diff --git a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/projects.clj b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/projects.clj
index 3684824bc5..c99c4f27d7 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/projects.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/rpc/commands/projects.clj
@@ -70,7 +70,27 @@
 
 ;; --- QUERY: Get projects
 
-(declare get-projects)
+(def ^:private sql:projects
+  "SELECT p.*,
+          coalesce(tpp.is_pinned, false) as is_pinned,
+          (SELECT count(*) FROM file AS f
+            WHERE f.project_id = p.id
+              AND f.deleted_at is null) AS count,
+          (SELECT count(*) FROM file AS f
+            WHERE f.project_id = p.id) AS total_count
+     FROM project AS p
+    INNER JOIN team AS t ON (t.id = p.team_id)
+     LEFT JOIN team_project_profile_rel AS tpp
+            ON (tpp.project_id = p.id AND
+                tpp.team_id = p.team_id AND
+                tpp.profile_id = ?)
+    WHERE p.team_id = ?
+      AND t.deleted_at is null
+    ORDER BY p.modified_at DESC")
+
+(defn get-projects
+  [conn profile-id team-id]
+  (db/exec! conn [sql:projects profile-id team-id]))
 
 (def ^:private schema:get-projects
   [:map {:title "get-projects"}
@@ -78,32 +98,11 @@
 
 (sv/defmethod ::get-projects
   {::doc/added "1.18"
+   ::doc/changes [["2.12" "This endpoint now return deleted but recoverable projects"]]
    ::sm/params schema:get-projects}
-  [{:keys [::db/pool]} {:keys [::rpc/profile-id team-id]}]
-  (dm/with-open [conn (db/open pool)]
-    (teams/check-read-permissions! conn profile-id team-id)
-    (get-projects conn profile-id team-id)))
-
-(def sql:projects
-  "select p.*,
-          coalesce(tpp.is_pinned, false) as is_pinned,
-          (select count(*) from file as f
-            where f.project_id = p.id
-              and deleted_at is null) as count
-     from project as p
-    inner join team as t on (t.id = p.team_id)
-     left join team_project_profile_rel as tpp
-            on (tpp.project_id = p.id and
-                tpp.team_id = p.team_id and
-                tpp.profile_id = ?)
-    where p.team_id = ?
-      and p.deleted_at is null
-      and t.deleted_at is null
-    order by p.modified_at desc")
-
-(defn get-projects
-  [conn profile-id team-id]
-  (db/exec! conn [sql:projects profile-id team-id]))
+  [cfg {:keys [::rpc/profile-id team-id]}]
+  (teams/check-read-permissions! cfg profile-id team-id)
+  (get-projects cfg profile-id team-id))
 
 ;; --- QUERY: Get all projects
 
diff --git a/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_project_test.clj b/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_project_test.clj
index 652894aa47..6f4704e973 100644
--- a/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_project_test.clj
+++ b/backend/test/backend_tests/rpc_project_test.clj
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@
       ;; (th/print-result! out)
       (t/is (nil? (:error out)))
       (let [result (:result out)]
-        (t/is (= 1 (count result)))))))
+        (t/is (= 1 (count (remove :deleted-at result))))
+        (t/is (= 2 (count result)))))))
 
 (t/deftest permissions-checks-create-project
   (let [profile1 (th/create-profile* 1)
@@ -207,7 +208,8 @@
       ;; (th/print-result! out)
       (t/is (nil? (:error out)))
       (let [result (:result out)]
-        (t/is (= 1 (count result)))))
+        (t/is (= 2 (count result)))
+        (t/is (= 1 (count (remove :deleted-at result))))))
 
     ;; run permanent deletion (should be noop)
     (let [result (th/run-task! :objects-gc {})]
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/dashboard/projects.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/dashboard/projects.cljs
index fd6470893f..472ed76ff8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/dashboard/projects.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/dashboard/projects.cljs
@@ -245,7 +245,10 @@
         [:div {:class (stl/css-case :project-actions true
                                     :pinned-project (:is-pinned project))}
          (when-not (:is-default project)
-           [:> pin-button* {:class (stl/css :pin-button) :is-pinned (:is-pinned project) :on-click toggle-pin :tab-index 0}])
+           [:> pin-button* {:class (stl/css :pin-button)
+                            :is-pinned (:is-pinned project)
+                            :on-click toggle-pin
+                            :tab-index 0}])
 
          (when ^boolean can-edit
            [:button {:class (stl/css :add-file-btn)
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@
   (let [projects
         (mf/with-memo [projects]
           (->> projects
+               (remove :deleted-at)
                (sort-by :modified-at)
                (reverse)))
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/dashboard/sidebar.cljs b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/dashboard/sidebar.cljs
index d73ea8faae..8e7ccae588 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/main/ui/dashboard/sidebar.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/app/main/ui/dashboard/sidebar.cljs
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@
         pinned-projects
         (mf/with-memo [projects]
           (->> projects
+               (remove :deleted-at)
                (remove :is-default)
                (filter :is-pinned)
                (sort-by :name)