diff --git a/phpBB/search.php b/phpBB/search.php
index 7ab8e15a1e..3e05204043 100644
--- a/phpBB/search.php
+++ b/phpBB/search.php
@@ -247,6 +247,32 @@ if ($keywords || $author || $author_id || $search_id || $submit)
 		$ex_fid_ary = array_unique(array_merge(array_keys($auth->acl_getf('!f_read', true)), array_keys($auth->acl_getf('!f_search', true))));
 	}
 
+	// There are two exceptional scenarios we want to consider if there are any forums where an read forum = no, can read topics = yes 
+	// In these cases, the user should see the topic title in the search results but not the link to the topic (or any posts) because
+	// they don't have the permissions for that.
+	$show_topic_title_only = false;
+
+	// Firstly, is someone doing a quick search from the viewforum page? If so, force it to be a topic-only search for that one forum
+	// We know if this is the case due to the presence of this request var
+	$forum_quick_search = $request->variable('viewforum', 0);
+	if ($forum_quick_search && $auth->acl_get('f_list_topics', $forum_quick_search) && !$auth->acl_get('f_read', $forum_quick_search))
+	{
+		$show_topic_title_only = true;
+	}
+
+	// Secondly, is someone doing a topic search from the main search page? If so, we will strip the topic links while still showing the name
+	else if ($request->variable('sr', '') == 'topics' && $search_fields == 'titleonly')
+	{
+		// We will allow the 'can read topics = yes' forums back in to the search
+		$show_topic_title_only = true;
+	}
+
+	if ($show_topic_title_only)
+	{
+		// Remove from $ex_fid_ary any of the 'can read topics' forums (meaning they will not be excluded from the search)
+		$ex_fid_ary = array_diff($ex_fid_ary, array_keys($auth->acl_getf('f_list_topics', true)));
+	}
+
 	$not_in_fid = (count($ex_fid_ary)) ? 'WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('f.forum_id', $ex_fid_ary, true) . " OR (f.forum_password <> '' AND fa.user_id <> " . (int) $user->data['user_id'] . ')' : "";
 
 	$sql = 'SELECT f.forum_id, f.forum_name, f.parent_id, f.forum_type, f.right_id, f.forum_password, f.forum_flags, fa.user_id
@@ -349,6 +375,11 @@ if ($keywords || $author || $author_id || $search_id || $submit)
 		$show_results = ($show_results == 'posts') ? 'posts' : 'topics';
 	}
 
+	if ($show_topic_title_only)
+	{
+		$show_results = 'topics';
+	}
+
 	// define some variables needed for retrieving post_id/topic_id information
 	$sort_by_sql = [
 		'a' => 'u.username_clean',
@@ -1157,10 +1188,10 @@ if ($keywords || $author || $author_id || $search_id || $submit)
 					'S_TOPIC_DELETED'		=> $topic_deleted,
 					'S_HAS_POLL'			=> ($row['poll_start']) ? true : false,
 
-					'U_LAST_POST'			=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", 'p=' . $row['topic_last_post_id']) . '#p' . $row['topic_last_post_id'],
+					'U_LAST_POST'			=> $auth->acl_get('f_read', $forum_id) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", 'p=' . $row['topic_last_post_id']) . '#p' . $row['topic_last_post_id'] : false,
 					'U_LAST_POST_AUTHOR'	=> get_username_string('profile', $row['topic_last_poster_id'], $row['topic_last_poster_name'], $row['topic_last_poster_colour']),
 					'U_TOPIC_AUTHOR'		=> get_username_string('profile', $row['topic_poster'], $row['topic_first_poster_name'], $row['topic_first_poster_colour']),
-					'U_NEWEST_POST'			=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", $view_topic_url_params . '&amp;view=unread') . '#unread',
+					'U_NEWEST_POST'			=> $auth->acl_get('f_read', $forum_id) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", $view_topic_url_params . '&amp;view=unread') . '#unread' : false,
 					'U_MCP_REPORT'			=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}mcp.$phpEx", 'i=reports&amp;mode=reports&amp;t=' . $result_topic_id, true, $user->session_id),
 					'U_MCP_QUEUE'			=> $u_mcp_queue,
 				);
@@ -1230,7 +1261,7 @@ if ($keywords || $author || $author_id || $search_id || $submit)
 				'TOPIC_REPLIES'		=> $replies,
 				'TOPIC_VIEWS'		=> $row['topic_views'],
 
