+        );
+      } else {
+        // Validate for creating
+        databasePromise = this.config.database.create(
+          this.className,
+          this.data,
+          this.runOptions,
+          true
+        );
+      }
+      // In the case that there is no permission for the operation, it throws an error
+      return databasePromise.then(result => {
+        if (!result || result.length <= 0) {
+          throw new Parse.Error(
+            Parse.Error.OBJECT_NOT_FOUND,
+            'Object not found.'
+          );
+        }
+      });
+    })
     .then(() => {
       return triggers.maybeRunTrigger(
         triggers.Types.beforeSave,