diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 432d251dfc6..93af465e2a0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ v 8.11.0 (unreleased)
   - Make fork counter always clickable. !5463 (winniehell)
   - Remove `search_id` of labels dropdown filter to fix 'Missleading URI for labels in Merge Requests and Issues view'. !5368 (Scott Le)
   - Load project invited groups and members eagerly in `ProjectTeam#fetch_members`
+  - Make branches sortable without push permission !5462 (winniehell)
   - Add GitLab Workhorse version to admin dashboard (Katarzyna Kobierska Ula Budziszewska)
   - Add the `sprockets-es6` gem
   - Multiple trigger variables show in separate lines (Katarzyna Kobierska Ula Budziszewska)
diff --git a/app/views/projects/branches/index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/branches/index.html.haml
index 6f806e3ce53..cb190d121c2 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/branches/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/branches/index.html.haml
@@ -7,28 +7,31 @@
     .nav-text
       Protected branches can be managed in project settings
 
-    - if can? current_user, :push_code, @project
-      .nav-controls
-        = form_tag(filter_branches_path, method: :get) do
-          = search_field_tag :search, params[:search], { placeholder: 'Filter by branch name', id: 'branch-search', class: 'form-control search-text-input input-short', spellcheck: false }
-        .dropdown.inline
-          %button.dropdown-toggle.btn{type: 'button', 'data-toggle' => 'dropdown'}
-            %span.light
-            - if params[:sort].present?
-              = params[:sort].humanize
-            - else
-              Name
-            %b.caret
-          %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right
-            %li
-              = link_to filter_branches_path(sort: nil) do
-                = sort_title_name
-              = link_to filter_branches_path(sort: 'recently_updated') do
-                = sort_title_recently_updated
-              = link_to filter_branches_path(sort: 'last_updated') do
-                = sort_title_oldest_updated
+    .nav-controls
+      = form_tag(filter_branches_path, method: :get) do
+        = search_field_tag :search, params[:search], { placeholder: 'Filter by branch name', id: 'branch-search', class: 'form-control search-text-input input-short', spellcheck: false }
+
+      .dropdown.inline
+        %button.dropdown-toggle.btn{type: 'button', 'data-toggle' => 'dropdown'}
+          %span.light
+          - if params[:sort].present?
+            = params[:sort].humanize
+          - else
+            Name
+          %b.caret
+        %ul.dropdown-menu.dropdown-menu-align-right
+          %li
+            = link_to filter_branches_path(sort: nil) do
+              = sort_title_name
+            = link_to filter_branches_path(sort: 'recently_updated') do
+              = sort_title_recently_updated
+            = link_to filter_branches_path(sort: 'last_updated') do
+              = sort_title_oldest_updated
+
+      - if can? current_user, :push_code, @project
         = link_to new_namespace_project_branch_path(@project.namespace, @project), class: 'btn btn-create' do
           New branch
+
   - if @branches.any?
     %ul.content-list.all-branches
       - @branches.each do |branch|