diff --git a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/createFeatureToggleService.ts b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/createFeatureToggleService.ts
index df70f9707d..7ee45326f1 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/createFeatureToggleService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/feature-toggle/createFeatureToggleService.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import {
 import StrategyStore from '../../db/strategy-store';
 import FakeStrategiesStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-strategies-store';
 import {
-    createFakeprivateProjectChecker,
+    createFakePrivateProjectChecker,
     createPrivateProjectChecker,
 } from '../private-project/createPrivateProjectChecker';
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export const createFakeFeatureToggleService = (
     );
     const segmentService = createFakeSegmentService(config);
     const changeRequestAccessReadModel = createFakeChangeRequestAccessService();
-    const fakeprivateProjectChecker = createFakeprivateProjectChecker();
+    const fakeprivateProjectChecker = createFakePrivateProjectChecker();
     const featureToggleService = new FeatureToggleService(
         {
             featureStrategiesStore,
diff --git a/src/lib/features/private-project/createPrivateProjectChecker.ts b/src/lib/features/private-project/createPrivateProjectChecker.ts
index e68f8520b6..4844025ca9 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/private-project/createPrivateProjectChecker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/private-project/createPrivateProjectChecker.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Db, IUnleashConfig } from 'lib/server-impl';
 import PrivateProjectStore from './privateProjectStore';
 import { PrivateProjectChecker } from './privateProjectChecker';
-import { FakeprivateProjectChecker } from './fakePrivateProjectChecker';
+import { FakePrivateProjectChecker } from './fakePrivateProjectChecker';
 
 export const createPrivateProjectChecker = (
     db: Db,
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const createPrivateProjectChecker = (
     });
 };
 
-export const createFakeprivateProjectChecker =
-    (): FakeprivateProjectChecker => {
-        return new FakeprivateProjectChecker();
+export const createFakePrivateProjectChecker =
+    (): FakePrivateProjectChecker => {
+        return new FakePrivateProjectChecker();
     };
diff --git a/src/lib/features/private-project/fakePrivateProjectChecker.ts b/src/lib/features/private-project/fakePrivateProjectChecker.ts
index 4c002e66e1..2dba73db65 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/private-project/fakePrivateProjectChecker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/private-project/fakePrivateProjectChecker.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 import { IPrivateProjectChecker } from './privateProjectCheckerType';
+import { Promise } from 'ts-toolbelt/out/Any/Promise';
 
-export class FakeprivateProjectChecker implements IPrivateProjectChecker {
+export class FakePrivateProjectChecker implements IPrivateProjectChecker {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
     async getUserAccessibleProjects(userId: number): Promise<string[]> {
         throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
     }
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+    hasAccessToProject(userId: number, projectId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+        throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectChecker.ts b/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectChecker.ts
index 837127edfa..daa30a1a51 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectChecker.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectChecker.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,13 @@ export class PrivateProjectChecker implements IPrivateProjectChecker {
     async getUserAccessibleProjects(userId: number): Promise<string[]> {
         return this.privateProjectStore.getUserAccessibleProjects(userId);
     }
+
+    async hasAccessToProject(
+        userId: number,
+        projectId: string,
+    ): Promise<boolean> {
+        return (await this.getUserAccessibleProjects(userId)).includes(
+            projectId,
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectCheckerType.ts b/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectCheckerType.ts
index e4cfb53a9c..c8b537a906 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectCheckerType.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectCheckerType.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export interface IPrivateProjectChecker {
     getUserAccessibleProjects(userId: number): Promise<string[]>;
+    hasAccessToProject(userId: number, projectId: string): Promise<boolean>;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectMiddleware.ts b/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectMiddleware.ts
index 9af2a28f4b..ad99f704d7 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectMiddleware.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const privateProjectMiddleware = (
         getLogger,
         flagResolver,
     }: Pick<IUnleashConfig, 'getLogger' | 'flagResolver'>,
-    { projectService, accessService }: IUnleashServices,
+    { accessService, privateProjectChecker }: IUnleashServices,
 ): any => {
     const logger = getLogger('/middleware/project-middleware.ts');
     logger.debug('Enabling private project middleware');
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ const privateProjectMiddleware = (
                 return true;
             }
             const permissions = await accessService.getPermissionsForUser(user);
-
             return (
                 permissions.map((p) => p.permission).includes('ADMIN') ||
-                projectService.isProjectUser(user.id, projectId)
+                privateProjectChecker.hasAccessToProject(user.id, projectId)
             );
         };
         next();
diff --git a/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectStore.ts b/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectStore.ts
index e1d5bcfc43..6c1efc24b3 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectStore.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/private-project/privateProjectStore.ts
@@ -15,27 +15,76 @@ class PrivateProjectStore implements IPrivateProjectStore {
     destroy(): void {}
 
