diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d1801b584..f75505f928 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
     "@types/owasp-password-strength-test": "1.3.2",
     "@types/pg": "8.11.5",
     "@types/semver": "7.5.8",
+    "@types/slug": "^5.0.8",
     "@types/stoppable": "1.1.3",
     "@types/supertest": "6.0.2",
     "@types/type-is": "1.6.6",
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@
     "nock": "13.5.4",
     "openapi-enforcer": "1.23.0",
     "proxyquire": "2.1.3",
+    "slug": "^9.0.0",
     "source-map-support": "0.5.21",
     "superagent": "9.0.2",
     "supertest": "6.3.4",
diff --git a/src/lib/features/project/project-service.test.ts b/src/lib/features/project/project-service.test.ts
index 4ca7f09b58..3e4429c543 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/project/project-service.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/project/project-service.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import fc from 'fast-check';
 import { createTestConfig } from '../../../test/config/test-config';
 import { BadDataError } from '../../error';
 import { type IBaseEvent, RoleName, TEST_AUDIT_USER } from '../../types';
@@ -301,3 +302,29 @@ describe('enterprise extension: enable change requests', () => {
         ).resolves.toBeTruthy();
     });
 });
+
+describe('project ID generation', () => {
+    const createService = () => {
+        const config = createTestConfig();
+        const service = createFakeProjectService(config);
+
+        return service;
+    };
+
+    test('the name that comes out is always url friendly', () => {
+        const service = createService();
+        fc.assert(
+            fc.property(fc.string(), (name) => {
+                const projectId = service.generateProjectId(name);
+                expect(projectId).toMatch(encodeURIComponent(projectId));
+            }),
+        );
+    });
+
+    test('it adds a 12 character hex to the end of the id', () => {
+        const service = createService();
+
+        const projectId = service.generateProjectId('one');
+        expect(projectId).toMatch(/^one-[a-f0-9]{12}$/);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/features/project/project-service.ts b/src/lib/features/project/project-service.ts
index e18ebcd146..f8e818d505 100644
--- a/src/lib/features/project/project-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/features/project/project-service.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { subDays } from 'date-fns';
 import { ValidationError } from 'joi';
+import slug from 'slug';
 import type { IAuditUser, IUser } from '../../types/user';
 import type {
     AccessService,
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ import type {
 import type FeatureToggleService from '../feature-toggle/feature-toggle-service';
 import IncompatibleProjectError from '../../error/incompatible-project-error';
 import ProjectWithoutOwnerError from '../../error/project-without-owner-error';
-import { arraysHaveSameItems } from '../../util';
+import { arraysHaveSameItems, randomId } from '../../util';
 import type { GroupService } from '../../services/group-service';
 import type { IGroupRole } from '../../types/group';
 import type { FavoritesService } from '../../services/favorites-service';
@@ -294,6 +295,13 @@ export default class ProjectService {
         }
     }
 
+    generateProjectId(name: string): string {
+        const urlFriendly = slug(name);
+        const tail = randomId().slice(-12);
+        const id = `${urlFriendly}-${tail}`;
+        return id;
+    }
+
     async createProject(
         newProject: CreateProject,
         user: IUser,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 211cd39656..21085f2bfd 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1668,6 +1668,11 @@
     "@types/mime" "*"
     "@types/node" "*"
 
+"@types/slug@^5.0.8":
+  version "5.0.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/slug/-/slug-5.0.8.tgz#76d40f033a8a99793f3dcbfb3f187ab9014f9d47"
+  integrity sha512-mblTWR1OST257k1gZ3QvqG+ERSr8Ea6dyM1FH6Jtm4jeXi0/r0/95VNctofuiywPxCVQuE8AuFoqmvJ4iVUlXQ==
+
 "@types/ssri@*":
   version "7.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/ssri/-/ssri-7.1.1.tgz#2a2c94abf0d3a8c3b07bb4ff08142dd571407bb5"
@@ -6598,6 +6603,11 @@ slice-ansi@^7.0.0:
     ansi-styles "^6.2.1"
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^5.0.0"
 
+slug@^9.0.0:
+  version "9.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slug/-/slug-9.0.0.tgz#68f968a79ce5156c6606b7b2e233ed0ffab94bdf"
+  integrity sha512-ixytnHlpHPWM56heaGgYe/M8tDAcpJcsg/zBuyElbFDOORzMGOeP3Te6iJBRVYu3WQEiWLQPb70Gh9ig/sZgGQ==
+
 slugify@~1.4.7:
   version "1.4.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slugify/-/slugify-1.4.7.tgz#e42359d505afd84a44513280868e31202a79a628"
@@ -6793,16 +6803,7 @@ string-length@^4.0.1:
     char-regex "^1.0.2"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
-"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0":
-  version "4.2.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
-  integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
-  dependencies:
-    emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
-    is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
-    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
-
-string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0, string-width@^4.2.3:
+"string-width-cjs@npm:string-width@^4.2.0", string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0, string-width@^4.2.3:
   version "4.2.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.3.tgz#269c7117d27b05ad2e536830a8ec895ef9c6d010"
   integrity sha512-wKyQRQpjJ0sIp62ErSZdGsjMJWsap5oRNihHhu6G7JVO/9jIB6UyevL+tXuOqrng8j/cxKTWyWUwvSTriiZz/g==
@@ -6841,14 +6842,7 @@ string_decoder@~1.1.1:
   dependencies:
     safe-buffer "~5.1.0"
 
-"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1":
-  version "6.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
-  integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
-  dependencies:
-    ansi-regex "^5.0.1"
-
-strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
+"strip-ansi-cjs@npm:strip-ansi@^6.0.1", strip-ansi@^6.0.0, strip-ansi@^6.0.1:
   version "6.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strip-ansi/-/strip-ansi-6.0.1.tgz#9e26c63d30f53443e9489495b2105d37b67a85d9"
   integrity sha512-Y38VPSHcqkFrCpFnQ9vuSXmquuv5oXOKpGeT6aGrr3o3Gc9AlVa6JBfUSOCnbxGGZF+/0ooI7KrPuUSztUdU5A==
@@ -7475,7 +7469,7 @@ wordwrap@>=0.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wordwrap/-/wordwrap-1.0.0.tgz#27584810891456a4171c8d0226441ade90cbcaeb"
   integrity sha512-gvVzJFlPycKc5dZN4yPkP8w7Dc37BtP1yczEneOb4uq34pXZcvrtRTmWV8W+Ume+XCxKgbjM+nevkyFPMybd4Q==
 
-"wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0":
+"wrap-ansi-cjs@npm:wrap-ansi@^7.0.0", wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
   version "7.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
   integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==
@@ -7493,15 +7487,6 @@ wrap-ansi@^6.2.0:
     string-width "^4.1.0"
     strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
 
-wrap-ansi@^7.0.0:
-  version "7.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-7.0.0.tgz#67e145cff510a6a6984bdf1152911d69d2eb9e43"
-  integrity sha512-YVGIj2kamLSTxw6NsZjoBxfSwsn0ycdesmc4p+Q21c5zPuZ1pl+NfxVdxPtdHvmNVOQ6XSYG4AUtyt/Fi7D16Q==
-  dependencies:
-    ansi-styles "^4.0.0"
-    string-width "^4.1.0"
-    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
-
 wrap-ansi@^8.1.0:
   version "8.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-8.1.0.tgz#56dc22368ee570face1b49819975d9b9a5ead214"