diff --git a/phpwf/plugins/class.acl.php b/phpwf/plugins/class.acl.php
index ef61afc7..8ef2eae9 100644
--- a/phpwf/plugins/class.acl.php
+++ b/phpwf/plugins/class.acl.php
@@ -1271,6 +1271,10 @@ Allow from all
     Order Allow,Deny
     Allow from all
 </Files>
+<Files robots.txt>
+    Order Allow,Deny
+    Allow from all
+</Files>
 # end
 ');
     
diff --git a/www/.htaccess b/www/.htaccess
index 7a7e5bd7..2b87ed4f 100644
--- a/www/.htaccess
+++ b/www/.htaccess
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@ Allow from all
     Order Allow,Deny
     Allow from all
 </Files>
+<Files robots.txt>
+    Order Allow,Deny
+    Allow from all
+</Files>
 # end