diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index ef38d3e29f5..65796fd808c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ v 8.12.0 (unreleased)
   - Optimistic locking for Issues and Merge Requests (title and description overriding prevention)
   - Added tests for diff notes
 
+v 8.11.2 (unreleased)
+  - Show "Create Merge Request" widget for push events to fork projects on the source project
+
 v 8.11.1 (unreleased)
   - Fix file links on project page when default view is Files !5933
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index 249d18c4486..356f27f2d5d 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     license.nickname || license.name
   end
 
+  def last_push_event
+    return unless current_user
+
+    project_ids = [@project.id]
+    if fork = current_user.fork_of(@project)
+      project_ids << fork.id
+    end
+
+    current_user.recent_push(project_ids)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def get_project_nav_tabs(project, current_user)
@@ -351,16 +362,6 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     namespace_project_new_blob_path(@project.namespace, @project, tree_join(ref), file_name: 'LICENSE')
   end
 
-  def last_push_event
-    return unless current_user
-
-    if fork = current_user.fork_of(@project)
-      current_user.recent_push(fork.id)
-    else
-      current_user.recent_push(@project.id)
-    end
-  end
-
   def readme_cache_key
     sha = @project.commit.try(:sha) || 'nil'
     [@project.path_with_namespace, sha, "readme"].join('-')
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 48e83ab7e56..ad3cfbc03e4 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -489,10 +489,10 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     (personal_projects.count.to_f / projects_limit) * 100
   end
 
-  def recent_push(project_id = nil)
+  def recent_push(project_ids = nil)
     # Get push events not earlier than 2 hours ago
     events = recent_events.code_push.where("created_at > ?", Time.now - 2.hours)
-    events = events.where(project_id: project_id) if project_id
+    events = events.where(project_id: project_ids) if project_ids
 
     # Use the latest event that has not been pushed or merged recently
     events.recent.find do |event|
diff --git a/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
index 604204cca0a..284b58d8d5c 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
@@ -136,4 +136,42 @@ describe ProjectsHelper do
       expect(sanitize_repo_path(project, import_error)).to eq('Could not clone [REPOS PATH]/namespace/test.git')
     end
   end
+
+  describe '#last_push_event' do
+    let(:user) { double(:user, fork_of: nil) }
+    let(:project) { double(:project, id: 1) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(helper).to receive(:current_user).and_return(user)
+      helper.instance_variable_set(:@project, project)
+    end
+
+    context 'when there is no current_user' do
+      let(:user) { nil }
+
+      it 'returns nil' do
+        expect(helper.last_push_event).to eq(nil)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'returns recent push on the current project' do
+      event = double(:event)
+      expect(user).to receive(:recent_push).with([project.id]).and_return(event)
+
+      expect(helper.last_push_event).to eq(event)
+    end
+
+    context 'when current user has a fork of the current project' do
+      let(:fork) { double(:fork, id: 2) }
+
+      it 'returns recent push considering fork events' do
+        expect(user).to receive(:fork_of).with(project).and_return(fork)
+
+        event_on_fork = double(:event)
+        expect(user).to receive(:recent_push).with([project.id, fork.id]).and_return(event_on_fork)
+
+        expect(helper.last_push_event).to eq(event_on_fork)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 51e4780e2b1..8eb0c5033c9 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -920,6 +920,16 @@ describe User, models: true do
 
       expect(subject.recent_push).to eq(nil)
     end
+
+    it "includes push events on any of the provided projects" do
+      expect(subject.recent_push(project1)).to eq(nil)
+      expect(subject.recent_push(project2)).to eq(push_event)
+
+      push_data1 = Gitlab::DataBuilder::Push.build_sample(project1, subject)
+      push_event1 = create(:event, action: Event::PUSHED, project: project1, target: project1, author: subject, data: push_data1)
+
+      expect(subject.recent_push([project1, project2])).to eq(push_event1) # Newest
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#authorized_groups' do