diff --git a/models/db/search.go b/models/db/search.go
index f5273cb6f6..26e082756a 100644
--- a/models/db/search.go
+++ b/models/db/search.go
@@ -27,3 +27,9 @@ const (
 	SearchOrderByForks                 SearchOrderBy = "num_forks ASC"
 	SearchOrderByForksReverse          SearchOrderBy = "num_forks DESC"
 )
+
+const (
+	// Which means a condition to filter the records which don't match any id.
+	// It's different from zero which means the condition could be ignored.
+	NoneID = -1
+)
diff --git a/models/issues/issue.go b/models/issues/issue.go
index 78cac90052..3ddc799270 100644
--- a/models/issues/issue.go
+++ b/models/issues/issue.go
@@ -1251,6 +1251,8 @@ func (opts *IssuesOptions) setupSessionNoLimit(sess *xorm.Session) {
 	if opts.ProjectID > 0 {
 		sess.Join("INNER", "project_issue", "issue.id = project_issue.issue_id").
 			And("project_issue.project_id=?", opts.ProjectID)
+	} else if opts.ProjectID == db.NoneID { // show those that are in no project
+		sess.And(builder.NotIn("issue.id", builder.Select("issue_id").From("project_issue")))
 	}
 
 	if opts.ProjectBoardID != 0 {
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
index 26217293a5..f384056613 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.ini
@@ -1306,7 +1306,8 @@ issues.filter_label_no_select = All labels
 issues.filter_milestone = Milestone
 issues.filter_milestone_no_select = All milestones
 issues.filter_project = Project
-issues.filter_project_no_select = All projects
+issues.filter_project_all = All projects
+issues.filter_project_none = No project
 issues.filter_assignee = Assignee
 issues.filter_assginee_no_select = All assignees
 issues.filter_poster = Author
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index 5bff9e67f3..2193da5110 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -363,16 +363,10 @@ func issues(ctx *context.Context, milestoneID, projectID int64, isPullOption uti
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	projects, _, err := project_model.FindProjects(ctx, project_model.SearchOptions{
-		RepoID:   repo.ID,
-		Type:     project_model.TypeRepository,
-		IsClosed: util.OptionalBoolOf(isShowClosed),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("FindProjects", err)
+	retrieveProjects(ctx, repo)
+	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
-	ctx.Data["Projects"] = projects
 
 	ctx.Data["IssueStats"] = issueStats
 	ctx.Data["SelLabelIDs"] = labelIDs
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
index 23bcc60f94..cf2a2a6bba 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/list.tmpl
@@ -75,19 +75,41 @@
 					</div>
 
 					<!-- Project -->
-					<div class="ui {{if not .Projects}}disabled{{end}} dropdown jump item">
+					<div class="ui{{if not (or .OpenProjects .ClosedProjects)}} disabled{{end}} dropdown jump item">
 						<span class="text">
-							{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_project"}}
+							{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_projects"}}
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 						</span>
 						<div class="menu">
 							<div class="ui icon search input">
 								<i class="icon df ac jc">{{svg "octicon-search" 16}}</i>
-								<input type="text" placeholder="{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_project"}}">
+								<input type="text" placeholder="{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_projects"}}">
 							</div>
-							<a class="item" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.SelectLabels}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_project_no_select"}}</a>
-							{{range .Projects}}
-								<a class="{{if $.ProjectID}}{{if eq $.ProjectID .ID}}active selected{{end}}{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&project={{.ID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}">{{.Title}}</a>
+							<a class="item" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.SelectLabels}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_project_all"}}</a>
+							<a class="item" href="{{$.Link}}?q={{$.Keyword}}&type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{.SelectLabels}}&project=-1&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_project_none"}}</a>
+							{{if .OpenProjects}}
+								<div class="divider"></div>
+								<div class="header">
+									{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.open_projects"}}
+								</div>
+								{{range .OpenProjects}}
+									<a class="{{if $.ProjectID}}{{if eq $.ProjectID .ID}}active selected{{end}}{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&project={{.ID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}">
+										{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "mr-3"}}{{end}}
+										{{.Title}}
+									</a>
+								{{end}}
+							{{end}}
+							{{if .ClosedProjects}}
+								<div class="divider"></div>
+								<div class="header">
+									{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.closed_projects"}}
+								</div>
+								{{range .ClosedProjects}}
+									<a class="{{if $.ProjectID}}{{if eq $.ProjectID .ID}}active selected{{end}}{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&sort={{$.SortType}}&state={{$.State}}&labels={{$.SelectLabels}}&milestone={{$.MilestoneID}}&project={{.ID}}&assignee={{$.AssigneeID}}&poster={{$.PosterID}}">
+										{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "mr-3"}}{{end}}
+										{{.Title}}
+									</a>
+								{{end}}
 							{{end}}
 						</div>
 					</div>
@@ -222,18 +244,38 @@
 					</div>
 
 					<!-- Projects -->
-					<div class="ui {{if not .Projects}}disabled{{end}} dropdown jump item">
+					<div class="ui{{if not (or .OpenProjects .ClosedProjects)}} disabled{{end}} dropdown jump item">
 						<span class="text">
 							{{.locale.Tr "repo.project_board"}}
 							{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 						</span>
 						<div class="menu">
 							<div class="item issue-action" data-element-id="0" data-url="{{$.Link}}/projects">
-							{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.no_projects"}}
+							{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.clear_projects"}}
 							</div>
-							{{range .Projects}}
-								<div class="item issue-action" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/projects">
-									{{.Title}}
+							{{if .OpenProjects}}
+								<div class="divider"></div>
+								<div class="header">
+									{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.open_projects"}}
+								</div>
+								{{range .OpenProjects}}
+									<div class="item issue-action" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/projects">
+										{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "mr-3"}}{{end}}
+										{{.Title}}
+									</div>
+								{{end}}
+							{{end}}
+							{{if .ClosedProjects}}
+								<div class="divider"></div>
+								<div class="header">
+									{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.closed_projects"}}
+								</div>
+								{{range .ClosedProjects}}
+									<div class="item issue-action" data-element-id="{{.ID}}" data-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/projects">
+										{{if .IsOrganizationProject}}{{svg "octicon-project-symlink" 18 "mr-3"}}{{else}}{{svg "octicon-project" 18 "mr-3"}}{{end}}
+										{{.Title}}
+									</div>
+								{{end}}
 								</div>
 							{{end}}
 						</div>