function bbp_user_can_view_forum( $args = array() ) {

	// Parse arguments against default values
	$r = bbp_parse_args( $args, array(
		'user_id'         => bbp_get_current_user_id(),
		'forum_id'        => bbp_get_forum_id(),
		'check_ancestors' => false
	), 'user_can_view_forum' );

	// Validate parsed values
	$user_id  = bbp_get_user_id( $r['user_id'], false, false );
	$forum_id = bbp_get_forum_id( $r['forum_id'] );
	$retval   = false;

	// User is a keymaster
	if ( ! empty( $user_id ) && bbp_is_user_keymaster( $user_id ) ) {
		$retval = true;

	// Forum is public, and user can read forums or is not logged in
	} elseif ( bbp_is_forum_public( $forum_id, $r['check_ancestors'] ) ) {
		$retval = true;

	// Forum is private, and user can see it
	} elseif ( bbp_is_forum_private( $forum_id, $r['check_ancestors'] ) && user_can( $user_id, 'read_forum', $forum_id ) ) {
		$retval = true;

	// Forum is hidden, and user can see it
	} elseif ( bbp_is_forum_hidden( $forum_id, $r['check_ancestors'] ) && user_can( $user_id, 'read_forum', $forum_id  ) ) {
		$retval = true;
	}

	// Filter & return
	return apply_filters( 'bbp_user_can_view_forum', $retval, $forum_id, $user_id );
}