1 files changed, 19 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/status/build/manual.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/status/build/manual.rb
index df572188194..0074f3675e0 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/status/build/manual.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/status/build/manual.rb
@@ -5,20 +5,36 @@ module Gitlab
     module Status
       module Build
         class Manual < Status::Extended
+          def self.matches?(build, user)
+            build.playable?
+          end
+
           def illustration
             {
               image: 'illustrations/manual_action.svg',
               size: 'svg-394',
               title: _('This job requires a manual action'),
-              content: _('This job requires manual intervention to start. Before starting this job, you can add variables below for last-minute configuration changes.')
+              content: illustration_content
             }
           end
 
-          def self.matches?(build, user)
-            build.playable?
+          private
+
+          def illustration_content
+            if can?(user, :update_build, subject)
+              _('This job requires manual intervention to start. Before starting this job, you can add variables below for last-minute configuration changes.')
+            else
+              generic_permission_failure_message
+            end
+          end
+
+          def generic_permission_failure_message
+            _("This job does not run automatically and must be started manually, but you do not have access to it.")
           end
         end
       end
     end
   end
 end
+
+Gitlab::Ci::Status::Build::Manual.prepend_mod_with('Gitlab::Ci::Status::Build::Manual')