diff --git a/taiga/projects/api.py b/taiga/projects/api.py
index 93b08a87..dffa03fa 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/api.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/api.py
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ from . import serializers
 from . import models
 from . import permissions
 from . import services
+from . import utils
 
 from .votes.mixins.viewsets import LikedResourceMixin, VotersViewSetMixin
 
 ######################################################
 ## Project
 ######################################################
-
 class ProjectViewSet(LikedResourceMixin, HistoryResourceMixin, WatchedResourceMixin, ModelCrudViewSet):
     queryset = models.Project.objects.all()
     serializer_class = serializers.ProjectDetailSerializer
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ class ProjectViewSet(LikedResourceMixin, HistoryResourceMixin, WatchedResourceMi
     def get_queryset(self):
         qs = super().get_queryset()
         qs = self.attach_votes_attrs_to_queryset(qs)
-        return self.attach_watchers_attrs_to_queryset(qs)
+        qs = self.attach_watchers_attrs_to_queryset(qs)
+        qs = utils.attach_notify_level_to_queryset(qs, self.request.user)
+        return qs
 
     @detail_route(methods=["POST"])
     def watch(self, request, pk=None):
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ class ProjectViewSet(LikedResourceMixin, HistoryResourceMixin, WatchedResourceMi
         level = request.DATA.get("notify_level", None)
         if level is not None:
             set_notify_policy(notify_policy, level)
-            
+
         return response
 
     @list_route(methods=["POST"])
diff --git a/taiga/projects/notifications/mixins.py b/taiga/projects/notifications/mixins.py
index 75740a3d..627883b5 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/notifications/mixins.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/notifications/mixins.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class WatchedResourceModelSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     def to_native(self, obj):
         #watchers is wasn't attached via the get_queryset of the viewset we need to manually add it
-        if not hasattr(obj, "watchers"):
+        if obj is not None and not hasattr(obj, "watchers"):
             obj.watchers = [user.id for user in services.get_watchers(obj)]
 
         return super(WatchedResourceModelSerializer, self).to_native(obj)
diff --git a/taiga/projects/serializers.py b/taiga/projects/serializers.py
index f2930f55..b986e6ff 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/serializers.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/serializers.py
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ class ProjectSerializer(WatchersValidator, LikedResourceSerializerMixin, Watched
     i_am_owner = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_i_am_owner")
     tags_colors = TagsColorsField(required=False)
     total_closed_milestones = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_total_closed_milestones")
+    notify_level = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = models.Project
@@ -369,7 +370,6 @@ class ProjectDetailSerializer(ProjectSerializer):
 
     roles = ProjectRoleSerializer(source="roles", many=True, read_only=True)
     members = serializers.SerializerMethodField(method_name="get_members")
-    notify_policy = serializers.SerializerMethodField(method_name="get_notify_policy")
 
     def get_members(self, obj):
         qs = obj.memberships.filter(user__isnull=False)
@@ -379,22 +379,6 @@ class ProjectDetailSerializer(ProjectSerializer):
         serializer = ProjectMemberSerializer(qs, many=True)
         return serializer.data
 
-    def get_notify_policy(self, obj):
-        request= self.context.get("request", None)
-        if request is None:
-            return None
-
-        user = request.user
-        if not user.is_authenticated():
-            return None
-
-        try:
-            notify_policy = obj.notify_policies.get(user=user, project=obj)
-            return notify_policy.notify_level
-
-        except notify_models.NotifyPolicy.DoesNotExist:
-            return None
-
 
 class ProjectDetailAdminSerializer(ProjectDetailSerializer):
     class Meta:
diff --git a/taiga/projects/utils.py b/taiga/projects/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..356aa769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taiga/projects/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Andrey Antukh <niwi@niwi.be>
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Jesús Espino <jespinog@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2014 David Barragán <bameda@dbarragan.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Anler Hernández <hello@anler.me>
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from django.apps import apps
+
+def attach_notify_level_to_queryset(queryset, user, as_field="notify_level"):
+    """Attach notify level to each object of the queryset.
+
+    :param queryset: A Django queryset object.
+    :param as_field: Attach the notify level as an attribute with this name.
+
+    :return: Queryset object with the additional `as_field` field.
+    """
+
+    if user.is_authenticated():
+        model = queryset.model
+        sql = ("""SELECT notifications_notifypolicy.notify_level
+                    FROM notifications_notifypolicy
+                   WHERE notifications_notifypolicy.user_id = {user_id}
+                     AND notifications_notifypolicy.project_id = {tbl}.id""")
+        sql = sql.format(user_id=user.id, tbl=model._meta.db_table)
+    else:
+        sql = "SELECT CAST(NULL as text)"
+
+    qs = queryset.extra(select={as_field: sql})
+    return qs