diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js b/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js
index 9d706b5ba594949d92d855de5dacd5c8917a458a..8bd10b4954b2e31ab860afdaa22009cea42cccf1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/dispatcher.js
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ import GpgBadges from './gpg_badges';
           break;
         case 'projects:edit':
           setupProjectEdit();
+          // Initialize expandable settings panels
+          initSettingsPanels();
           break;
         case 'projects:pipelines:builds':
         case 'projects:pipelines:failures':
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
index b3a90dff89a0392a3781c94ef4d9a6bf453115b4..ab8b7defc72950441c0e9f96c83b913cd932ddf0 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/projects.scss
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   }
 
   select {
-    background: transparent;
     transition: background 2s ease-out;
 
     &.highlight-changes {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/settings.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/settings.scss
index d69a8e0995c815b2fc9b8445bc0ad2764447efc7..1b53e78c954e578946ac1a417434427b5e167198 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/settings.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/settings.scss
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@
 .settings-content {
   max-height: 1px;
   overflow-y: scroll;
-  margin-right: -20px;
-  padding-right: 130px;
+  padding-right: 110px;
   animation: collapseMaxHeight 300ms ease-out;
 
   &.expanded {
@@ -87,6 +86,18 @@
     overflow: hidden;
     margin-top: 20px;
   }
+
+  .sub-section {
+    margin-bottom: 32px;
+    padding: 16px;
+    border: 1px solid $border-color;
+    background-color: $gray-light;
+  }
+
+  .bs-callout,
+  .checkbox:first-child {
+    margin-top: 0;
+  }
 }
 
 .settings-list-icon {
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_merge_request_settings.html.haml b/app/views/projects/_merge_request_settings.html.haml
index 818010bc7d3dc627b5ef3f884317626f8374fd54..2054a1ac787a4ffee8656dfa3c7af3589b57edbc 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_merge_request_settings.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_merge_request_settings.html.haml
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 - form = local_assigns.fetch(:form)
 
-%fieldset.features.merge-requests-feature.append-bottom-default
-  %hr
-  %h5.prepend-top-0
-    Merge Requests
-
-  = render 'projects/merge_request_merge_settings', form: form
+= render 'projects/merge_request_merge_settings', form: form
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/projects/edit.html.haml b/app/views/projects/edit.html.haml
index 087cb8044490bd31805142bc784a2b670cd65f55..ef8b58f041cc669dab7be22be49e48827ef41ce7 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/edit.html.haml
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
+- page_title "General"
 - @content_class = "limit-container-width" unless fluid_layout
+- expanded = Rails.env.test?
 
 = render "projects/settings/head"
-.project-edit-container
-  .row.prepend-top-default
-    .col-lg-4.profile-settings-sidebar
-      %h4.prepend-top-0
-        Project settings
-    .col-lg-8
-      .project-edit-errors
+
+%section.settings.general-settings
+  .settings-header
+    %h4
+      General project settings
+    %button.btn.js-settings-toggle
+      = expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'
+    %p
+      Update your project name, description, avatar, and other general settings.
+  .settings-content.no-animate{ class: ('expanded' if expanded) }
+    .project-edit-errors
       = form_for [@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project], remote: true, html: { multipart: true, class: "edit-project" }, authenticity_token: true do |f|
         %fieldset
           .row
@@ -35,89 +41,7 @@
           = f.label :tag_list, "Tags", class: 'label-light'
           = f.text_field :tag_list, value: @project.tag_list.sort.join(', '), maxlength: 2000, class: "form-control"
           %p.help-block Separate tags with commas.
