diff --git a/taiga/permissions/service.py b/taiga/permissions/service.py
index a430e082..adf8cb38 100644
--- a/taiga/permissions/service.py
+++ b/taiga/permissions/service.py
@@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ def _get_object_project(obj):
     return project
 
 
+def is_project_owner(user, obj):
+    if user.is_superuser:
+        return True
+
+    project = _get_object_project(obj)
+    if project is None:
+        return False
+
+    if user.id == project.owner.id:
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
 def is_project_admin(user, obj):
     if user.is_superuser:
         return True
diff --git a/taiga/projects/api.py b/taiga/projects/api.py
index b7a712f4..6d057807 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/api.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/api.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class ProjectViewSet(LikedResourceMixin, HistoryResourceMixin,
     def get_queryset(self):
         qs = super().get_queryset()
 
+        qs = qs.select_related("owner")
         # Prefetch doesn"t work correctly if then if the field is filtered later (it generates more queries)
         # so we add some custom prefetching
         qs = qs.prefetch_related("members")
diff --git a/taiga/projects/serializers.py b/taiga/projects/serializers.py
index 5650b351..e892f93e 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/serializers.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/serializers.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from taiga.users.serializers import ProjectRoleSerializer
 from taiga.users.validators import RoleExistsValidator
 
 from taiga.permissions.service import get_user_project_permissions
-from taiga.permissions.service import is_project_admin
+from taiga.permissions.service import is_project_admin, is_project_owner
 from taiga.projects.mixins.serializers import ValidateDuplicatedNameInProjectMixin
 
 from . import models
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class MembershipSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     project_name = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_project_name")
     project_slug = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_project_slug")
     invited_by = UserBasicInfoSerializer(read_only=True)
+    is_owner = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_is_owner")
 
     class Meta:
         model = models.Membership
@@ -147,6 +148,10 @@ class MembershipSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     def get_project_slug(self, obj):
         return obj.project.slug if obj and obj.project else ""
 
+    def get_is_owner(self, obj):
+        return (obj and obj.user_id and obj.project_id and obj.project.owner_id and
+                obj.user_id == obj.project.owner_id)
+
     def validate_email(self, attrs, source):
         project = attrs.get("project", None)
         if project is None:
@@ -241,6 +246,9 @@ class ProjectSerializer(FanResourceSerializerMixin, WatchedResourceModelSerializ
     anon_permissions = PgArrayField(required=False)
     public_permissions = PgArrayField(required=False)
     my_permissions = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_my_permissions")
+
+    owner = UserBasicInfoSerializer(read_only=True)
+    i_am_owner = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_i_am_owner")
     i_am_admin = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_i_am_admin")
     i_am_member = serializers.SerializerMethodField("get_i_am_member")
 
@@ -256,7 +264,7 @@ class ProjectSerializer(FanResourceSerializerMixin, WatchedResourceModelSerializ
 
     class Meta:
         model = models.Project
-        read_only_fields = ("created_date", "modified_date", "owner", "slug", "blocked_code")
+        read_only_fields = ("created_date", "modified_date", "slug", "blocked_code")
         exclude = ("logo", "last_us_ref", "last_task_ref", "last_issue_ref",
                    "issues_csv_uuid", "tasks_csv_uuid", "userstories_csv_uuid",
                    "transfer_token")
@@ -266,6 +274,11 @@ class ProjectSerializer(FanResourceSerializerMixin, WatchedResourceModelSerializ
             return get_user_project_permissions(self.context["request"].user, obj)
         return []
 
+    def get_i_am_owner(self, obj):
+        if "request" in self.context:
+            return is_project_owner(self.context["request"].user, obj)
+        return False
+
     def get_i_am_admin(self, obj):
         if "request" in self.context:
             return is_project_admin(self.context["request"].user, obj)
@@ -341,7 +354,7 @@ class ProjectDetailSerializer(ProjectSerializer):
 class ProjectDetailAdminSerializer(ProjectDetailSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = models.Project
-        read_only_fields = ("created_date", "modified_date", "owner", "slug", "blocked_code")
+        read_only_fields = ("created_date", "modified_date", "slug", "blocked_code")
         exclude = ("logo", "last_us_ref", "last_task_ref", "last_issue_ref")
 
 
diff --git a/taiga/users/serializers.py b/taiga/users/serializers.py
index 204852ad..55473a30 100644
--- a/taiga/users/serializers.py
+++ b/taiga/users/serializers.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class UserAdminSerializer(UserSerializer):
 class UserBasicInfoSerializer(UserSerializer):
     class Meta:
         model = User
-        fields = ("username", "full_name_display","photo", "big_photo", "is_active")
+        fields = ("username", "full_name_display","photo", "big_photo", "is_active", "id")
 
 
 class RecoverySerializer(serializers.Serializer):