diff --git a/ide/dialogprocs.pas b/ide/dialogprocs.pas
index 640ca3d480..b7b643dcd6 100644
--- a/ide/dialogprocs.pas
+++ b/ide/dialogprocs.pas
@@ -131,10 +131,12 @@ function LoadCodeBuffer(var ACodeBuffer: TCodeBuffer; const AFilename: string;
   Flags: TLoadBufferFlags): TModalResult;
 var
   ACaption, AText: string;
+  FileReadable: boolean;
 begin
   repeat
+    FileReadable:=true;
     if (lbfCheckIfText in Flags)
-    and FileExists(AFilename) and (not FileIsText(AFilename))
+    and (not FileIsText(AFilename,FileReadable)) and FileReadable
     then begin
       if lbfQuiet in Flags then begin
         Result:=mrCancel;
@@ -147,8 +149,12 @@ begin
       end;
       if Result<>mrOk then break;
     end;
-    ACodeBuffer:=CodeToolBoss.LoadFile(AFilename,lbfUpdateFromDisk in Flags,
-                                       lbfRevert in Flags);
+    if FileReadable then
+      ACodeBuffer:=CodeToolBoss.LoadFile(AFilename,lbfUpdateFromDisk in Flags,
+                                         lbfRevert in Flags)
+    else
+      ACodeBuffer:=nil;
+                                         
     if ACodeBuffer<>nil then begin
       Result:=mrOk;
     end else begin
diff --git a/ide/main.pp b/ide/main.pp
index c8dcd2e041..aea457cdd7 100644
--- a/ide/main.pp
+++ b/ide/main.pp
@@ -6544,6 +6544,7 @@ var Ext,AText,ACaption: string;
   NewBuf: TCodeBuffer;
   LastDesigner: TDesigner;
   AnUnitInfo: TUnitInfo;
+  FileReadable: Boolean;
 begin
   // close the old project
   if SomethingOfProjectIsModified then begin
@@ -6576,7 +6577,7 @@ begin
     Result:=MessageDlg(ACaption, AText, mtError, [mbAbort], 0);
     exit;
   end;
-
+  
   // if there is a project info file, load that instead
   if (Ext<>'.lpi') and (FileExists(ChangeFileExt(AFileName,'.lpi'))) then begin
     // load instead of program file the project info file
@@ -6584,13 +6585,19 @@ begin
     Ext:='.lpi';
   end;
 
-  if (not FileIsText(AFilename)) then begin
+  if (not FileIsText(AFilename,FileReadable)) and FileReadable then begin
     ACaption:=lisFileNotText;
     AText:=Format(lisFileDoesNotLookLikeATextFileOpenItAnyway, ['"', AFilename,
       '"', #13, #13]);
     Result:=MessageDlg(ACaption, AText, mtConfirmation, [mbYes, mbAbort], 0);
     if Result=mrAbort then exit;
   end;
+  if not FileReadable then begin
+    Result:=QuestionDlg('Unable to read file',
+      'Unable to read file "'+AFilename+'".',
+      mtError,[mrCancel,'Skip file',mrAbort,'Abort all loading'],0);
+    exit;
+  end;
 
   if ofAddToRecent in Flags then
     AddRecentProjectFileToEnvironment(AFileName);
diff --git a/lcl/fileutil.pas b/lcl/fileutil.pas
index b7058b9ff1..835eb5c6f1 100644
--- a/lcl/fileutil.pas
+++ b/lcl/fileutil.pas
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ procedure CheckIfFileIsSymlink(const AFilename: string);
 function FileIsReadable(const AFilename: string): boolean;
 function FileIsWritable(const AFilename: string): boolean;
 function FileIsText(const AFilename: string): boolean;
+function FileIsText(const AFilename: string; out FileReadable: boolean): boolean;
 function FileIsExecutable(const AFilename: string): boolean;
 function FileIsSymlink(const AFilename: string): boolean;
 function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string;
diff --git a/lcl/include/fileutil.inc b/lcl/include/fileutil.inc
index e5e22dbd0a..f3f5f5c568 100644
--- a/lcl/include/fileutil.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/fileutil.inc
@@ -397,12 +397,22 @@ end;
   function FileIsText(const AFilename: string): boolean;
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
 function FileIsText(const AFilename: string): boolean;
+var
+  FileReadable: Boolean;
+begin
+  Result:=FileIsText(AFilename,FileReadable);
+  if FileReadable then ;
+end;
+
+function FileIsText(const AFilename: string; out FileReadable: boolean
+  ): boolean;
 var fs: TFileStream;
   Buf: string;
   Len, i: integer;
   NewLine: boolean;
 begin
   Result:=false;
+  FileReadable:=true;
   try
     fs:=TFileStream.Create(AFilename,fmOpenRead);
     try
@@ -427,6 +437,9 @@ begin
       fs.Free;
     end;
   except
+    on E: Exception do begin
+      FileReadable:=false;
+    end;
   end;
 end;