diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/project.el b/lisp/progmodes/project.el
index 2e6ae89a443..74b2347b715 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/project.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/project.el
@@ -2010,5 +2103,36 @@ project-uniquify-dirname-transform
           (file-relative-name dirname root))))
     dirname))
 
+;;; Project mode-line
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defcustom project-mode-line nil
+  "Show the current project name with the menu on the mode line."
+  :type 'boolean
+  :group 'project
+  :version "30.1")
+
+(defvar project-menu-entry
+  `(menu-item "Project" ,menu-bar-project-menu))
+
+(defvar project-mode-line-map
+  (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+    (define-key map [mode-line down-mouse-1] project-menu-entry)
+    map))
+
+(defvar project-mode-line-format '(:eval (project-mode-line-format)))
+(put 'project-mode-line-format 'risky-local-variable t)
+
+(defun project-mode-line-format ()
+  "Compose the project mode-line."
+  (when-let ((project (project-current)))
+    (concat
+     " "
+     (propertize
+      (project-name project)
+      'mouse-face 'mode-line-highlight
+      'help-echo "mouse-1: Project menu"
+      'local-map project-mode-line-map))))
+
 (provide 'project)
 ;;; project.el ends here
diff --git a/lisp/bindings.el b/lisp/bindings.el
index 207adb3a2a4..70e4087e131 100644
--- a/lisp/bindings.el
+++ b/lisp/bindings.el
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ mode-line-end-spaces
 	     'mode-line-buffer-identification
 	     "   "
 	     'mode-line-position
+	     '(project-mode-line project-mode-line-format)
 	     '(vc-mode vc-mode)
 	     "  "
 	     'mode-line-modes