diff --git a/modules/node/node.module b/modules/node/node.module
index 2baee43..f4144b4 100644
--- a/modules/node/node.module
+++ b/modules/node/node.module
@@ -3316,7 +3316,15 @@ function _node_query_node_access_alter($query, $type) {
       }
       // Otherwise attach it to the node query itself.
       else {
-        $query->exists($subquery);
+        if (empty($tableinfo['join type']) || $tableinfo['join type'] == 'INNER') {
+          // If we are looking at the main table of the query, apply the 
+          // subquery directly.
+          $query->exists($subquery);
+        } else {
+          // If we are looking at a joined table, add the node access check
+          // to the join condition.
+          $tables[$nalias]['condition'] .= ' AND ' . (string)$subquery;
+        }
       }
     }
   }