diff --git a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
index ebddf36de97..a3019b3ac78 100644
--- a/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/groups_controller.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class GroupsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def projects
-    @projects ||= ProjectsFinder.new.execute(current_user, group: group)
+    @projects ||= ProjectsFinder.new.execute(current_user, group: group).sorted_by_activity.non_archived
   end
 
   def project_ids