1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/entities/project_import_status.rb b/lib/api/entities/project_import_status.rb
index 59388aacafd..a7e7cd9ff73 100644
--- a/lib/api/entities/project_import_status.rb
+++ b/lib/api/entities/project_import_status.rb
@@ -17,8 +17,15 @@ module API
         project.import_state&.relation_hard_failures(limit: 100) || []
       end
 
-      expose :import_error, documentation: { type: 'string', example: 'Error message' } do |project, _options|
-        project.import_state&.last_error
+      expose :import_error, documentation: { type: 'string', example: 'Error message' } do |project, options|
+        next unless options[:current_user]
+        next unless project.import_state&.last_error
+
+        if Ability.allowed?(options[:current_user], :read_import_error, project)
+          project.import_state&.last_error
+        else
+          _("Ask a maintainer to check the import status for more details.")
+        end
       end
 
       expose :stats, documentation: { type: 'object' } do |project, _options|