1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index 49c5f0652ab..a1d7b323f4f 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ module API
       MergeRequestsFinder.new(current_user, project_id: user_project.id).find(id)
     end
 
+    def find_merge_request_with_access(id, access_level = :read_merge_request)
+      merge_request = user_project.merge_requests.find(id)
+      authorize! access_level, merge_request
+      merge_request
+    end
+
     def authenticate!
       unauthorized! unless current_user
     end