diff --git a/packages/cli/src/controllers/project.controller.ts b/packages/cli/src/controllers/project.controller.ts
index 3347e97cb7..848ba4b84c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/controllers/project.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/controllers/project.controller.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class ProjectController {
 	@GlobalScope('project:create')
 	// Using admin as all plans that contain projects should allow admins at the very least
 	@Licensed('feat:projectRole:admin')
-	async createProject(req: ProjectRequest.Create): Promise<Project> {
+	async createProject(req: ProjectRequest.Create) {
 		try {
 			const project = await this.projectsService.createTeamProject(req.body.name, req.user);
 
@@ -57,7 +57,16 @@ export class ProjectController {
 				role: req.user.role,
 			});
 
-			return project;
+			return {
+				...project,
+				role: 'project:admin',
+				scopes: [
+					...combineScopes({
+						global: this.roleService.getRoleScopes(req.user.role),
+						project: this.roleService.getRoleScopes('project:admin'),
+					}),
+				],
+			};
 		} catch (e) {
 			if (e instanceof TeamProjectOverQuotaError) {
 				throw new BadRequestError(e.message);
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/integration/project.api.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/integration/project.api.test.ts
index d275362629..0d24912710 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/integration/project.api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/integration/project.api.test.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import { CacheService } from '@/services/cache/cache.service';
 import { mockInstance } from '../shared/mocking';
 import { ActiveWorkflowManager } from '@/ActiveWorkflowManager';
 import { ProjectRepository } from '@/databases/repositories/project.repository';
+import { RoleService } from '@/services/role.service';
 
 const testServer = utils.setupTestServer({
 	endpointGroups: ['project'],
@@ -394,6 +395,10 @@ describe('POST /projects/', () => {
 		expect(async () => {
 			await findProject(respProject.id);
 		}).not.toThrow();
+		expect(resp.body.data.role).toBe('project:admin');
+		for (const scope of Container.get(RoleService).getRoleScopes('project:admin')) {
+			expect(resp.body.data.scopes).toContain(scope);
+		}
 	});
 
 	test('should allow to create a team projects if below the quota', async () => {
@@ -871,7 +876,7 @@ describe('DELETE /project/:projectId', () => {
 			{ project: otherProject, role: 'workflow:editor' },
 		]);
 		await shareWorkflowWithProjects(sharedWorkflow2, [
-			{ project: otherProject, role: 'workflow:user' },
+			{ project: otherProject, role: 'workflow:editor' },
 		]);
 
 		//
@@ -928,7 +933,7 @@ describe('DELETE /project/:projectId', () => {
 			{ project: otherProject, role: 'workflow:editor' },
 		]);
 		await shareWorkflowWithProjects(ownedWorkflow2, [
-			{ project: otherProject, role: 'workflow:user' },
+			{ project: otherProject, role: 'workflow:editor' },
 		]);
 
 		//