diff --git a/frappe/utils/nestedset.py b/frappe/utils/nestedset.py
index 6517588a3e..0add31e5fa 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/nestedset.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/nestedset.py
@@ -271,11 +271,12 @@ def get_ancestors_of(doctype, name, order_by="lft desc", limit=None):
 
 	return result or []
 
-def get_descendants_of(doctype, name, order_by="lft desc", limit=None):
+def get_descendants_of(doctype, name, order_by="lft desc", limit=None,
+	ignore_permissions=False):
 	'''Return descendants of the current record'''
 	lft, rgt = frappe.db.get_value(doctype, name, ['lft', 'rgt'])
 
 	result = [d["name"] for d in frappe.db.get_list(doctype, {"lft": [">", lft], "rgt": ["<", rgt]},
-		"name", order_by=order_by, limit_page_length=limit)]
+		"name", order_by=order_by, limit_page_length=limit, ignore_permissions=ignore_permissions)]
 
 	return result or []