diff --git a/app/Controller/ProjectCreationController.php b/app/Controller/ProjectCreationController.php
index c471cfdd8..b9458bdd0 100644
--- a/app/Controller/ProjectCreationController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/ProjectCreationController.php
@@ -96,13 +96,14 @@ class ProjectCreationController extends BaseController
         $project = array(
             'name' => $values['name'],
             'is_private' => $values['is_private'],
+            'identifier' => $values['identifier'],
         );
 
         return $this->projectModel->create($project, $this->userSession->getId(), true);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creatte from another project
+     * Create from another project
      *
      * @access private
      * @param  array  $values
diff --git a/app/Template/project_creation/create.php b/app/Template/project_creation/create.php
index 430a4bac3..01952f141 100644
--- a/app/Template/project_creation/create.php
+++ b/app/Template/project_creation/create.php
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
         <?= $this->form->label(t('Name'), 'name') ?>
         <?= $this->form->text('name', $values, $errors, array('autofocus', 'required')) ?>
 
+        <?= $this->form->label(t('Identifier'), 'identifier') ?>
+        <?= $this->form->text('identifier', $values, $errors, array('autofocus')) ?>
+        <p class="form-help"><?= t('The project identifier is optional and must be alphanumeric, example: MYPROJECT.') ?></p>
+
         <?php if (count($projects_list) > 1): ?>
             <?= $this->form->label(t('Create from another project'), 'src_project_id') ?>
             <?= $this->form->select('src_project_id', $projects_list, $values, array(), array(), 'js-project-creation-select-options') ?>