diff --git a/frontend/src/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue b/frontend/src/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue
index 71c1eecfe..3f9179481 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@
 					<Nothing v-if="ctaVisible && tasks.length === 0 && !loading">
 						{{ $t('project.list.empty') }}
 						<ButtonLink
-							v-if="project.id > 0"
+							v-if="project.id > 0 && canWrite"
 							@click="focusNewTaskInput()"
 						>
 							{{ $t('project.list.newTaskCta') }}
 						</ButtonLink>
 					</Nothing>
 
-
 					<draggable
 						v-if="tasks && tasks.length > 0"
 						v-model="tasks"