diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/filters.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/filters.scss
index 5984efd1cf8..a669e004d3a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/filters.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/filters.scss
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 }
 
 .filtered-search-input-dropdown-menu {
-  max-height: $dropdown-max-height;
+  max-height: $dropdown-max-height-lg;
   max-width: 280px;
   overflow: auto;
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
index 8d388151dbc..0bb5933327d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::MergeRequests::ApplicationCo
 
   before_action do
     push_frontend_feature_flag(:vue_issuable_sidebar, @project.group)
+    push_frontend_feature_flag(:release_search_filter, @project)
   end
 
   around_action :allow_gitaly_ref_name_caching, only: [:index, :show, :discussions]
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index c0d73cb435c..07cd8431d1a 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -1454,7 +1454,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   # Does the user have access to all private groups & projects?
   # Overridden in EE to also check auditor?
   def full_private_access?
-    admin?
+    can?(:read_all_resources)
   end
 
   def update_two_factor_requirement
diff --git a/app/policies/base_policy.rb b/app/policies/base_policy.rb
index 18c23cbd13a..8f5c6957a20 100644
--- a/app/policies/base_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/base_policy.rb
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ class BasePolicy < DeclarativePolicy::Base
   with_options scope: :user, score: 0
   condition(:deactivated) { @user&.deactivated? }
 
-  desc "User has access to all private groups & projects"
-  with_options scope: :user, score: 0
-  condition(:full_private_access) { @user&.full_private_access? }
-
   with_options scope: :user, score: 0
   condition(:external_user) { @user.nil? || @user.external? }
 
@@ -40,10 +36,12 @@ class BasePolicy < DeclarativePolicy::Base
     ::Gitlab::ExternalAuthorization.perform_check?
   end
 
-  rule { external_authorization_enabled & ~full_private_access }.policy do
+  rule { external_authorization_enabled & ~can?(:read_all_resources) }.policy do
     prevent :read_cross_project
   end
 
+  rule { admin }.enable :read_all_resources
+
   rule { default }.enable :read_cross_project
 end
 
diff --git a/app/policies/personal_snippet_policy.rb b/app/policies/personal_snippet_policy.rb
index 40dd49b4afd..67c66e42d79 100644
--- a/app/policies/personal_snippet_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/personal_snippet_policy.rb
@@ -30,5 +30,5 @@ class PersonalSnippetPolicy < BasePolicy
 
   rule { can?(:create_note) }.enable :award_emoji
 
-  rule { full_private_access }.enable :read_personal_snippet
+  rule { can?(:read_all_resources) }.enable :read_personal_snippet
 end
diff --git a/app/policies/project_snippet_policy.rb b/app/policies/project_snippet_policy.rb
index 2a3e4ca174b..d9d09eb04cd 100644
--- a/app/policies/project_snippet_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/project_snippet_policy.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ProjectSnippetPolicy < BasePolicy
     all?(private_snippet | (internal_snippet & external_user),
          ~project.guest,
          ~is_author,
-         ~full_private_access)
+         ~can?(:read_all_resources))
   end.prevent :read_project_snippet
 
