diff --git a/app/policies/project_policy.rb b/app/policies/project_policy.rb
index b8dee1b0789..e2634692dc7 100644
--- a/app/policies/project_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/project_policy.rb
@@ -502,6 +502,8 @@ class ProjectPolicy < BasePolicy
   end
 
   def feature_available?(feature)
+    return false unless project.project_feature
+
     case project.project_feature.access_level(feature)
     when ProjectFeature::DISABLED
       false
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/sh-guard-against-orphaned-project-feature.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-guard-against-orphaned-project-feature.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99c8732c5b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/sh-guard-against-orphaned-project-feature.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Guard against deleted project feature entry in project permissions
+merge_request: 32187
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
index 8fd54e0bf1d..71ba73d5661 100644
--- a/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/project_policy_spec.rb
@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ describe ProjectPolicy do
     permissions.each { |p| is_expected.not_to be_allowed(p) }
   end
 
+  context 'with no project feature' do
+    subject { described_class.new(owner, project) }
+
+    before do
+      project.project_feature.destroy
+      project.reload
+    end
+
+    it 'returns false' do
+      is_expected.to be_disallowed(:read_build)
+    end
+  end
+
   it 'does not include the read_issue permission when the issue author is not a member of the private project' do
     project = create(:project, :private)
     issue   = create(:issue, project: project, author: create(:user))