diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 3849683a35e8f19b42ffb96644f88403b05c1866..7ffc74f4ec0519ed9b9e6ff2b932e55051e3bf63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ v 8.13.0 (unreleased)
   - Close open merge request without source project (Katarzyna Kobierska Ula Budziszewska)
   - Use a ConnectionPool for Rails.cache on Sidekiq servers
   - Replace `alias_method_chain` with `Module#prepend`
+  - Enable GitLab Import/Export for non-admin users.
   - Preserve label filters when sorting !6136 (Joseph Frazier)
   - Only update issuable labels if they have been changed
   - Take filters in account in issuable counters. !6496
diff --git a/app/controllers/import/gitlab_projects_controller.rb b/app/controllers/import/gitlab_projects_controller.rb
index 7d0eff376354d84de066f7c9804e11a7ed8015ac..3ec173abcdbdacac98c13a0ec80e1c986b5164ab 100644
--- a/app/controllers/import/gitlab_projects_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/import/gitlab_projects_controller.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 class Import::GitlabProjectsController < Import::BaseController
   before_action :verify_gitlab_project_import_enabled
-  before_action :authenticate_admin!
 
   def new
     @namespace_id = project_params[:namespace_id]
@@ -48,8 +47,4 @@ class Import::GitlabProjectsController < Import::BaseController
       :path, :namespace_id, :file
     )
   end
-
-  def authenticate_admin!
-    render_404 unless current_user.is_admin?
-  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/new.html.haml b/app/views/projects/new.html.haml
index fda0592dd41dcd6135027fbd242845396d3ddc90..cc8cb134fb83f2206d667cf05d017ff503dcc4e0 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/new.html.haml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     = link_to "#", class: 'btn js-toggle-button import_git' do
                       = icon('git', text: 'Repo by URL')
                 %div{ class: 'import_gitlab_project' }
-                  - if gitlab_project_import_enabled? && current_user.is_admin?
+                  - if gitlab_project_import_enabled?
                     = link_to new_import_gitlab_project_path, class: 'btn btn_import_gitlab_project project-submit' do
                       = icon('gitlab', text: 'GitLab export')
 
diff --git a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md
index 445c0ee833307973cbf95ba15963ea3cc7272566..65ed9fae4ecda0800d10f7227cd780e0c38625f5 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 >    that of the exporter.
 >  - For existing installations, the project import option has to be enabled in
 >    application settings (`/admin/application_settings`) under 'Import sources'.
->    You will have to be an administrator to enable and use the import functionality.
+>    Ask your administrator if you don't see the **GitLab export** button when
+>    creating a new project.
 >  - You can find some useful raketasks if you are an administrator in the
 >    [import_export](../../../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md)
 >    raketask.
diff --git a/features/steps/dashboard/new_project.rb b/features/steps/dashboard/new_project.rb
index 2f0941e4113df348ddf949ef6ce3718e097d3e37..cb36d6ae1a98b80d7f99f2822947bbb16ecc6950 100644
--- a/features/steps/dashboard/new_project.rb
+++ b/features/steps/dashboard/new_project.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::NewProject < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     expect(page).to have_link('GitLab.com')
     expect(page).to have_link('Google Code')
     expect(page).to have_link('Repo by URL')
+    expect(page).to have_link('GitLab export')
   end
 
   step 'I click on "Import project from GitHub"' do
diff --git a/spec/features/projects/import_export/import_file_spec.rb b/spec/features/projects/import_export/import_file_spec.rb
index 09cd6369881fdaa39613f0d97dec33a786fec1d7..f32834801a02d553be87d13b231d01631b3085cd 100644
--- a/spec/features/projects/import_export/import_file_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/projects/import_export/import_file_spec.rb
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ feature 'Import/Export - project import integration test', feature: true, js: tr
       login_as(normal_user)
     end
 
-    scenario 'non-admin user is not allowed to import a project' do
+    scenario 'non-admin user is allowed to import a project' do
       expect(Project.all.count).to be_zero
 
       visit new_project_path
 
       fill_in :project_path, with: 'test-project-path', visible: true
 
-      expect(page).not_to have_content('GitLab export')
+      expect(page).to have_content('GitLab export')
     end
   end