diff --git a/src/project_manager.zig b/src/project_manager.zig
index 2712399..01aaf4d 100644
--- a/src/project_manager.zig
+++ b/src/project_manager.zig
@@ -442,8 +442,11 @@ const Process = struct {
         var message = std.ArrayList(u8).init(self.allocator);
         const writer = message.writer();
         try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, recent_projects.items.len);
-        for (recent_projects.items) |project|
+        for (recent_projects.items) |project| {
+            try cbor.writeArrayHeader(writer, 2);
             try cbor.writeValue(writer, project.name);
+            try cbor.writeValue(writer, if (self.projects.get(project.name)) |_| true else false);
+        }
         from.send_raw(.{ .buf = message.items }) catch return error.ClientFailed;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent_project.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent_project.zig
index ea49b75..5aeea38 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent_project.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent_project.zig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub const description = "project";
 
 pub const Entry = struct {
     label: []const u8,
+    open: bool,
 };
 
 pub const Match = struct {
@@ -31,9 +32,14 @@ pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !usize {
     var len = try cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter);
     while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
         var name_: []const u8 = undefined;
-        if (try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&name_))) {
-            (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{ .label = try palette.allocator.dupe(u8, name_) };
-        } else return error.InvalidMessageField;
+        var open: bool = false;
+        if (try cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) != 2)
+            return error.InvalidMessageField;
+        if (!try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&name_)))
+            return error.InvalidMessageField;
+        if (!try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&open)))
+            return error.InvalidMessageField;
+        (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{ .label = try palette.allocator.dupe(u8, name_), .open = open };
     }
     return 1;
 }
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ pub fn add_menu_entry(palette: *Type, entry: *Entry, matches: ?[]const usize) !v
     defer value.deinit();
     const writer = value.writer();
     try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.label);
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, if (entry.open) "-" else "");
     try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches orelse &[_]usize{});
     try palette.menu.add_item_with_handler(value.items, select);
     palette.items += 1;