diff --git a/wp-admin/menu.php b/wp-admin/menu.php
index 7aec2f42be..f54bb248f2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/menu.php
+++ b/wp-admin/menu.php
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ unset($id);
 uksort($menu, "strnatcasecmp"); // make it all pretty
 
 if (! user_can_access_admin_page()) {
+	do_action('admin_page_access_denied');
 	wp_die( __('You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.') );
 }