diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_avatar.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_avatar.vue
index 71a1fc31315..052bb3dcb53 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_avatar.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_avatar.vue
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ export default {
       :width="imgSize"
       :class="`s${imgSize}`"
       class="avatar avatar-inline m-0"
+      data-qa-selector="avatar_image"
     />
     <i v-if="hasMergeIcon" aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-exclamation-triangle merge-icon"></i>
   </span>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_title.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_title.vue
index f4dac38b9e1..b107e9789a7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_title.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_title.vue
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ export default {
 };
 </script>
 <template>
-  <div class="title hide-collapsed">
+  <div class="title hide-collapsed" data-qa-selector="assignee_title">
     {{ assigneeTitle }}
     <i v-if="loading" aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin block-loading"></i>
     <a
       v-if="editable"
       class="js-sidebar-dropdown-toggle edit-link float-right"
       href="#"
+      data-qa-selector="assignee_edit_link"
       data-track-event="click_edit_button"
       data-track-label="right_sidebar"
       data-track-property="assignee"
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/uncollapsed_assignee_list.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/uncollapsed_assignee_list.vue
index 3a4623121f4..3d112bba668 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/uncollapsed_assignee_list.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/uncollapsed_assignee_list.vue
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ export default {
       </div>
     </div>
     <div v-if="renderShowMoreSection" class="user-list-more">
-      <button type="button" class="btn-link" @click="toggleShowLess">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="btn-link"
+        data-qa-selector="more_assignees_link"
+        @click="toggleShowLess"
+      >
         <template v-if="showLess">
           {{ hiddenAssigneesLabel }}
         </template>
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index bf6abdb8c4b..177778a7278 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module ProjectsHelper
       link_to(author_html, user_path(author), class: "author-link js-user-link #{"#{opts[:extra_class]}" if opts[:extra_class]} #{"#{opts[:mobile_classes]}" if opts[:mobile_classes]}", data: data_attrs).html_safe
     else
       title = opts[:title].sub(":name", sanitize(author.name))
-      link_to(author_html, user_path(author), class: "author-link has-tooltip", title: title, data: { container: 'body' }).html_safe
+      link_to(author_html, user_path(author), class: "author-link has-tooltip", title: title, data: { container: 'body', qa_selector: 'assignee_link' }).html_safe
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/spammable.rb b/app/models/concerns/spammable.rb
index 3ff4b4046d3..10bbeecc2f7 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/spammable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/spammable.rb
@@ -80,4 +80,9 @@ module Spammable
   def check_for_spam?
     true
   end
+
+  # Override in Spammable if differs
+  def allow_possible_spam?
+    Feature.enabled?(:allow_possible_spam, project)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/snippet.rb b/app/models/snippet.rb
index 1e84b9fa12e..4e693a94c6b 100644
--- a/app/models/snippet.rb
+++ b/app/models/snippet.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Snippet < ApplicationRecord
   include Editable
   include Gitlab::SQL::Pattern
   include FromUnion
+  extend ::Gitlab::Utils::Override
 
   cache_markdown_field :title, pipeline: :single_line
   cache_markdown_field :description
@@ -191,6 +192,12 @@ class Snippet < ApplicationRecord
       (public? && (title_changed? || content_changed?))
   end
 
+  # snippers are the biggest sources of spam
+  override :allow_possible_spam?
+  def allow_possible_spam?
+    false
+  end
+
   def spammable_entity_type
     'snippet'
   end
diff --git a/app/services/spam_service.rb b/app/services/spam_service.rb
index f2f133dae28..babe69cfdc8 100644
--- a/app/services/spam_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/spam_service.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ class SpamService
     else
       # Otherwise, it goes to Akismet and check if it's a spam. If that's the
       # case, it assigns spammable record as "spam" and create a SpamLog record.
-      spammable.spam = check(api)
+      possible_spam = check(api)
+      spammable.spam = possible_spam unless spammable.allow_possible_spam?
       spammable.spam_log = spam_log
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_assignees.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_assignees.html.haml
index 24734ed66cf..cec865ec8de 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_assignees.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_assignees.html.haml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
   = link_to_member(@project, assignee, name: false, title: "Assigned to :name")
 
 - if more_assignees_count.positive?
-  %span{ class: 'avatar-counter has-tooltip', data: { container: 'body', placement: 'bottom', 'line-type' => 'old', 'original-title' => "+#{more_assignees_count} more assignees" } } +#{more_assignees_count}
+  %span{ class: 'avatar-counter has-tooltip', data: { container: 'body', placement: 'bottom', 'line-type' => 'old', 'original-title' => "+#{more_assignees_count} more assignees", qa_selector: 'avatar_counter' } } +#{more_assignees_count}
diff --git a/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md b/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md
index a97719fe901..ff75ba8c73b 100644
--- a/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md
+++ b/doc/development/i18n/externalization.md
@@ -313,17 +313,22 @@ Developer documentation][mdn].
 
