diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/views/project/base.py b/apiserver/plane/app/views/project/base.py
index 00e1ad1eb13..b4f0b3aad10 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/views/project/base.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/views/project/base.py
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ def list(self, request, slug):
             "inbox_view",
             "guest_view_all_features",
             "project_lead",
+            "network",
             "created_at",
             "updated_at",
             "created_by",
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/views/project/invite.py b/apiserver/plane/app/views/project/invite.py
index e4d46e89f4e..51eb997f661 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/views/project/invite.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/views/project/invite.py
@@ -16,17 +16,17 @@
 # Module imports
 from .base import BaseViewSet, BaseAPIView
 from plane.app.serializers import ProjectMemberInviteSerializer
-
 from plane.app.permissions import allow_permission, ROLE
-
 from plane.db.models import (
     ProjectMember,
     Workspace,
     ProjectMemberInvite,
     User,
     WorkspaceMember,
+    Project,
     IssueUserProperty,
 )
+from plane.db.models.project import ProjectNetwork
 
 
 class ProjectInvitationsViewset(BaseViewSet):
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def get_queryset(self):
             .select_related("workspace", "workspace__owner", "project")
         )
 
+    @allow_permission([ROLE.ADMIN, ROLE.MEMBER], level="WORKSPACE")
     def create(self, request, slug):
         project_ids = request.data.get("project_ids", [])
 
@@ -136,11 +137,20 @@ def create(self, request, slug):
             member=request.user, workspace__slug=slug, is_active=True
         )
 
-        if workspace_member.role not in [ROLE.ADMIN.value, ROLE.MEMBER.value]:
-            return Response(
-                {"error": "You do not have permission to join the project"},
-                status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
-            )
+        # Get all the projects
+        projects = Project.objects.filter(
+            id__in=project_ids, workspace__slug=slug
+        ).only("id", "network")
+        # Check if user has permission to join each project
+        for project in projects:
+            if (
+                project.network == ProjectNetwork.SECRET.value
+                and workspace_member.role != ROLE.ADMIN.value
+            ):
+                return Response(
+                    {"error": "Only workspace admins can join private project"},
+                    status=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
+                )
 
         workspace_role = workspace_member.role
         workspace = workspace_member.workspace
diff --git a/apiserver/plane/db/models/project.py b/apiserver/plane/db/models/project.py
index c97c550ee21..c4d097ac8f3 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/db/models/project.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/db/models/project.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Python imports
 import pytz
 from uuid import uuid4
+from enum import Enum
 
 # Django imports
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -17,6 +18,15 @@
 ROLE_CHOICES = ((20, "Admin"), (15, "Member"), (5, "Guest"))
 
 
+class ProjectNetwork(Enum):
+    SECRET = 0
+    PUBLIC = 2
+
+    @classmethod
+    def choices(cls):
+        return [(0, "Secret"), (2, "Public")]
+
+
 def get_default_props():
     return {
         "filters": {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/enums.ts b/packages/types/src/enums.ts
index 854c0c61405..53138a1d798 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/enums.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/enums.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ export enum EUserPermissions {
 
 export type TUserPermissions = EUserPermissions.ADMIN | EUserPermissions.MEMBER | EUserPermissions.GUEST;
 
+// project network
+export enum EProjectNetwork {
+  PRIVATE = 0,
+  PUBLIC = 2,
+}
+
 // project pages
 export enum EPageAccess {
   PUBLIC = 0,
diff --git a/packages/types/src/project/projects.d.ts b/packages/types/src/project/projects.d.ts
index 40562d362d5..e1d9117a1be 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/project/projects.d.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/project/projects.d.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface IPartialProject {
   inbox_view: boolean;
   guest_view_all_features?: boolean;
   project_lead?: IUserLite | string | null;
+  network?: number;
   // Timestamps
   created_at?: Date;
   updated_at?: Date;
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ export interface IProject extends IPartialProject {
   anchor?: string | null;
   is_favorite?: boolean;
   members?: string[];
-  network?: number;
   timezone?: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/web/core/layouts/auth-layout/project-wrapper.tsx b/web/core/layouts/auth-layout/project-wrapper.tsx
index e79bdd1897a..c356cb883ba 100644
--- a/web/core/layouts/auth-layout/project-wrapper.tsx
+++ b/web/core/layouts/auth-layout/project-wrapper.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import useSWR from "swr";
 import { EUserPermissions, EUserPermissionsLevel } from "@plane/constants";
 import { useTranslation } from "@plane/i18n";
 // components
+import { EProjectNetwork } from "@plane/types/src/enums";
 import { JoinProject } from "@/components/auth-screens";
 import { LogoSpinner } from "@/components/common";
 import { ComicBoxButton, DetailedEmptyState } from "@/components/empty-state";
@@ -70,6 +71,11 @@ export const ProjectAuthWrapper: FC<IProjectAuthWrapper> = observer((props) => {
     workspaceSlug.toString(),
     projectId?.toString()
   );
+  const isWorkspaceAdmin = allowPermissions(
+    [EUserPermissions.ADMIN],
+    EUserPermissionsLevel.WORKSPACE,
+    workspaceSlug.toString()
+  );
 
   // Initialize module timeline chart
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -168,10 +174,15 @@ export const ProjectAuthWrapper: FC<IProjectAuthWrapper> = observer((props) => {
     );
 
   // check if the user don't have permission to access the project
-  if (projectExists && projectId && hasPermissionToCurrentProject === false) return <JoinProject />;
+  if (
+    ((projectExists?.network && projectExists?.network !== EProjectNetwork.PRIVATE) || isWorkspaceAdmin) &&
+    projectId &&
+    hasPermissionToCurrentProject === false
+  )
+    return <JoinProject />;
 
   // check if the project info is not found.
-  if (loader === "loaded" && !projectExists && projectId && !!hasPermissionToCurrentProject === false)
+  if (loader === "loaded" && projectId && !!hasPermissionToCurrentProject === false)
     return (
       <div className="grid h-screen place-items-center bg-custom-background-100">
         <DetailedEmptyState