diff --git a/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/about-protected-branches.md b/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/about-protected-branches.md
index 251a1f2449..8e109ff50a 100644
--- a/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/about-protected-branches.md
+++ b/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/about-protected-branches.md
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ By default, protected branch rules do not apply to people with admin permissions
 You can enable branch restrictions if your repository is owned by an organization using {% data variables.product.prodname_team %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}.
 {% endif %}
 
-When you enable branch restrictions, only users, teams, or apps that have been given permission can push to the protected branch. You can view and edit the users, teams, or apps with push access to a protected branch in the protected branch's settings. When status checks are required, the people, teams, and apps that have permission to push to a protected branch will still be prevented from merging if the required checks fail. People, teams, and apps that have permission to push to a protected branch will still need to create a pull request when pull requests are required.
+When you enable branch restrictions, only users, teams, or apps that have been given permission can push to the protected branch. Optionally, you can apply the same restrictions to the creation of matching branches. You can view and edit the users, teams, or apps with push access to a protected branch in the protected branch's settings. When status checks are required, the people, teams, and apps that have permission to push to a protected branch will still be prevented from merging if the required checks fail. People, teams, and apps that have permission to push to a protected branch will still need to create a pull request when pull requests are required.
 
-You can only give push access to a protected branch to users, teams, or installed {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} with write access to a repository. People and apps with admin permissions to a repository are always able to push to a protected branch.
+You can only give push access to a protected branch, or give permission to create a matching branch, to users, teams, or installed {% data variables.product.prodname_github_apps %} with write access to a repository. People and apps with admin permissions to a repository are always able to push to a protected branch or create a matching branch.
 
 ### Allow force pushes