|  | @@ -642,8 +642,14 @@ func viewIssue(c *context.Context, isPullList bool) {
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				|  |  |  	if issue.IsPull && issue.PullRequest.HasMerged {
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				|  |  |  		pull := issue.PullRequest
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				|  |  | +		branchProtected := false
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				|  |  | +		protectBranch, err := models.GetProtectBranchOfRepoByName(pull.BaseRepoID, pull.HeadBranch)
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				|  |  | +		if err == nil {
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				|  |  | +			branchProtected = protectBranch.Protected
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				|  |  | +		}
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				|  |  |  		c.Data["IsPullBranchDeletable"] = pull.BaseRepoID == pull.HeadRepoID &&
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				|  |  | -			c.Repo.IsWriter() && c.Repo.GitRepo.IsBranchExist(pull.HeadBranch)
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				|  |  | +			c.Repo.IsWriter() && c.Repo.GitRepo.IsBranchExist(pull.HeadBranch) &&
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				|  |  | +			!branchProtected
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				|  |  |  		deleteBranchUrl := c.Repo.RepoLink + "/branches/delete/" + pull.HeadBranch
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				|  |  |  		c.Data["DeleteBranchLink"] = fmt.Sprintf("%s?commit=%s&redirect_to=%s", deleteBranchUrl, pull.MergedCommitID, c.Data["Link"])
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