diff --git a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
index 55a7bbcf07..a3a81cccc4 100644
--- a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		{{if .DefaultBranchBranch}}
 			<h4 class="ui top attached header">
 				{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.default_branch"}}
-				{{if and $.IsWriter (not $.Repository.IsArchived) (not .IsDeleted)}}
+				{{if and $.Permission.IsAdmin (not $.Repository.IsArchived) (not .IsDeleted)}}
 				<a role="button" class="right" href="{{.RepoLink}}/settings/branches" data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.branches.switch_default_branch"}}">
 					{{svg "octicon-arrow-switch"}}
 				</a>
diff --git a/tests/integration/repo_branch_test.go b/tests/integration/repo_branch_test.go
index c9bec7d2fc..68bbbf3f7b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/repo_branch_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/repo_branch_test.go
@@ -186,6 +186,31 @@ func TestDatabaseMissingABranch(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestSwitchDefaultBranchButtonVisibility(t *testing.T) {
+	onApplicationRun(t, func(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
+		session := loginUser(t, "user5")
+
+		t.Run("Check switch default branch button", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("Repo admin", func(t *testing.T) {
+				repo4 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 4})
+
+				// Check that the button is present
+				resp := session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo4.FullName()+"/branches"), http.StatusOK)
+				htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+				assert.Equal(t, 1, htmlDoc.doc.Find("a[href='/"+repo4.FullName()+"/settings/branches']").Length())
+			})
+			t.Run("None repo admin", func(t *testing.T) {
+				repo40 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 40})
+
+				// Check that the button is NOT present
+				resp := session.MakeRequest(t, NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo40.FullName()+"/branches"), http.StatusOK)
+				htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+				assert.Equal(t, 0, htmlDoc.doc.Find("a[href='/"+repo40.FullName()+"/settings/branches']").Length())
+			})
+		})
+	})
+}
+
 func TestCreateBranchButtonVisibility(t *testing.T) {
 	onApplicationRun(t, func(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
 		session := loginUser(t, "user1")