diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 63280793343..66d23dcfd4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ v 7.12.0 (unreleased)
   - Move user avatar and logout button to sidebar
   - You can not remove user if he/she is an only owner of group
   - User should be able to leave group. If not - show him proper message
+  - User has ability to leave project
 
 v 7.11.4
   - Fix missing bullets when creating lists
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/project_members_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/project_members_controller.rb
index d7fbc979067..b110de11013 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/project_members_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/project_members_controller.rb
@@ -73,10 +73,14 @@ class Projects::ProjectMembersController < Projects::ApplicationController
   end
 
   def leave
+    if @project.namespace == current_user.namespace
+      return redirect_to(:back, alert: 'You can not leave your own project. Transfer or delete the project.')
+    end
+
     @project.project_members.find_by(user_id: current_user).destroy
 
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.html { redirect_to :back }
+      format.html { redirect_to dashboard_path }
       format.js { render nothing: true }
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index f8df39d236a..94ce6646634 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -294,4 +294,16 @@ module ProjectsHelper
       nil
     end
   end
+
+  def user_max_access_in_project(user, project)
+    level = project.team.max_member_access(user)
+
+    if level
+      Gitlab::Access.options_with_owner.key(level)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def leave_project_message(project)
+    "Are you sure you want to leave \"#{project.name}\" project?"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/groups/group_members/_group_member.html.haml b/app/views/groups/group_members/_group_member.html.haml
index 56b1948a474..ec39a755f0f 100644
--- a/app/views/groups/group_members/_group_member.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/groups/group_members/_group_member.html.haml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
           &nbsp;
           - if current_user == user
             = link_to leave_group_group_members_path(@group), data: { confirm: leave_group_message(@group.name)}, method: :delete, class: "btn-xs btn btn-remove", title: 'Remove user from group' do
-              %i.fa.fa-minus.fa-inverse
+              = icon("sign-out")
+              Leave
           - else
             = link_to group_group_member_path(@group, member), data: { confirm: remove_user_from_group_message(@group, member) }, method: :delete, remote: true, class: "btn-xs btn btn-remove", title: 'Remove user from group' do
               %i.fa.fa-minus.fa-inverse
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_aside.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_aside.html.haml
index 000a40b466d..9c2ff8f8402 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_aside.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_aside.html.haml
@@ -94,3 +94,15 @@
         = icon("exclamation-triangle fw")
         Archived project!
       %p Repository is read-only
+
+  - if current_user
+    - access = user_max_access_in_project(current_user, @project)
+    - if access
+      .light-well.light.prepend-top-20
+        %small
+          You have #{access} access to this project.
+          - if @project.project_member_by_id(current_user)
+            %br
+            = link_to leave_namespace_project_project_members_path(@project.namespace, @project),
+              data: { confirm: leave_project_message(@project) }, method: :delete, title: 'Leave project' do
+              Leave this project
diff --git a/app/views/projects/project_members/_project_member.html.haml b/app/views/projects/project_members/_project_member.html.haml
index 635e4d70941..860a997cff8 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/project_members/_project_member.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/project_members/_project_member.html.haml
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@
 
         &nbsp;
         - if current_user == user
-          = link_to leave_namespace_project_project_members_path(@project.namespace, @project), data: { confirm: "Leave project?"}, method: :delete, class: "btn-xs btn btn-remove", title: 'Leave project' do
-            %i.fa.fa-minus.fa-inverse
+          = link_to leave_namespace_project_project_members_path(@project.namespace, @project), data: { confirm: leave_project_message(@project) }, method: :delete, class: "btn-xs btn btn-remove", title: 'Leave project' do
+            = icon("sign-out")
+            Leave
         - else
           = link_to namespace_project_project_member_path(@project.namespace, @project, member), data: { confirm: remove_from_project_team_message(@project, member) }, method: :delete, remote: true, class: "btn-xs btn btn-remove", title: 'Remove user from team' do
             %i.fa.fa-minus.fa-inverse