diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/project/storage.go b/pkg/registry/core/project/storage.go
index e65669d10..4f3cc1ab1 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/project/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/project/storage.go
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func (r *Storage) ConvertToTable(ctx context.Context, object runtime.Object, tab
 	return r.convertor.ConvertToTable(ctx, object, tableOptions)
 }
 
+const fakeProjectId = "p-fake"
+
 func ListRancherProjects(kc client.Client) ([]rscoreapi.Project, error) {
 	var list core.NamespaceList
 	err := kc.List(context.TODO(), &list)
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ func ListRancherProjects(kc client.Client) ([]rscoreapi.Project, error) {
 	for _, ns := range list.Items {
 		projectId, exists := ns.Labels[clustermeta.LabelKeyRancherFieldProjectId]
 		if !exists {
-			continue
+			projectId = fakeProjectId
 		}
 
 		project, exists := projects[projectId]