diff --git a/groups b/groups
index 6ff1d3f..ec36e2f 100644
--- a/groups
+++ b/groups
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 585e55b2b23edc4be1fe32af11f0ea40e6251c57	trusted-firmware-a-ip-reviewers
 5b2667831f42b0a9032405404b813c6082876d90	trusted-firmware-a-approvers
 7c05eb1a9b6d175b7b553af378f380423ff922e4	Bot Users
+8c8d5800e19a926629aefdd27673521578b2a37d	trusted-firmware-a-branch-users
diff --git a/project.config b/project.config
index 709a678..0814b19 100644
--- a/project.config
+++ b/project.config
@@ -62,3 +62,5 @@
 [access "refs/meta/dashboards/*"]
 	create = group trusted-firmware-a-approvers
 	push = group trusted-firmware-a-approvers
+[access "refs/heads/topics/*"]
+	create = group trusted-firmware-a-branch-users