 ## Updating the PO files with the new content
 
-Now that the new content is marked for translation, we need to update the PO
-files with the following command:
+Now that the new content is marked for translation, we need to update
+`locale/gitlab.pot` files with the following command:
 
 ```sh
 bin/rake gettext:regenerate
 ```
 
-This command will update the `locale/gitlab.pot` file with the newly externalized
+This command will update `locale/gitlab.pot` file with the newly externalized
 strings and remove any strings that aren't used anymore. You should check this
 file in. Once the changes are on master, they will be picked up by
-[Crowdin](http://translate.gitlab.com) and be presented for translation.
+[Crowdin](http://translate.gitlab.com) and be presented for
+translation.
+
+We don't need to check in any changes to the
+`locale/[language]/gitlab.po` files. Those will be updated in a [when
+translations from Crowdin are merged](merging_translations.md).
 
 If there are merge conflicts in the `gitlab.pot` file, you can delete the file
 and regenerate it using the same command.
diff --git a/doc/user/clusters/applications.md b/doc/user/clusters/applications.md
index 3da6424170f..3218a18d8f8 100644
--- a/doc/user/clusters/applications.md
+++ b/doc/user/clusters/applications.md
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ The applications below can be uninstalled.
 | ----------- | -------------- | ----- |
 | Cert-Manager | 12.2+         | The associated private key will be deleted and cannot be restored. Deployed applications will continue to use HTTPS, but certificates will not be renewed. Before uninstalling, you may wish to [back up your configuration](https://docs.cert-manager.io/en/latest/tasks/backup-restore-crds.html) or [revoke your certificates](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/revoking/) |
 | GitLab Runner  | 12.2+         | Any running pipelines will be canceled. |
-| Helm  | 12.2+         | The associated Tiller pod will be deleted and cannot be restored. |
+| Helm  | 12.2+         | The associated Tiller pod, the `gitlab-managed-apps` namespace, and all of its resources will be deleted and cannot be restored. |
 | Ingress  | 12.1+         | The associated load balancer and IP will be deleted and cannot be restored. Furthermore, it can only be uninstalled if JupyterHub is not installed. |
 | JupyterHub  | 12.1+         | All data not committed to GitLab will be deleted and cannot be restored. |
 | Knative  | 12.1+         | The associated IP will be deleted and cannot be restored. |
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/base.rb b/qa/qa/page/base.rb
index 104c9b19e2a..94e046fd3bf 100644
--- a/qa/qa/page/base.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/page/base.rb
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ module QA
         has_no_css?('.fa-spinner', wait: Capybara.default_max_wait_time)
       end
 
+      def finished_loading_block?
+        has_no_css?('.fa-spinner.block-loading', wait: Capybara.default_max_wait_time)
+      end
+
       def wait_for_animated_element(name)
         # It would be ideal if we could detect when the animation is complete
         # but in some cases there's nothing we can easily access via capybara
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/project/issue/index.rb b/qa/qa/page/project/issue/index.rb
index f74366f6967..befee25b37a 100644
--- a/qa/qa/page/project/issue/index.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/page/project/issue/index.rb
@@ -5,14 +5,30 @@ module QA
     module Project
       module Issue
         class Index < Page::Base
+          view 'app/helpers/projects_helper.rb' do
+            element :assignee_link
+          end
+
           view 'app/views/projects/issues/_issue.html.haml' do
             element :issue_link, 'link_to issue.title' # rubocop:disable QA/ElementWithPattern
           end
 
+          view 'app/views/shared/issuable/_assignees.html.haml' do
+            element :avatar_counter
+          end
+
           view 'app/views/shared/issuable/_nav.html.haml' do
             element :closed_issues_link
           end
 
+          def assignee_link_count
+            all_elements(:assignee_link).count
+          end
+
+          def avatar_counter
+            find_element(:avatar_counter)
+          end
+
           def click_issue_link(title)
             click_link(title)
           end
diff --git a/qa/qa/page/project/issue/show.rb b/qa/qa/page/project/issue/show.rb
index e5e26b1864b..9264289b603 100644
--- a/qa/qa/page/project/issue/show.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/page/project/issue/show.rb
@@ -22,24 +22,54 @@ module QA
             element :noteable_note_item
           end
 
+          view 'app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_avatar.vue' do
+            element :avatar_image
+          end
+
+          view 'app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/assignee_title.vue' do
+            element :assignee_edit_link
+            element :assignee_title
+          end
+
+          view 'app/assets/javascripts/sidebar/components/assignees/uncollapsed_assignee_list.vue' do
+            element :more_assignees_link
+          end
+
           view 'app/helpers/dropdowns_helper.rb' do
             element :dropdown_input_field
           end
 
+          view 'app/views/shared/issuable/_close_reopen_button.html.haml' do
+            element :reopen_issue_button
+          end
+
+          view 'app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml' do
+            element :assignee_block
+            element :labels_block
+            element :edit_link_labels
+            element :dropdown_menu_labels
+            element :milestone_link
+          end
+
           view 'app/views/shared/notes/_form.html.haml' do
             element :new_note_form, 'new-note' # rubocop:disable QA/ElementWithPattern
             element :new_note_form, 'attr: :note' # rubocop:disable QA/ElementWithPattern
           end
 
-          view 'app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml' do
-            element :labels_block
-            element :edit_link_labels
-            element :dropdown_menu_labels
-            element :milestone_link
+          def assign(user)
+            click_element(:assignee_edit_link)
+            select_user(user.username)
+            click_body
           end
 
-          view 'app/views/shared/issuable/_close_reopen_button.html.haml' do
-            element :reopen_issue_button
+          def assignee_title
+            find_element(:assignee_title)
+          end
+
+          def avatar_image_count
+            wait_assignees_block_finish_loading do
+              all_elements(:avatar_image).count
+            end
           end
 
           def click_milestone_link
@@ -66,6 +96,10 @@ module QA
             end
           end
 
