diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index c00010b2..6eeaa8fa 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ module ProjectsHelper
       repo_id: repo.id,
       open_devops: (user.blank? || user.is_a?(AnonymousUser)) ? false : project.open_devops?,
       type: project.numerical_for_project_type,
-      author: render_owner(project)
+      author: render_owner(project),
+      is_secret: project.is_secret,
+      user_apply_signatures: project.apply_signatures.with_user_id(user.id).collect{|s| {id: s.id, status: s.status}}
     }).compact
 
     render json: tmp_json
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/project_ability.rb b/app/models/concerns/project_ability.rb
index 682f6fdc..48e5cc61 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/project_ability.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/project_ability.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ module ProjectAbility
 
   def can_read_project?(project)
     return true if self.admin?
+    return true if project.is_secret
     return false if !project.is_public? && !project.member?(self.id)
     true
   end