diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index 65b99b14c25..d1eae7bd98d 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
 
 		<!-- create an empty config.php file (not for diffs) -->
 		<touch file="build/new_version/phpBB3/config.php" />
+		<copy file="build/new_version/phpBB3/phpbb/.htaccess" tofile="build/new_version/phpBB3/vendor/.htaccess" />
 
 	</target>
 
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/.htaccess b/phpBB/phpbb/.htaccess
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92e78ba1a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/.htaccess
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# With Apache 2.4 the "Order, Deny" syntax has been deprecated and moved from
+# module mod_authz_host to a new module called mod_access_compat (which may be
+# disabled) and a new "Require" syntax has been introduced to mod_authz_core.
+# We could just conditionally provide both versions, but unfortunately Apache
+# does not explicitly tell us its version if the module mod_version is not
+# available. In this case, we check for the availability of module
+# mod_authz_core (which should be on 2.4 or higher only) as a best guess.
+<IfModule mod_version.c>
+	<IfVersion < 2.4>
+		Order Allow,Deny
+		Deny from All
+	</IfVersion>
+	<IfVersion >= 2.4>
+		Require all denied
+	</IfVersion>
+</IfModule>
+<IfModule !mod_version.c>
+	<IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
+		Order Allow,Deny
+		Deny from All
+	</IfModule>
+	<IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
+		Require all denied
+	</IfModule>
+</IfModule>