+          def more_assignees_link
+            find_element(:more_assignees_link)
+          end
+
           def select_all_activities_filter
             select_filter_with_text('Show all activity')
           end
@@ -103,6 +137,10 @@ module QA
             find_element(:labels_block)
           end
 
+          def toggle_more_assignees_link
+            click_element(:more_assignees_link)
+          end
+
           private
 
           def select_filter_with_text(text)
@@ -112,6 +150,20 @@ module QA
               find_element(:filter_options, text: text).click
             end
           end
+
+          def select_user(username)
+            find("#{element_selector_css(:assignee_block)} input").set(username)
+            find('.dropdown-menu-user-link', text: "@#{username}").click
+          end
+
+          def wait_assignees_block_finish_loading
+            within_element(:assignee_block) do
+              wait(reload: false, max: 10, interval: 1) do
+                finished_loading_block?
+                yield
+              end
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb b/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
index 594e5712ab2..a437c83100a 100644
--- a/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/runtime/env.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,38 @@ module QA
         ENV['GITLAB_QA_PASSWORD_2']
       end
 
+      def gitlab_qa_username_3
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_USERNAME_3'] || 'gitlab-qa-user3'
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_password_3
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_PASSWORD_3']
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_username_4
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_USERNAME_4'] || 'gitlab-qa-user4'
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_password_4
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_PASSWORD_4']
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_username_5
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_USERNAME_5'] || 'gitlab-qa-user5'
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_password_5
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_PASSWORD_5']
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_username_6
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_USERNAME_6'] || 'gitlab-qa-user6'
+      end
+
+      def gitlab_qa_password_6
+        ENV['GITLAB_QA_PASSWORD_6']
+      end
+
       def knapsack?
         !!(ENV['KNAPSACK_GENERATE_REPORT'] || ENV['KNAPSACK_REPORT_PATH'] || ENV['KNAPSACK_TEST_FILE_PATTERN'])
       end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/issues_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/issues_controller_spec.rb
index ad57c29850b..2edc0aa5536 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/issues_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/issues_controller_spec.rb
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
 
     context 'when user has access to update issue' do
       before do
+        project.update!(visibility_level: Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PUBLIC)
         project.add_developer(user)
       end
 
@@ -421,14 +422,30 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
       context 'when Akismet is enabled and the issue is identified as spam' do
         before do
           stub_application_setting(recaptcha_enabled: true)
-          allow_any_instance_of(SpamService).to receive(:check_for_spam?).and_return(true)
-          allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive(:spam?).and_return(true)
+          expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+            expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+          end
         end
 
-        it 'renders json with recaptcha_html' do
-          subject
+        context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is false' do
+          before do
+            stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+          end
 
-          expect(json_response).to have_key('recaptcha_html')
+          it 'renders json with recaptcha_html' do
+            subject
+
+            expect(json_response).to have_key('recaptcha_html')
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is true' do
+          it 'updates the issue' do
+            subject
+
+            expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+            expect(issue.reload.title).to eq('New title')
+          end
         end
       end
     end
@@ -681,13 +698,13 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
         before do
           project.update!(visibility_level: Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PUBLIC)
           stub_application_setting(recaptcha_enabled: true)
-          allow_any_instance_of(SpamService).to receive(:check_for_spam?).and_return(true)
         end
 
         context 'when an issue is not identified as spam' do
           before do
-            allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:verify_recaptcha).and_return(false)
-            allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive(:spam?).and_return(false)
+            expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+              expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: false)
+            end
           end
 
           it 'normally updates the issue' do
@@ -696,45 +713,64 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
         end
 
         context 'when an issue is identified as spam' do
-          before do
-            allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive(:spam?).and_return(true)
-          end
-
           context 'when captcha is not verified' do
             before do
-              allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:verify_recaptcha).and_return(false)
+              expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+                expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+              end
             end
 
-            it 'rejects an issue recognized as a spam' do
-              expect { update_issue }.not_to change { issue.reload.title }
+            context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is false' do
+              before do
+                stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+              end
+
+              it 'rejects an issue recognized as a spam' do
+                expect { update_issue }.not_to change { issue.reload.title }
+              end
+
+              it 'rejects an issue recognized as a spam when recaptcha disabled' do
+                stub_application_setting(recaptcha_enabled: false)
+
+                expect { update_issue }.not_to change { issue.reload.title }
+              end
+
+              it 'creates a spam log' do
+                expect { update_issue(issue_params: { title: 'Spam title' }) }
+                  .to log_spam(title: 'Spam title', noteable_type: 'Issue')
+              end
+
+              it 'renders recaptcha_html json response' do
+                update_issue
+
+                expect(json_response).to have_key('recaptcha_html')
+              end
+
+              it 'returns 200 status' do
+                update_issue
+
+                expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(200)
+              end
             end
 
-            it 'rejects an issue recognized as a spam when recaptcha disabled' do
-              stub_application_setting(recaptcha_enabled: false)
+            context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is true' do
+              it 'updates the issue recognized as spam' do
+                expect { update_issue }.to change { issue.reload.title }
+              end
 
