diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useUIPermission/index.ts b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useUIPermission/index.ts
index fcac173c89..806b006d02 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/composables/useUIPermission/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/composables/useUIPermission/index.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,32 @@ export const useUIPermission = createSharedComposable(() => {
   const { previewAs } = useGlobal()
   const { allRoles } = useRoles()
 
-  const isUIAllowed = (permission: Permission | string, skipPreviewAs = false) => {
+  const isUIAllowed = (
+    permission: Permission | string,
+    skipPreviewAs = false,
+    userRoles?: string | Record<string, boolean> | string[],
+  ) => {
     if (previewAs.value && !skipPreviewAs) {
       return hasPermission(previewAs.value, true, permission)
     }
 
-    return Object.entries(allRoles.value).some(([role, hasRole]) =>
-      hasPermission(role as Role | ProjectRole, hasRole, permission),
-    )
+    let roles: Record<string, boolean> = {}
+
+    if (!userRoles) {
+      roles = allRoles.value
+    } else if (Array.isArray(userRoles) || typeof userRoles === 'string') {
+      roles = (Array.isArray(userRoles) ? userRoles : userRoles.split(','))
+        // filter out any empty-string/null/undefined values
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .reduce<Record<string, boolean>>((acc, role) => {
+          acc[role] = true
+          return acc
+        }, {})
+    } else if (typeof userRoles === 'object') {
+      roles = userRoles
+    }
+
+    return Object.entries(roles).some(([role, hasRole]) => hasPermission(role as Role | ProjectRole, hasRole, permission))
   }
 
   return { isUIAllowed }
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui/pages/index/index/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui/pages/index/index/index.vue
index 8aeedb8bc6..4a3b8789c2 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui/pages/index/index/index.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui/pages/index/index/index.vue
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ const copyProjectMeta = async () => {
       <a-table-column key="title" :title="$t('general.title')" data-index="title">
         <template #default="{ text, record }">
           <div class="flex items-center">
-            <div @click.stop>
+            <div @click.stop class="w-2">
               <a-menu class="!border-0 !m-0 !p-0" trigger-sub-menu-action="click">
-                <template v-if="isUIAllowed('projectTheme')">
+                <template v-if="isUIAllowed('projectTheme') || isUIAllowed('projectTheme', true, record.roles)">
                   <a-sub-menu key="theme" popup-class-name="custom-color">
                     <template #title>
                       <div
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ const copyProjectMeta = async () => {
           <div v-if="record.status !== ProjectStatus.JOB" class="flex items-center gap-2">
             <component
               :is="iconMap.edit"
-              v-if="isUIAllowed('projectUpdate', true)"
+              v-if="isUIAllowed('projectUpdate', true) || isUIAllowed('projectUpdate', true, record.roles)"
               v-e="['c:project:edit:rename']"
               class="nc-action-btn"
               @click.stop="navigateTo(`/${text}`)"
@@ -316,14 +316,14 @@ const copyProjectMeta = async () => {
 
             <component
               :is="iconMap.delete"
-              v-if="isUIAllowed('projectDelete', true)"
+              v-if="isUIAllowed('projectDelete', true) || isUIAllowed('projectDelete', true, record.roles)"
               class="nc-action-btn"
               :data-testid="`delete-project-${record.title}`"
               @click.stop="deleteProject(record)"
             />
 
             <a-dropdown
-              v-if="isUIAllowed('duplicateProject', true)"
+              v-if="isUIAllowed('duplicateProject', true) || isUIAllowed('duplicateProject', true, record.roles)"
               :trigger="['click']"
               overlay-class-name="nc-dropdown-import-menu"
               @click.stop
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/models/ProjectUser.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/models/ProjectUser.ts
index 5042466fbf..913509f192 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/models/ProjectUser.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/models/ProjectUser.ts
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ export default class ProjectUser {
     projectList = await ncMeta
       .knex(MetaTable.PROJECT)
       .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.*`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.title`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.prefix`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.status`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.description`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.meta`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.color`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.is_meta`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.created_at`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT}.updated_at`)
+      .select(`${MetaTable.PROJECT_USERS}.roles`)
       .innerJoin(MetaTable.PROJECT_USERS, function () {
         this.on(
           `${MetaTable.PROJECT_USERS}.project_id`,