   rule { internal_snippet & ~is_author & ~admin }.policy do
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/hide-projects-when-admin-mode-is-disabled.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/hide-projects-when-admin-mode-is-disabled.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4957b104e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/hide-projects-when-admin-mode-is-disabled.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Hide projects without access to admin user when admin mode is disabled
+merge_request: 18530
+author: Diego Louzán
+type: changed
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/nfriend-add-releases-filter-for-merge-requests.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/nfriend-add-releases-filter-for-merge-requests.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..87e987a73b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/nfriend-add-releases-filter-for-merge-requests.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Add "release" filter to merge request search page
+merge_request: 19315
+author:
+type: added
diff --git a/db/migrate/20191101092917_replace_index_on_metrics_merged_at.rb b/db/migrate/20191101092917_replace_index_on_metrics_merged_at.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2baaee2b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20191101092917_replace_index_on_metrics_merged_at.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ReplaceIndexOnMetricsMergedAt < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
+  include Gitlab::Database::MigrationHelpers
+
+  DOWNTIME = false
+
+  disable_ddl_transaction!
+
+  def up
+    add_concurrent_index :merge_request_metrics, :merged_at
+    remove_concurrent_index :merge_request_metrics, [:merged_at, :id]
+  end
+
+  def down
+    add_concurrent_index :merge_request_metrics, [:merged_at, :id]
+    remove_concurrent_index :merge_request_metrics, :merged_at
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/post_migrate/20190918104222_schedule_productivity_analytics_backfill.rb b/db/post_migrate/20190918104222_schedule_productivity_analytics_backfill.rb
index 23d3bbbc395..cd759735f00 100644
--- a/db/post_migrate/20190918104222_schedule_productivity_analytics_backfill.rb
+++ b/db/post_migrate/20190918104222_schedule_productivity_analytics_backfill.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class ScheduleProductivityAnalyticsBackfill < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.2]
   DOWNTIME = false
 
   def up
-    # no-op since the scheduling times out on GitLab.com
+    # no-op since the migration was removed
   end
 
   def down
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 220e57527a5..6fbfd45a11a 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -2290,7 +2290,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 2019_11_05_094625) do
     t.index ["latest_closed_by_id"], name: "index_merge_request_metrics_on_latest_closed_by_id"
     t.index ["merge_request_id", "merged_at"], name: "index_merge_request_metrics_on_merge_request_id_and_merged_at", where: "(merged_at IS NOT NULL)"
     t.index ["merge_request_id"], name: "index_merge_request_metrics"
-    t.index ["merged_at", "id"], name: "index_merge_request_metrics_on_merged_at_and_id"
+    t.index ["merged_at"], name: "index_merge_request_metrics_on_merged_at"
     t.index ["merged_by_id"], name: "index_merge_request_metrics_on_merged_by_id"
     t.index ["pipeline_id"], name: "index_merge_request_metrics_on_pipeline_id"
   end
diff --git a/doc/administration/gitaly/index.md b/doc/administration/gitaly/index.md
index a2da37dac97..d7cfa0b6c16 100644
--- a/doc/administration/gitaly/index.md
+++ b/doc/administration/gitaly/index.md
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ your GitLab installation has three repository storages: `default`,
 `storage1` and `storage2`. You can use as little as just one server with one
 repository storage if desired.
 
+Note: **Note:** The token referred to throughout the Gitaly documentation is
+just an arbitrary password selected by the administrator. It is unrelated to
+tokens created for the GitLab API or other similar web API tokens.
+
 ### 1. Installation
 
 First install Gitaly on each Gitaly server using either
diff --git a/doc/development/ee_features.md b/doc/development/ee_features.md
index cc9df479492..d716325f332 100644
--- a/doc/development/ee_features.md
+++ b/doc/development/ee_features.md
@@ -245,47 +245,29 @@ end
 
 #### Use self-descriptive wrapper methods
 
-When it's not possible/logical to modify the implementation of a
-method. Wrap it in a self-descriptive method and use that method.
+When it's not possible/logical to modify the implementation of a method, then
+wrap it in a self-descriptive method and use that method.
 
-For example, in CE only an `admin` is allowed to access all private
-projects/groups, but in EE also an `auditor` has full private
-access. It would be incorrect to override the implementation of
-`User#admin?`, so instead add a method `full_private_access?` to
-`app/models/users.rb`. The implementation in CE will be:
+For example, in GitLab-FOSS, the only user created by the system is `User.ghost`
+but in EE there are several types of bot-users that aren't really users. It would
+be incorrect to override the implementation of `User#ghost?`, so instead we add
+a method `#internal?` to `app/models/user.rb`. The implementation will be:
 
 ```ruby
-def full_private_access?
-  admin?
+def internal?
+  ghost?
 end
 ```
 