-              expect { update_issue }.not_to change { issue.reload.title }
-            end
+              it 'creates a spam log' do
+                expect { update_issue(issue_params: { title: 'Spam title' }) }
+                  .to log_spam(
+                    title: 'Spam title', description: issue.description,
+                    noteable_type: 'Issue', recaptcha_verified: false
+                  )
+              end
 
-            it 'creates a spam log' do
-              update_issue(issue_params: { title: 'Spam title' })
+              it 'returns 200 status' do
+                update_issue
 
-              spam_logs = SpamLog.all
-
-              expect(spam_logs.count).to eq(1)
-              expect(spam_logs.first.title).to eq('Spam title')
-              expect(spam_logs.first.recaptcha_verified).to be_falsey
-            end
-
-            it 'renders recaptcha_html json response' do
-              update_issue
-
-              expect(json_response).to have_key('recaptcha_html')
-            end
-
-            it 'returns 200 status' do
-              update_issue
-
-              expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(200)
+                expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(200)
+              end
             end
           end
 
@@ -748,11 +784,6 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
                 additional_params: { spam_log_id: spam_logs.last.id, recaptcha_verification: true })
             end
 
-            before do
-              allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:verify_recaptcha)
-                .and_return(true)
-            end
-
             it 'returns 200 status' do
               expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(200)
             end
@@ -917,55 +948,72 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
     context 'Akismet is enabled' do
       before do
         stub_application_setting(recaptcha_enabled: true)
-        allow_any_instance_of(SpamService).to receive(:check_for_spam?).and_return(true)
       end
 
       context 'when an issue is not identified as spam' do
         before do
-          allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:verify_recaptcha).and_return(false)
-          allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive(:spam?).and_return(false)
+          stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+
+          expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+            expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: false)
+          end
         end
 
-        it 'does not create an issue' do
-          expect { post_new_issue(title: '') }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
+        it 'creates an issue' do
+          expect { post_new_issue(title: 'Some title') }.to change(Issue, :count)
         end
       end
 
       context 'when an issue is identified as spam' do
-        before do
-          allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive(:spam?).and_return(true)
-        end
-
         context 'when captcha is not verified' do
           def post_spam_issue
             post_new_issue(title: 'Spam Title', description: 'Spam lives here')
           end
 
           before do
-            allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:verify_recaptcha).and_return(false)
+            expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+              expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+            end
           end
 
-          it 'rejects an issue recognized as a spam' do
-            expect { post_spam_issue }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
+          context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is false' do
+            before do
+              stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+            end
+
+            it 'rejects an issue recognized as a spam' do
+              expect { post_spam_issue }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
+            end
+
+            it 'creates a spam log' do
+              expect { post_spam_issue }
+                .to log_spam(title: 'Spam Title', noteable_type: 'Issue', recaptcha_verified: false)
+            end
+
+            it 'does not create an issue when it is not valid' do
+              expect { post_new_issue(title: '') }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
+            end
+
+            it 'does not create an issue when recaptcha is not enabled' do
+              stub_application_setting(recaptcha_enabled: false)
+
+              expect { post_spam_issue }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
+            end
           end
 
-          it 'creates a spam log' do
-            post_spam_issue
-            spam_logs = SpamLog.all
+          context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is true' do
+            it 'creates an issue recognized as spam' do
+              expect { post_spam_issue }.to change(Issue, :count)
+            end
 
-            expect(spam_logs.count).to eq(1)
-            expect(spam_logs.first.title).to eq('Spam Title')
-            expect(spam_logs.first.recaptcha_verified).to be_falsey
-          end
+            it 'creates a spam log' do
+              expect { post_spam_issue }
+                .to log_spam(title: 'Spam Title', noteable_type: 'Issue', recaptcha_verified: false)
+            end
 
-          it 'does not create an issue when it is not valid' do
-            expect { post_new_issue(title: '') }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
-          end
-
-          it 'does not create an issue when recaptcha is not enabled' do
-            stub_application_setting(recaptcha_enabled: false)
-
-            expect { post_spam_issue }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
+            it 'does not create an issue when it is not valid' do
+              expect { post_new_issue(title: '') }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
+            end
           end
         end
 
@@ -977,7 +1025,7 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
           end
 
           before do
-            allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:verify_recaptcha).and_return(true)
+            expect(controller).to receive_messages(verify_recaptcha: true)
           end
 
           it 'accepts an issue after recaptcha is verified' do
@@ -1030,8 +1078,12 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
   describe 'POST #mark_as_spam' do
     context 'properly submits to Akismet' do
       before do
-        allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive_messages(submit_spam: true)
-        allow_any_instance_of(ApplicationSetting).to receive_messages(akismet_enabled: true)
+        expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+          expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(submit_spam: true)
+        end
+        expect_next_instance_of(ApplicationSetting) do |setting|
+          expect(setting).to receive_messages(akismet_enabled: true)
+        end
       end
 
       def post_spam
@@ -1266,7 +1318,9 @@ describe Projects::IssuesController do
       end
 
       it "shows error when upload fails" do
-        allow_any_instance_of(UploadService).to receive(:execute).and_return(nil)
+        expect_next_instance_of(UploadService) do |upload_service|
+          expect(upload_service).to receive(:execute).and_return(nil)
+        end
 
