diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index efced16555b..e2de97ab4ab 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-02-17  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* pt.c (check_explicit_specialization): Copy TREE_PRIVATE and
+	TREE_PROTECTED from the template being specialized.
+
 2001-02-17  Jason Merrill  <jason@redhat.com>
 
 	* decl2.c (build_artificial_parm): Set TREE_READONLY.
diff --git a/gcc/cp/pt.c b/gcc/cp/pt.c
index 2f34815274b..b28c60a2b5b 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/pt.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/pt.c
@@ -1662,6 +1662,11 @@ check_explicit_specialization (declarator, decl, template_count, flags)
 	     DECL is specializing.  */
 	  copy_default_args_to_explicit_spec (decl);
 
+	  /* This specialization has the same protection as the
+	     template it specializes.  */
+	  TREE_PRIVATE (decl) = TREE_PRIVATE (gen_tmpl);
+	  TREE_PROTECTED (decl) = TREE_PROTECTED (gen_tmpl);
+
 	  /* Mangle the function name appropriately.  Note that we do
 	     not mangle specializations of non-template member
 	     functions of template classes, e.g. with
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.other/access11.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.other/access11.C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..04340c74883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.other/access11.C
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Build don't link:
+// Origin: r.spatschek@fz-juelich.de
+// Special g++ Options: -w
+
+class A
+{
+private:
+  template <class T> void g(T t)  {}
+  int i;
+};
+
+template <>
+void A::g<int>(int t) { i = 1; } // ERROR - private
+
+int main()
+{
+  A a;
+ 
+  a.g<int>(0); // ERROR - private
+}