diff --git a/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/__init__.py b/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/__init__.py
index 49ade4a989..3001f2d160 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 __all__ = (
     "IDENTIFIER_ROLE",
+    "PROJECT_NAME_ROLE",
 
     "HierarchyView",
 
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ __all__ = (
 
 
 from .constants import (
-    IDENTIFIER_ROLE
+    IDENTIFIER_ROLE,
+    PROJECT_NAME_ROLE
 )
 from .widgets import CreateProjectDialog
 from .view import HierarchyView
diff --git a/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/constants.py b/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/constants.py
index 67dea79e59..7ca4aa9492 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/constants.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/project_manager/project_manager/constants.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ ITEM_TYPE_ROLE = QtCore.Qt.UserRole + 5
 # Item has opened editor (per column)
 EDITOR_OPENED_ROLE = QtCore.Qt.UserRole + 6
 
+# Role for project model
+PROJECT_NAME_ROLE = QtCore.Qt.UserRole + 7
+
 # Allowed symbols for any name
 NAME_ALLOWED_SYMBOLS = "a-zA-Z0-9_"
 NAME_REGEX = re.compile("^[" + NAME_ALLOWED_SYMBOLS + "]*$")