diff --git a/includes/og.field.inc b/includes/og.field.inc
index ebe93ff638f2c13b8c29cd098c442260f6984e5e..087ae5f85ef25f910e40f47b5641fe10e3424802 100644
--- a/includes/og.field.inc
+++ b/includes/og.field.inc
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function og_field_widget_form(&$form, &$form_state, $field, $instance, $langcode
         $ids = array();
         foreach ($dummy_entity->{$field_name}[$langcode] as $delta => $value) {
           $id = $value['target_id'];
-          if (!in_array($id, $other_groups_ids)) {
+          if (!in_array($id, $other_groups_ids) || og_user_access($entity_type, $id, 'subscribe')) {
             $ids[] = $id;
           }
         }