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diff --git a/app/services/members/projects/creator_service.rb b/app/services/members/projects/creator_service.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Members
+  module Projects
+    class CreatorService < Members::CreatorService
+      def self.access_levels
+        Gitlab::Access.sym_options
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def can_update_member?
+        super || current_user.can?(:update_project_member, member) || adding_a_new_owner?
+      end
+
+      def adding_a_new_owner?
+        # this condition is reached during testing setup a lot due to use of `.add_user`
+        member.owner? && member.new_record?
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end