diff --git a/democracy/tests/test_hearing.py b/democracy/tests/test_hearing.py
index 0e5fcc3f..e8b0a2e1 100644
--- a/democracy/tests/test_hearing.py
+++ b/democracy/tests/test_hearing.py
@@ -1206,6 +1206,25 @@ def test_PUT_hearing_success(valid_hearing_json, john_smith_api_client):
     assert updated_data['created_at'] == created_at
     assert_hearing_equals(data, updated_data, john_smith_api_client.user, create=False)
 
+# Test that updating hearing with project returns a response with phases' is_active value
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_PUT_hearing_with_project_phase_is_active(valid_hearing_json_with_project, john_smith_api_client):
+    response = john_smith_api_client.post(endpoint, data=valid_hearing_json_with_project, format='json')
+    data = get_data_from_response(response, status_code=201)
+    _update_hearing_data(data)
+
+    # add is_active which is not included in POST response
+    phases = valid_hearing_json_with_project['project']['phases']
+    for index, phase in enumerate(phases):
+        data['project']['phases'][index]['is_active'] = phase['is_active']
+
+    response = john_smith_api_client.put('%s%s/' % (endpoint, data['id']), data=data, format='json')
+    updated_data = get_data_from_response(response, status_code=200)
+
+    for index, phase in enumerate(phases):
+        assert updated_data['project']['phases'][index]['is_active'] == phase['is_active']
+
+    assert_hearing_equals(data, updated_data, john_smith_api_client.user, create=False)
 
 # Test that a user cannot PUT a hearing without the translation
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -1453,6 +1472,27 @@ def test_PATCH_hearing(valid_hearing_json, john_smith_api_client):
     data = get_data_from_response(response, status_code=200)
     assert data['closed'] == True
 
+# Test that updating hearing with project returns a response with phases' is_active value
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_PATCH_hearing_with_project_phase_is_active(valid_hearing_json_with_project, john_smith_api_client):
+    valid_hearing_json_with_project['close_at'] = datetime.datetime.now() + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
+    response = john_smith_api_client.post(endpoint, data=valid_hearing_json_with_project, format='json')
+    data = get_data_from_response(response, status_code=201)
+
+    # add is_active which is not included in POST response
+    phases = valid_hearing_json_with_project['project']['phases']
+    for index, phase in enumerate(phases):
+        data['project']['phases'][index]['is_active'] = phase['is_active']
+
+    assert data['closed'] == False
+    before = datetime.datetime.now() - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
+    response = john_smith_api_client.patch('%s%s/' % (endpoint, data['id']), data={'close_at': before}, format='json')
+    data = get_data_from_response(response, status_code=200)
+
+    assert data['closed'] == True
+    for index, phase in enumerate(phases):
+        assert data['project']['phases'][index]['is_active'] == phase['is_active']
+
 
 # Test that a user cannot PATCH a hearing without the translation
 @pytest.mark.django_db
diff --git a/democracy/views/project.py b/democracy/views/project.py
index ebca0094..96d58f33 100644
--- a/democracy/views/project.py
+++ b/democracy/views/project.py
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ def to_representation(self, instance):
         # do not return ordering explicitly
         self.fields.pop('ordering')
         data = super().to_representation(instance)
+        
+        # include is_active when updating a hearing with a project
+        if self.context['request'].method in ['PUT', 'PATCH']:
+            data['is_active'] = self.context['view'].get_object().project_phase_id == instance.pk
+        
         if 'hearing' in self.context:
             data['is_active'] = self.context['hearing'].project_phase_id == instance.pk
         return data