-        %hr
-        %fieldset
-          %h5.prepend-top-0
-            Sharing & Permissions
-          .form_group.prepend-top-20.sharing-and-permissions
-            .row.js-visibility-select
-              .col-md-8
-                .label-light
-                  = label_tag :project_visibility, 'Project Visibility', class: 'label-light', for: :project_visibility_level
-                  = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path("public_access/public_access")
-                %span.help-block
-              .col-md-4.visibility-select-container
-                = render('projects/visibility_select', model_method: :visibility_level, form: f, selected_level: @project.visibility_level)
-            = f.fields_for :project_feature do |feature_fields|
-              %fieldset.features
-                .row
-                  .col-md-8.project-feature
-                    = feature_fields.label :repository_access_level, "Repository", class: 'label-light'
-                    %span.help-block View and edit files in this project
-                  .col-md-4.js-repo-access-level
-                    = project_feature_access_select(:repository_access_level)
-
-                .row
-                  .col-md-8.project-feature.nested
-                    = feature_fields.label :merge_requests_access_level, "Merge requests", class: 'label-light'
-                    %span.help-block Submit changes to be merged upstream
-                  .col-md-4
-                    = project_feature_access_select(:merge_requests_access_level)
-
-                .row
-                  .col-md-8.project-feature.nested
-                    = feature_fields.label :builds_access_level, "Pipelines", class: 'label-light'
-                    %span.help-block Build, test, and deploy your changes
-                  .col-md-4
-                    = project_feature_access_select(:builds_access_level)
-
-                .row
-                  .col-md-8.project-feature
-                    = feature_fields.label :snippets_access_level, "Snippets", class: 'label-light'
-                    %span.help-block Share code pastes with others out of Git repository
-                  .col-md-4
-                    = project_feature_access_select(:snippets_access_level)
-
-                .row
-                  .col-md-8.project-feature
-                    = feature_fields.label :issues_access_level, "Issues", class: 'label-light'
-                    %span.help-block Lightweight issue tracking system for this project
-                  .col-md-4
-                    = project_feature_access_select(:issues_access_level)
-
-                .row
-                  .col-md-8.project-feature
-                    = feature_fields.label :wiki_access_level, "Wiki", class: 'label-light'
-                    %span.help-block Pages for project documentation
-                  .col-md-4
-                    = project_feature_access_select(:wiki_access_level)
-          .form-group
-            = render 'shared/allow_request_access', form: f
-          - if Gitlab.config.lfs.enabled && current_user.admin?
-            .row.js-lfs-enabled
-              .col-md-8
-                = f.label :lfs_enabled, 'LFS', class: 'label-light'
-                %span.help-block
-                  Git Large File Storage
-                  = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path('workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs')
-              .col-md-4
-                .select-wrapper
-                  = f.select :lfs_enabled, [%w(Enabled true), %w(Disabled false)], {}, selected: @project.lfs_enabled?, class: 'pull-right form-control project-repo-select select-control', data: { field: 'lfs_enabled' }
-                  = icon('chevron-down')
-        - if Gitlab.config.registry.enabled
-          .form-group.js-container-registry{ style: ("display: none;" if @project.project_feature.send(:repository_access_level) == 0) }
-            .checkbox
-              = f.label :container_registry_enabled do
-                = f.check_box :container_registry_enabled
-                %strong Container Registry
-                %br
-                %span.descr Enable Container Registry for this project
-                = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path('user/project/container_registry'), target: '_blank'
-
-        = render 'merge_request_settings', form: f
-
-        %hr
-        %fieldset.features.append-bottom-default
+        %fieldset.features
           %h5.prepend-top-0
             Project avatar
           .form-group
@@ -137,91 +61,183 @@
               = link_to 'Remove avatar', project_avatar_path(@project), data: { confirm: "Project avatar will be removed. Are you sure?"}, method: :delete, class: "btn btn-remove btn-sm remove-avatar"
         = f.submit 'Save changes', class: "btn btn-save"
 
-  .row.prepend-top-default
-  %hr
-  .row.prepend-top-default
-    .col-lg-4
-      %h4.prepend-top-0
-        Housekeeping
-      %p.append-bottom-0
-        %p
-          Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository,
-          such as compressing file revisions and removing unreachable objects.
-    .col-lg-8
-      = link_to 'Housekeeping', housekeeping_project_path(@project),
-          method: :post, class: "btn btn-default"
-  %hr
-  .row.prepend-top-default
-    .col-lg-4
-      %h4.prepend-top-0
-        Export project
+%section.settings.sharing-permissions
+  .settings-header
+    %h4
+      Sharing and permissions
+    %button.btn.js-settings-toggle
+      = expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'
+    %p
+      Enable or disable certain project features and choose access levels.