 In EE, the implementation `ee/app/models/ee/users.rb` would be:
 
 ```ruby
-override :full_private_access?
-def full_private_access?
-  super || auditor?
+override :internal?
+def internal?
+  super || bot?
 end
 ```
 
-In `lib/gitlab/visibility_level.rb` this method is used to return the
-allowed visibility levels:
-
-```ruby
-def levels_for_user(user = nil)
-  if user.full_private_access?
-    [PRIVATE, INTERNAL, PUBLIC]
-  elsif # ...
-end
-```
-
-See [CE MR][ce-mr-full-private] and [EE MR][ee-mr-full-private] for
-full implementation details.
-
-[ce-mr-full-private]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/merge_requests/12373
-[ee-mr-full-private]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/merge_requests/2199
-
 ### Code in `config/routes`
 
 When we add `draw :admin` in `config/routes.rb`, the application will try to
diff --git a/doc/development/utilities.md b/doc/development/utilities.md
index a5f6fec4cd8..25869a0d2b5 100644
--- a/doc/development/utilities.md
+++ b/doc/development/utilities.md
@@ -184,3 +184,83 @@ class Commit
   request_cache(:author) { author_email }
 end
 ```
+
+## `ReactiveCaching`
+
+The `ReactiveCaching` concern is used to fetch some data in the background and
+store it in the Rails cache, keeping it up-to-date for as long as it is being
+requested.  If the data hasn't been requested for `reactive_cache_lifetime`,
+it will stop being refreshed, and then be removed.
+
+Example of use:
+
+```ruby
+class Foo < ApplicationRecord
+  include ReactiveCaching
+
+  after_save :clear_reactive_cache!
+
+  def calculate_reactive_cache
+    # Expensive operation here. The return value of this method is cached
+  end
+
+  def result
+    with_reactive_cache do |data|
+      # ...
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+In this example, the first time `#result` is called, it will return `nil`.
+However, it will enqueue a background worker to call `#calculate_reactive_cache`
+and set an initial cache lifetime of ten minutes.
+
+The background worker needs to find or generate the object on which
+`with_reactive_cache` was called.
+The default behaviour can be overridden by defining a custom
+`reactive_cache_worker_finder`.
+Otherwise, the background worker will use the class name and primary key to get
+the object using the ActiveRecord `find_by` method.
+
+```ruby
+class Bar
+  include ReactiveCaching
+
+  self.reactive_cache_key = ->() { ["bar", "thing"] }
+  self.reactive_cache_worker_finder = ->(_id, *args) { from_cache(*args) }
+
+  def self.from_cache(var1, var2)
+    # This method will be called by the background worker with "bar1" and
+    # "bar2" as arguments.
+    new(var1, var2)
+  end
+
+  def initialize(var1, var2)
+    # ...
+  end
+
+  def calculate_reactive_cache
+    # Expensive operation here. The return value of this method is cached
+  end
+
+  def result
+    with_reactive_cache("bar1", "bar2") do |data|
+      # ...
+    end
+  end
+end
+```
+
+Each time the background job completes, it stores the return value of
+`#calculate_reactive_cache`. It is also re-enqueued to run again after
+`reactive_cache_refresh_interval`, therefore, it will keep the stored value up to date.
+Calculations are never run concurrently.
+
+Calling `#result` while a value is cached will call the block given to
+`#with_reactive_cache`, yielding the cached value. It will also extend the
+lifetime by the `reactive_cache_lifetime` value.
+
+Once the lifetime has expired, no more background jobs will be enqueued and
+calling `#result` will again return `nil` - starting the process all over
+again.
diff --git a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md
index a3606fadb89..52b7035389a 100644
