diff --git a/app/models/project_feature.rb b/app/models/project_feature.rb
index 4a0324e8b5c..754c2461d23 100644
--- a/app/models/project_feature.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_feature.rb
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class ProjectFeature < ActiveRecord::Base
   default_value_for :repository_access_level,     value: ENABLED, allows_nil: false
 
   def feature_available?(feature, user)
+    # This feature might not be behind a feature flag at all, so default to true
+    return false unless ::Feature.enabled?(feature, user, default_enabled: true)
+
     get_permission(user, access_level(feature))
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/project_feature_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_feature_spec.rb
index cd7f77024da..2a193864e46 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_feature_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_feature_spec.rb
@@ -73,6 +73,22 @@ describe ProjectFeature do
         end
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when feature is disabled by a feature flag' do
+      it 'returns false' do
+        stub_feature_flags(issues: false)
+
+        expect(project.feature_available?(:issues, user)).to eq(false)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when feature is enabled by a feature flag' do
+      it 'returns true' do
+        stub_feature_flags(issues: true)
+
+        expect(project.feature_available?(:issues, user)).to eq(true)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context 'repository related features' do