diff --git a/app/models/concerns/access_requestable.rb b/app/models/concerns/access_requestable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62bc6b809f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/concerns/access_requestable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# == AccessRequestable concern
+#
+# Contains functionality related to objects that can receive request for access.
+#
+# Used by Project, and Group.
+#
+module AccessRequestable
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  def request_access(user)
+    Members::RequestAccessService.new(self, user).execute
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/group.rb b/app/models/group.rb
index 1f610aef87a..194fa1ffa69 100644
--- a/app/models/group.rb
+++ b/app/models/group.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require 'carrierwave/orm/activerecord'
 class Group < Namespace
   include Gitlab::ConfigHelper
   include Gitlab::VisibilityLevel
+  include AccessRequestable
   include Referable
 
   has_many :group_members, -> { where(requested_at: nil) }, dependent: :destroy, as: :source, class_name: 'GroupMember'
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index cebf6199974..35e1d1a25a8 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   include Gitlab::ShellAdapter
   include Gitlab::VisibilityLevel
   include Gitlab::CurrentSettings
+  include AccessRequestable
   include Referable
   include Sortable
   include AfterCommitQueue
diff --git a/spec/models/concerns/access_requestable_spec.rb b/spec/models/concerns/access_requestable_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96eee0e8bdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/concerns/access_requestable_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe AccessRequestable do
+  describe 'Group' do
+    describe '#request_access' do
+      let(:group) { create(:group, :public) }
+      let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+      it { expect(group.request_access(user)).to be_a(GroupMember) }
+      it { expect(group.request_access(user).user).to eq(user) }
+    end
+
+    describe '#access_requested?' do
+      let(:group) { create(:group, :public) }
+      let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+      before { group.request_access(user) }
+
+      it { expect(group.requesters.exists?(user_id: user)).to be_truthy }
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'Project' do
+    describe '#request_access' do
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
+      let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+      it { expect(project.request_access(user)).to be_a(ProjectMember) }
+    end
+
+    describe '#access_requested?' do
+      let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
+      let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+      before { project.request_access(user) }
+
+      it { expect(project.requesters.exists?(user_id: user)).to be_truthy }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/group_spec.rb b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
index c015147f0db..0b3ef9b98fd 100644
--- a/spec/models/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/group_spec.rb
@@ -105,13 +105,6 @@ describe Group, models: true do
     it { expect(group.human_name).to eq(group.name) }
   end
 
-  describe '#request_access' do
-    let(:user) { create(:user) }
-
-    it { expect(group.request_access(user)).to be_a(GroupMember) }
-    it { expect(group.request_access(user).user).to eq(user) }
-  end
-
   describe '#add_user' do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
     before { group.add_user(user, GroupMember::MASTER) }
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index b8f268e95c3..98f5305a855 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -942,14 +942,6 @@ describe Project, models: true do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#request_access' do
-    let(:project) { create(:empty_project, :public) }
-    let(:user) { create(:user) }
-
-    it { expect(project.request_access(user)).to be_a(ProjectMember) }
-    it { expect(project.request_access(user).user).to eq(user) }
-  end
-
   describe '.search' do
     let(:project) { create(:project, description: 'kitten mittens') }