diff --git a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/ProjectControl.java b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/ProjectControl.java
index 82fce53..edffcc6 100644
--- a/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/ProjectControl.java
+++ b/java/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/ProjectControl.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.GroupMembership;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GitReceivePackGroups;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.GitUploadPackGroups;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.GitRepositoryManager;
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
   private final ChangeControl.Factory changeControlFactory;
   private final PermissionCollection.Factory permissionFilter;
   private final DefaultRefFilter.Factory refFilterFactory;
+  private final AllUsersName allUsersName;
 
   private List<SectionMatcher> allSections;
   private Map<String, RefControl> refControls;
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@
       RefVisibilityControl refVisibilityControl,
       GitRepositoryManager repositoryManager,
       DefaultRefFilter.Factory refFilterFactory,
+      AllUsersName allUsersName,
       @Assisted CurrentUser who,
       @Assisted ProjectState ps) {
     this.changeControlFactory = changeControlFactory;
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@
     this.refVisibilityControl = refVisibilityControl;
     this.repositoryManager = repositoryManager;
     this.refFilterFactory = refFilterFactory;
+    this.allUsersName = allUsersName;
     user = who;
     state = ps;
   }
@@ -176,7 +180,9 @@
   }
 
   boolean allRefsAreVisible(Set<String> ignore) {
-    return user.isInternalUser() || canPerformOnAllRefs(Permission.READ, ignore);
+    return user.isInternalUser()
+        || (!getProject().getNameKey().equals(allUsersName)
+            && canPerformOnAllRefs(Permission.READ, ignore));
   }
 
   /** Can the user run upload pack? */
diff --git a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControlTest.java b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControlTest.java
index d4442d4..336b6fb 100644
--- a/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControlTest.java
+++ b/javatests/com/google/gerrit/server/permissions/RefControlTest.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.GroupMembership;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.ListGroupMembership;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllProjectsName;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllUsersName;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.meta.MetaDataUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.index.SingleVersionModule.SingleVersionListener;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.junit.TestRepository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
@@ -90,6 +92,18 @@
     assertWithMessage("not owner").that(u.isOwner()).isFalse();
   }
 
+  private void assertAllRefsAreVisible(ProjectControl u) {
+    assertWithMessage("all refs visible")
+        .that(u.allRefsAreVisible(Collections.emptySet()))
+        .isTrue();
+  }
+
+  private void assertAllRefsAreNotVisible(ProjectControl u) {
+    assertWithMessage("all refs NOT visible")
+        .that(u.allRefsAreVisible(Collections.emptySet()))
+        .isFalse();
+  }
+
   private void assertNotOwner(String ref, ProjectControl u) {
     assertWithMessage("NOT OWN " + ref).that(u.controlForRef(ref).isOwner()).isFalse();
   }
@@ -181,6 +195,7 @@
   private final Project.NameKey parentKey = Project.nameKey("parent");
 
   @Inject private AllProjectsName allProjectsName;
+  @Inject private AllUsersName allUsersName;
   @Inject private InMemoryRepositoryManager repoManager;
   @Inject private MetaDataUpdate.Server metaDataUpdateFactory;
   @Inject private ProjectCache projectCache;
@@ -272,6 +287,32 @@
   }
 
   @Test
+  public void allRefsAreVisibleForRegularProject() throws Exception {
+    projectOperations
+        .project(localKey)
+        .forUpdate()
+        .add(allow(READ).ref("refs/*").group(DEVS))
+        .add(allow(READ).ref("refs/groups/*").group(DEVS))
+        .add(allow(READ).ref("refs/users/default").group(DEVS))
+        .update();
+
+    assertAllRefsAreVisible(user(localKey, DEVS));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void allRefsAreNotVisibleForAllUsers() throws Exception {
+    projectOperations
+        .project(allUsersName)
+        .forUpdate()
+        .add(allow(READ).ref("refs/*").group(DEVS))
+        .add(allow(READ).ref("refs/groups/*").group(DEVS))
+        .add(allow(READ).ref("refs/users/default").group(DEVS))
+        .update();
+
+    assertAllRefsAreNotVisible(user(allUsersName, DEVS));
+  }
+
+  @Test
   public void branchDelegation1() throws Exception {
     projectOperations
         .project(localKey)