diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
index 0787abd4e1..1c9dc36e49 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure.cfg
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ DISABLED_PLUGINS = ['IRC', 'Pagure tickets', 'Read the Doc', 'Fedmsg']
 ALWAYS_FEDMSG_ON_COMMITS = True
 
 ACLS = {
+    'create_branch': 'Create a git branch on a project',
     'create_project': 'Create a new project',
     'fork_project': 'Fork a project',
     'pull_request_close': 'Close a pull-request of this project',
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ ADMIN_API_ACLS = [
     'modify_project',
     'generate_acls_project',
     'commit_flag',
+    'create_branch',
 ]
 
 BLACKLISTED_GROUPS = ['forks', 'group']