diff --git a/backend/LexBoxApi/GraphQL/LexQueries.cs b/backend/LexBoxApi/GraphQL/LexQueries.cs
index 442fcd8f3..062869d44 100644
--- a/backend/LexBoxApi/GraphQL/LexQueries.cs
+++ b/backend/LexBoxApi/GraphQL/LexQueries.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public class LexQueries
 {
     [UseProjection]
     [UseSorting]
+    [UseFiltering]
     public IQueryable<Project> MyProjects(LoggedInContext loggedInContext, LexBoxDbContext context)
     {
         var userId = loggedInContext.User.Id;
diff --git a/frontend/schema.graphql b/frontend/schema.graphql
index 7624aaa32..06060b836 100644
--- a/frontend/schema.graphql
+++ b/frontend/schema.graphql
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ type ProjectWritingSystems {
 }
 
 type Query {
-  myProjects(orderBy: [ProjectSortInput!] @cost(weight: "10")): [Project!]! @cost(weight: "10")
+  myProjects(orderBy: [ProjectSortInput!] @cost(weight: "10") where: ProjectFilterInput @cost(weight: "10")): [Project!]! @cost(weight: "10")
   projects(withDeleted: Boolean! = false where: ProjectFilterInput @cost(weight: "10") orderBy: [ProjectSortInput!] @cost(weight: "10")): [Project!]! @authorize(policy: "AdminRequiredPolicy") @cost(weight: "10")
   myDraftProjects(orderBy: [DraftProjectSortInput!] @cost(weight: "10")): [DraftProject!]! @cost(weight: "10")
   draftProjects(where: DraftProjectFilterInput @cost(weight: "10") orderBy: [DraftProjectSortInput!] @cost(weight: "10")): [DraftProject!]! @authorize(policy: "AdminRequiredPolicy") @cost(weight: "10")
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.ts b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.ts
index cb0978e5b..f7a0cf93e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/+page.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
 } from '$lib/gql/types';
 import {getClient, graphql} from '$lib/gql';
 
+import type {LexAuthUser} from '$lib/user';
 import type {OrgTabId} from './OrgTabs.svelte';
 import type {PageLoadEvent} from './$types';
 import type {UUID} from 'crypto';
@@ -315,14 +316,24 @@ export async function _deleteOrg(orgId: string): $OpResult<DeleteOrgMutation> {
   return result;
 }
 
-export async function _getMyProjects(): Promise<LoadMyProjectsQuery['myProjects']> {
+export async function _getProjectsIManage(user: LexAuthUser): Promise<LoadMyProjectsQuery['myProjects']> {
   const client = getClient();
+
   //language=GraphQL
   const results = await client.query(graphql(`
-        query loadMyProjects {
-            myProjects(orderBy: [
+        query loadMyProjects($userId: UUID!) {
+            myProjects(
+              orderBy: [
                 {name: ASC }
-            ]) {
+              ],
+              where: {
+                users: {
+                  some: {
+                    userId: {eq: $userId},
+                    role: {eq: MANAGER}
+                  }
+                }
+              }) {
                 code
                 id
                 name
@@ -333,7 +344,7 @@ export async function _getMyProjects(): Promise<LoadMyProjectsQuery['myProjects'
                 }
             }
         }
-  `), {});
+  `), { userId: user.id });
   return results.data?.myProjects ?? [];
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/AddMyProjectsToOrgModal.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/AddMyProjectsToOrgModal.svelte
index 224c5d031..bf90da6ce 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/AddMyProjectsToOrgModal.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(authenticated)/org/[org_id]/AddMyProjectsToOrgModal.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   import t from '$lib/i18n';
   import {type LexAuthUser} from '$lib/user';
   import {z} from 'zod';
-  import {_addProjectsToOrg, _getMyProjects, type Org} from './+page';
+  import {_addProjectsToOrg, _getProjectsIManage, type Org} from './+page';
   import {ProjectRole} from '$lib/gql/types';
   import {useNotifications} from '$lib/notify';
   import {type UUID} from 'crypto';
@@ -19,25 +19,22 @@
 
   let formModal: FormModal<typeof schema>;
   let newProjects: Project[] = [];
-  let alreadyAddedProjects: Project[] = [];
+  let alreadyAddedProjects: number = 0;
   let selectedProjects: string[] = [];
 
   async function openModal(): Promise<void> {
-    const myProjects = await _getMyProjects();
-    const projectsIManage = myProjects.map((project) => ({
-      id: project.id,
-      name: project.name,
-      code: project.code,
-      memberRole: project.users.find(projUser => projUser.userId === user.id)?.role ?? ProjectRole.Editor,
-    })).filter(p => p.memberRole === ProjectRole.Manager);
+    const projectsIManage = await _getProjectsIManage(user);
 
     newProjects = [];
-    alreadyAddedProjects = [];
+    alreadyAddedProjects = 0;
     projectsIManage.forEach(proj => {
       if (org.projects.find(p => p.id === proj.id)) {
-        alreadyAddedProjects.push(proj);
+        alreadyAddedProjects++;
       } else {
-        newProjects.push(proj);
+        newProjects.push({
+          ...proj,
+          memberRole: ProjectRole.Manager,
+        });
       }
     });
 
@@ -66,9 +63,9 @@
   </span>
   {#if newProjects.length}
     <UserProjects projects={newProjects} bind:selectedProjects hideRoleColumn />
-  {:else if alreadyAddedProjects.length}
+  {:else if alreadyAddedProjects}
     <span class="text-secondary">
-      {$t('org_page.add_my_projects.all_projects_already_added', { count: alreadyAddedProjects.length })}
+      {$t('org_page.add_my_projects.all_projects_already_added', { count: alreadyAddedProjects })}
     </span>
   {:else}
     <span class="text-secondary">