diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
index e35cfb4b6..15a6391a4 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/projects/projects.js
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                     return container;
                 },
                 buttons: [
+                    {
+                        // id: "clipboard-dialog-cancel",
+                        text: "Open existing project", //RED._("projects.welcome.not-right-now"),
+                        class: "secondary",
+                        click: function() {
+                            createProjectOptions = {
+                                action: "open"
+                            }
+                            show('git-config');
+                        }
+                    },
+
                     {
                         // id: "clipboard-dialog-cancel",
                         text: RED._("projects.welcome.not-right-now"),
@@ -187,6 +199,8 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                                     show('project-details');
                                 } else if (createProjectOptions.action === "clone") {
                                     show('clone-project');
+                                } else if (createProjectOptions.action === "open") {
+                                    show('create',{screen:'open'})
                                 }
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/mixins.scss b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/mixins.scss
index 2b283a1af..8dd0fc3ae 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/mixins.scss
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/mixins.scss
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@
             color: $editor-button-color-primary !important;
         }
     }
+    &.secondary {
+        background: none;
+        &:not(:hover) {
+            border-color: rgba(0,0,0,0);
+        }
+
+    }
 
 }
 .button-group-vertical {
@@ -135,7 +142,7 @@
     &.single {
         color: $workspace-button-color !important;
         background: $workspace-button-background;
-        
+
         &.selected:not(.disabled):not(:disabled) {
             color: $workspace-button-toggle-color !important;
             background: $workspace-button-background-active;