+  .settings-content.no-animate{ class: ('expaneded' if expanded) }
+    = form_for [@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project], remote: true, html: { multipart: true, class: "sharing-permissions-form" }, authenticity_token: true do |f|
+      .form_group.sharing-and-permissions
+        .row.js-visibility-select
+          .col-md-8
+            .label-light
+              = label_tag :project_visibility, 'Project Visibility', class: 'label-light', for: :project_visibility_level
+              = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path("public_access/public_access")
+            %span.help-block
+          .col-md-4.visibility-select-container
+            = render('projects/visibility_select', model_method: :visibility_level, form: f, selected_level: @project.visibility_level)
+        = f.fields_for :project_feature do |feature_fields|
+          %fieldset.features
+            .row
+              .col-md-8.project-feature
+                = feature_fields.label :repository_access_level, "Repository", class: 'label-light'
+                %span.help-block View and edit files in this project
+              .col-md-4.js-repo-access-level
+                = project_feature_access_select(:repository_access_level)
+
+            .row
+              .col-md-8.project-feature.nested
+                = feature_fields.label :merge_requests_access_level, "Merge requests", class: 'label-light'
+                %span.help-block Submit changes to be merged upstream
+              .col-md-4
+                = project_feature_access_select(:merge_requests_access_level)
+
+            .row
+              .col-md-8.project-feature.nested
+                = feature_fields.label :builds_access_level, "Pipelines", class: 'label-light'
+                %span.help-block Build, test, and deploy your changes
+              .col-md-4
+                = project_feature_access_select(:builds_access_level)
+
+            .row
+              .col-md-8.project-feature
+                = feature_fields.label :snippets_access_level, "Snippets", class: 'label-light'
+                %span.help-block Share code pastes with others out of Git repository
+              .col-md-4
+                = project_feature_access_select(:snippets_access_level)
+
+            .row
+              .col-md-8.project-feature
+                = feature_fields.label :issues_access_level, "Issues", class: 'label-light'
+                %span.help-block Lightweight issue tracking system for this project
+              .col-md-4
+                = project_feature_access_select(:issues_access_level)
+
+            .row
+              .col-md-8.project-feature
+                = feature_fields.label :wiki_access_level, "Wiki", class: 'label-light'
+                %span.help-block Pages for project documentation
+              .col-md-4
+                = project_feature_access_select(:wiki_access_level)
+      .form-group
+        = render 'shared/allow_request_access', form: f
+      - if Gitlab.config.lfs.enabled && current_user.admin?
+        .row.js-lfs-enabled.form-group.sharing-and-permissions
+          .col-md-8
+            = f.label :lfs_enabled, 'Git Large File Storage', class: 'label-light'
+            = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path('workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs')
+            %span.help-block Manages large files such as audio, video and graphics files.
+          .col-md-4
+            .select-wrapper
+              = f.select :lfs_enabled, [%w(Enabled true), %w(Disabled false)], {}, selected: @project.lfs_enabled?, class: 'pull-right form-control project-repo-select select-control', data: { field: 'lfs_enabled' }
+              = icon('chevron-down')
+      - if Gitlab.config.registry.enabled
+        .form-group.js-container-registry{ style: ("display: none;" if @project.project_feature.send(:repository_access_level) == 0) }
+          .checkbox
+            = f.label :container_registry_enabled do
+              = f.check_box :container_registry_enabled
+              %strong Container Registry
+              %br
+              %span.descr Enable Container Registry for this project
+              = link_to icon('question-circle'), help_page_path('user/project/container_registry'), target: '_blank'
+      = f.submit 'Save changes', class: "btn btn-save"
+
+
+%section.settings.merge-request-settings{ style: ("display: none;" if @project.project_feature.send(:merge_requests_access_level) == 0) }
+  .settings-header
+    %h4
+      Merge request settings
+    %button.btn.js-settings-toggle
+      = expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'
+    %p
+      Customize your merge request restrictions.
