diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
index e092f5f..ffc2de5 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.DatePlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.DefaultPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.EpochPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.PlaceholderProcessor
+import de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders.ProjectPlaceholder
 import de.idetools.filename_template.settings.FilenameTemplateSettingsState
 
 class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class InitializeFilenameTemplateActivity : StartupActivity {
         val placeholders = listOf(
             EpochPlaceholder(),
             DatePlaceholder(),
+            ProjectPlaceholder(),
             DefaultPlaceholder()
         )
 
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProjectPlaceholder.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProjectPlaceholder.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03912ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/idetools/filename_template/placeholders/ProjectPlaceholder.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package de.idetools.filename_template.placeholders
+
+class ProjectPlaceholder : Placeholder {
+    override fun supports(placeholder: String): Boolean = placeholder == "PROJECT"
+
+    override fun process(placeholder: String, context: PlaceholderContext): String =
+        context.project.name
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 5c8a3f0..3b15ced 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@
 
                 <dt>{EPOCH}</dt>
                 <dd>The current unix time stamp: Seconds since the Unix Epoch on January 1st, 1970 at UTC.</dd>
+
+                <dt>{PROJECT}</dt>
+                <dd>
+                    The name of the current project.
+                </dd>
             </dl>
         </dd>
     </dl>