diff --git a/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/project_manager.go b/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/project_manager.go
index 123293b4ea..d60ea26456 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/project_manager.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/project_manager.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package impl
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -55,9 +56,14 @@ func (m *ProjectManager) getDomains() []*admin.Domain {
 }
 
 func (m *ProjectManager) ListProjects(ctx context.Context, request admin.ProjectListRequest) (*admin.Projects, error) {
+	var requestFilters = request.Filters
+	if len(requestFilters) == 0 {
+		// Add implicit active filters ordinarily added by database.
+		requestFilters = fmt.Sprintf("eq(state,%d)", admin.Project_ACTIVE)
+	}
 	spec := util.FilterSpec{
 		Org:            request.Org,
-		RequestFilters: request.Filters,
+		RequestFilters: requestFilters,
 	}
 	filters, err := util.GetDbFilters(spec, common.Project)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/project_manager_test.go b/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/project_manager_test.go
index 31523a05f8..dc6c539c61 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/project_manager_test.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/project_manager_test.go
@@ -46,10 +46,17 @@ func getMockApplicationConfigForProjectManagerTest() runtimeInterfaces.Applicati
 	return &mockApplicationConfig
 }
 
-func expectedOrgQueryExpr() *common.GormQueryExpr {
-	return &common.GormQueryExpr{
-		Query: "org = ?",
-		Args:  "",
+func expectedDefaultQueryExpr() []*common.GormQueryExpr {
+	return []*common.GormQueryExpr{
+		{
+			Query: "org = ?",
+			Args:  "",
+		},
+		{
+
+			Query: "state = ?",
+			Args:  "0",
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +99,7 @@ func TestListProjects_NoFilters_LimitOne(t *testing.T) {
 	testListProjects(admin.ProjectListRequest{
 		Token: "1",
 		Limit: 1,
-	}, "2", "identifier asc", []*common.GormQueryExpr{expectedOrgQueryExpr()}, t)
+	}, "2", "identifier asc", expectedDefaultQueryExpr(), t)
 }
 
 func TestListProjects_HighLimit_SortBy_Filter(t *testing.T) {
@@ -105,16 +112,17 @@ func TestListProjects_HighLimit_SortBy_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 			Direction: admin.Sort_DESCENDING,
 		},
 	}, "", "name desc", []*common.GormQueryExpr{
-		expectedOrgQueryExpr(),
-		{
+		expectedDefaultQueryExpr()[0],
+		&common.GormQueryExpr{
 			Query: "name = ?",
 			Args:  "foo",
 		},
+		expectedDefaultQueryExpr()[1],
 	}, t)
 }
 
 func TestListProjects_NoToken_NoLimit(t *testing.T) {
-	testListProjects(admin.ProjectListRequest{}, "", "identifier asc", []*common.GormQueryExpr{expectedOrgQueryExpr()}, t)
+	testListProjects(admin.ProjectListRequest{}, "", "identifier asc", expectedDefaultQueryExpr(), t)
 }
 
 func TestProjectManager_CreateProject(t *testing.T) {