+  .settings-content.no-animate{ class: ('expanded' if expanded) }
+    = form_for [@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project], remote: true, html: { multipart: true, class: "merge-request-settings" }, authenticity_token: true do |f|
+      = render 'merge_request_settings', form: f
+      = f.submit 'Save changes', class: "btn btn-save"
+
+%section.settings
+  .settings-header
+    %h4
+      Export project
+    %button.btn.js-settings-toggle
+      = expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'
+    %p
+      Export this project with all its related data in order to move your project to a new GitLab instance. Once the export is finished, you can import the file from the "New Project" page.
+  .settings-content.no-animate{ class: ('expanded' if expanded) }
+    .bs-callout.bs-callout-info
       %p.append-bottom-0
         %p
-          Export this project with all its related data in order to move your project to a new GitLab instance. Once the export is finished, you can import the file from the "New Project" page.
+          The following items will be exported:
+        %ul
+          %li Project and wiki repositories
+          %li Project uploads
+          %li Project configuration including web hooks and services
+          %li Issues with comments, merge requests with diffs and comments, labels, milestones, snippets, and other project entities
         %p
-          Once the exported file is ready, you will receive a notification email with a download link.
-
-    .col-lg-8
+          The following items will NOT be exported:
+        %ul
+          %li Job traces and artifacts
+          %li LFS objects
+          %li Container registry images
+          %li CI variables
+          %li Any encrypted tokens
+    %p
+      Once the exported file is ready, you will receive a notification email with a download link.
+    - if @project.export_project_path
+      = link_to 'Download export',  download_export_project_path(@project),
+              rel: 'nofollow', download: '', method: :get, class: "btn btn-default"
+      = link_to 'Generate new export',  generate_new_export_project_path(@project),
+              method: :post, class: "btn btn-default"
+    - else
+      = link_to 'Export project', export_project_path(@project),
+              method: :post, class: "btn btn-default"
 
-      - if @project.export_project_path
-        = link_to 'Download export',  download_export_project_path(@project),
-                rel: 'nofollow', download: '', method: :get, class: "btn btn-default"
-        = link_to 'Generate new export',  generate_new_export_project_path(@project),
-                method: :post, class: "btn btn-default"
-      - else
-        = link_to 'Export project', export_project_path(@project),
-                method: :post, class: "btn btn-default"
-
-      .bs-callout.bs-callout-info
-        %p.append-bottom-0
-          %p
-            The following items will be exported:
-          %ul
-            %li Project and wiki repositories
-            %li Project uploads
-            %li Project configuration including web hooks and services
-            %li Issues with comments, merge requests with diffs and comments, labels, milestones, snippets, and other project entities
-          %p
-            The following items will NOT be exported:
-          %ul
-            %li Job traces and artifacts
-            %li LFS objects
-            %li Container registry images
-            %li CI variables
-            %li Any encrypted tokens
-  - if can? current_user, :archive_project, @project
-    %hr
-    .row.prepend-top-default
-      .col-lg-4
-        %h4.warning-title.prepend-top-0
+%section.settings.advanced-settings
+  .settings-header
+    %h4
+      Advanced settings
+    %button.btn.js-settings-toggle
+      = expanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'
+    %p
+      Perform advanced options such as housekeeping, exporting, archiveing, renameing, transfering, or removeing your project.
+  .settings-content.no-animate{ class: ('expanded' if expanded) }
+    .sub-section
+      %h4 Housekeeping
+      %p
+        Runs a number of housekeeping tasks within the current repository, such as compressing file revisions and removing unreachable objects.
+      = link_to 'Housekeeping', housekeeping_project_path(@project),
+          method: :post, class: "btn btn-default"
+    - if can? current_user, :archive_project, @project
+      .sub-section
+        %h4.warning-title
           - if @project.archived?
             Unarchive project
           - else
             Archive project
-        %p.append-bottom-0
-          - if @project.archived?
-            Unarchiving the project will mark its repository as active. The project can be committed to.
-          - else
-            Archiving the project will mark its repository as read-only. It is hidden from the dashboard and doesn't show up in searches.
-      .col-lg-8
         - if @project.archived?
           %p
+            Unarchiving the project will mark its repository as active. The project can be committed to.
