1 files changed, 32 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/checks/change_access.rb b/lib/gitlab/checks/change_access.rb
index c85f79127bc..eb2f2e144fd 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/checks/change_access.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/checks/change_access.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module Gitlab
       )
         @oldrev, @newrev, @ref = change.values_at(:oldrev, :newrev, :ref)
         @branch_name = Gitlab::Git.branch_name(@ref)
+        @tag_name = Gitlab::Git.tag_name(@ref)
         @user_access = user_access
         @project = project
         @env = env
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ module Gitlab
       def protected_branch_checks
         return if skip_authorization
         return unless @branch_name
-        return unless project.protected_branch?(@branch_name)
+        return unless ProtectedBranch.protected?(project, @branch_name)
 
         if forced_push?
           return "You are not allowed to force push code to a protected branch on this project."
-        elsif Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(@newrev)
+        elsif deletion?
           return "You are not allowed to delete protected branches from this project."
         end
 
@@ -58,13 +59,29 @@ module Gitlab
       def tag_checks
         return if skip_authorization
 
-        tag_ref = Gitlab::Git.tag_name(@ref)
+        return unless @tag_name
 
-        if tag_ref && protected_tag?(tag_ref) && user_access.cannot_do_action?(:admin_project)
-          "You are not allowed to change existing tags on this project."
+        if tag_exists? && user_access.cannot_do_action?(:admin_project)
+          return "You are not allowed to change existing tags on this project."
+        end
+
+        protected_tag_checks
+      end
+
+      def protected_tag_checks
+        return unless tag_protected?
+        return "Protected tags cannot be updated." if update?
+        return "Protected tags cannot be deleted." if deletion?
+
+        unless user_access.can_create_tag?(@tag_name)
+          return "You are not allowed to create this tag as it is protected."
         end
       end
 
+      def tag_protected?
+        ProtectedTag.protected?(project, @tag_name)
+      end
+
       def push_checks
         return if skip_authorization
 
@@ -75,14 +92,22 @@ module Gitlab
 
       private
 
-      def protected_tag?(tag_name)
-        project.repository.tag_exists?(tag_name)
+      def tag_exists?
+        project.repository.tag_exists?(@tag_name)
       end
 
       def forced_push?
         Gitlab::Checks::ForcePush.force_push?(@project, @oldrev, @newrev, env: @env)
       end
 
+      def update?
+        !Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(@oldrev) && !deletion?
+      end
+
+      def deletion?
+        Gitlab::Git.blank_ref?(@newrev)
+      end
+
       def matching_merge_request?
         Checks::MatchingMergeRequest.new(@newrev, @branch_name, @project).match?
       end