diff --git a/frappe/__init__.py b/frappe/__init__.py
index d416ee7b3e..b2f8a1b614 100644
--- a/frappe/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/__init__.py
@@ -426,11 +426,19 @@ def has_website_permission(doctype, ptype="read", doc=None, user=None, verbose=F
 	if not user:
 		user = session.user
 
-	for method in (get_hooks("has_website_permission") or {}).get(doctype, []):
-		if not call(get_attr(method), doc=doc, ptype=ptype, user=user, verbose=verbose):
-			return False
+	hooks = (get_hooks("has_website_permission") or {}).get(doctype, [])
+	if hooks:
+		for method in hooks:
+			result = call(get_attr(method), doc=doc, ptype=ptype, user=user, verbose=verbose)
+			# if even a single permission check is Falsy
+			if not result:
+				return False
 
-	return True
+		# else it is Truthy
+		return True
+
+	else:
+		return False
 
 def is_table(doctype):
 	"""Returns True if `istable` property (indicating child Table) is set for given DocType."""
diff --git a/frappe/templates/pages/print.py b/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
index 57d06ef1d9..a2ef5b6f44 100644
--- a/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
+++ b/frappe/templates/pages/print.py
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ def validate_print_permission(doc):
 			return
 
 	for ptype in ("read", "print"):
-		if not frappe.has_permission(doc.doctype, ptype, doc):
+		if (not frappe.has_permission(doc.doctype, ptype, doc)
+			and not frappe.has_website_permission(doc.doctype, ptype, doc)):
 			raise frappe.PermissionError(_("No {0} permission").format(ptype))
 
 def get_letter_head(doc, no_letterhead):