diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 
 release = lockmod.release
 
+readonly = registrar.command.readonly
+
 table = {}
 table.update(debugcommandsmod.command._table)
 
@@ -1863,7 +1865,8 @@
     ('', 'switch-parent', None, _('diff against the second parent')),
     ('r', 'rev', [], _('revisions to export'), _('REV')),
     ] + diffopts,
-    _('[OPTION]... [-o OUTFILESPEC] [-r] [REV]...'))
+    _('[OPTION]... [-o OUTFILESPEC] [-r] [REV]...'),
+    cmdtype=readonly)
 def export(ui, repo, *changesets, **opts):
     """dump the header and diffs for one or more changesets
 
diff --git a/tests/test-directaccess.t b/tests/test-directaccess.t
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-directaccess.t
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+Tests for access level on hidden commits by various commands on based of their
+type.
+
+Setting the required config to start this
+
+  $ cat >> $HGRCPATH <<EOF
+  > [experimental]
+  > evolution=createmarkers, allowunstable
+  > directaccess=True
+  > [extensions]
+  > amend =
+  > EOF
+
+  $ hg init repo
+  $ cd repo
+  $ for ch in {a..c}; do touch $ch; echo "foo" >> $ch; hg ci -Aqm "Added "$ch; done
+
+  $ hg log -G -T '{rev}:{node} {desc}' --hidden
+  @  2:28ad74487de9599d00d81085be739c61fc340652 Added c
+  |
+  o  1:29becc82797a4bc11ec8880b58eaecd2ab3e7760 Added b
+  |
+  o  0:18d04c59bb5d2d4090ad9a5b59bd6274adb63add Added a
+  
+  $ echo "bar" >> c
+  $ hg amend
+
+  $ hg log -G -T '{rev}:{node} {desc}' --hidden
+  @  3:2443a0e664694756d8b435d06b6ad84f941b6fc0 Added c
+  |
+  | x  2:28ad74487de9599d00d81085be739c61fc340652 Added c
+  |/
+  o  1:29becc82797a4bc11ec8880b58eaecd2ab3e7760 Added b
+  |
+  o  0:18d04c59bb5d2d4090ad9a5b59bd6274adb63add Added a
+  
+Testing read only commands on the hidden revision
+
+Testing with rev number
+
+  $ hg exp 2
+  abort: hidden revision '2'!
+  (use --hidden to access hidden revisions)
+  [255]
+
+Testing with hash
+
+  $ hg exp 28ad74
+  # HG changeset patch
+  # User test
+  # Date 0 0
+  #      Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  # Node ID 28ad74487de9599d00d81085be739c61fc340652
+  # Parent  29becc82797a4bc11ec8880b58eaecd2ab3e7760
+  Added c
+  
+  diff -r 29becc82797a -r 28ad74487de9 c
+  --- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  +++ b/c	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  @@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+  +foo
+
+Make sure things with cmdtype undefined dont work with hidden commits
+
+  $ hg log -r 28ad74
+  abort: hidden revision '28ad74'!
+  (use --hidden to access hidden revisions)
+  [255]