     async getUserAccessibleProjects(userId: number): Promise<string[]> {
-        const projects = await this.db
-            .from((db) => {
-                db.select('project')
-                    .from('role_user')
-                    .leftJoin('roles', 'role_user.role_id', 'roles.id')
-                    .where('user_id', userId)
-                    .union((queryBuilder) => {
-                        queryBuilder
-                            .select('project')
-                            .from('group_role')
-                            .leftJoin(
-                                'group_user',
-                                'group_user.group_id',
-                                'group_role.group_id',
-                            )
-                            .where('user_id', userId);
-                    })
-                    .as('query');
+        const isNotViewer = await this.db('role_user')
+            .join('roles', 'role_user.role_id', 'roles.id')
+            .where('role_user.user_id', userId)
+            .andWhere((db) => {
+                db.whereNot({
+                    'roles.name': 'Viewer',
+                    'roles.type': 'root',
+                });
             })
-            .pluck('project');
-        return projects;
+            .count('*')
+            .first();
+
+        if (isNotViewer && isNotViewer.count > 0) {
+            const allProjects = await this.db('projects').pluck('id');
+            return allProjects;
+        }
+
+        const accessibleProjects = await this.db
+            .from((db) => {
+                db.distinct('accessible_projects.project_id')
+                    .select('projects.id as project_id')
+                    .from('projects')
+                    .leftJoin(
+                        'project_settings',
+                        'projects.id',
+                        'project_settings.project',
+                    )
+                    .where('project_settings.project_mode', '!=', 'private')
+                    .unionAll((queryBuilder) => {
+                        queryBuilder
+                            .select('projects.id as project_id')
+                            .from('projects')
+                            .join(
+                                'project_settings',
+                                'projects.id',
+                                'project_settings.project',
+                            )
+                            .where(
+                                'project_settings.project_mode',
+                                '=',
+                                'private',
+                            )
+                            .whereIn('projects.id', (whereBuilder) => {
+                                whereBuilder
+                                    .select('role_user.project')
+                                    .from('role_user')
+                                    .leftJoin(
+                                        'roles',
+                                        'role_user.role_id',
+                                        'roles.id',
+                                    )
+                                    .where('role_user.user_id', userId);
+                            })
+                            .orWhereIn('projects.id', (whereBuilder) => {
+                                whereBuilder
+                                    .select('group_role.project')
+                                    .from('group_role')
+                                    .leftJoin(
+                                        'group_user',
+                                        'group_user.group_id',
+                                        'group_role.group_id',
+                                    )
+                                    .where('group_user.user_id', userId);
+                            });
+                    })
+                    .as('accessible_projects');
+            })
+            .select('*');
+
+        return accessibleProjects;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/features/project/createProjectService.ts b/src/lib/features/project/createProjectService.ts
index ba641fd04a..2121e4530a 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/project/createProjectService.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/project/createProjectService.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import ProjectStore from '../../db/project-store';
 import FeatureToggleStore from '../../db/feature-toggle-store';
 import FeatureTypeStore from '../../db/feature-type-store';
 import { FeatureEnvironmentStore } from '../../db/feature-environment-store';
-import FeatureTagStore from '../../db/feature-tag-store';
 import ProjectStatsStore from '../../db/project-stats-store';
 import {
     createAccessService,
@@ -32,11 +31,14 @@ import FakeFeatureToggleStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-feature-toggle-s
 import FakeFeatureTypeStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-feature-type-store';
 import FakeEnvironmentStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-environment-store';
 import FakeFeatureEnvironmentStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-feature-environment-store';
-import FakeFeatureTagStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-feature-tag-store';
 import FakeProjectStatsStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-project-stats-store';
 import FakeFavoriteFeaturesStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-favorite-features-store';
 import FakeFavoriteProjectsStore from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-favorite-projects-store';
 import { FakeAccountStore } from '../../../test/fixtures/fake-account-store';
+import {
+    createFakePrivateProjectChecker,
+    createPrivateProjectChecker,
+} from '../private-project/createPrivateProjectChecker';
 
 export const createProjectService = (
     db: Db,
@@ -60,7 +62,6 @@ export const createProjectService = (
         eventBus,
         getLogger,
     );
-    const featureTagStore = new FeatureTagStore(db, eventBus, getLogger);
     const projectStatsStore = new ProjectStatsStore(db, eventBus, getLogger);
     const accessService: AccessService = createAccessService(db, config);
     const featureToggleService = createFeatureToggleService(db, config);
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ export const createProjectService = (
         { getLogger },
     );
 
