diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.jsx
index 3493c2d531..90d36a64a7 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.jsx
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.jsx
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import { Project } from '@types';
 import Lookup from '@components/Lookup';
 import { FieldTooltip } from '@components/FormField';
 
-const loadProjects = async params => ProjectsAPI.read(params);
-
 class ProjectLookup extends React.Component {
   render() {
     const {
@@ -23,6 +21,15 @@ class ProjectLookup extends React.Component {
       onBlur,
     } = this.props;
 
+    const loadProjects = async params => {
+      const response = await ProjectsAPI.read(params);
+      const { results, count } = response.data;
+      if (count === 1) {
+        onChange(results[0], 'project');
+      }
+      return response;
+    };
+
     return (
       <FormGroup
         fieldId="project"
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.test.jsx b/awx/ui_next/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00fd2ad4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx/ui_next/src/components/Lookup/ProjectLookup.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { mountWithContexts } from '@testUtils/enzymeHelpers';
+import { sleep } from '@testUtils/testUtils';
+import { ProjectsAPI } from '@api';
+import ProjectLookup from './ProjectLookup';
+
+jest.mock('@api');
+
+describe('<ProjectLookup />', () => {
+  test('should auto-select project when only one available', async () => {
+    ProjectsAPI.read.mockReturnValue({
+      data: {
+        results: [{ id: 1 }],
+        count: 1,
+      },
+    });
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    mountWithContexts(<ProjectLookup onChange={onChange} />);
+    await sleep(0);
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: 1 }, 'project');
+  });
+
+  test('should not auto-select project when multiple available', async () => {
+    ProjectsAPI.read.mockReturnValue({
+      data: {
+        results: [{ id: 1 }, { id: 2 }],
+        count: 2,
+      },
+    });
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    mountWithContexts(<ProjectLookup onChange={onChange} />);
+    await sleep(0);
+    expect(onChange).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});