diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components.d.ts b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components.d.ts
index 79e596ccda..45f9c60cd0 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/components.d.ts
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/components.d.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ declare module '@vue/runtime-core' {
     MdiMinusCircleOutline: typeof import('~icons/mdi/minus-circle-outline')['default']
     MdiMoonFull: typeof import('~icons/mdi/moon-full')['default']
     MdiNotebookCheckOutline: typeof import('~icons/mdi/notebook-check-outline')['default']
+    MdiNull: typeof import('~icons/mdi/null')['default']
     MdiNumeric: typeof import('~icons/mdi/numeric')['default']
     MdiOpenInNew: typeof import('~icons/mdi/open-in-new')['default']
     MdiPencil: typeof import('~icons/mdi/pencil')['default']
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/[id].vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/[id].vue
index 2bdff4c764..9e0857d8f0 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/[id].vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/[id].vue
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import type { Form } from 'ant-design-vue'
 import { message } from 'ant-design-vue'
+import type { ProjectType } from 'nocodb-sdk'
+import tinycolor from 'tinycolor2'
 import {
   extractSdkResponseErrorMsg,
   navigateTo,
@@ -34,11 +36,13 @@ const nameValidationRules = [
 
 const form = ref<typeof Form>()
 
-const formState = reactive({
+const formState = reactive<Partial<ProjectType>>({
   title: '',
+  color: '#FFFFFF00',
 })
 
 const renameProject = async () => {
+  formState.color = formState.color === '#FFFFFF00' ? '' : formState.color
   try {
     await updateProject(formState)
 
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ const renameProject = async () => {
 // select and focus title field on load
 onMounted(async () => {
   formState.title = project.value.title as string
+  formState.color = project.value.color && tinycolor(project.value.color).isValid() ? project.value.color : '#FFFFFF00'
   await nextTick(() => {
     // todo: replace setTimeout and follow better approach
     setTimeout(() => {
@@ -93,6 +98,27 @@ onMounted(async () => {
         <a-input v-model:value="formState.title" name="title" class="nc-metadb-project-name" />
       </a-form-item>
 
+      <div class="flex items-center">
+        <span>Project color: </span>
+        <a-menu class="!border-0 !m-0 !p-0">
+          <a-sub-menu key="project-color">
+            <template #title>
+              <button type="button" class="color-selector" :style="{ 'background-color': formState.color }">
+                <MdiNull v-if="formState.color === '#FFFFFF00'" />
+              </button>
+            </template>
+            <template #expandIcon></template>
+            <GeneralColorPicker v-model="formState.color" name="color" class="nc-metadb-project-color" />
+          </a-sub-menu>
+        </a-menu>
+        <MdiClose
+          v-show="formState.color !== '#FFFFFF00'"
+          class="cursor-pointer"
+          :style="{ color: 'red' }"
+          @click="formState.color = '#FFFFFF00'"
+        />
+      </div>
+
       <div class="text-center">
         <button type="submit" class="submit">
           <span class="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -105,7 +131,7 @@ onMounted(async () => {
   </div>
 </template>
 
-<style lang="scss">
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
 .update-project {
   .ant-input-affix-wrapper,
   .ant-input {
@@ -130,4 +156,23 @@ onMounted(async () => {
     }
   }
 }
+
+:deep(.ant-menu-submenu-title) {
+  @apply !p-0 !mx-2;
+}
+
+.color-selector {
+  position: relative;
+  height: 32px;
+  width: 32px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  -webkit-text-stroke-width: 1px;
+  -webkit-text-stroke-color: white;
+  @apply flex text-gray-500 border-4 items-center justify-center;
+}
+
+.color-selector:hover {
+  filter: brightness(90%);
+  -webkit-filter: brightness(90%);
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/index.vue b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/index.vue
index 7b83b7dff8..d16f729e4d 100644
--- a/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/index.vue
+++ b/packages/nc-gui-v2/pages/index/index/index.vue
@@ -158,9 +158,13 @@ await loadProjects()
       >
         <!-- Title -->
         <a-table-column key="title" :title="$t('general.title')" data-index="title">
-          <template #default="{ text }">
+          <template #default="{ text, record }">
             <div
-              class="capitalize color-transition group-hover:text-primary !w-[400px] overflow-hidden overflow-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap"
+              class="capitalize color-transition group-hover:text-primary !w-[400px] h-full overflow-hidden overflow-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap pl-2"
+              :class="{ 'border-l-4': record.color }"
+              :style="{
+                'border-color': record.color,
+              }"
             >
               {{ text }}
             </div>
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts
index b57ba851e1..177d70b931 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/api/projectApis.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export async function projectUpdate(
   const data: Partial<Project> = extractPropsAndSanitize(req?.body, [
     'title',
     'meta',
+    'color',
   ]);
 
   if (data?.title && project.title !== data.title && await Project.getByTitle(data.title)) {
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/extractProps.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/extractProps.ts
index 0f3924be4b..dc9183b0ac 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/extractProps.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/meta/helpers/extractProps.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export function extractProps<T>(body: T, props: string[]): Partial<T> {
 export function extractPropsAndSanitize<T>(body: T, props: string[]): Partial<T> {
   // todo: throw error if no props found
   return props.reduce((o, key) => {
-    if (key in body) o[key] = DOMPurify.sanitize(body[key]);
+    if (key in body) o[key] = body[key] === '' ? null : DOMPurify.sanitize(body[key]);
     return o;
   }, {});
 }