diff --git a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
index 18b15d840b..2227b2c2cf 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/projects/show.html.erb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   <% end %>
 </div>
 
-<h2><%=l(:label_overview)%></h2>
+<h2><%=l(:label_overview)%> <% if @project.is_public %><span class="badge badge-project-public"><%= l(:field_is_public) %></span><% end %></h2>
 
 <% unless @project.active? %>
   <p class="warning"><span class="icon icon-lock"><%= l(:text_project_closed) %></span></p>
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index fca5f56475..6dd8cda857 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -1462,6 +1462,10 @@ td.gantt_selected_column .gantt_hdr,.gantt_selected_column_container {
   color: #fff;
   border: 1px solid #d22;
 }
+.badge-project-public {
+  color: #205D86;
+  border: 1px solid #205D86;
+}
 .badge-count {
   color: #fff;
   background:#9DB9D5;
diff --git a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
index 2c3cb2968e..a0d0c9c711 100644
--- a/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/projects_controller_test.rb
@@ -673,6 +673,25 @@ class ProjectsControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_select '#main.nosidebar'
   end
 
+  def test_show_should_display_project_public_badge_if_project_is_public
+    p = Project.find('ecookbook')
+    assert p.is_public?
+
+    get(:show, params: {id: p.identifier})
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_select '.badge.badge-project-public', text: l(:field_is_public)
+  end
+
+  def test_show_should_not_display_project_public_badge_if_project_is_private
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 1
+    p = Project.find('private-child')
+    assert_not p.is_public?
+
+    get(:show, params: {id: p.identifier})
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_select '.badge.badge-project-public', count: 0
+  end
+
   def test_show_should_display_visible_custom_fields
     ProjectCustomField.find_by_name('Development status').update_attribute :visible, true
     get(:show, :params => {:id => 'ecookbook'})