diff --git a/ui/scripts/projects.js b/ui/scripts/projects.js
index 34c57c6aae7..8310ecf0e4c 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/projects.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/projects.js
@@ -569,13 +569,18 @@
     // Project listing data provider
     dataProvider: function(args) {
       var user = args.context.users[0];
+      var data = {
+        accountId: user.userid,
+        listAll: true
+      };
+
+      if (args.projectName) {
+        data.keyword = args.projectName;
+      }
 
       $.ajax({
         url: createURL('listProjects', { ignoreProject: true }),
-        data: {
-          accountId: user.userid,
-          listAll: true
-        },
+        data: data,
         dataType: 'json',
         async: true,
         success: function(data) {
diff --git a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/projects.js b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/projects.js
index 221d834d29f..117c4337726 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/ui-custom/projects.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/ui-custom/projects.js
@@ -543,8 +543,9 @@
       var $cancel = $('<div>').addClass('button cancel').html(_l('label.cancel'));
 
       // Get project data
-      var loadData = function(complete) {
+      var loadData = function(complete, options) {
         cloudStack.projects.dataProvider({
+          projectName: options ? options.projectName : null,
           context: cloudStack.context,
           response: {
             success: function(args) {
@@ -585,7 +586,9 @@
       // Search form
       $searchForm.submit(function() {
         $list.find('li').remove();
-        loadData();
+        loadData(null, {
+          projectName: $(this).find('input[type=text]').val()
+        });
 
         return false;
       });