diff --git a/app/models/protected_branch.rb b/app/models/protected_branch.rb
index b7011d7afdf..a411cb417e2 100644
--- a/app/models/protected_branch.rb
+++ b/app/models/protected_branch.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ class ProtectedBranch < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :name, presence: true
   validates :project, presence: true
 
+  has_one :merge_access_level
+  has_one :push_access_level
+
   def commit
     project.commit(self.name)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/protected_branch/merge_access_level.rb b/app/models/protected_branch/merge_access_level.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78cec5bf566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/protected_branch/merge_access_level.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class ProtectedBranch::MergeAccessLevel < ActiveRecord::Base
+  belongs_to :protected_branch
+end
diff --git a/app/models/protected_branch/push_access_level.rb b/app/models/protected_branch/push_access_level.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d53c4c391e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/protected_branch/push_access_level.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class ProtectedBranch::PushAccessLevel < ActiveRecord::Base
+  belongs_to :protected_branch
+end