1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spec/factories/protected_branches.rb b/spec/factories/protected_branches.rb
index 2d3abc77350..bac1cf21596 100644
--- a/spec/factories/protected_branches.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/protected_branches.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 FactoryBot.define do
   factory :protected_branch do
-    name
+    sequence(:name) { |n| "protected_branch_#{n}" }
     project
 
     transient do
@@ -11,6 +11,20 @@ FactoryBot.define do
       default_access_level { true }
     end
 
+    trait :create_branch_on_repository do
+      association :project, factory: [:project, :repository]
+
+      transient do
+        repository_branch_name { name }
+      end
+
+      after(:create) do |protected_branch, evaluator|
+        project = protected_branch.project
+
+        project.repository.create_branch(evaluator.repository_branch_name, project.default_branch_or_main)
+      end
+    end
+
     trait :developers_can_push do
       transient do
         default_push_level { false }