diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/project_new.js b/app/assets/javascripts/project_new.js
index 798f15e40a0..a787b11f2a9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/project_new.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/project_new.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
   this.ProjectNew = (function() {
     function ProjectNew() {
       this.toggleSettings = bind(this.toggleSettings, this);
+      this.$selects = $('.features select');
+
       $('.project-edit-container').on('ajax:before', (function(_this) {
         return function() {
           $('.project-edit-container').hide();
@@ -15,18 +17,24 @@
     }
 
     ProjectNew.prototype.toggleSettings = function() {
-      this._showOrHide('#project_builds_enabled', '.builds-feature');
-      return this._showOrHide('#project_merge_requests_enabled', '.merge-requests-feature');
+      var self = this;
+
+      this.$selects.each(function () {
+        var $select = $(this),
+            className = $select.data('field').replace(/_/g, '-')
+              .replace('access-level', 'feature');
+        self._showOrHide($select, '.' + className);
+      });
     };
 
     ProjectNew.prototype.toggleSettingsOnclick = function() {
-      return $('#project_builds_enabled, #project_merge_requests_enabled').on('click', this.toggleSettings);
+      this.$selects.on('change', this.toggleSettings);
     };
 
     ProjectNew.prototype._showOrHide = function(checkElement, container) {
-      var $container;
-      $container = $(container);
-      if ($(checkElement).prop('checked')) {
+      var $container = $(container);
+
+      if ($(checkElement).val() !== '0') {
         return $container.show();
       } else {
         return $container.hide();
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index d6efa603223..4c685b97c03 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -431,6 +431,6 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     options.delete('Everyone with access') if @project.private? && level != ProjectFeature::ENABLED
 
     options = options_for_select(options, selected: @project.project_feature.public_send(field) || ProjectFeature::ENABLED)
-    content_tag(:select, options, name: "project[project_feature_attributes][#{field.to_s}]", id: "project_project_feature_attributes_#{field.to_s}", class: "pull-right form-control").html_safe
+    content_tag(:select, options, name: "project[project_feature_attributes][#{field.to_s}]", id: "project_project_feature_attributes_#{field.to_s}", class: "pull-right form-control", data: { field: field }).html_safe
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_merge_request_settings.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_merge_request_settings.html.haml
index 19b4249374b..14eb47089b1 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_merge_request_settings.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_merge_request_settings.html.haml
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-%fieldset.builds-feature
-  %h5.prepend-top-0
-    Merge Requests
-  .form-group
-    .checkbox
-      = f.label :only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds do
-        = f.check_box :only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds
-        %strong Only allow merge requests to be merged if the build succeeds
-      .help-block
-        Builds need to be configured to enable this feature.
-        = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path('workflow/merge_requests', anchor: 'only-allow-merge-requests-to-be-merged-if-the-build-succeeds')
+.merge-requests-feature
+  %fieldset.builds-feature
+    %hr
+    %h5.prepend-top-0
+      Merge Requests
+    .form-group
+      .checkbox
+        = f.label :only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds do
+          = f.check_box :only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds
+          %strong Only allow merge requests to be merged if the build succeeds
+          %br
+          %span.descr
+            Builds need to be configured to enable this feature.
+            = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path('workflow/merge_requests', anchor: 'only-allow-merge-requests-to-be-merged-if-the-build-succeeds')
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/edit_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/edit_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1643fd1f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/projects/edit_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+feature 'Project edit', feature: true, js: true do
+  include WaitForAjax
+
+  let(:user)    { create(:user) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project) }
+
+  before do
+    project.team << [user, :master]
+    login_as(user)
+
+    visit edit_namespace_project_path(project.namespace, project)
+  end
+
+  context 'feature visibility' do
+    context 'merge requests select' do
+      it 'hides merge requests section' do
+        select('Disabled', from: 'project_project_feature_attributes_merge_requests_access_level')
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.merge-requests-feature', visible: false)
+      end
+
+      it 'hides merge requests section after save' do
+        select('Disabled', from: 'project_project_feature_attributes_merge_requests_access_level')
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.merge-requests-feature', visible: false)
+
+        click_button 'Save changes'
+
+        wait_for_ajax
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.merge-requests-feature', visible: false)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'builds select' do
+      it 'hides merge requests section' do
+        select('Disabled', from: 'project_project_feature_attributes_builds_access_level')
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.builds-feature', visible: false)
+      end
+
+      it 'hides merge requests section after save' do
+        select('Disabled', from: 'project_project_feature_attributes_builds_access_level')
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.builds-feature', visible: false)
+
+        click_button 'Save changes'
+
+        wait_for_ajax
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.builds-feature', visible: false)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end