diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
index df88a8b22..c6cb095a1 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/models.py
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ from modelcluster.models import ClusterableModel
 
 from django.db import models, connection, transaction
 from django.db.models import get_model, Q
-from django.db.models.signals import post_save
-from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.core.cache import cache
 from django.core.handlers.wsgi import WSGIRequest
 from django.core.handlers.base import BaseHandler
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -812,8 +811,29 @@ class Page(six.with_metaclass(PageBase, MP_Node, ClusterableModel, Indexed)):
         return self.get_siblings(inclusive).filter(path__lte=self.path).order_by('-path')
 
     def get_view_restrictions(self):
+        """Return a query set of all page view restrictions that apply to this page"""
         return PageViewRestriction.objects.filter(page__in=self.get_ancestors(inclusive=True))
 
+    def check_view_restrictions(self, request):
+        """
+        Check whether there are any view restrictions on this page which are
+        not fulfilled by the given request object. If there are, return an
+        HttpResponse that will notify the user of that restriction (and possibly
+        include a password / login form that will allow them to proceed). If
+        there are no such restrictions, return None
+        """
+        restrictions = self.get_view_restrictions()
+
+        if restrictions:
+            passed_restrictions = request.session.get('passed_page_view_restrictions', [])
+            for restriction in restrictions:
+                if restriction.id not in passed_restrictions:
+                    from wagtail.wagtailcore.forms import PasswordPageViewRestrictionForm
+                    form = PasswordPageViewRestrictionForm(instance=restriction,
+                        initial={'return_url': request.get_full_path()})
+                    action_url = reverse('wagtailcore_authenticate_with_password', args=[restriction.id, self.id])
+                    return self.serve_password_required_response(request, form, action_url)
+
     password_required_template = getattr(settings, 'PASSWORD_REQUIRED_TEMPLATE', 'wagtailcore/password_required.html')
     def serve_password_required_response(self, request, form, action_url):
         """
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/wagtail_hooks.py
index e92971c99..3763c881b 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -1,18 +1,5 @@
-from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-
 from wagtail.wagtailcore import hooks
-from wagtail.wagtailcore.forms import PasswordPageViewRestrictionForm
 
 def check_view_restrictions(page, request):
-    restrictions = page.get_view_restrictions()
-
-    if restrictions:
-        passed_restrictions = request.session.get('passed_page_view_restrictions', [])
-        for restriction in restrictions:
-            if restriction.id not in passed_restrictions:
-                form = PasswordPageViewRestrictionForm(instance=restriction,
-                    initial={'return_url': request.get_full_path()})
-                action_url = reverse('wagtailcore_authenticate_with_password', args=[restriction.id, page.id])
-                return page.serve_password_required_response(request, form, action_url)
-
+    return page.check_view_restrictions(request)
 hooks.register('before_serve_page', check_view_restrictions)