diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_create_protected_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_create_protected_branch.html.haml
index 24b53555cdcfcb30db69e27a8f172b49fab6ab66..fe1242389b4d11a457a9c9552698471c52e42a09 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_create_protected_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_create_protected_branch.html.haml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 - content_for :merge_access_levels do
   .merge_access_levels-container
-    = dropdown_tag('Select',
+    = dropdown_tag(_('Select'),
                     options: { toggle_class: 'js-allowed-to-merge qa-allowed-to-merge-select wide',
                     dropdown_class: 'dropdown-menu-selectable qa-allowed-to-merge-dropdown capitalize-header',
                     data: { field_name: 'protected_branch[merge_access_levels_attributes][0][access_level]', input_id: 'merge_access_levels_attributes' }})
 - content_for :push_access_levels do
   .push_access_levels-container
-    = dropdown_tag('Select',
+    = dropdown_tag(_('Select'),
                     options: { toggle_class: 'js-allowed-to-push qa-allowed-to-push-select wide',
                     dropdown_class: 'dropdown-menu-selectable qa-allowed-to-push-dropdown capitalize-header',
                     data: { field_name: 'protected_branch[push_access_levels_attributes][0][access_level]', input_id: 'push_access_levels_attributes' }})
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_update_protected_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_update_protected_branch.html.haml
index 74bfaa9ff80f2e1b8ca25d038c46abc7f0fafaa9..47c9bc56f650d8a50938a127ae0951df46eaee5d 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_update_protected_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/_update_protected_branch.html.haml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 %td
   = hidden_field_tag "allowed_to_merge_#{protected_branch.id}", protected_branch.merge_access_levels.first.access_level
-  = dropdown_tag( (protected_branch.merge_access_levels.first.humanize || 'Select') ,
+  = dropdown_tag( (protected_branch.merge_access_levels.first.humanize || _('Select')) ,
                  options: { toggle_class: 'js-allowed-to-merge qa-allowed-to-merge', dropdown_class: 'dropdown-menu-selectable js-allowed-to-merge-container capitalize-header',
                  data: { field_name: "allowed_to_merge_#{protected_branch.id}", access_level_id: protected_branch.merge_access_levels.first.id }})
 %td
   = hidden_field_tag "allowed_to_push_#{protected_branch.id}", protected_branch.push_access_levels.first.access_level
-  = dropdown_tag( (protected_branch.push_access_levels.first.humanize || 'Select') ,
+  = dropdown_tag( (protected_branch.push_access_levels.first.humanize || _('Select')) ,
                  options: { toggle_class: 'js-allowed-to-push', dropdown_class: 'dropdown-menu-selectable js-allowed-to-push-container capitalize-header',
                  data: { field_name: "allowed_to_push_#{protected_branch.id}", access_level_id: protected_branch.push_access_levels.first.id }})
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_branches_list.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_branches_list.html.haml
index 9a06eca89bb66b259e9358678f54dea60e4ff99f..7e714c188f504f5672defea4a53403c8d9430e96 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_branches_list.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_branches_list.html.haml
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   - if @protected_branches.empty?
     .card-header.bg-white
       %h3.card-title.mb-0
-        Protected branch (#{@protected_branches_count})
+        #{ _("Protected branch") } (#{@protected_branches_count})
     %p.settings-message.text-center
-      There are currently no protected branches, protect a branch with the form above.
+      = _("There are currently no protected branches, protect a branch with the form above.")
   - else
     %table.table.table-bordered
       %colgroup
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
           %col
       %thead
         %tr
-          %th Protected branch (#{@protected_branches_count})
-          %th Last commit
-          %th Allowed to merge
-          %th Allowed to push
+          %th= _('Protected branch (%{protected_branches_count})') % { protected_branches_count: @protected_branches_count }
+          %th= _('Last commit')
+          %th= _('Allowed to merge')
+          %th= _('Allowed to push')
           - if can_admin_project
             %th
       %tbody
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_create_protected_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_create_protected_branch.html.haml
index c2d6c034e357d691d3e721172b40c4946e832473..aba53e9fce56084d103d1341d9c167df10a65509 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_create_protected_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_create_protected_branch.html.haml
@@ -2,31 +2,27 @@
   .card
     .card-header
       %h3.card-title
-        Protect a branch
+        = _("Protect a branch")
     .card-body
       = form_errors(@protected_branch)
       .form-group.row
         = f.label :name, class: 'col-md-2 text-right' do
-          Branch:
+          = _("Branch:")
         .col-md-10
           = render partial: "projects/protected_branches/shared/dropdown", locals: { f: f }
           .form-text.text-muted
-            = link_to 'Wildcards', help_page_path('user/project/protected_branches', anchor: 'wildcard-protected-branches')
-            such as
-            %code *-stable
-            or
-            %code production/*
-            are supported
+            - link_to_wildcard = link_to(_('Wildcards'), help_page_path('user/project/protected_branches', anchor: 'wildcard-protected-branches'))
+            = _("such as <code>*-stable</code> or <code>production/*</code> are supported").html_safe
       .form-group.row
         %label.col-md-2.text-right{ for: 'merge_access_levels_attributes' }
-          Allowed to merge:
+          = _("Allowed to merge:")
         .col-md-10
           = yield :merge_access_levels
       .form-group.row
         %label.col-md-2.text-right{ for: 'push_access_levels_attributes' }
-          Allowed to push:
+          = _("Allowed to push:")
         .col-md-10
           = yield :push_access_levels
 
