diff --git a/app/finders/admin/projects_finder.rb b/app/finders/admin/projects_finder.rb
index 5c507fe8d50..2c8f21c2400 100644
--- a/app/finders/admin/projects_finder.rb
+++ b/app/finders/admin/projects_finder.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Admin::ProjectsFinder
     items = by_archived(items)
     items = by_personal(items)
     items = by_name(items)
+    items = items.includes(namespace: [:owner])
     sort(items).page(params[:page])
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/admin/projects_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/admin/projects_controller_spec.rb
index d5a3c250f31..cc200b9fed9 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/admin/projects_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/admin/projects_controller_spec.rb
@@ -31,5 +31,15 @@ describe Admin::ProjectsController do
       expect(response.body).not_to match(pending_delete_project.name)
       expect(response.body).to match(project.name)
     end
+
+    it 'does not have N+1 queries', :use_clean_rails_memory_store_caching, :request_store do
+      get :index
+
+      control_count = ActiveRecord::QueryRecorder.new { get :index }.count
+
+      create(:project)
+
+      expect { get :index }.not_to exceed_query_limit(control_count)
+    end
   end
 end