--- a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Here's a list of what you can't do with subgroups:
 - [GitLab Pages](../../project/pages/index.md) supports projects hosted under
   a subgroup, but not subgroup websites.
   That means that only the highest-level group supports
-  [group websites](../../project/pages/getting_started_part_one.md#gitlab-pages-domain-names),
+  [group websites](../../project/pages/getting_started_part_one.md#gitlab-pages-default-domain-names),
   although you can have project websites under a subgroup.
 - It is not possible to share a project with a group that's an ancestor of
   the group the project is in. That means you can only share as you walk down
diff --git a/doc/user/project/integrations/generic_alerts.md b/doc/user/project/integrations/generic_alerts.md
index b5f86c00eb3..62310dd9177 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/integrations/generic_alerts.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/integrations/generic_alerts.md
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ Example request:
 ```sh
 curl --request POST \
   --data '{"title": "Incident title"}' \
-  --header "Authorization: Bearer <autorization_key>" \
+  --header "Authorization: Bearer <authorization_key>" \
   --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
   <url>
 ```
 
-The `<autorization_key>` and `<url>` values can be found when [setting up generic alerts](#setting-up-generic-alerts).
+The `<authorization_key>` and `<url>` values can be found when [setting up generic alerts](#setting-up-generic-alerts).
 
 Example payload:
 
diff --git a/doc/user/project/pages/getting_started/new_or_existing_website.md b/doc/user/project/pages/getting_started/new_or_existing_website.md
index efdd4e6a158..62b5fa33117 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/pages/getting_started/new_or_existing_website.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/pages/getting_started/new_or_existing_website.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ To do so, follow the steps below.
 
 1. From your **Project**'s **[Dashboard](https://gitlab.com/dashboard/projects)**,
    click **New project**, and name it according to the
-   [Pages domain names](../getting_started_part_one.md#gitlab-pages-domain-names).
+   [Pages domain names](../getting_started_part_one.md#gitlab-pages-default-domain-names).
 1. Clone it to your local computer, add your website
    files to your project, add, commit and push to GitLab.
    Alternativelly, you can run `git init` in your local directory,
diff --git a/doc/user/project/pages/getting_started_part_one.md b/doc/user/project/pages/getting_started_part_one.md
index f9169fba220..b876e547ba5 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/pages/getting_started_part_one.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/pages/getting_started_part_one.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type: concepts, reference
 On this document, learn how to name your project for GitLab Pages
 according to your intended website's URL.
 
-## GitLab Pages domain names
+## GitLab Pages default domain names
 
 >**Note:**
 If you use your own GitLab instance to deploy your
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ To understand Pages domains clearly, read the examples below.
 - On your GitLab instance, replace `gitlab.io` above with your
   Pages server domain. Ask your sysadmin for this information.
 
-## URLs and Baseurls
+## URLs and baseurls
 
 Every Static Site Generator (SSG) default configuration expects
 to find your website under a (sub)domain (`example.com`), not
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ example we've just mentioned, you'd have to change Jekyll's `_config.yml` to:
 baseurl: ""
 ```
 
