1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/stage/seed.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/stage/seed.rb
index f81f9347b4d..e19aae35a81 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/stage/seed.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/stage/seed.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ module Gitlab
             attributes.merge(project: project,
                              ref: pipeline.ref,
                              tag: pipeline.tag,
-                             trigger_request: trigger)
+                             trigger_request: trigger,
+                             protected: protected_ref?)
           end
         end
 
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ module Gitlab
             end
           end
         end
+
+        private
+
+        def protected_ref?
+          @protected_ref ||= project.protected_for?(pipeline.ref)
+        end
       end
     end
   end