6 files changed, 80 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/base_object.rb b/app/graphql/types/base_object.rb
index e033ef96ce9..754adf4c04d 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/base_object.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/base_object.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 module Types
   class BaseObject < GraphQL::Schema::Object
     prepend Gitlab::Graphql::Present
+    prepend Gitlab::Graphql::ExposePermissions
 
     field_class Types::BaseField
   end
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/merge_request_type.rb b/app/graphql/types/merge_request_type.rb
index d5d24952984..a1f3c0dd8c0 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/merge_request_type.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/merge_request_type.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module Types
   class MergeRequestType < BaseObject
+    expose_permissions Types::PermissionTypes::MergeRequest
+
     present_using MergeRequestPresenter
 
     graphql_name 'MergeRequest'
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/permission_types/base_permission_type.rb b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/base_permission_type.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..934ed572e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/base_permission_type.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+module Types
+  module PermissionTypes
+    class BasePermissionType < BaseObject
+      extend Gitlab::Allowable
+
+      RESOLVING_KEYWORDS = [:resolver, :method, :hash_key, :function].to_set.freeze
+
+      def self.abilities(*abilities)
+        abilities.each { |ability| ability_field(ability) }
+      end
+
+      def self.ability_field(ability, **kword_args)
+        unless resolving_keywords?(kword_args)
+          kword_args[:resolve] ||= -> (object, args, context) do
+            can?(context[:current_user], ability, object, args.to_h)
+          end
+        end
+
+        permission_field(ability, **kword_args)
+      end
+
+      def self.permission_field(name, **kword_args)
+        kword_args = kword_args.reverse_merge(
+          name: name,
+          type: GraphQL::BOOLEAN_TYPE,
+          description: "Whether or not a user can perform `#{name}` on this resource",
+          null: false)
+
+        field(**kword_args)
+      end
+
+      def self.resolving_keywords?(arguments)
+        RESOLVING_KEYWORDS.intersect?(arguments.keys.to_set)
+      end
+      private_class_method :resolving_keywords?
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/permission_types/merge_request.rb b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/merge_request.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c21f6ee9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/merge_request.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module Types
+  module PermissionTypes
+    class MergeRequest < BasePermissionType
+      present_using MergeRequestPresenter
+      description 'Check permissions for the current user on a merge request'
+      graphql_name 'MergeRequestPermissions'
+
+      abilities :read_merge_request, :admin_merge_request,
+                :update_merge_request, :create_note
+
+      permission_field :push_to_source_branch, method: :can_push_to_source_branch?
+      permission_field :remove_source_branch, method: :can_remove_source_branch?
+      permission_field :cherry_pick_on_current_merge_request, method: :can_cherry_pick_on_current_merge_request?
+      permission_field :revert_on_current_merge_request, method: :can_revert_on_current_merge_request?
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/permission_types/project.rb b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/project.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..755699a4415
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/project.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module Types
+  module PermissionTypes
+    class Project < BasePermissionType
+      graphql_name 'ProjectPermissions'
+
+      abilities :change_namespace, :change_visibility_level, :rename_project,
+                :remove_project, :archive_project, :remove_fork_project,
+                :remove_pages, :read_project, :create_merge_request_in,
+                :read_wiki, :read_project_member, :create_issue,  :upload_file,
+                :read_cycle_analytics, :download_code, :download_wiki_code,
+                :fork_project, :create_project_snippet, :read_commit_status,
+                :request_access, :create_pipeline, :create_pipeline_schedule,
+                :create_merge_request_from, :create_wiki, :push_code,
+                :create_deployment, :push_to_delete_protected_branch,
+                :admin_wiki, :admin_project, :update_pages,
+                :admin_remote_mirror, :create_label, :update_wiki, :destroy_wiki,
+                :create_pages, :destroy_pages
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/project_type.rb b/app/graphql/types/project_type.rb
index d9058ae7431..a832e8b4bde 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/project_type.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/project_type.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 module Types
   class ProjectType < BaseObject
+    expose_permissions Types::PermissionTypes::Project
+
     graphql_name 'Project'
 
     field :id, GraphQL::ID_TYPE, null: false