-				'U_VIEW_TOPIC'		=> $view_topic_url,
+				'U_VIEW_TOPIC'		=> $auth->acl_get('f_read', $forum_id) ? $view_topic_url : false,
 				'U_VIEW_FORUM'		=> append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id),
 				'U_VIEW_POST'		=> (!empty($row['post_id'])) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", 'p=' . $row['post_id'] . (($u_hilit) ? '&amp;hilit=' . $u_hilit : '')) . '#p' . $row['post_id'] : '',
 			));
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
index 01cf17a746..8f664201bb 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/search_results.html
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@
 			<li class="row<!-- IF searchresults.S_ROW_COUNT is even --> bg1<!-- ELSE --> bg2<!-- ENDIF -->">
 				<dl class="row-item {searchresults.TOPIC_IMG_STYLE}">
 					<dt<!-- IF searchresults.TOPIC_ICON_IMG --> style="background-image: url({T_ICONS_PATH}{searchresults.TOPIC_ICON_IMG}); background-repeat: no-repeat;"<!-- ENDIF --> title="{searchresults.TOPIC_FOLDER_IMG_ALT}">
-						<!-- IF searchresults.S_UNREAD_TOPIC and not S_IS_BOT --><a href="{searchresults.U_NEWEST_POST}" class="row-item-link"></a><!-- ENDIF -->
+						{% if searchresults.U_NEWEST_POST and searchresults.S_UNREAD_TOPIC and not S_IS_BOT %}<a href="{searchresults.U_NEWEST_POST}" class="row-item-link"></a>{% endif %}
 						<div class="list-inner">
 							<!-- EVENT topiclist_row_prepend -->
-							<!-- IF searchresults.S_UNREAD_TOPIC and not S_IS_BOT -->
+							{% if searchresults.U_NEWEST_POST and searchresults.S_UNREAD_TOPIC and not S_IS_BOT %}
 								<a class="unread" href="{searchresults.U_NEWEST_POST}">
 									<i class="icon fa-file fa-fw icon-red icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">{L_NEW_POST}</span>
 								</a>
-							<!-- ENDIF -->
-							<a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_TOPIC}" class="topictitle">{searchresults.TOPIC_TITLE}</a>
+							{% endif %}
+							{% if searchresults.U_VIEW_TOPIC %}<a href="{searchresults.U_VIEW_TOPIC}" class="topictitle">{searchresults.TOPIC_TITLE}</a>{% else %}{searchresults.TOPIC_TITLE}{% endif %}
 							<!-- IF searchresults.S_TOPIC_UNAPPROVED or searchresults.S_POSTS_UNAPPROVED -->
 								<a href="{searchresults.U_MCP_QUEUE}" title="{L_TOPIC_UNAPPROVED}">
 									<i class="icon fa-question fa-fw icon-blue" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">{L_TOPIC_UNAPPROVED}</span>
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@
 					<dd class="views">{searchresults.TOPIC_VIEWS} <dfn>{L_VIEWS}</dfn></dd>
 					<dd class="lastpost">
 						<span><dfn>{L_LAST_POST} </dfn>{L_POST_BY_AUTHOR} <!-- EVENT search_results_last_post_author_username_prepend -->{searchresults.LAST_POST_AUTHOR_FULL}<!-- EVENT search_results_last_post_author_username_append -->
-							<!-- IF not S_IS_BOT -->
+							{% if not S_IS_BOT and searchresults.U_LAST_POST %}
 								<a href="{searchresults.U_LAST_POST}" title="{L_GOTO_LAST_POST}">
 									<i class="icon fa-external-link-square fa-fw icon-lightgray icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">{VIEW_LATEST_POST}</span>
 								</a>
-							<!-- ENDIF -->
+							{% endif %}
 							<br /><time datetime="{searchresults.LAST_POST_TIME_RFC3339}">{searchresults.LAST_POST_TIME}</time>
 						</span>
 					</dd>
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewforum_body.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewforum_body.html
index e9d04905bc..c02cc4879a 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewforum_body.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/viewforum_body.html
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@
 			<!-- EVENT viewforum_body_topic_row_prepend -->
 			<dl class="row-item {topicrow.TOPIC_IMG_STYLE}">
 				<dt<!-- IF topicrow.TOPIC_ICON_IMG and S_TOPIC_ICONS --> style="background-image: url('{T_ICONS_PATH}{topicrow.TOPIC_ICON_IMG}'); background-repeat: no-repeat;"<!-- ENDIF --> title="{topicrow.TOPIC_FOLDER_IMG_ALT}">
-					<!-- IF topicrow.S_UNREAD_TOPIC and not S_IS_BOT --><a href="{topicrow.U_NEWEST_POST}" class="row-item-link"></a><!-- ENDIF -->
+					{% if topicrow.U_NEWEST_POST and topicrow.S_UNREAD_TOPIC and not S_IS_BOT %}<a href="{topicrow.U_NEWEST_POST}" class="row-item-link"></a>{% endif %}
 					<div class="list-inner">
 						<!-- EVENT topiclist_row_prepend -->
-						<!-- IF topicrow.S_UNREAD_TOPIC and not S_IS_BOT -->
+						{% if topicrow.U_NEWEST_POST and topicrow.S_UNREAD_TOPIC and not S_IS_BOT %}
 							<a class="unread" href="{topicrow.U_NEWEST_POST}">
 								<i class="icon fa-file fa-fw icon-red icon-md" aria-hidden="true"></i><span class="sr-only">{NEW_POST}</span>
 							</a>
-						<!-- ENDIF -->
+						{% endif %}
 						<!-- IF topicrow.U_VIEW_TOPIC --><a href="{topicrow.U_VIEW_TOPIC}" class="topictitle">{topicrow.TOPIC_TITLE}</a><!-- ELSE -->{topicrow.TOPIC_TITLE}<!-- ENDIF -->
 						<!-- IF topicrow.S_TOPIC_UNAPPROVED or topicrow.S_POSTS_UNAPPROVED -->
 							<a href="{topicrow.U_MCP_QUEUE}" title="<!-- IF topicrow.S_TOPIC_UNAPPROVED -->{L_TOPIC_UNAPPROVED}<!-- ELSE -->{L_POSTS_UNAPPROVED}<!-- ENDIF -->">
diff --git a/phpBB/viewforum.php b/phpBB/viewforum.php
index 300d57d0c7..0191039400 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewforum.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewforum.php
@@ -384,7 +384,12 @@ $post_alt = ($forum_data['forum_status'] == ITEM_LOCKED) ? $user->lang['FORUM_LO
 // Display active topics?
 $s_display_active = ($forum_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_CAT && ($forum_data['forum_flags'] & FORUM_FLAG_ACTIVE_TOPICS)) ? true : false;
 