+    const privateProjectChecker = createPrivateProjectChecker(db, config);
+
     return new ProjectService(
         {
             projectStore,
@@ -95,7 +98,6 @@ export const createProjectService = (
             featureTypeStore,
             environmentStore,
             featureEnvironmentStore,
-            featureTagStore,
             accountStore,
             projectStatsStore,
         },
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ export const createProjectService = (
         featureToggleService,
         groupService,
         favoriteService,
+        privateProjectChecker,
     );
 };
 
@@ -119,7 +122,6 @@ export const createFakeProjectService = (
     const accountStore = new FakeAccountStore();
     const environmentStore = new FakeEnvironmentStore();
     const featureEnvironmentStore = new FakeFeatureEnvironmentStore();
-    const featureTagStore = new FakeFeatureTagStore();
     const projectStatsStore = new FakeProjectStatsStore();
     const accessService = createFakeAccessService(config);
     const featureToggleService = createFakeFeatureToggleService(config);
@@ -138,6 +140,8 @@ export const createFakeProjectService = (
         { getLogger },
     );
 
+    const privateProjectChecker = createFakePrivateProjectChecker();
+
     return new ProjectService(
         {
             projectStore,
@@ -146,7 +150,6 @@ export const createFakeProjectService = (
             featureTypeStore,
             environmentStore,
             featureEnvironmentStore,
-            featureTagStore,
             accountStore,
             projectStatsStore,
         },
@@ -155,5 +158,6 @@ export const createFakeProjectService = (
         featureToggleService,
         groupService,
         favoriteService,
+        privateProjectChecker,
     );
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/archive.ts b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/archive.ts
index a886a73ab6..9ca110160d 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/admin-api/archive.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/admin-api/archive.ts
@@ -122,11 +122,13 @@ export default class ArchiveController extends Controller {
     }
 
     async getArchivedFeatures(
-        req: Request,
+        req: IAuthRequest,
         res: Response<FeaturesSchema>,
     ): Promise<void> {
+        const { user } = req;
         const features = await this.featureService.getMetadataForAllFeatures(
             true,
+            user.id,
         );
         this.openApiService.respondWithValidation(
             200,
diff --git a/src/lib/routes/controller.ts b/src/lib/routes/controller.ts
index 413756991d..db0c8e56df 100644
--- a/src/lib/routes/controller.ts
+++ b/src/lib/routes/controller.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ const checkPrivateProjectPermissions = () => async (req, res, next) => {
     ) {
         return next();
     }
-
     return res.status(404).end();
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
index b5224cf010..b5d37c344f 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/feature-toggle-service.ts
@@ -1854,8 +1854,17 @@ class FeatureToggleService {
 
     async getMetadataForAllFeatures(
         archived: boolean,
+        userId: number,
     ): Promise<FeatureToggle[]> {
-        return this.featureToggleStore.getAll({ archived });
+        const features = await this.featureToggleStore.getAll({ archived });
+        if (this.flagResolver.isEnabled('privateProjects')) {
+            const projects =
+                await this.privateProjectChecker.getUserAccessibleProjects(
+                    userId,
+                );
+            return features.filter((f) => projects.includes(f.project));
+        }
+        return features;
     }
 
     async getMetadataForAllFeaturesByProjectId(
diff --git a/src/lib/services/index.ts b/src/lib/services/index.ts
index c3a2fe018a..3205009c8c 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/index.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ import { createFeatureToggleService } from '../features';
 import EventAnnouncerService from './event-announcer-service';
 import { createGroupService } from '../features/group/createGroupService';
 import {
-    createFakeprivateProjectChecker,
+    createFakePrivateProjectChecker,
     createPrivateProjectChecker,
 } from '../features/private-project/createPrivateProjectChecker';
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export const createServices = (
     );
     const privateProjectChecker = db
         ? createPrivateProjectChecker(db, config)
-        : createFakeprivateProjectChecker();
+        : createFakePrivateProjectChecker();
     const featureToggleServiceV2 = new FeatureToggleService(
         stores,
         config,
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export const createServices = (
         featureToggleServiceV2,
         groupService,
         favoritesService,
+        privateProjectChecker,
     );
     const projectHealthService = new ProjectHealthService(
         stores,
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ export const createServices = (
         configurationRevisionService,
         transactionalFeatureToggleService,
         transactionalGroupService,
+        privateProjectChecker,
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/services/project-service.ts b/src/lib/services/project-service.ts
index 45779aac81..41cf1334a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/project-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/project-service.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import {
 } from '../types/stores/access-store';
 import FeatureToggleService from './feature-toggle-service';
 import IncompatibleProjectError from '../error/incompatible-project-error';
-import { IFeatureTagStore } from 'lib/types/stores/feature-tag-store';
 import ProjectWithoutOwnerError from '../error/project-without-owner-error';
 import { arraysHaveSameItems } from '../util';
 import { GroupService } from './group-service';
@@ -60,6 +59,7 @@ import { uniqueByKey } from '../util/unique';
 import { BadDataError, PermissionError } from '../error';
 import { ProjectDoraMetricsSchema } from 'lib/openapi';
 import { checkFeatureNamingData } from '../features/feature-naming-pattern/feature-naming-validation';
+import { IPrivateProjectChecker } from '../features/private-project/privateProjectCheckerType';
 
 const getCreatedBy = (user: IUser) => user.email || user.username || 'unknown';
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default class ProjectService {
 
     private featureToggleService: FeatureToggleService;
 
