diff --git a/app/views/projects/runners/_group_runners.html.haml b/app/views/projects/runners/_group_runners.html.haml
index 785abba945b..a9dfd9cc786 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/runners/_group_runners.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/runners/_group_runners.html.haml
@@ -20,8 +20,11 @@
 - elsif @group_runners.empty?
   This group does not provide any group Runners yet.
 
-  = render partial: 'ci/runner/how_to_setup_runner',
-           locals: { registration_token: @project.group.runners_token, type: 'group' }
+  - if can?(current_user, :admin_pipeline, @project.group)
+    = render partial: 'ci/runner/how_to_setup_runner',
+             locals: { registration_token: @project.group.runners_token, type: 'group' }
+  - else
+    Ask your group master to setup a group Runner.
 
 - else
   %h4.underlined-title Available group Runners : #{@group_runners.count}
diff --git a/spec/features/runners_spec.rb b/spec/features/runners_spec.rb
index dcd06a4015d..b396e103345 100644
--- a/spec/features/runners_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/runners_spec.rb
@@ -187,51 +187,77 @@ feature 'Runners' do
       project.add_master(user)
     end
 
-    context 'project without a group' do
-      given(:project) { create :project }
+    given(:group) { create :group }
 
-      scenario 'group runners are not available' do
-        visit runners_path(project)
+    context 'as project and group master' do
+      background do
+        group.add_master(user)
+      end
 
-        expect(page).to have_content 'This project does not belong to a group and can therefore not make use of group Runners.'
+      context 'project with a group but no group runner' do
+        given(:project) { create :project, group: group }
+
+        scenario 'group runners are not available' do
+          visit runners_path(project)
+
+          expect(page).to have_content 'This group does not provide any group Runners yet.'
+
+          expect(page).to have_content 'Setup a group Runner manually'
+          expect(page).not_to have_content 'Ask your group master to setup a group Runner.'
+        end
       end
     end
 
-    context 'project with a group but no group runner' do
-      given(:group) { create :group }
-      given(:project) { create :project, group: group }
+    context 'as project master' do
+      context 'project without a group' do
+        given(:project) { create :project }
 
-      scenario 'group runners are not available' do
-        visit runners_path(project)
+        scenario 'group runners are not available' do
+          visit runners_path(project)
 
-        expect(page).to have_content 'This group does not provide any group Runners yet.'
-      end
-    end
-
-    context 'project with a group and a group runner' do
-      given(:group) { create :group }
-      given(:project) { create :project, group: group }
-      given!(:ci_runner) { create :ci_runner, groups: [group], description: 'group-runner' }
-
-      scenario 'group runners are available' do
-        visit runners_path(project)
-
-        expect(page).to have_content 'Available group Runners : 1'
-        expect(page).to have_content 'group-runner'
+          expect(page).to have_content 'This project does not belong to a group and can therefore not make use of group Runners.'
+        end
       end
 
-      scenario 'group runners may be disabled for a project' do
-        visit runners_path(project)
+      context 'project with a group but no group runner' do
+        given(:group) { create :group }
+        given(:project) { create :project, group: group }
 
-        click_on 'Disable group Runners'
+        scenario 'group runners are not available' do
+          visit runners_path(project)
 
-        expect(page).to have_content 'Enable group Runners'
-        expect(project.reload.group_runners_enabled).to be false
+          expect(page).to have_content 'This group does not provide any group Runners yet.'
 
-        click_on 'Enable group Runners'
+          expect(page).not_to have_content 'Setup a group Runner manually'
+          expect(page).to have_content 'Ask your group master to setup a group Runner.'
+        end
+      end
 
-        expect(page).to have_content 'Disable group Runners'
-        expect(project.reload.group_runners_enabled).to be true
+      context 'project with a group and a group runner' do
+        given(:group) { create :group }
+        given(:project) { create :project, group: group }
+        given!(:ci_runner) { create :ci_runner, groups: [group], description: 'group-runner' }
+
+        scenario 'group runners are available' do
+          visit runners_path(project)
+
+          expect(page).to have_content 'Available group Runners : 1'
+          expect(page).to have_content 'group-runner'
+        end
+
+        scenario 'group runners may be disabled for a project' do
+          visit runners_path(project)
+
+          click_on 'Disable group Runners'
+
+          expect(page).to have_content 'Enable group Runners'
+          expect(project.reload.group_runners_enabled).to be false
+
+          click_on 'Enable group Runners'
+
+          expect(page).to have_content 'Disable group Runners'
+          expect(project.reload.group_runners_enabled).to be true
+        end
       end
     end
   end