-## Custom Domains
+## Custom domains
 
 GitLab Pages supports custom domains and subdomains, served under HTTP or HTTPS.
 See [GitLab Pages custom domains and SSL/TLS Certificates](custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/index.md) for more information.
diff --git a/doc/user/project/pages/index.md b/doc/user/project/pages/index.md
index d59c2e4fdf3..d1698cd54a1 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/pages/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/pages/index.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ to build your site and publish it to the GitLab Pages server. The sequence of
 scripts that GitLab CI/CD runs to accomplish this task is created from a file named
 `.gitlab-ci.yml`, which you can [create and modify](getting_started_part_four.md) at will. A specific `job` called `pages` in the configuration file will make GitLab aware that you are deploying a GitLab Pages website.
 
-You can either use GitLab's [default domain for GitLab Pages websites](getting_started_part_one.md#gitlab-pages-domain-names),
+You can either use GitLab's [default domain for GitLab Pages websites](getting_started_part_one.md#gitlab-pages-default-domain-names),
 `*.gitlab.io`, or your own domain (`example.com`). In that case, you'll
 need admin access to your domain's registrar (or control panel) to set it up with Pages.
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/connection.rb b/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/connection.rb
index 0daf726c005..c75ea206edb 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/connection.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@
 # https://coderwall.com/p/lkcaag/pagination-you-re-probably-doing-it-wrong
 #
 # It currently supports sorting on two columns, but the last column must
-# be the primary key. For example
+# be the primary key. If it's not already included, an order on the
+# primary key will be added automatically, like `order(id: :desc)`
 #
 #   Issue.order(created_at: :asc).order(:id)
-#   Issue.order(due_date: :asc).order(:id)
+#   Issue.order(due_date: :asc)
+#
+# You can also use `Gitlab::Database.nulls_last_order`:
+#
+#   Issue.reorder(::Gitlab::Database.nulls_last_order('due_date', 'DESC'))
 #
 # It will tolerate non-attribute ordering, but only attributes determine the cursor.
 # For example, this is legitimate:
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/order_info.rb b/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/order_info.rb
index 6c4be93bfee..4d85e8f79b7 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/order_info.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/order_info.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ module Gitlab
     module Connections
       module Keyset
         class OrderInfo
-          def initialize(order_value)
-            @order_value = order_value
-          end
+          attr_reader :attribute_name, :sort_direction
 
-          def attribute_name
-            order_value.expr.name
+          def initialize(order_value)
+            if order_value.is_a?(String)
+              @attribute_name, @sort_direction = extract_nulls_last_order(order_value)
+            else
+              @attribute_name = order_value.expr.name
+              @sort_direction = order_value.direction
+            end
           end
 
           def operator_for(before_or_after)
@@ -22,10 +25,10 @@ module Gitlab
             end
           end
 
-          # Only allow specific node types.  For example ignore String nodes
+          # Only allow specific node types
           def self.build_order_list(relation)
             order_list = relation.order_values.select do |value|
-              value.is_a?(Arel::Nodes::Ascending) || value.is_a?(Arel::Nodes::Descending)
+              supported_order_value?(value)
             end
 
             order_list.map { |info| OrderInfo.new(info) }
@@ -52,12 +55,21 @@ module Gitlab
             end
           end
 
+          def self.supported_order_value?(order_value)
+            return true if order_value.is_a?(Arel::Nodes::Ascending) || order_value.is_a?(Arel::Nodes::Descending)
+            return false unless order_value.is_a?(String)
+
+            tokens = order_value.downcase.split
+
+            tokens.last(2) == %w(nulls last) && tokens.count == 4
+          end
+
           private
 
-          attr_reader :order_value
+          def extract_nulls_last_order(order_value)
+            tokens = order_value.downcase.split
 
-          def sort_direction
-            order_value.direction
+            [tokens.first, (tokens[1] == 'asc' ? :asc : :desc)]
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index bc5744db4af..942aeabc050 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -6271,6 +6271,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Environment:"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "EnvironmentDashboard|API"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "EnvironmentDashboard|Created through the Deployment API"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Environments"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/finders/projects_finder_spec.rb b/spec/finders/projects_finder_spec.rb
index 4ec12b5a7f7..e97a94f6fa5 100644
--- a/spec/finders/projects_finder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/finders/projects_finder_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe ProjectsFinder do
+describe ProjectsFinder, :do_not_mock_admin_mode do
+  include AdminModeHelper
+
   describe '#execute' do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
     let(:group) { create(:group, :public) }
@@ -188,5 +190,21 @@ describe ProjectsFinder do
 