-    private tagStore: IFeatureTagStore;
+    private privateProjectChecker: IPrivateProjectChecker;
 
     private accountStore: IAccountStore;
 
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ export default class ProjectService {
             featureTypeStore,
             environmentStore,
             featureEnvironmentStore,
-            featureTagStore,
             accountStore,
             projectStatsStore,
         }: Pick<
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ export default class ProjectService {
             | 'featureTypeStore'
             | 'environmentStore'
             | 'featureEnvironmentStore'
-            | 'featureTagStore'
             | 'accountStore'
             | 'projectStatsStore'
         >,
@@ -141,6 +139,7 @@ export default class ProjectService {
         featureToggleService: FeatureToggleService,
         groupService: GroupService,
         favoriteService: FavoritesService,
+        privateProjectChecker: IPrivateProjectChecker,
     ) {
         this.store = projectStore;
         this.environmentStore = environmentStore;
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ export default class ProjectService {
         this.featureTypeStore = featureTypeStore;
         this.featureToggleService = featureToggleService;
         this.favoritesService = favoriteService;
-        this.tagStore = featureTagStore;
+        this.privateProjectChecker = privateProjectChecker;
         this.accountStore = accountStore;
         this.groupService = groupService;
         this.projectStatsStore = projectStatsStore;
@@ -163,7 +162,17 @@ export default class ProjectService {
         query?: IProjectQuery,
         userId?: number,
     ): Promise<IProjectWithCount[]> {
-        return this.store.getProjectsWithCounts(query, userId);
+        const projects = await this.store.getProjectsWithCounts(query, userId);
+        if (this.flagResolver.isEnabled('privateProjects') && userId) {
+            const accessibleProjects =
+                await this.privateProjectChecker.getUserAccessibleProjects(
+                    userId,
+                );
+            return projects.filter((project) =>
+                accessibleProjects.includes(project.id),
+            );
+        }
+        return projects;
     }
 
     async getProject(id: string): Promise<IProject> {
diff --git a/src/lib/types/services.ts b/src/lib/types/services.ts
index 94503ce1d4..047c1d9938 100644
--- a/src/lib/types/services.ts
+++ b/src/lib/types/services.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import ExportImportService from '../features/export-import-toggles/export-import
 import { ISegmentService } from '../segments/segment-service-interface';
 import ConfigurationRevisionService from '../features/feature-toggle/configuration-revision-service';
 import EventAnnouncerService from 'lib/services/event-announcer-service';
+import { IPrivateProjectChecker } from '../features/private-project/privateProjectCheckerType';
 
 export interface IUnleashServices {
     accessService: AccessService;
@@ -97,4 +98,5 @@ export interface IUnleashServices {
         db: Knex.Transaction,
     ) => FeatureToggleService;
     transactionalGroupService: (db: Knex.Transaction) => GroupService;
+    privateProjectChecker: IPrivateProjectChecker;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/services/access-service.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/services/access-service.e2e.test.ts
index 0696e97e03..93beeac2b0 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/services/access-service.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/services/access-service.e2e.test.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
         featureToggleService,
         groupService,
         favoritesService,
+        privateProjectChecker,
     );
 
     editorUser = await createUser(editorRole.id);
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/services/api-token-service.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/services/api-token-service.e2e.test.ts
index 4362d325fd..4f535c21c5 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/services/api-token-service.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/services/api-token-service.e2e.test.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
         featureToggleService,
         groupService,
         favoritesService,
+        privateProjectChecker,
     );
 
     await projectService.createProject(project, user);
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/services/project-health-service.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/services/project-health-service.e2e.test.ts
index 0aaeff0424..ddc21e7ccd 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/services/project-health-service.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/services/project-health-service.e2e.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
         featureToggleService,
         groupService,
         favoritesService,
+        privateProjectChecker,
     );
     projectHealthService = new ProjectHealthService(
         stores,
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/services/project-service.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/services/project-service.e2e.test.ts
index 5bbddeb3b5..2c33e40af8 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/services/project-service.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/services/project-service.e2e.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
         featureToggleService,
         groupService,
         favoritesService,
+        privateProjectChecker,
     );
 });