diff --git a/routers/web/shared/user/header.go b/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
index 2e4a8b2a4c..252c075578 100644
--- a/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
+++ b/routers/web/shared/user/header.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package user
 import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/organization"
+	project_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/project"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
@@ -125,5 +126,21 @@ func LoadHeaderCount(ctx *context.Context) error {
 	}
 	ctx.Data["RepoCount"] = repoCount
 
+	var projectType project_model.Type
+	if ctx.ContextUser.IsOrganization() {
+		projectType = project_model.TypeOrganization
+	} else {
+		projectType = project_model.TypeIndividual
+	}
+	projectCount, err := project_model.CountProjects(ctx, project_model.SearchOptions{
+		OwnerID:  ctx.ContextUser.ID,
+		IsClosed: util.OptionalBoolOf(false),
+		Type:     projectType,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ctx.Data["ProjectCount"] = projectCount
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/templates/org/menu.tmpl b/templates/org/menu.tmpl
index c3ec142e9c..8a97711ce2 100644
--- a/templates/org/menu.tmpl
+++ b/templates/org/menu.tmpl
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 		{{if .CanReadProjects}}
 		<a class="{{if .PageIsViewProjects}}active {{end}}item" href="{{$.Org.HomeLink}}/-/projects">
 			{{svg "octicon-project-symlink"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "user.projects"}}
+			{{if .ProjectCount}}
+				<div class="ui small label">{{.ProjectCount}}</div>
+			{{end}}
 		</a>
 		{{end}}
 		{{if and .IsPackageEnabled .CanReadPackages}}
diff --git a/templates/user/overview/header.tmpl b/templates/user/overview/header.tmpl
index 69a4e9a856..e27c9a981e 100644
--- a/templates/user/overview/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/overview/header.tmpl
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 	{{if or .ContextUser.IsIndividual (and .ContextUser.IsOrganization .CanReadProjects)}}
 	<a href="{{.ContextUser.HomeLink}}/-/projects" class="{{if .PageIsViewProjects}}active {{end}}item">
 		{{svg "octicon-project-symlink"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "user.projects"}}
+		{{if .ProjectCount}}
+			<div class="ui small label">{{.ProjectCount}}</div>
+		{{end}}
 	</a>
 	{{end}}
 	{{if and .IsPackageEnabled (or .ContextUser.IsIndividual (and .ContextUser.IsOrganization .CanReadPackages))}}