1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers/preferences_helper.rb b/app/helpers/preferences_helper.rb
index a46f2c6e17d..6e68aad4cb7 100644
--- a/app/helpers/preferences_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/preferences_helper.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module PreferencesHelper
   end
 
   def default_project_view
-    return 'readme' unless current_user
+    return anonymous_project_view unless current_user
 
     user_view = current_user.project_view
 
@@ -66,4 +66,8 @@ module PreferencesHelper
       "customize_workflow"
     end
   end
+
+  def anonymous_project_view
+    @project.empty_repo? || !can?(current_user, :download_code, @project) ? 'activity' : 'readme'
+  end
 end