         import_csv
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/snippets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/snippets_controller_spec.rb
index b13534b9088..042a5542786 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/snippets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/snippets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe Projects::SnippetsController do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { create_snippet(project, visibility_level: Snippet::PUBLIC) }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Title', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'ProjectSnippet')
         end
 
         it 'renders :new with recaptcha disabled' do
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe Projects::SnippetsController do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo') }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Foo', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'ProjectSnippet')
         end
 
         it 'renders :edit with recaptcha disabled' do
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe Projects::SnippetsController do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo', visibility_level: Snippet::PUBLIC) }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Foo', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'ProjectSnippet')
         end
 
         it 'renders :edit with recaptcha disabled' do
diff --git a/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
index 1b3a8965342..e892c736c69 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/snippets_controller_spec.rb
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe SnippetsController do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { create_snippet(visibility_level: Snippet::PUBLIC) }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Title', user: user, noteable_type: 'PersonalSnippet')
         end
 
         it 'renders :new with recaptcha disabled' do
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ describe SnippetsController do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo', visibility_level: Snippet::PUBLIC) }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Foo', user: user, noteable_type: 'PersonalSnippet')
         end
 
         it 'renders :edit with recaptcha disabled' do
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ describe SnippetsController do
         end
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
-          expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo') }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+          expect {update_snippet(title: 'Foo') }
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Foo', user: user, noteable_type: 'PersonalSnippet')
         end
 
         it 'renders :edit with recaptcha disabled' do
diff --git a/spec/features/issues/spam_issues_spec.rb b/spec/features/issues/spam_issues_spec.rb
index 0d009f47fff..18245f249fd 100644
--- a/spec/features/issues/spam_issues_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/issues/spam_issues_spec.rb
@@ -30,21 +30,47 @@ describe 'New issue', :js do
       visit new_project_issue_path(project)
     end
 
-    it 'creates an issue after solving reCaptcha' do
-      fill_in 'issue_title', with: 'issue title'
-      fill_in 'issue_description', with: 'issue description'
+    context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is false' do
+      before do
+        stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+      end
 
-      click_button 'Submit issue'
+      it 'creates an issue after solving reCaptcha' do
+        fill_in 'issue_title', with: 'issue title'
+        fill_in 'issue_description', with: 'issue description'
 
-      # it is impossible to test recaptcha automatically and there is no possibility to fill in recaptcha
-      # recaptcha verification is skipped in test environment and it always returns true
-      expect(page).not_to have_content('issue title')
-      expect(page).to have_css('.recaptcha')
+        click_button 'Submit issue'
 
-      click_button 'Submit issue'
+        # it is impossible to test recaptcha automatically and there is no possibility to fill in recaptcha
+        # recaptcha verification is skipped in test environment and it always returns true
+        expect(page).not_to have_content('issue title')
+        expect(page).to have_css('.recaptcha')
 
-      expect(page.find('.issue-details h2.title')).to have_content('issue title')
-      expect(page.find('.issue-details .description')).to have_content('issue description')
+        click_button 'Submit issue'
+
+        expect(page.find('.issue-details h2.title')).to have_content('issue title')
+        expect(page.find('.issue-details .description')).to have_content('issue description')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is true' do
+      before do
+        fill_in 'issue_title', with: 'issue title'
+        fill_in 'issue_description', with: 'issue description'
+      end
+
+      it 'creates an issue without a need to solve reCaptcha' do
+        click_button 'Submit issue'
+
+        expect(page).not_to have_css('.recaptcha')
+        expect(page.find('.issue-details h2.title')).to have_content('issue title')
+        expect(page.find('.issue-details .description')).to have_content('issue description')
+      end
+
+      it 'creates a spam log record' do
+        expect { click_button 'Submit issue' }
+          .to log_spam(title: 'issue title', description: 'issue description', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'Issue')
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/snippets/spam_snippets_spec.rb b/spec/features/snippets/spam_snippets_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3e71a4e7879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/snippets/spam_snippets_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'User creates snippet', :js do
+  let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+  before do
+    stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+    stub_env('IN_MEMORY_APPLICATION_SETTINGS', 'false')
+
+    Gitlab::CurrentSettings.update!(
+      akismet_enabled: true,
+      akismet_api_key: 'testkey',
+      recaptcha_enabled: true,
+      recaptcha_site_key: 'test site key',
+      recaptcha_private_key: 'test private key'
+    )
+
+    sign_in(user)
+    visit new_snippet_path
+
+    fill_in 'personal_snippet_title', with: 'My Snippet Title'
+    fill_in 'personal_snippet_description', with: 'My Snippet **Description**'
+    find('#personal_snippet_visibility_level_20').set(true)
+    page.within('.file-editor') do
+      find('.ace_text-input', visible: false).send_keys 'Hello World!'
+    end
+  end
+
+  shared_examples 'solve recaptcha' do
+    it 'creates a snippet after solving reCaptcha' do
+      click_button('Create snippet')
+      wait_for_requests
+
+      # it is impossible to test recaptcha automatically and there is no possibility to fill in recaptcha
+      # recaptcha verification is skipped in test environment and it always returns true
+      expect(page).not_to have_content('My Snippet Title')
+      expect(page).to have_css('.recaptcha')
+      click_button('Submit personal snippet')
+
+      expect(page).to have_content('My Snippet Title')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when identified as a spam' do
+    before do
+      WebMock.stub_request(:any, /.*akismet.com.*/).to_return(body: "true", status: 200)
+    end
+
+    context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is false' do
+      it_behaves_like 'solve recaptcha'
+    end
+
+    context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is true' do
+      it_behaves_like 'solve recaptcha'
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when not identified as a spam' do
+    before do
+      WebMock.stub_request(:any, /.*akismet.com.*/).to_return(body: "false", status: 200)
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a snippet' do
+      click_button('Create snippet')
+      wait_for_requests
+
+      expect(page).not_to have_css('.recaptcha')
+      expect(page).to have_content('My Snippet Title')
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/issues/post_projects_issues_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/issues/post_projects_issues_spec.rb
index b74e8867310..3a55b437ead 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/issues/post_projects_issues_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/issues/post_projects_issues_spec.rb
@@ -374,9 +374,17 @@ describe API::Issues do
   end
 
