diff --git a/api/project.go b/api/project.go
index 0a80db7594..5d2a3cf1f1 100644
--- a/api/project.go
+++ b/api/project.go
@@ -127,6 +127,25 @@ func (p *ProjectAPI) Head() {
 
 // Get ...
 func (p *ProjectAPI) Get() {
+	project, err := dao.GetProjectByID(p.projectID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to get project %d: %v", p.projectID, err)
+		p.CustomAbort(http.StatusInternalServerError, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError))
+	}
+
+	if project.Public == 0 {
+		userID := p.ValidateUser()
+		if !checkProjectPermission(userID, p.projectID) {
+			p.CustomAbort(http.StatusUnauthorized, http.StatusText(http.StatusUnauthorized))
+		}
+	}
+
+	p.Data["json"] = project
+	p.ServeJSON()
+}
+
+// List ...
+func (p *ProjectAPI) List() {
 	var projectList []models.Project
 	projectName := p.GetString("project_name")
 	if len(projectName) > 0 {
diff --git a/ui/router.go b/ui/router.go
index 1218424c21..49c1392886 100644
--- a/ui/router.go
+++ b/ui/router.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ func initRouters() {
 	//API:
 	beego.Router("/api/search", &api.SearchAPI{})
 	beego.Router("/api/projects/:pid/members/?:mid", &api.ProjectMemberAPI{})
+	beego.Router("/api/projects/", &api.ProjectAPI{}, "get:List")
 	beego.Router("/api/projects/?:id", &api.ProjectAPI{})
 	beego.Router("/api/statistics", &api.StatisticAPI{})
 	beego.Router("/api/projects/:id/logs/filter", &api.ProjectAPI{}, "post:FilterAccessLog")