1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/relation_factory.rb b/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/relation_factory.rb
index 568315930d8..4134c428500 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/relation_factory.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/relation_factory.rb
@@ -165,9 +165,21 @@ module Gitlab
         end
 
         def setup_protected_branch_access_level
+          return if root_group_owner?
+          return if @relation_hash['access_level'] == Gitlab::Access::NO_ACCESS
+          return if @relation_hash['access_level'] == Gitlab::Access::MAINTAINER
+
           @relation_hash['access_level'] = Gitlab::Access::MAINTAINER
         end
 
+        def root_group_owner?
+          root_ancestor = @importable.root_ancestor
+
+          return false unless root_ancestor.is_a?(::Group)
+
+          root_ancestor.max_member_access_for_user(@user) == Gitlab::Access::OWNER
+        end
+
         def compute_relative_position
           return unless max_relative_position