   describe 'POST /projects/:id/issues with spam filtering' do
+    def post_issue
+      post api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues", user), params: params
+    end
+
     before do
-      allow_any_instance_of(SpamService).to receive(:check_for_spam?).and_return(true)
-      allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+      expect_next_instance_of(SpamService) do |spam_service|
+        expect(spam_service).to receive_messages(check_for_spam?: true)
+      end
+      expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+        expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+      end
     end
 
     let(:params) do
@@ -387,17 +395,43 @@ describe API::Issues do
       }
     end
 
-    it 'does not create a new project issue' do
-      expect { post api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues", user), params: params }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
-      expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(400)
-      expect(json_response['message']).to eq({ 'error' => 'Spam detected' })
+    context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is false' do
+      before do
+        stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+      end
 
-      spam_logs = SpamLog.all
-      expect(spam_logs.count).to eq(1)
-      expect(spam_logs[0].title).to eq('new issue')
-      expect(spam_logs[0].description).to eq('content here')
-      expect(spam_logs[0].user).to eq(user)
-      expect(spam_logs[0].noteable_type).to eq('Issue')
+      it 'does not create a new project issue' do
+        expect { post_issue }.not_to change(Issue, :count)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns correct status and message' do
+        post_issue
+
+        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(400)
+        expect(json_response['message']).to eq({ 'error' => 'Spam detected' })
+      end
+
+      it 'creates a new spam log entry' do
+        expect { post_issue }
+          .to log_spam(title: 'new issue', description: 'content here', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'Issue')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is true' do
+      it 'does creates a new project issue' do
+        expect { post_issue }.to change(Issue, :count).by(1)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns correct status' do
+        post_issue
+
+        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(201)
+      end
+
+      it 'creates a new spam log entry' do
+        expect { post_issue }
+          .to log_spam(title: 'new issue', description: 'content here', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'Issue')
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/issues/put_projects_issues_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/issues/put_projects_issues_spec.rb
index 267cba93713..43f302ed194 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/issues/put_projects_issues_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/issues/put_projects_issues_spec.rb
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ describe API::Issues do
   end
 
   describe 'PUT /projects/:id/issues/:issue_iid with spam filtering' do
+    def update_issue
+      put api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues/#{issue.iid}", user), params: params
+    end
+
     let(:params) do
       {
         title: 'updated title',
@@ -189,21 +193,52 @@ describe API::Issues do
       }
     end
 
-    it 'does not create a new project issue' do
-      allow_any_instance_of(SpamService).to receive_messages(check_for_spam?: true)
-      allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+    before do
+      expect_next_instance_of(SpamService) do |spam_service|
+        expect(spam_service).to receive_messages(check_for_spam?: true)
+      end
+      expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+        expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+      end
+    end
 
-      put api("/projects/#{project.id}/issues/#{issue.iid}", user), params: params
+    context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is false' do
+      before do
+        stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+      end
 
-      expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(400)
-      expect(json_response['message']).to eq({ 'error' => 'Spam detected' })
+      it 'does not update a project issue' do
+        expect { update_issue }.not_to change { issue.reload.title }
+      end
 
-      spam_logs = SpamLog.all
-      expect(spam_logs.count).to eq(1)
-      expect(spam_logs[0].title).to eq('updated title')
-      expect(spam_logs[0].description).to eq('content here')
-      expect(spam_logs[0].user).to eq(user)
-      expect(spam_logs[0].noteable_type).to eq('Issue')
+      it 'returns correct status and message' do
+        update_issue
+
+        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(400)
+        expect(json_response).to include('message' => { 'error' => 'Spam detected' })
+      end
+
+      it 'creates a new spam log entry' do
+        expect { update_issue }
+          .to log_spam(title: 'updated title', description: 'content here', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'Issue')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is true' do
+      it 'updates a project issue' do
+        expect { update_issue }.to change { issue.reload.title }
+      end
+
+      it 'returns correct status and message' do
+        update_issue
+
+        expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(200)
+      end
+
+      it 'creates a new spam log entry' do
+        expect { update_issue }
+          .to log_spam(title: 'updated title', description: 'content here', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'Issue')
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/project_snippets_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/project_snippets_spec.rb
index 2e6e13aa927..ef0cabad4b0 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/project_snippets_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/project_snippets_spec.rb
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ describe API::ProjectSnippets do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { create_snippet(project, visibility: 'public') }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Test Title', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'ProjectSnippet')
         end
       end
     end
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ describe API::ProjectSnippets do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo') }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Foo', user_id: admin.id, noteable_type: 'ProjectSnippet')
         end
       end
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ describe API::ProjectSnippets do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo', visibility: 'public') }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Foo', user_id: admin.id, noteable_type: 'ProjectSnippet')
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/snippets_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/snippets_spec.rb
index 515912cb305..e7eaaea2418 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/snippets_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/snippets_spec.rb
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ describe API::Snippets do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { create_snippet(visibility: 'public') }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Test Title', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'PersonalSnippet')
         end
       end
     end
@@ -344,8 +344,7 @@ describe API::Snippets do
         end
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
-          expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo') }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+          expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo') }.to log_spam(title: 'Foo', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'PersonalSnippet')
         end
       end
 