-$s_search_hidden_fields = array('fid' => array($forum_id));
+// Send the forum id and send a parameter to make it clear it's a quick search
+$s_search_hidden_fields = [
+	'fid' => [$forum_id],
+	'viewforum' => $forum_id,
+];
+
 if ($_SID)
 {
 	$s_search_hidden_fields['sid'] = $_SID;
@@ -1017,7 +1022,7 @@ if (count($topic_list))
 			'S_TOPIC_MOVED'			=> ($row['topic_status'] == ITEM_MOVED) ? true : false,
 
 			'U_NEWEST_POST'			=> $auth->acl_get('f_read', $forum_id) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", $view_topic_url_params . '&amp;view=unread') . '#unread' : false,
-			'U_LAST_POST'			=> $auth->acl_get('f_read', $forum_id)  ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", 'p=' . $row['topic_last_post_id']) . '#p' . $row['topic_last_post_id'] : false,
+			'U_LAST_POST'			=> $auth->acl_get('f_read', $forum_id) ? append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", 'p=' . $row['topic_last_post_id']) . '#p' . $row['topic_last_post_id'] : false,
 			'U_LAST_POST_AUTHOR'	=> get_username_string('profile', $row['topic_last_poster_id'], $row['topic_last_poster_name'], $row['topic_last_poster_colour']),
 			'U_TOPIC_AUTHOR'		=> get_username_string('profile', $row['topic_poster'], $row['topic_first_poster_name'], $row['topic_first_poster_colour']),
 			'U_VIEW_TOPIC'			=> $view_topic_url,