     .card-footer
-      = f.submit 'Protect', class: 'btn-create btn', disabled: true
+      = f.submit _('Protect'), class: 'btn-create btn', disabled: true
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_dropdown.html.haml
index b3d6068039a348ec81df5de54d6c6b893449a158..375c14b5e03097ff45c776afb1ad47465555886f 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 = f.hidden_field(:name)
 
-= dropdown_tag('Select branch or create wildcard',
+= dropdown_tag(_('Select branch or create wildcard'),
                options: { toggle_class: 'js-protected-branch-select js-filter-submit wide git-revision-dropdown-toggle qa-protected-branch-select',
-                          filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-selectable git-revision-dropdown qa-protected-branch-dropdown", placeholder: "Search protected branches",
+                          filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-selectable git-revision-dropdown qa-protected-branch-dropdown", placeholder: _("Search protected branches"),
                           footer_content: true,
                           data: { show_no: true, show_any: true, show_upcoming: true,
                                   selected: params[:protected_branch_name],
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 
   %ul.dropdown-footer-list
     %li
-      %button{ class: "dropdown-create-new-item-button js-dropdown-create-new-item", title: "New Protected Branch" }
-        Create wildcard
+      %button{ class: "dropdown-create-new-item-button js-dropdown-create-new-item", title: _("New Protected Branch") }
+        = _("Create wildcard")
         %code
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_index.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_index.html.haml
index 4f1c6c92484cfb8340fa3d02c71aff57b6088883..76b564cad166eb80f659434062e6615e522082b6 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_index.html.haml
@@ -3,20 +3,23 @@
 %section.qa-protected-branches-settings.settings.no-animate{ class: ('expanded' if expanded) }
   .settings-header
     %h4
-      Protected Branches
+      = _("Protected Branches")
     %button.btn.js-settings-toggle.qa-expand-protected-branches{ type: 'button' }
-      = expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'
+      = expanded ? _('Collapse') : _('Expand')
     %p
-      Keep stable branches secure and force developers to use merge requests.
+      = _("Keep stable branches secure and force developers to use merge requests.")
   .settings-content
     %p
-      By default, protected branches are designed to:
+      = _("By default, protected branches are designed to:")
       %ul
-        %li prevent their creation, if not already created, from everybody except Maintainers
-        %li prevent pushes from everybody except Maintainers
-        %li prevent <strong>anyone</strong> from force pushing to the branch
-        %li prevent <strong>anyone</strong> from deleting the branch
-      %p Read more about #{link_to "protected branches", help_page_path("user/project/protected_branches")} and #{link_to "project permissions", help_page_path("user/permissions")}.
+        %li= _("prevent their creation, if not already created, from everybody except Maintainers")
+        %li= _("prevent pushes from everybody except Maintainers")
+        %li= _("prevent <strong>anyone</strong> from force pushing to the branch").html_safe
+        %li= _("prevent <strong>anyone</strong> from deleting the branch").html_safe
+      %p
+        - link_to_protected_branches = link_to(_("protected branches"), help_page_path("user/project/protected_branches"))
+        - link_to_project_permissions = link_to(_("project permissions"), help_page_path("user/permissions"))
+        = _("Read more about %{link_to_protected_branches} and %{link_to_project_permissions}.").html_safe % { link_to_protected_branches: link_to_protected_branches, link_to_project_permissions: link_to_project_permissions }
 
     - if can? current_user, :admin_project, @project
       = content_for :create_protected_branch
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_protected_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_protected_branch.html.haml
index 05cee483c0eb193ca0b2bfd405ee7e323f8ab3ee..1896dca8c92d8b9ba1f8b155b81521fd2ec41c92 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_protected_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/shared/_protected_branch.html.haml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
         = link_to(commit.short_id, namespace_project_commit_path(@project.namespace, @project, commit.id), class: 'commit-sha')
         = time_ago_with_tooltip(commit.committed_date)
       - else
-        (branch was removed from repository)
+        = _("(branch was removed from repository)")
 