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ describe API::Snippets do
 
         it 'creates a spam log' do
           expect { update_snippet(title: 'Foo', visibility: 'public') }
-            .to change { SpamLog.count }.by(1)
+            .to log_spam(title: 'Foo', user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'PersonalSnippet')
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/create_snippet_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/create_snippet_service_spec.rb
index 7d2491b3a49..1751029a78c 100644
--- a/spec/services/create_snippet_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/create_snippet_service_spec.rb
@@ -3,26 +3,28 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe CreateSnippetService do
-  before do
-    @user = create :user
-    @admin = create :user, admin: true
-    @opts = {
+  let(:user) { create(:user) }
+  let(:admin) { create(:user, :admin) }
+  let(:opts) { base_opts.merge(extra_opts) }
+  let(:base_opts) do
+    {
       title: 'Test snippet',
       file_name: 'snippet.rb',
       content: 'puts "hello world"',
       visibility_level: Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PRIVATE
     }
   end
+  let(:extra_opts) { {} }
 
   context 'When public visibility is restricted' do
+    let(:extra_opts) { { visibility_level: Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PUBLIC } }
+
     before do
       stub_application_setting(restricted_visibility_levels: [Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PUBLIC])
-
-      @opts.merge!(visibility_level: Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PUBLIC)
     end
 
     it 'non-admins are not able to create a public snippet' do
-      snippet = create_snippet(nil, @user, @opts)
+      snippet = create_snippet(nil, user, opts)
       expect(snippet.errors.messages).to have_key(:visibility_level)
       expect(snippet.errors.messages[:visibility_level].first).to(
         match('has been restricted')
@@ -30,37 +32,81 @@ describe CreateSnippetService do
     end
 
     it 'admins are able to create a public snippet' do
-      snippet = create_snippet(nil, @admin, @opts)
+      snippet = create_snippet(nil, admin, opts)
       expect(snippet.errors.any?).to be_falsey
       expect(snippet.visibility_level).to eq(Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PUBLIC)
     end
 
     describe "when visibility level is passed as a string" do
+      let(:extra_opts) { { visibility: 'internal' } }
+
       before do
-        @opts[:visibility] = 'internal'
-        @opts.delete(:visibility_level)
+        base_opts.delete(:visibility_level)
       end
 
       it "assigns the correct visibility level" do
-        snippet = create_snippet(nil, @user, @opts)
+        snippet = create_snippet(nil, user, opts)
         expect(snippet.errors.any?).to be_falsey
         expect(snippet.visibility_level).to eq(Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::INTERNAL)
       end
     end
   end
 
+  context 'checking spam' do
+    shared_examples 'marked as spam' do
+      let(:snippet) { create_snippet(nil, admin, opts) }
+
+      it 'marks a snippet as a spam ' do
+        expect(snippet).to be_spam
+      end
+
+      it 'invalidates the snippet' do
+        expect(snippet).to be_invalid
+      end
+
+      it 'creates a new spam_log' do
+        expect { snippet }
+          .to log_spam(title: snippet.title, noteable_type: 'PersonalSnippet')
+      end
+
+      it 'assigns a spam_log to an issue' do
+        expect(snippet.spam_log).to eq(SpamLog.last)
+      end
+    end
+
+    let(:extra_opts) do
+      { visibility_level: Gitlab::VisibilityLevel::PUBLIC, request: double(:request, env: {}) }
+    end
+
+    before do
+      expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+        expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+      end
+    end
+
+    [true, false, nil].each do |allow_possible_spam|
+      context "when recaptcha_disabled flag is #{allow_possible_spam.inspect}" do
+        before do
+          stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: allow_possible_spam) unless allow_possible_spam.nil?
+        end
+
+        it_behaves_like 'marked as spam'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'usage counter' do
     let(:counter) { Gitlab::UsageDataCounters::SnippetCounter }
 
     it 'increments count' do
       expect do
-        create_snippet(nil, @admin, @opts)
+        create_snippet(nil, admin, opts)
       end.to change { counter.read(:create) }.by 1
     end
 
     it 'does not increment count if create fails' do
       expect do
-        create_snippet(nil, @admin, {})
+        create_snippet(nil, admin, {})
       end.not_to change { counter.read(:create) }
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/services/issues/create_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/issues/create_service_spec.rb
index b7bedc2f97e..5dc6b6176ee 100644
--- a/spec/services/issues/create_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/issues/create_service_spec.rb
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ describe Issues::CreateService do
       end
 
       before do
-        allow_any_instance_of(SpamService).to receive(:check_for_spam?).and_return(true)
+        stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
       end
 
       context 'when recaptcha was verified' do
@@ -384,31 +384,67 @@ describe Issues::CreateService do
       end
 
       context 'when recaptcha was not verified' do
+        before do
+          expect_next_instance_of(SpamService) do |spam_service|
+            expect(spam_service).to receive_messages(check_for_spam?: true)
+          end
+        end
+
         context 'when akismet detects spam' do
           before do
-            allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive(:spam?).and_return(true)
+            expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+              expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: true)
+            end
           end
 
