diff --git a/lib/api/branches.rb b/lib/api/branches.rb
index 13cfba728fa..4b223a391ae 100644
--- a/lib/api/branches.rb
+++ b/lib/api/branches.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ module API
         present(
           paginate(::Kaminari.paginate_array(branches)),
           with: Entities::Branch,
+          current_user: current_user,
           project: user_project,
           merged_branch_names: merged_branch_names
         )
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ module API
         get do
           branch = find_branch!(params[:branch])
 
-          present branch, with: Entities::Branch, project: user_project
+          present branch, with: Entities::Branch, current_user: current_user, project: user_project
         end
       end
 
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ module API
                            end
 
         if protected_branch.valid?
-          present branch, with: Entities::Branch, project: user_project
+          present branch, with: Entities::Branch, current_user: current_user, project: user_project
         else
           render_api_error!(protected_branch.errors.full_messages, 422)
         end
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ module API
         protected_branch = user_project.protected_branches.find_by(name: branch.name)
         protected_branch&.destroy
 
-        present branch, with: Entities::Branch, project: user_project
+        present branch, with: Entities::Branch, current_user: current_user, project: user_project
       end
 
       desc 'Create branch' do
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ module API
         if result[:status] == :success
           present result[:branch],
                   with: Entities::Branch,
+                  current_user: current_user,
                   project: user_project
         else
           render_api_error!(result[:message], 400)
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
index 64f51d9843d..9bb6ed62393 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/branches_spec.rb
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ describe API::Branches do
       end
 
       it_behaves_like 'repository branch'
+
+      it 'returns that the current user cannot push' do
+        get api(route, current_user)
+
+        expect(json_response['can_push']).to eq(false)
+      end
     end
 
     context 'when unauthenticated', 'and project is private' do
@@ -169,6 +175,12 @@ describe API::Branches do
 
       it_behaves_like 'repository branch'
 
+      it 'returns that the current user can push' do
+        get api(route, current_user)
+
+        expect(json_response['can_push']).to eq(true)
+      end
+
       context 'when branch contains a dot' do
         let(:branch_name) { branch_with_dot.name }
 
@@ -202,6 +214,23 @@ describe API::Branches do
       end
     end
 
+    context 'when authenticated', 'as a developer and branch is protected' do
+      let(:current_user) { create(:user) }
+      let!(:protected_branch) { create(:protected_branch, project: project, name: branch_name) }
+
+      before do
+        project.add_developer(current_user)
+      end
+
+      it_behaves_like 'repository branch'
+
+      it 'returns that the current user cannot push' do
+        get api(route, current_user)
+
+        expect(json_response['can_push']).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'when authenticated', 'as a guest' do
       it_behaves_like '403 response' do
         let(:request) { get api(route, guest) }