diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
index 329a39dd69..3d9ef4ced9 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
@@ -151,59 +151,62 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
 
-	{{if .IsProjectsEnabled}}
-		<div class="divider"></div>
+	<div class="divider"></div>
 
-		<div class="ui {{if or (not .HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission) .Repository.IsArchived}}disabled{{end}} floating jump select-project dropdown">
-			<a class="text muted flex-text-block">
-				<strong>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.projects"}}</strong>
-				{{if and .HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission (not .Repository.IsArchived)}}
-					{{svg "octicon-gear" 16 "gt-ml-2"}}
-				{{end}}
-			</a>
-			<div class="menu" data-action="update" data-issue-id="{{$.Issue.ID}}" data-update-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/projects">
-				{{if or .OpenProjects .ClosedProjects}}
-				<div class="ui icon search input">
-					<i class="icon">{{svg "octicon-search" 16}}</i>
-					<input type="text" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_projects"}}">
-				</div>
-				{{end}}
-				<div class="no-select item">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.clear_projects"}}</div>
-				{{if .OpenProjects}}
-					<div class="divider"></div>
-					<div class="header">
-						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.open_projects"}}
-					</div>
-					{{range .OpenProjects}}
-						<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-href="{{.Link ctx}}">
-							{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
-						</a>
-					{{end}}
-				{{end}}
-				{{if .ClosedProjects}}
-					<div class="divider"></div>
-					<div class="header">
-						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.closed_projects"}}
-					</div>
-					{{range .ClosedProjects}}
-						<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-href="{{.Link ctx}}">
-							{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
-						</a>
-					{{end}}
-				{{end}}
+	<div class="ui {{if or (not .HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission) .Repository.IsArchived}}disabled{{end}} floating jump select-project dropdown">
+		<a class="text muted flex-text-block">
+			<strong>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.projects"}}</strong>
+			{{if and .HasIssuesOrPullsWritePermission (not .Repository.IsArchived)}}
+				{{svg "octicon-gear" 16 "gt-ml-2"}}
+			{{end}}
+		</a>
+		<div class="menu" data-action="update" data-issue-id="{{$.Issue.ID}}" data-update-url="{{$.RepoLink}}/issues/projects">
+			{{if or .OpenProjects .ClosedProjects}}
+			<div class="ui icon search input">
+				<i class="icon">{{svg "octicon-search" 16}}</i>
+				<input type="text" placeholder="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_projects"}}">
 			</div>
-		</div>
-		<div class="ui select-project list">
-			<span class="no-select item {{if .Issue.Project}}gt-hidden{{end}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.no_projects"}}</span>
-			<div class="selected">
-				{{if .Issue.Project}}
-					<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" href="{{.Issue.Project.Link ctx}}">
-						{{svg .Issue.Project.IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Issue.Project.Title}}
+			{{end}}
+			<div class="no-select item">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.clear_projects"}}</div>
+			{{if and (not .OpenProjects) (not .ClosedProjects)}}
+				<div class="disabled item">
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.no_items"}}
+				</div>
+			{{end}}
+			{{if .OpenProjects}}
+				<div class="divider"></div>
+				<div class="header">
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.open_projects"}}
+				</div>
+				{{range .OpenProjects}}
+					<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-href="{{.Link ctx}}">
+						{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
 					</a>
 				{{end}}
-			</div>
+			{{end}}
+			{{if .ClosedProjects}}
+				<div class="divider"></div>
+				<div class="header">
+					{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.closed_projects"}}
+				</div>
+				{{range .ClosedProjects}}
+					<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-href="{{.Link ctx}}">
+						{{svg .IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Title}}
+					</a>
+				{{end}}
+			{{end}}
 		</div>
-	{{end}}
+	</div>
+	<div class="ui select-project list">
+		<span class="no-select item {{if .Issue.Project}}gt-hidden{{end}}">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.issues.new.no_projects"}}</span>
+		<div class="selected">
+			{{if .Issue.Project}}
+				<a class="item muted sidebar-item-link" href="{{.Issue.Project.Link ctx}}">
+					{{svg .Issue.Project.IconName 18 "gt-mr-3"}}{{.Issue.Project.Title}}
+				</a>
+			{{end}}
+		</div>
+	</div>
 
 	<div class="divider"></div>