-          it 'marks an issue as a spam ' do
-            expect(issue).to be_spam
+          context 'when issuables_recaptcha_enabled feature flag is true' do
+            it 'marks an issue as a spam ' do
+              expect(issue).to be_spam
+            end
+
+            it 'invalidates the issue' do
+              expect(issue).to be_invalid
+            end
+
+            it 'creates a new spam_log' do
+              expect { issue }
+                .to log_spam(title: issue.title, description: issue.description, user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'Issue')
+            end
+
+            it 'assigns a spam_log to an issue' do
+              expect(issue.spam_log).to eq(SpamLog.last)
+            end
           end
 
-          it 'an issue is not valid ' do
-            expect(issue.valid?).to be_falsey
-          end
+          context 'when issuable_recaptcha_enabled feature flag is false' do
+            before do
+              stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: true)
+            end
 
-          it 'creates a new spam_log' do
-            expect {issue}.to change {SpamLog.count}.from(0).to(1)
-          end
+            it 'does not mark an issue as a spam ' do
+              expect(issue).not_to be_spam
+            end
 
-          it 'assigns a spam_log to an issue' do
-            expect(issue.spam_log).to eq(SpamLog.last)
+            it 'accepts the ​issue as valid' do
+              expect(issue).to be_valid
+            end
+
+            it 'creates a new spam_log' do
+              expect { issue }
+                .to log_spam(title: issue.title, description: issue.description, user_id: user.id, noteable_type: 'Issue')
+            end
+
+            it 'assigns a spam_log to an issue' do
+              expect(issue.spam_log).to eq(SpamLog.last)
+            end
           end
         end
 
         context 'when akismet does not detect spam' do
           before do
-            allow_any_instance_of(AkismetService).to receive(:spam?).and_return(false)
+            expect_next_instance_of(AkismetService) do |akismet_service|
+              expect(akismet_service).to receive_messages(spam?: false)
+            end
           end
 
           it 'does not mark an issue as a spam ' do
diff --git a/spec/services/spam_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/spam_service_spec.rb
index b9e5e844c1f..76f77583612 100644
--- a/spec/services/spam_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/spam_service_spec.rb
@@ -44,30 +44,50 @@ describe SpamService do
         end
 
         context 'when indicated as spam by akismet' do
+          shared_examples 'akismet spam' do
+            it 'doesnt check as spam when request is missing' do
+              check_spam(issue, nil, false)
+
+              expect(issue).not_to be_spam
+            end
+
+            it 'creates a spam log' do
+              expect { check_spam(issue, request, false) }
+                .to log_spam(title: issue.title, description: issue.description, noteable_type: 'Issue')
+            end
+
+            it 'does not yield to the block' do
+              expect(check_spam(issue, request, false))
+                .to eql(SpamLog.last)
+            end
+          end
+
           before do
             allow(AkismetService).to receive(:new).and_return(double(spam?: true))
           end
 
-          it 'doesnt check as spam when request is missing' do
-            check_spam(issue, nil, false)
+          context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is false' do
+            before do
+              stub_feature_flags(allow_possible_spam: false)
+            end
 
-            expect(issue.spam).to be_falsey
+            it_behaves_like 'akismet spam'
+
+            it 'checks as spam' do
+              check_spam(issue, request, false)
+
+              expect(issue.spam).to be_truthy
+            end
           end
 
-          it 'checks as spam' do
-            check_spam(issue, request, false)
+          context 'when allow_possible_spam feature flag is true' do
+            it_behaves_like 'akismet spam'
 
-            expect(issue.spam).to be_truthy
-          end
+            it 'does not check as spam' do
+              check_spam(issue, request, false)
 
-          it 'creates a spam log' do
-            expect { check_spam(issue, request, false) }
-              .to change { SpamLog.count }.from(0).to(1)
-          end
-
-          it 'doesnt yield block' do
-            expect(check_spam(issue, request, false))
-              .to eql(SpamLog.last)
+              expect(issue.spam).to be_nil
+            end
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/matchers/log_spam.rb b/spec/support/matchers/log_spam.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..541cacf558c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/matchers/log_spam.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# This matcher checkes if one spam log with provided attributes was created
+#
+# Example:
+#
+# expect { create_issue }.to log_spam
+RSpec::Matchers.define :log_spam do |expected|
+  def spam_logs
+    SpamLog.all
+  end
+
+  match do |block|
+    block.call
+
+    expect(spam_logs).to contain_exactly(
+      have_attributes(expected)
+    )
+  end
+
+  description do
+    count = spam_logs.count
+
+    if count == 1
+      keys = expected.keys.map(&:to_s)
+      actual = spam_logs.first.attributes.slice(*keys)
+      "create a spam log with #{expected} attributes. #{actual} created instead."
+    else
+      "create exactly 1 spam log with #{expected} attributes. #{count} spam logs created instead."
+    end
+  end
+
+  supports_block_expectations
+end