       it { is_expected.to eq([internal_project, public_project]) }
     end
+
+    describe 'with admin user' do
+      let(:user) { create(:admin) }
+
+      context 'admin mode enabled' do
+        before do
+          enable_admin_mode!(current_user)
+        end
+
+        it { is_expected.to match_array([public_project, internal_project, private_project, shared_project]) }
+      end
+
+      context 'admin mode disabled' do
+        it { is_expected.to match_array([public_project, internal_project]) }
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/order_info_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/order_info_spec.rb
index 608a9ed1d85..17ddcaefeeb 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/order_info_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/graphql/connections/keyset/order_info_spec.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,26 @@ describe Gitlab::Graphql::Connections::Keyset::OrderInfo do
         expect(order_list.last.operator_for(:after)).to eq '>'
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when order contains NULLS LAST' do
+      let(:relation) { Project.order(Arel.sql('projects.updated_at Asc Nulls Last')).order(:id) }
+
+      it 'does not ignore the SQL order' do
+        expect(order_list.count).to eq 2
+        expect(order_list.first.attribute_name).to eq 'projects.updated_at'
+        expect(order_list.first.operator_for(:after)).to eq '>'
+        expect(order_list.last.attribute_name).to eq 'id'
+        expect(order_list.last.operator_for(:after)).to eq '>'
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when order contains invalid formatted NULLS LAST ' do
+      let(:relation) { Project.order(Arel.sql('projects.updated_at created_at Asc Nulls Last')).order(:id) }
+
+      it 'ignores the SQL order' do
+        expect(order_list.count).to eq 1
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#validate_ordering' do
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 8eb2f9b5bc0..ee7edb1516c 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe User do
+describe User, :do_not_mock_admin_mode do
   include ProjectForksHelper
   include TermsHelper
 
@@ -2797,10 +2797,26 @@ describe User do
       expect(user.full_private_access?).to be_falsy
     end
 
-    it 'returns true for admin user' do
-      user = build(:user, :admin)
+    context 'for admin user' do
+      include_context 'custom session'
 
-      expect(user.full_private_access?).to be_truthy
+      let(:user) { build(:user, :admin) }
+
+      context 'when admin mode is disabled' do
+        it 'returns false' do
+          expect(user.full_private_access?).to be_falsy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when admin mode is enabled' do
+        before do
+          Gitlab::Auth::CurrentUserMode.new(user).enable_admin_mode!(password: user.password)
+        end
+
+        it 'returns true' do
+          expect(user.full_private_access?).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/policies/base_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/base_policy_spec.rb
index 9e59d35b1bb..81aee4cfcac 100644
--- a/spec/policies/base_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/base_policy_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 require 'spec_helper'
 
-describe BasePolicy do
+describe BasePolicy, :do_not_mock_admin_mode do
   include ExternalAuthorizationServiceHelpers
+  include AdminModeHelper
 
   describe '.class_for' do
     it 'detects policy class based on the subject ancestors' do
@@ -36,8 +37,42 @@ describe BasePolicy do
 
       it { is_expected.not_to be_allowed(:read_cross_project) }
 
-      it 'allows admins' do
-        expect(described_class.new(build(:admin), nil)).to be_allowed(:read_cross_project)
+      context 'for admins' do
+        let(:current_user) { build(:admin) }
+
+        subject { described_class.new(current_user, nil) }
+
+        it 'allowed when in admin mode' do
+          enable_admin_mode!(current_user)
+
+          is_expected.to be_allowed(:read_cross_project)
+        end
+
+        it 'prevented when not in admin mode' do
+          is_expected.not_to be_allowed(:read_cross_project)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'full private access' do
+    let(:current_user) { create(:user) }
+
+    subject { described_class.new(current_user, nil) }
+
+    it { is_expected.not_to be_allowed(:read_all_resources) }
+
+    context 'for admins' do
+      let(:current_user) { build(:admin) }
+
+      it 'allowed when in admin mode' do
+        enable_admin_mode!(current_user)
+
+        is_expected.to be_allowed(:read_all_resources)
+      end
+
+      it 'prevented when not in admin mode' do
+        is_expected.not_to be_allowed(:read_all_resources)
       end
     end
   end