1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/checks/change_access.rb b/lib/gitlab/checks/change_access.rb
index 87e9e47b21a..51ba09aa129 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/checks/change_access.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/checks/change_access.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Gitlab
       protected
 
       def push_checks
-        if user_access.cannot_do_action?(:push_to_repo)
+        unless can_push?
           raise GitAccess::UnauthorizedError, ERROR_MESSAGES[:push_code]
         end
       end
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ module Gitlab
       def commits
         @commits ||= project.repository.new_commits(newrev)
       end
+
+      def can_push?
+        user_access.can_do_action?(:push_code) ||
+          user_access.can_push_to_branch?(branch_name)
+      end
     end
   end
 end