diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/projects/list.vue b/app/javascript/vue/projects/list.vue
index 746a79fa9..efd0627a2 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/projects/list.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/projects/list.vue
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
              @access="access"
              @updateDueDate="updateDueDate"
              @updateStartDate="updateStartDate"
+             @updateFavorite="updateFavorite"
   >
     <template #card="data">
       <ProjectCard :params="data.params" :dtComponent="data.dtComponent" ></ProjectCard>
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ import NewFolderModal from './modals/new_folder.vue';
 import MoveModal from './modals/move.vue';
 import AccessModal from '../shared/access_modal/modal.vue';
 import ExportLimitExceededModal from './modals/export_limit_exceeded_modal.vue';
+import FavoriteRenderer from '../shared/datatable/renderers/favorite.vue';
 
 export default {
   name: 'ProjectsList',
@@ -112,7 +114,8 @@ export default {
     DescriptionRenderer,
     DescriptionModal,
     StatusRenderer,
-    SuperviserRenderer
+    SuperviserRenderer,
+    FavoriteRenderer
   },
   props: {
     dataSource: { type: String, required: true },
@@ -158,6 +161,17 @@ export default {
         sortable: true,
         cellRenderer: 'NameRenderer'
       },
+      {
+        field: 'favorite',
+        headerComponentParams: {
+          html: '<div class="sn-icon sn-icon-star-filled"></div>'
+        },
+        headerName: this.i18n.t('projects.index.favorite'),
+        sortable: true,
+        cellRenderer: FavoriteRenderer,
+        minWidth: 80,
+        notSelectable: true
+      },
       {
         field: 'code',
         headerName: this.i18n.t('projects.index.card.id'),
@@ -365,6 +379,12 @@ export default {
         this.updateTable();
       });
     },
+    updateFavorite(value, params) {
+      const url = value ? params.data.urls.favorite : params.data.urls.unfavorite;
+      axios.post(url).then(() => {
+        this.updateTable();
+      });
+    },
     showDescription(_e, project) {
       [this.descriptionModalObject] = project;
     },
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/datatable/renderers/favorite.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/datatable/renderers/favorite.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea52dcd95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/datatable/renderers/favorite.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<template>
+  <div v-if="hasFavorite">
+    <button @click="updateFavorite(!favorite)"
+            class="flex justify-center items-center w-full h-9 bg-transparent border-none cursor-pointer">
+      <div v-if="favorite" class="sn-icon sn-icon-star-filled text-sn-alert-brittlebush"></div>
+      <div v-else @mouseover="hovered = true"
+                  @mouseleave="hovered = false">
+        <div class="text-sn-grey-500 sn-icon" :class="{ 'sn-icon-star-filled': hovered, 'sn-icon-star': !hovered }"></div>
+      </div>
+    </button>
+  </div>
+</template>
+<script>
+
+export default {
+  name: 'favoriteRenderer',
+  props: {
+    params: {
+      required: true
+    }
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      favorite: false,
+      hovered: false
+    };
+  },
+  created() {
+    this.favorite = this.params.data.favorite;
+  },
+  computed: {
+    hasFavorite() {
+      return this.params.data.favorite !== null;
+    }
+  },
+  methods: {
+    updateFavorite(value) {
+      this.params.dtComponent.$emit('updateFavorite', value, this.params);
+      this.favorite = value;
+    }
+  }
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/app/jobs/user_assignments/propagate_assignment_job.rb b/app/jobs/user_assignments/propagate_assignment_job.rb
index d460c2372..d68db0cec 100644
--- a/app/jobs/user_assignments/propagate_assignment_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/user_assignments/propagate_assignment_job.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ module UserAssignments
           assigned_by: @assigned_by
         )
       else
+        object.favorites.where(user: @user).destroy_all if object.respond_to?(:favorites)
         user_assignment.destroy!
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/serializers/lists/project_and_folder_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/lists/project_and_folder_serializer.rb
index 65877876c..5d0185c49 100644
--- a/app/serializers/lists/project_and_folder_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/lists/project_and_folder_serializer.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Lists
 
     attributes :name, :code, :created_at, :archived_on, :users, :urls, :folder, :hidden,
                :folder_info, :default_public_user_role_id, :team, :top_level_assignable, :supervised_by,
-               :comments, :updated_at, :permissions, :due_date_cell, :start_on_cell, :description, :status,
+               :comments, :updated_at, :permissions, :due_date_cell, :start_on_cell, :description, :status, :favorite,
                def team
                  object.team.name
                end
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ module Lists
       !project?
     end
 
