diff --git a/classes/security/authorization/ReviewStageAccessPolicy.inc.php b/classes/security/authorization/ReviewStageAccessPolicy.inc.php
index bb981d36daa..ff247d4c4ec 100644
--- a/classes/security/authorization/ReviewStageAccessPolicy.inc.php
+++ b/classes/security/authorization/ReviewStageAccessPolicy.inc.php
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ class ReviewStageAccessPolicy extends ContextPolicy {
 	 * @param $roleAssignments array
 	 * @param $submissionParameterName string
 	 * @param $stageId integer One of the WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_* constants.
+	 * @param $permitDeclined bool Whether to permit reviewers to fetch declined review assignments.
 	 */
-	function __construct($request, &$args, $roleAssignments, $submissionParameterName = 'submissionId', $stageId) {
+	function __construct($request, &$args, $roleAssignments, $submissionParameterName, $stageId, $permitDeclined = false) {
 		parent::__construct($request);
 
 		// Create a "permit overrides" policy set that specifies
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ function __construct($request, &$args, $roleAssignments, $submissionParameterNam
 		if ($stageId == WORKFLOW_STAGE_ID_EXTERNAL_REVIEW) { // All review rounds in OJS occur in 'external' review.
 			// Add the submission policy, for reviewer roles
 			import('lib.pkp.classes.security.authorization.SubmissionAccessPolicy');
-			$submissionPolicy = new SubmissionAccessPolicy($request, $args, $roleAssignments, $submissionParameterName);
+			$submissionPolicy = new SubmissionAccessPolicy($request, $args, $roleAssignments, $submissionParameterName, $permitDeclined);
 			$submissionPolicy->addPolicy(new WorkflowStageRequiredPolicy($stageId));
 			$workflowStagePolicy->addPolicy($submissionPolicy);
 		}