diff --git a/backend/api/models.py b/backend/api/models.py
index 61c12cd6..fd268e94 100644
--- a/backend/api/models.py
+++ b/backend/api/models.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Project(PolymorphicModel):
     @property
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def is_text_project(self) -> bool:
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+        return False
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
diff --git a/backend/api/serializers.py b/backend/api/serializers.py
index 8fa2bac6..c873b136 100644
--- a/backend/api/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/api/serializers.py
@@ -173,11 +173,13 @@ class ProjectSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
             'random_order',
             'collaborative_annotation',
             'single_class_classification',
+            'is_text_project',
             'tags'
         )
         read_only_fields = (
             'updated_at',
             'users',
+            'is_text_project',
             'tags'
         )
 
diff --git a/frontend/domain/models/project/project.ts b/frontend/domain/models/project/project.ts
index e0bb3ca0..2c3c1e1a 100644
--- a/frontend/domain/models/project/project.ts
+++ b/frontend/domain/models/project/project.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export class ProjectReadItem {
     public allow_overlapping:           boolean,
     public grapheme_mode:               boolean,
     public tags:                        Object[],
+    public is_text_project:             boolean,
   ) {}
 
   static valueOf(
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ export class ProjectReadItem {
       resourcetype,
       allow_overlapping,
       grapheme_mode,
-      tags
+      tags,
+      is_text_project
     }:
     {
       id:                          number,
@@ -50,7 +52,8 @@ export class ProjectReadItem {
       resourcetype:                string,
       allow_overlapping:           boolean,
       grapheme_mode:               boolean,
-      tags:                        Object[]
+      tags:                        Object[],
+      is_text_project:             boolean
     }
   ): ProjectReadItem {
     return new ProjectReadItem(
@@ -67,7 +70,8 @@ export class ProjectReadItem {
       resourcetype,
       allow_overlapping,
       grapheme_mode,
-      tags
+      tags,
+      is_text_project
     )
   }
 
@@ -102,13 +106,7 @@ export class ProjectReadItem {
   }
 
   get isTextProject() {
-    const allowedProjectTypes = [
-      'DocumentClassification',
-      'SequenceLabeling',
-      'Seq2seq',
-      'IntentDetectionAndSlotFilling'
-    ]
-    return allowedProjectTypes.includes(this.project_type)
+    return this.is_text_project
   }
 
   get hasCategory(): boolean {
@@ -143,7 +141,8 @@ export class ProjectReadItem {
       resourcetype: this.resourcetype,
       allow_overlapping: this.allow_overlapping,
       grapheme_mode: this.grapheme_mode,
-      tags: this.tags
+      tags: this.tags,
+      is_text_project: this.is_text_project
     }
   }
 }