diff --git a/app/controllers/content_controller.rb b/app/controllers/content_controller.rb
index 70310406..6379fa5e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/content_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/content_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class ContentController < ApplicationController
   include HasOwnership
 
+  before_action :authenticate_user!, only: [:new, :create, :edit, :update, :destroy]
 
   # TODO: put a lot of this in ContentManagementService