Index: src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java
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--- src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java	(revision 27576)
+++ src/main/java/com/xpn/xwiki/XWiki.java	(working copy)
@@ -3947,7 +3947,7 @@
 
     public boolean checkAccess(String action, XWikiDocument doc, XWikiContext context) throws XWikiException
     {
-        if (action.equals("skin") && doc.getSpace().equals("skins")) {
+        if (action.equals("skin") && (doc.getSpace().equals("skins") || doc.getSpace().equals("resources"))) {
             // We still need to call checkAuth to set the proper user.
             XWikiUser user = checkAuth(context);
             if (user != null) {
@@ -5140,13 +5140,25 @@
                 "Access to document {0} has been denied to user {1}", null, args);
         } else if (checkActive(context) == 0) {
             boolean allow = false;
-            String allowed = Param("xwiki.inactiveuser.allowedpages", "");
-            if (context.getAction().equals("view") && !allowed.equals("")) {
-                String[] allowedList = StringUtils.split(allowed, " ,");
-                for (int i = 0; i < allowedList.length; i++) {
-                    if (allowedList[i].equals(doc.getFullName())) {
-                        allow = true;
-                        break;
+            String action = context.getAction();
+            /*
+             * Allow inactive user to see skins, ressources, SSX, JSX and downloads it could has seen has guest. The
+             * rational behind this behaviour is that inactive user should be able to access the same UI that guest use
+             * to see, including custom icons, panels, and so on...
+             */
+            if ((action.equals("skin") && (doc.getSpace().equals("skins") || doc.getSpace().equals("resources")))
+                || ((action.equals("skin") || action.equals("download") || action.equals("ssx") || action.equals("jsx")) && getRightService()
+                    .hasAccessLevel("view", XWikiRightService.GUEST_USER_FULLNAME, doc.getPrefixedFullName(), context))) {
+                allow = true;
+            } else {
+                String allowed = Param("xwiki.inactiveuser.allowedpages", "");
+                if (context.getAction().equals("view") && !allowed.equals("")) {
+                    String[] allowedList = StringUtils.split(allowed, " ,");
+                    for (int i = 0; i < allowedList.length; i++) {
+                        if (allowedList[i].equals(doc.getFullName())) {
+                            allow = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }