diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/RepositoryViewerController.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/RepositoryViewerController.scala
index 824860e..045adab 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/RepositoryViewerController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/controller/RepositoryViewerController.scala
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@
    * Displays branches.
    */
   get("/:owner/:repository/branches")(referrersOnly { repository =>
+    val protectedBranches = getProtectedBranchList(repository.owner, repository.name).toSet
     val branches = JGitUtil.getBranches(
       owner         = repository.owner,
       name          = repository.name,
@@ -497,7 +498,7 @@
       origin        = repository.repository.originUserName.isEmpty
     )
     .sortBy(br => (br.mergeInfo.isEmpty, br.commitTime))
-    .map(br => br -> getPullRequestByRequestCommit(repository.owner, repository.name, repository.repository.defaultBranch, br.name, br.commitId))
+    .map(br => (br, getPullRequestByRequestCommit(repository.owner, repository.name, repository.repository.defaultBranch, br.name, br.commitId), protectedBranches.contains(br.name)))
     .reverse
 
     html.branches(branches, hasWritePermission(repository.owner, repository.name, context.loginAccount), repository)
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/repo/branches.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/repo/branches.scala.html
index a726088..a6ca10d 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/repo/branches.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/gitbucket/core/repo/branches.scala.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@(branchInfo: Seq[(gitbucket.core.util.JGitUtil.BranchInfo, Option[(gitbucket.core.model.PullRequest, gitbucket.core.model.Issue)])],
+@(branchInfo: Seq[(gitbucket.core.util.JGitUtil.BranchInfo, Option[(gitbucket.core.model.PullRequest, gitbucket.core.model.Issue)], Boolean)],
   hasWritePermission: Boolean,
   repository: gitbucket.core.service.RepositoryService.RepositoryInfo)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context)
 @import context._
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
-      @branchInfo.map { case (branch, prs) =>
+      @branchInfo.map { case (branch, prs, isProtected) =>
         <tr><td style="padding: 12px;">
           <div class="branch-action">
             @branch.mergeInfo.map{ info =>
@@ -48,13 +48,18 @@
                   @if(prs.map(!_._2.closed).getOrElse(false)){
                     <a class="disabled" data-toggle="tooltip" title="You can’t delete this branch because it has an open pull request"><i class="octicon octicon-trashcan"></i></a>
                   } else {
-                    <a href="@url(repository)/delete/@encodeRefName(branch.name)" class="delete-branch" data-name="@branch.name" @if(info.isMerged){ data-toggle="tooltip" title="this branch is merged" }><i class="octicon octicon-trashcan @if(info.isMerged){warning} else {danger}"></i></a>
+                    @if(isProtected){
+                      <a class="disabled" data-toggle="tooltip" title="You can’t delete a protected branch."><i class="octicon octicon-trashcan"></i></a>
+                    } else {
+                      <a href="@url(repository)/delete/@encodeRefName(branch.name)" class="delete-branch" data-name="@branch.name" @if(info.isMerged){ data-toggle="tooltip" title="this branch is merged" }><i class="octicon octicon-trashcan @if(info.isMerged){warning} else {danger}"></i></a>
+                    }
                   }
                 </span>
               }
             }
           </div>
           <div class="branch-details">
+            @if(isProtected){ <span class="octicon octicon-shield" title="This branch is protected"></span> }
             <a href="@url(repository)/tree/@encodeRefName(branch.name)" class="branch-name">@branch.name</a>
             <span class="branch-meta">
               <span>Updated @helper.html.datetimeago(branch.commitTime, false)