diff --git a/doc/user/group/index.md b/doc/user/group/index.md
index 4dbb05de584319548cc789ef57ec3a1bea79f118..322cefc71d9f73afd3f179418617e06d63d5e1d3 100644
--- a/doc/user/group/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/group/index.md
@@ -269,9 +269,13 @@ There are two different ways to add a new project to a group:
 > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/2534) in GitLab 10.5.
 > - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/25975) from GitLab Premium to GitLab Free in 11.10.
 
-By default, users with at least the Developer role can create projects under a group.
+By default, users with:
 
-To change this setting for a specific group:
+- At least the Developer role can create projects under a group. This default can be changed.
+- At least the Maintainer role can fork projects into a group. This default prevents users with the Developer role from forking projects that
+  contain protected branches and cannot be changed.
+
+To change the role that can create projects under a group:
 
 1. On the left sidebar, at the top, select **Search GitLab** (**{search}**) to find your group.
 1. Select **Settings > General**.
diff --git a/doc/user/permissions.md b/doc/user/permissions.md
index 5781b109da92c5cf183443d5676e785a05e09aff..0b02de59ab48ecb10ecb958366fb29f1c7b7c8ae 100644
--- a/doc/user/permissions.md
+++ b/doc/user/permissions.md
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ The following table lists group permissions available for each role:
 | View [Productivity analytics](analytics/productivity_analytics.md)                      |       | ✓        | ✓         | ✓          | ✓     |
 | Create and edit [group wiki](project/wiki/group.md) pages                               |       |          | ✓         | ✓          | ✓     |
 | Create project in group                                                                 |       |          | ✓ (2)(4)  | ✓ (2)      | ✓ (2) |
+| Fork project into a group                                                               |       |          |           | ✓          | ✓     |
 | Create/edit/delete group milestones                                                     |       | ✓        | ✓         | ✓          | ✓     |
 | Create/edit/delete iterations                                                           |       | ✓        | ✓         | ✓          | ✓     |
 | Create/edit/delete metrics dashboard annotations                                        |       |          | ✓         | ✓          | ✓     |