+    def favorite
+      object.favorite if project?
+    end
+
     def top_level_assignable
       project?
     end
diff --git a/app/services/lists/projects_service.rb b/app/services/lists/projects_service.rb
index 2b7ec0840..69c5b1e8e 100644
--- a/app/services/lists/projects_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/lists/projects_service.rb
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ module Lists
         @records = @records.sort_by { |object| project_comments_count(object) }
       when 'comments_DESC'
         @records = @records.sort_by { |object| project_comments_count(object) }.reverse!
+      when 'favorite_ASC'
+        @records = @records.sort_by { |object| project_favorites(object) }
+      when 'favorite_DESC'
+        @records = @records.sort_by { |object| project_favorites(object) }.reverse!
       end
     end
 
@@ -163,6 +167,14 @@ module Lists
       project?(object) ? object.users.count : -1
     end
 
+    def project_favorites(object)
+      if project?(object)
+        object.favorite ? 1 : 0
+      else
+        -1
+      end
+    end
+
     def project?(object)
       object.instance_of?(Project)
     end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index f463296d8..967025c98 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ en:
       add_start_date: "Add start date"
       no_start_date: "No start date"
       add_description: 'Add description'
+      favorite: 'Favorites'
       status:
         not_started: "Not started"
         started: "In progress"
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250428070801_create_favorites.rb b/db/migrate/20250428070801_create_favorites.rb
index 58587f447..47306bbed 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20250428070801_create_favorites.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20250428070801_create_favorites.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class CreateFavorites < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
+  STATE_NAMES = %w(ProjectList_active_state ProjectList_archived_state ExperimentList_active_state
+                   ExperimentList_archived_state MyModuleList_active_state MyModuleList_archived_state).freeze
   def change
     create_table :favorites do |t|
       t.references :user, null: false, foreign_key: true
@@ -16,5 +18,64 @@ class CreateFavorites < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.0]
       unique: true,
       name: :index_favorites_on_user_and_item_and_team
     )
+
+    reversible do |dir|
+      dir.up do
+        User.find_each do |user|
+          update = false
+          STATE_NAMES.each do |state_name|
+            state = user.settings.dig(state_name, 'columnsState')
+            next if state.blank?
+
+            update = true
+
+            # get number of pinned columns
+            pinned_items_count = state.count { |el| el['pinned'].present? }
+
+            # update position of columns if they are not pinned
+            state.each do |el|
+              el['position'] += 1 if el['pinned'].blank? && el['position'].present?
+            end
+
+            # create new state of favorite column
+            new_element = {
+              colId: 'favorite',
+              hide: false,
+              pinned: nil
+            }
+
+            # add only position if other columns have positions. Position only get columns for which user at least once change settings
+            new_element[:position] = pinned_items_count if state.dig(0, 'position').present?
+            state.insert(pinned_items_count, new_element)
+          end
+          user.save! if update
+        end
+      end
+
+      dir.down do
+        User.find_each do |user|
+          update = false
+          STATE_NAMES.each do |state_name|
+            state = user.settings.dig(state_name, 'columnsState')
+            next if state.blank?
+
+            update = true
+
+            favorite = state.find { |el| el['colId'] == 'favorite' }
+
+            next unless favorite
+
+            state.reject! { |el| el['colId'] == 'favorite' }
+
+            next if favorite['position'].blank?
+
+            state.each do |el|
+              el['position'] -= 1 if el['position'].present? && el['position'] > favorite['position']
+            end
+          end
+          user.save! if update
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end