diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/protected_branches_access_select.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/protected_branches_access_select.js.coffee
index 6df11146ba9..2c29513ae61 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/protected_branches_access_select.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/protected_branches_access_select.js.coffee
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ class @ProtectedBranchesAccessSelect
     @container.find(".allowed-to-merge").each (i, element) =>
       fieldName = $(element).data('field-name')
       $(element).glDropdown
-        data: [{id: 'developers', text: 'Developers + Masters'}, {id: 'masters', text: 'Masters'}]
+        data: gon.merge_access_levels
         selectable: true
         fieldName: fieldName
         clicked: _.partial(@onSelect, element)
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ class @ProtectedBranchesAccessSelect
     @container.find(".allowed-to-push").each (i, element) =>
       fieldName = $(element).data('field-name')
       $(element).glDropdown
-        data: [{id: 'no_one', text: 'No one'},
-               {id: 'developers', text: 'Developers + Masters'},
-               {id: 'masters', text: 'Masters'}]
+        data: gon.push_access_levels
         selectable: true
         fieldName: fieldName
         clicked: _.partial(@onSelect, element)
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/protected_branches_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/protected_branches_controller.rb
index 126358bfe77..ddf1824ccb9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/protected_branches_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/protected_branches_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ class Projects::ProtectedBranchesController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @protected_branch = @project.protected_branches.new
-    gon.push({ open_branches: @project.open_branches.map { |br| { text: br.name, id: br.name, title: br.name } } })
+    gon.push({ open_branches: @project.open_branches.map { |br| { text: br.name, id: br.name, title: br.name } },
+               push_access_levels: ProtectedBranch::PushAccessLevel.human_access_levels.map { |id, text| { id: id, text: text } },
+               merge_access_levels: ProtectedBranch::MergeAccessLevel.human_access_levels.map { |id, text| { id: id, text: text } } })
   end
 
   def create
diff --git a/app/models/protected_branch/merge_access_level.rb b/app/models/protected_branch/merge_access_level.rb
index 3d2a6971702..d536f816317 100644
--- a/app/models/protected_branch/merge_access_level.rb
+++ b/app/models/protected_branch/merge_access_level.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ class ProtectedBranch::MergeAccessLevel < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   enum access_level: [:masters, :developers]
 
+  def self.human_access_levels
+    {
+      "masters" => "Masters",
+      "developers" => "Developers + Masters"
+    }.with_indifferent_access
+  end
+
   def check_access(user)
     if masters?
       user.can?(:push_code, project) if project.team.master?(user)
@@ -11,4 +18,8 @@ class ProtectedBranch::MergeAccessLevel < ActiveRecord::Base
       user.can?(:push_code, project) if project.team.master?(user) || project.team.developer?(user)
     end
   end
+
+  def humanize
+    self.class.human_access_levels[self.access_level]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/protected_branch/push_access_level.rb b/app/models/protected_branch/push_access_level.rb
index d446c1a03f0..bb46b39b714 100644
--- a/app/models/protected_branch/push_access_level.rb
+++ b/app/models/protected_branch/push_access_level.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ class ProtectedBranch::PushAccessLevel < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   enum access_level: [:masters, :developers, :no_one]
 
+  def self.human_access_levels
+    {
+      "masters" => "Masters",
+      "developers" => "Developers + Masters",
+      "no_one" => "No one"
+    }.with_indifferent_access
+  end
+
   def check_access(user)
     if masters?
       user.can?(:push_code, project) if project.team.master?(user)
@@ -13,4 +21,8 @@ class ProtectedBranch::PushAccessLevel < ActiveRecord::Base
       false
     end
   end
+
+  def humanize
+    self.class.human_access_levels[self.access_level]
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_protected_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_protected_branch.html.haml
index 89d606d9e20..e27dea8145d 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_protected_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_protected_branch.html.haml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
         (branch was removed from repository)
   %td
     = hidden_field_tag "allowed_to_merge_#{protected_branch.id}", protected_branch.merge_access_level.access_level
-    = dropdown_tag(protected_branch.merge_access_level.access_level.humanize,
+    = dropdown_tag(protected_branch.merge_access_level.humanize,
                    options: { title: "Allowed To Merge", toggle_class: 'allowed-to-merge', dropdown_class: 'dropdown-menu-selectable merge',
                    data: { field_name: "allowed_to_merge_#{protected_branch.id}", url: url, id: protected_branch.id, type: "allowed_to_merge" }})
   %td
     = hidden_field_tag "allowed_to_push_#{protected_branch.id}", protected_branch.push_access_level.access_level
-    = dropdown_tag(protected_branch.push_access_level.access_level.humanize,
+    = dropdown_tag(protected_branch.push_access_level.humanize,
                    options: { title: "Allowed To Push", toggle_class: 'allowed-to-push', dropdown_class: 'dropdown-menu-selectable push',
                    data: { field_name: "allowed_to_push_#{protected_branch.id}", url: url, id: protected_branch.id, type: "allowed_to_push" }})
   - if can_admin_project
diff --git a/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb b/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
index 087e3677169..553d1c70461 100644
--- a/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/protected_branches_spec.rb
@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@ feature 'Projected Branches', feature: true, js: true do
   end
 
   describe "access control" do
-    [
-      ['developers', 'Developers + Masters'],
-      ['masters', 'Masters'],
-      ['no_one', 'No one']
-    ].each do |access_type_id, access_type_name|
+    ProtectedBranch::PushAccessLevel.human_access_levels.each do |(access_type_id, access_type_name)|
       it "allows creating protected branches that #{access_type_name} can push to" do
         visit namespace_project_protected_branches_path(project.namespace, project)
         set_protected_branch_name('master')
@@ -120,10 +116,7 @@ feature 'Projected Branches', feature: true, js: true do
       end
     end
 
-    [
-      ['developers', 'Developers + Masters'],
-      ['masters', 'Masters']
-    ].each do |access_type_id, access_type_name|
+    ProtectedBranch::MergeAccessLevel.human_access_levels.each do |(access_type_id, access_type_name)|
       it "allows creating protected branches that #{access_type_name} can merge to" do
         visit namespace_project_protected_branches_path(project.namespace, project)
         set_protected_branch_name('master')