diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/pipelines/components/graph/job_component.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/pipelines/components/graph/job_component.vue
index 5dea4555515..08199b4234a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/pipelines/components/graph/job_component.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/pipelines/components/graph/job_component.vue
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@
   <div class="ci-job-component">
     <a
       v-tooltip
-      v-if="job.status.details_path"
+      v-if="job.status.has_details"
       :href="job.status.details_path"
       :title="tooltipText"
       :class="cssClassJobName"
-      data-container="body">
+      data-container="body"
+      class="js-pipeline-graph-job-link"
+      >
 
       <job-name-component
         :name="job.name"
@@ -95,7 +97,8 @@
       v-tooltip
       :title="tooltipText"
       :class="cssClassJobName"
-      data-container="body">
+      data-container="body"
+      >
 
       <job-name-component
         :name="job.name"
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/pipelines/pipeline_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/pipelines/pipeline_spec.rb
index b8fa1a54c24..888e290292b 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/pipelines/pipeline_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/pipelines/pipeline_spec.rb
@@ -185,6 +185,36 @@ describe 'Pipeline', :js do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when user does not have access to read jobs' do
+    before do
+      project.update(public_builds: false)
+    end
+
+    describe 'GET /:project/pipelines/:id' do
+      include_context 'pipeline builds'
+
+      let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
+      let(:pipeline) { create(:ci_pipeline, project: project, ref: 'master', sha: project.commit.id, user: user) }
+
+      before do
+        visit project_pipeline_path(project, pipeline)
+      end
+
+      it 'shows the pipeline graph' do
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.pipeline-visualization')
+        expect(page).to have_content('Build')
+        expect(page).to have_content('Test')
+        expect(page).to have_content('Deploy')
+        expect(page).to have_content('Retry')
+        expect(page).to have_content('Cancel running')
+      end
+
+      it 'should not link to job' do
+        expect(page).not_to have_selector('.js-pipeline-graph-job-link')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'GET /:project/pipelines/:id/builds' do
     include_context 'pipeline builds'
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/pipelines/graph/job_component_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/pipelines/graph/job_component_spec.js
index 342ee6c1242..23c87610d83 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/pipelines/graph/job_component_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/pipelines/graph/job_component_spec.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import jobComponent from '~/pipelines/components/graph/job_component.vue';
+import mountComponent from '../../helpers/vue_mount_component_helper';
 
 describe('pipeline graph job component', () => {
   let JobComponent;
+  let component;
 
   const mockJob = {
     id: 4256,
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ describe('pipeline graph job component', () => {
       label: 'passed',
       group: 'success',
       details_path: '/root/ci-mock/builds/4256',
+      has_details: true,
       action: {
         icon: 'retry',
         title: 'Retry',
@@ -26,13 +29,13 @@ describe('pipeline graph job component', () => {
     JobComponent = Vue.extend(jobComponent);
   });
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    component.$destroy();
+  });
+
   describe('name with link', () => {
     it('should render the job name and status with a link', (done) => {
-      const component = new JobComponent({
-        propsData: {
-          job: mockJob,
-        },
-      }).$mount();
+      component = mountComponent(JobComponent, { job: mockJob });
 
       Vue.nextTick(() => {
         const link = component.$el.querySelector('a');
@@ -56,23 +59,23 @@ describe('pipeline graph job component', () => {
 
   describe('name without link', () => {
     it('it should render status and name', () => {
-      const component = new JobComponent({
-        propsData: {
-          job: {
-            id: 4256,
-            name: 'test',
-            status: {
-              icon: 'icon_status_success',
-              text: 'passed',
-              label: 'passed',
-              group: 'success',
-              details_path: '/root/ci-mock/builds/4256',
-            },
+      component = mountComponent(JobComponent, {
+        job: {
+          id: 4256,
+          name: 'test',
+          status: {
+            icon: 'icon_status_success',
+            text: 'passed',
+            label: 'passed',
+            group: 'success',
+            details_path: '/root/ci-mock/builds/4256',
+            has_details: false,
           },
         },
-      }).$mount();
+      });
 
       expect(component.$el.querySelector('.js-status-icon-success')).toBeDefined();
+      expect(component.$el.querySelector('a')).toBeNull();
 
       expect(
         component.$el.querySelector('.ci-status-text').textContent.trim(),
@@ -82,11 +85,7 @@ describe('pipeline graph job component', () => {
 
   describe('action icon', () => {
     it('it should render the action icon', () => {
-      const component = new JobComponent({
-        propsData: {
-          job: mockJob,
-        },
-      }).$mount();
+      component = mountComponent(JobComponent, { job: mockJob });
 
       expect(component.$el.querySelector('a.ci-action-icon-container')).toBeDefined();
       expect(component.$el.querySelector('i.ci-action-icon-wrapper')).toBeDefined();
@@ -95,24 +94,20 @@ describe('pipeline graph job component', () => {
 
   describe('dropdown', () => {
     it('should render the dropdown action icon', () => {
-      const component = new JobComponent({
-        propsData: {
-          job: mockJob,
-          isDropdown: true,
-        },
-      }).$mount();
+      component = mountComponent(JobComponent, {
+        job: mockJob,
+        isDropdown: true,
+      });
 
       expect(component.$el.querySelector('a.ci-action-icon-wrapper')).toBeDefined();
     });
   });
 
   it('should render provided class name', () => {
-    const component = new JobComponent({
-      propsData: {
-        job: mockJob,
-        cssClassJobName: 'css-class-job-name',
-      },
-    }).$mount();
+    component = mountComponent(JobComponent, {
+      job: mockJob,
+      cssClassJobName: 'css-class-job-name',
+    });
 
     expect(
       component.$el.querySelector('a').classList.contains('css-class-job-name'),