             %strong Once active this project shows up in the search and on the dashboard.
           = link_to 'Unarchive project', unarchive_project_path(@project),
               data: { confirm: "Are you sure that you want to unarchive this project?\nWhen this project is unarchived it is active and can be committed to again." },
               method: :post, class: "btn btn-success"
         - else
           %p
+            Archiving the project will mark its repository as read-only. It is hidden from the dashboard and doesn't show up in searches.
             %strong Archived projects cannot be committed to!
           = link_to 'Archive project', archive_project_path(@project),
               data: { confirm: "Are you sure that you want to archive this project?\nAn archived project cannot be committed to." },
               method: :post, class: "btn btn-warning"
-  %hr
-  .row.prepend-top-default
-    .col-lg-4
-      %h4.prepend-top-0.warning-title
+    .sub-section.rename-respository
+      %h4.warning-title
         Rename repository
-    .col-lg-8
+      %p
+        Export this project with all its related data in order to move your project to a new GitLab instance. Once the export is finished, you can import the file from the "New Project" page.
       = render 'projects/errors'
       = form_for([@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project]) do |f|
         .form-group.project_name_holder
@@ -243,15 +259,11 @@
             - if @project.deployment_services.any?
               %li Your deployment services will be broken, you will need to manually fix the services after renaming.
         = f.submit 'Rename project', class: "btn btn-warning"
-  - if can?(current_user, :change_namespace, @project)
-    %hr
-    .row.prepend-top-default
-      .col-lg-4
-        %h4.prepend-top-0.danger-title
-          Transfer project to new group
-        %p.append-bottom-0
-          Please select the group you want to transfer this project to in the dropdown to the right.
-      .col-lg-8
+
+    - if can?(current_user, :change_namespace, @project)
+      .sub-section
+        %h4.danger-title
+          Transfer project
         = form_for([@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project], url: transfer_project_path(@project), method: :put, remote: true, html: { class: 'js-project-transfer-form' } ) do |f|
           .form-group
             = label_tag :new_namespace_id, nil, class: 'label-light' do
@@ -264,31 +276,24 @@
               %li You will need to update your local repositories to point to the new location.
               %li Project visibility level will be changed to match namespace rules when transfering to a group.
           = f.submit 'Transfer project', class: "btn btn-remove js-confirm-danger", data: { "confirm-danger-message" => transfer_project_message(@project) }
-  - if @project.forked? && can?(current_user, :remove_fork_project, @project)
-    %hr
-    .row.prepend-top-default.append-bottom-default
-      .col-lg-4
-        %h4.prepend-top-0.danger-title
+    - if @project.forked? && can?(current_user, :remove_fork_project, @project)
+      .sub-section
+        %h4.danger-title
           Remove fork relationship
-        %p.append-bottom-0
-          %p
-            This will remove the fork relationship to source project
-            = succeed "." do
-              = link_to @project.forked_from_project.name_with_namespace, project_path(@project.forked_from_project)
-      .col-lg-8
+        %p
+          This will remove the fork relationship to source project
+          = succeed "." do
+            = link_to @project.forked_from_project.name_with_namespace, project_path(@project.forked_from_project)
         = form_for([@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project], url: remove_fork_project_path(@project), method: :delete, remote: true, html: { class: 'transfer-project' }) do |f|
           %p
             %strong Once removed, the fork relationship cannot be restored and you will no longer be able to send merge requests to the source.
           = button_to 'Remove fork relationship', '#', class: "btn btn-remove js-confirm-danger", data: { "confirm-danger-message" => remove_fork_project_message(@project) }
-  - if can?(current_user, :remove_project, @project)
-    %hr
-    .row.prepend-top-default.append-bottom-default
-      .col-lg-4
-        %h4.prepend-top-0.danger-title
+    - if can?(current_user, :remove_project, @project)
+      .sub-section
+        %h4.danger-title
           Remove project
-        %p.append-bottom-0
+        %p
           Removing the project will delete its repository and all related resources including issues, merge requests etc.
-      .col-lg-8
         = form_tag(project_path(@project), method: :delete) do
           %p
             %strong Removed projects cannot be restored!