diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/protected_branches_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/protected_branches_controller.rb
index bd31b1d3c54..a0df392e424 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/protected_branches_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/protected_branches_controller.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ class Projects::ProtectedBranchesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   private
 
   def protected_branch_params
-    params.require(:protected_branch).permit(:name)
+    params.require(:protected_branch).permit(:name, :developers_can_push)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/index.html.haml
index 227a2f9a061..2d04c572c73 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/index.html.haml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
       = f.label :name, "Branch", class: 'control-label'
       .col-sm-10
         = f.select(:name, @project.open_branches.map { |br| [br.name, br.name] } , {include_blank: "Select branch"}, {class: "select2"})
+    .form-group
+      = f.label :developers_can_push, "Developers can push?", class: 'control-label'
+      .col-sm-10
+        = f.check_box :developers_can_push
     .form-actions
       = f.submit 'Protect', class: "btn-create btn"
 - unless @branches.empty?