diff --git a/controllers/front/ProductController.php b/controllers/front/ProductController.php
index 6f2590b4c..0a3064a46 100644
--- a/controllers/front/ProductController.php
+++ b/controllers/front/ProductController.php
@@ -448,10 +448,10 @@ class ProductControllerCore extends FrontController
 	protected function assignCategory()
 	{
 		// Assign category to the template
-		if ($this->category !== false && Validate::isLoadedObject($this->category))
+		if ($this->category !== false && Validate::isLoadedObject($this->category) && $this->category->inShop() && $this->category->isAssociatedToShop())
 		{
+			$path = Tools::getPath($this->category->id, $this->product->name, true);
 			$this->context->smarty->assign(array(
-				'path' => Tools::getPath($this->category->id, $this->product->name, true),
 				'category' => $this->category,
 				'subCategories' => $this->category->getSubCategories($this->context->language->id, true),
 				'id_category_current' => (int)$this->category->id,
@@ -459,9 +459,16 @@ class ProductControllerCore extends FrontController
 				'return_category_name' => Tools::safeOutput($this->category->name)
 			));
 		}
-		else
-			$this->context->smarty->assign('path', Tools::getPath((int)$this->product->id_category_default, $this->product->name));
-
+		elseif (Category::inShopStatic($this->product->id_category_default, $this->context->shop))
+		{
+			$cat_default = new Category((int)$this->product->id_category_default);
+			if (Validate::isLoadedObject($cat_default) && $cat_default->active && $cat_default->isAssociatedToShop())
+				$path = Tools::getPath((int)$this->product->id_category_default, $this->product->name);
+		}
+		if (!isset($path) || !$path)
+			$path = Tools::getPath((int)$this->context->shop->id_category, $this->product->name);
+		$this->context->smarty->assign('path', $path);
+		
 		$this->context->smarty->assign('categories', Category::getHomeCategories($this->context->language->id));
 		$this->context->smarty->assign(array('HOOK_PRODUCT_FOOTER' => Hook::exec('displayFooterProduct', array('product' => $this->product, 'category' => $this->category))));
 	}