diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 806a22ad35267d0ecf3340b70015fcb27e93fd20..ffbd74d3fbed08d2d024264e0501aa2ba18065eb 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
         <div data-field>
           <label for="nt-project">Project</label>
           <select id="nt-project" aria-label="Project" required>
+            <option value=""{% if active_project.is_none() %} selected{% endif %}>Select project…</option>
             {% for p in all_projects %}
             <option value="{{ p }}"{% if active_project.as_deref() == Some(p.as_str()) %} selected{% endif %}>{{ p }}</option>
             {% endfor %}