diff --git a/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/model.py b/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/model.py
index 05e7b1831b..ae47fc3168 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/model.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/model.py
@@ -922,6 +922,10 @@ class BaseItem:
     def id(self):
         return self._id
 
+    @property
+    def is_new(self):
+        return False
+
     def rowCount(self):
         return len(self._children)
 
@@ -1142,6 +1146,10 @@ class AssetItem(BaseItem):
     def asset_id(self):
         return self.mongo_id
 
+    @property
+    def is_new(self):
+        return self.asset_id is None
+
     @property
     def name(self):
         return self._data["name"]
@@ -1293,6 +1301,10 @@ class TaskItem(BaseItem):
             data = {}
         super(TaskItem, self).__init__(data)
 
+    @property
+    def is_new(self):
+        return self._origin_data is None
+
     @classmethod
     def name_icon(cls):
         if cls._name_icon is None: