diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentActiveRecord.php b/protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentActiveRecord.php
index c395419e2a..27099b38f2 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentActiveRecord.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentActiveRecord.php
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ class ContentActiveRecord extends ActiveRecord implements ContentOwner, Movable
     {
         if ($user && !$user->is(Yii::$app->user->getIdentity())) {
             return new ContentPermissionManager([
-                'content' => $this,
+                'model' => $this,
                 'subject' => $user
             ]);
         }
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ class ContentActiveRecord extends ActiveRecord implements ContentOwner, Movable
         }
 
         return $this->permissionManager = new ContentPermissionManager([
-            'content' => $this
+            'model' => $this
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentPermissionManager.php b/protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentPermissionManager.php
index 10c501db95..beb1b694b3 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentPermissionManager.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/content/components/ContentPermissionManager.php
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ use yii\base\InvalidArgumentException;
 
 class ContentPermissionManager extends AbstractPermissionManager
 {
-    /**
-     * @var ContentActiveRecord
-     */
-    public $content;
+    public ContentActiveRecord $model;
 
     protected function verify(BasePermission $permission)
     {
@@ -21,6 +18,10 @@ class ContentPermissionManager extends AbstractPermissionManager
             throw new InvalidArgumentException(get_class($permission) . ' must be instance of ' . AbstractContentPermission::class);
         }
 
-        return $permission->verify($this->content, $this->getSubject());
+        if (!isset($permission->model)) {
+            $permission->model = $this->model;
+        }
+
+        return $permission->verify($this->getSubject());
     }
 }
diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/AbstractContentPermission.php b/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/AbstractContentPermission.php
index de402245cd..a0b2a37588 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/AbstractContentPermission.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/AbstractContentPermission.php
@@ -4,9 +4,27 @@ namespace humhub\modules\content\permissions;
 
 use humhub\components\permission\BasePermission;
 use humhub\modules\content\components\ContentActiveRecord;
+use humhub\modules\content\components\ContentContainerActiveRecord;
+use humhub\modules\content\models\Content;
 use humhub\modules\user\models\User;
 
+/**
+ * @property-read Content $content
+ * @property-read ContentContainerActiveRecord $container
+ */
 abstract class AbstractContentPermission extends BasePermission
 {
-    abstract public function verify(ContentActiveRecord $content, ?User $user): bool;
+    public ContentActiveRecord $model;
+
+    abstract public function verify(?User $user = null): bool;
+
+    public function getContent(): ?Content
+    {
+        return $this->model instanceof ContentActiveRecord ? $this->model->content : null;
+    }
+
+    public function getContainer(): ?ContentContainerActiveRecord
+    {
+        return $this->content instanceof Content ? $this->content->container : null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/CanEditContent.php b/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/CanEditContent.php
index 048169ed9d..0e03fedf06 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/CanEditContent.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/CanEditContent.php
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ use Yii;
 class CanEditContent extends AbstractContentPermission
 {
 
-    public function verify(ContentActiveRecord $content, ?User $user): bool
+    public function verify(?User $user = null): bool
     {
         if ($user === null) {
             return false;
         }
 
         // Only owner can edit his content
-        if ($content->content->created_by == $user->id) {
+        if ($this->content->created_by == $user->id) {
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ class CanEditContent extends AbstractContentPermission
         }
 
         // Check additional manage permission for the given container
-        if ($content->content->container) {
-            if ($content->isNewRecord && $content->hasCreatePermission() && $content->content->container->getPermissionManager($user)->can($content->getCreatePermission())) {
+        if ($this->container) {
+            if ($this->model->isNewRecord && $this->model->hasCreatePermission() && $this->container->getPermissionManager($user)->can($this->model->getCreatePermission())) {
                 return true;
             }
-            if (!$content->isNewRecord && $content->hasManagePermission() && $content->content->container->getPermissionManager($user)->can($content->getManagePermission())) {
+            if (!$this->model->isNewRecord && $this->model->hasManagePermission() && $this->container->getPermissionManager($user)->can($this->model->getManagePermission())) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
 
         // Check if underlying models canEdit implementation
         // ToDo: Implement this as interface
-        if (method_exists($content, 'canEdit') && $content->canEdit($user)) {
+        if (method_exists($this->model, 'canEdit') && $this->model->canEdit($user)) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/CanViewContent.php b/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/CanViewContent.php
index 30fd017f86..a6f0f060aa 100644
--- a/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/CanViewContent.php
+++ b/protected/humhub/modules/content/permissions/CanViewContent.php
@@ -13,26 +13,26 @@ use humhub\modules\user\models\User;
 class CanViewContent extends AbstractContentPermission
 {
 
-    public function verify(ContentActiveRecord $content, ?User $user): bool
+    public function verify(?User $user = null): bool
     {
         // Check global content visibility, private global content is visible for all users
-        if (empty($content->content->contentcontainer_id) && $user !== null) {
+        if (empty($this->content->contentcontainer_id) && $user !== null) {
             return true;
         }
 
         // Check Guest Visibility
         if (!$user) {
-            return $this->checkGuestAccess($content);
+            return $this->checkGuestAccess();
         }
 
         // User can access own content
-        if ($content->content->created_by == $user->id) {
+        if ($this->content->created_by == $user->id) {
             return true;
         }
 
 
         // Public visible content
-        if ($content->content->isPublic()) {
+        if ($this->content->isPublic()) {
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ class CanViewContent extends AbstractContentPermission
             return true;
         }
 
-        return $content->content->isPrivate() &&
-            $content->content->container !== null &&
-            $content->content->container->canAccessPrivateContent($user);
+        return $this->content->isPrivate() &&
+            $this->container !== null &&
+            $this->container->canAccessPrivateContent($user);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -56,23 +56,23 @@ class CanViewContent extends AbstractContentPermission
      *
      * @return bool
      */
-    private function checkGuestAccess(ContentActiveRecord $content): bool
+    private function checkGuestAccess(): bool
     {
-        if (!$content->content->isPublic() || !AuthHelper::isGuestAccessEnabled()) {
+        if (!$this->content->isPublic() || !AuthHelper::isGuestAccessEnabled()) {
             return false;
         }
 
         // Global content
-        if (!$content->content->container) {
-            return $content->content->isPublic();
+        if (!$this->container) {
+            return true;
         }
 
-        if ($content->content->container instanceof Space) {
-            return $content->content->isPublic() && $content->content->container->visibility == Space::VISIBILITY_ALL;
+        if ($this->container instanceof Space) {
+            return $this->container->visibility == Space::VISIBILITY_ALL;
         }
 
-        if ($content->content->container instanceof User) {
-            return $content->content->isPublic() && $content->content->container->visibility == User::VISIBILITY_ALL;
+        if ($this->container instanceof User) {
+            return $this->container->visibility == User::VISIBILITY_ALL;
         }
 
         return false;