   = yield
 
   - if can_admin_project
     %td
-      = link_to 'Unprotect', [@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project, protected_branch], disabled: local_assigns[:disabled], data: { confirm: 'Branch will be writable for developers. Are you sure?' }, method: :delete, class: "btn btn-warning"
+      = link_to _('Unprotect'), [@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project, protected_branch], disabled: local_assigns[:disabled], data: { confirm: _('Branch will be writable for developers. Are you sure?') }, method: :delete, class: "btn btn-warning"
diff --git a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/show.html.haml
index 7ccbcfded203bf169d34b23325ddf7803919cf00..8c0d6158a7084a3d8c7a59bee338a4ce572a4d8a 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/protected_branches/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/protected_branches/show.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- page_title @protected_ref.name, "Protected Branches"
+- page_title @protected_ref.name, _("Protected Branches")
 
 .row.prepend-top-default.append-bottom-default
   .col-lg-3
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       = @protected_ref.name
 
   .col-lg-9.edit_protected_branch
-    %h5 Matching Branches
+    %h5= _("Matching Branches")
     - if @matching_refs.present?
       .table-responsive
         %table.table.protected-branches-list
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
             %col{ width: "30%" }
           %thead
             %tr
-              %th Branch
-              %th Last commit
+              %th= _('Branch')
+              %th= _('Last commit')
           %tbody
             - @matching_refs.each do |matching_branch|
               = render partial: "projects/protected_branches/shared/matching_branch", object: matching_branch
     - else
       %p.settings-message.text-center
-        Couldn't find any matching branches.
+        = _("Couldn't find any matching branches.")
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 0ea8789d6cbfc5b9435051434d264fa0aa5b3903..89308dbbd6209db50521dfa9a2fe87c0b0701267 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ msgstr[1] ""
 msgid "%{unstaged} unstaged and %{staged} staged changes"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "(branch was removed from repository)"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "+ %{moreCount} more"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -522,6 +525,18 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Allow requests to the local network from hooks and services."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Allowed to merge"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Allowed to merge:"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Allowed to push"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Allowed to push:"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Allows you to add and manage Kubernetes clusters."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1056,6 +1071,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Boards"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Branch"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Branch %{branchName} was not found in this project's repository."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1076,6 +1094,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Branch name"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Branch will be writable for developers. Are you sure?"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Branch:"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "BranchSwitcherPlaceholder|Search branches"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1223,6 +1247,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Business metrics (Custom)"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "By default, protected branches are designed to:"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "ByAuthor|by"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2223,6 +2250,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Copy token to clipboard"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Couldn't find any matching branches."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Create"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2298,6 +2328,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Create project label"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Create wildcard"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "CreateNewFork|Fork"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -4022,6 +4055,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "June"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Keep stable branches secure and force developers to use merge requests."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Koding"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -4344,6 +4380,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Markdown enabled"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Matching Branches"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Maximum git storage failures"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -4679,6 +4718,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "New Pipeline Schedule"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "New Protected Branch"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "New Snippet"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -5683,6 +5725,21 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Promotions|Upgrade plan"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Protect"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Protect a branch"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Protected Branches"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Protected branch"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "Protected branch (%{protected_branches_count})"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Protip:"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -5737,6 +5794,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Read more"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Read more about %{link_to_protected_branches} and %{link_to_project_permissions}."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Read more about project permissions <strong>%{link_to_help}</strong>"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -6065,6 +6125,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Search project"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Search protected branches"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Search users"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -6142,6 +6205,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Select assignee"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Select branch or create wildcard"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Select branch/tag"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -6830,6 +6896,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "The value lying at the midpoint of a series of observed values. E.g., between 3, 5, 9, the median is 5. Between 3, 5, 7, 8, the median is (5+7)/2 = 6."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "There are currently no protected branches, protect a branch with the form above."
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "There are no issues to show"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -7317,6 +7386,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Unlocked"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Unprotect"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Unresolve discussion"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -7689,6 +7761,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Wiki|Wiki Pages"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Wildcards"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "With contribution analytics you can have an overview for the activity of issues, merge requests and push events of your organization and its members."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -8459,9 +8534,27 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "personal access token"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "prevent <strong>anyone</strong> from deleting the branch"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "prevent <strong>anyone</strong> from force pushing to the branch"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "prevent pushes from everybody except Maintainers"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "prevent their creation, if not already created, from everybody except Maintainers"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "private key does not match certificate."
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "project permissions"
+msgstr ""
+
+msgid "protected branches"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "remaining"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -8480,6 +8573,9 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "started"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "such as <code>*-stable</code> or <code>production/*</code> are supported"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "this document"
 msgstr ""