diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/util/project.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/util/project.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18bd7f23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/util/project.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+return {
+  {
+    "telescope.nvim",
+    dependencies = {
+      -- project management
+      {
+        "ahmedkhalf/project.nvim",
+        config = function(_, opts)
+          require("project_nvim").setup(opts)
+          require("telescope").load_extension("projects")
+        end,
+        keys = {
+          { "<leader>fp", "<Cmd>Telescope projects<CR>", desc = "Projects" },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+
+  {
+    "goolord/alpha-nvim",
+    opts = function(_, dashboard)
+      local button = dashboard.button("p", " " .. " Projects", ":Telescope projects <CR>")
+      button.opts.hl = "AlphaButtons"
+      button.opts.hl_shortcut = "AlphaShortcut"
+      table.insert(dashboard.section.buttons.val, 4, button)
+    end,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
index 4cb3bb1b..8d7bd4b7 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/ui.lua
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ return {
         dashboard.button("f", " " .. " Find file", ":Telescope find_files <CR>"),
         dashboard.button("n", " " .. " New file", ":ene <BAR> startinsert <CR>"),
         dashboard.button("r", " " .. " Recent files", ":Telescope oldfiles <CR>"),
-        dashboard.button("p", " " .. " Projects", ":Telescope projects <CR>"),
         dashboard.button("g", " " .. " Find text", ":Telescope live_grep <CR>"),
         dashboard.button("c", " " .. " Config", ":e $MYVIMRC <CR>"),
         dashboard.button("s", " " .. " Restore Session", [[:lua require("persistence").load() <cr>]]),
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
index a5bb572f..16a114bc 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/util.lua
@@ -22,18 +22,6 @@ return {
     },
   },
 
-  -- project management
-  {
-    "ahmedkhalf/project.nvim",
-    config = function(_, opts)
-      require("project_nvim").setup(opts)
-      require("telescope").load_extension("projects")
-    end,
-    keys = {
-      { "<leader>fp", "<Cmd>Telescope projects<CR>", desc = "Projects" },
-    },
-  }
-
   -- library used by other plugins
   { "nvim-lua/plenary.nvim", lazy = true },