diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/dm-branch-api-can-push.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/dm-branch-api-can-push.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3be8962089b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/dm-branch-api-can-push.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Expose whether current user can push into a branch on branches API
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: added
diff --git a/doc/api/branches.md b/doc/api/branches.md
index 01bb30c3859..bfb21608d28 100644
--- a/doc/api/branches.md
+++ b/doc/api/branches.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Example response:
     "protected": true,
     "developers_can_push": false,
     "developers_can_merge": false,
+    "can_push": true,
     "commit": {
       "author_email": "john@example.com",
       "author_name": "John Smith",
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ Example response:
   "protected": true,
   "developers_can_push": false,
   "developers_can_merge": false,
+  "can_push": true,
   "commit": {
     "author_email": "john@example.com",
     "author_name": "John Smith",
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ Example response:
   "merged": false,
   "protected": true,
   "developers_can_push": true,
-  "developers_can_merge": true
+  "developers_can_merge": true,
+  "can_push": true
 }
 ```
 
@@ -188,7 +191,8 @@ Example response:
   "merged": false,
   "protected": false,
   "developers_can_push": false,
-  "developers_can_merge": false
+  "developers_can_merge": false,
+  "can_push": true
 }
 ```
 
@@ -231,7 +235,8 @@ Example response:
   "merged": false,
   "protected": false,
   "developers_can_push": false,
-  "developers_can_merge": false
+  "developers_can_merge": false,
+  "can_push": true
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/api/entities.rb b/lib/api/entities.rb
index 1cc8fcb8408..bb48a86fe9e 100644
--- a/lib/api/entities.rb
+++ b/lib/api/entities.rb
@@ -349,6 +349,10 @@ module API
       expose :developers_can_merge do |repo_branch, options|
         options[:project].protected_branches.developers_can?(:merge, repo_branch.name)
       end
+
+      expose :can_push do |repo_branch, options|
+        Gitlab::UserAccess.new(options[:current_user], project: options[:project]).can_push_to_branch?(repo_branch.name)
+      end
     end
 
     class TreeObject < Grape::Entity
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/api/schemas/public_api/v4/branch.json b/spec/fixtures/api/schemas/public_api/v4/branch.json
index a3581178974..a8891680d06 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/api/schemas/public_api/v4/branch.json
+++ b/spec/fixtures/api/schemas/public_api/v4/branch.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "merged": { "type": "boolean" },
     "protected": { "type": "boolean" },
     "developers_can_push": { "type": "boolean" },
-    "developers_can_merge": { "type": "boolean" }
+    "developers_can_merge": { "type": "boolean" },
+    "can_push": { "type": "boolean" }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
 }