diff --git a/app/projectsmodel.cpp b/app/projectsmodel.cpp
index 88f1cc403..b7a36b9b4 100644
--- a/app/projectsmodel.cpp
+++ b/app/projectsmodel.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void ProjectsModel::initializeProjectsModel()
 
   QObject::connect( mBackend, &MerginApi::projectDetached, this, &ProjectsModel::onProjectDetachedFromMergin );
   QObject::connect( mBackend, &MerginApi::projectAttachedToMergin, this, &ProjectsModel::onProjectAttachedToMergin );
+  QObject::connect( mBackend, &MerginApi::authChanged, this, &ProjectsModel::onAuthChanged );
 
   if ( mModelType == ProjectModelTypes::LocalProjectsModel )
   {
@@ -543,6 +544,17 @@ void ProjectsModel::onProjectAttachedToMergin( const QString & )
   listProjectsByName();
 }
 
+void ProjectsModel::onAuthChanged()
+{
+  if ( !mBackend->userAuth() || !mBackend->userAuth()->hasAuthData() ) // user logged out, clear created and shared lists
+  {
+    if ( mModelType == WorkspaceProjectsModel )
+    {
+      clearProjects();
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 void ProjectsModel::setMerginApi( MerginApi *merginApi )
 {
   if ( !merginApi || mBackend == merginApi )
diff --git a/app/projectsmodel.h b/app/projectsmodel.h
index 60bcc4934..88ea48a4a 100644
--- a/app/projectsmodel.h
+++ b/app/projectsmodel.h
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ class ProjectsModel : public QAbstractListModel
     void onAboutToRemoveProject( const LocalProject &project );
     void onProjectDataChanged( const LocalProject &project );
 
+    void onAuthChanged();
+
     void setMerginApi( MerginApi *merginApi );
     void setModelType( ProjectModelTypes modelType );
     void setSyncManager( SynchronizationManager *newSyncManager );