diff --git a/internal/services/configstore/api/project.go b/internal/services/configstore/api/project.go
index 1f8b66c..31b6749 100644
--- a/internal/services/configstore/api/project.go
+++ b/internal/services/configstore/api/project.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ type Project struct {
 	*types.Project
 
 	// dynamic data
+	OwnerType        types.ConfigType
+	OwnerID          string
 	Path             string
 	ParentPath       string
 	GlobalVisibility types.Visibility
@@ -59,6 +61,11 @@ func projectsResponse(readDB *readdb.ReadDB, projects []*types.Project) ([]*Proj
 				return err
 			}
 
+			ownerType, ownerID, err := readDB.GetProjectOwnerID(tx, project)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			// calculate global visibility
 			visibility, err := getGlobalVisibility(readDB, tx, project.Visibility, &project.Parent)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -69,6 +76,8 @@ func projectsResponse(readDB *readdb.ReadDB, projects []*types.Project) ([]*Proj
 			// updated on create
 			resProjects[i] = &Project{
 				Project:          project,
+				OwnerType:        ownerType,
+				OwnerID:          ownerID,
 				Path:             path.Join(pp, project.Name),
 				ParentPath:       pp,
 				GlobalVisibility: visibility,
diff --git a/internal/services/configstore/api/projectgroup.go b/internal/services/configstore/api/projectgroup.go
index a6a45e5..4bfdb63 100644
--- a/internal/services/configstore/api/projectgroup.go
+++ b/internal/services/configstore/api/projectgroup.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ type ProjectGroup struct {
 	*types.ProjectGroup
 
 	// dynamic data
+	OwnerType        types.ConfigType
+	OwnerID          string
 	Path             string
 	ParentPath       string
 	GlobalVisibility types.Visibility
@@ -59,6 +61,11 @@ func projectGroupsResponse(readDB *readdb.ReadDB, projectGroups []*types.Project
 				return err
 			}
 
+			ownerType, ownerID, err := readDB.GetProjectGroupOwnerID(tx, projectGroup)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			// calculate global visibility
 			visibility, err := getGlobalVisibility(readDB, tx, projectGroup.Visibility, &projectGroup.Parent)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -69,6 +76,8 @@ func projectGroupsResponse(readDB *readdb.ReadDB, projectGroups []*types.Project
 			// updated on create
 			resProjectGroups[i] = &ProjectGroup{
 				ProjectGroup:     projectGroup,
+				OwnerType:        ownerType,
+				OwnerID:          ownerID,
 				Path:             path.Join(pp, projectGroup.Name),
 				ParentPath:       pp,
 				GlobalVisibility: visibility,
diff --git a/internal/services/configstore/readdb/project.go b/internal/services/configstore/readdb/project.go
index 44dcd03..4d20620 100644
--- a/internal/services/configstore/readdb/project.go
+++ b/internal/services/configstore/readdb/project.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func (r *ReadDB) GetProjectPath(tx *db.Tx, project *types.Project) (string, erro
 	}
 	if pgroup == nil {
 		return "", errors.Errorf("parent group %q for project %q doesn't exist", project.Parent.ID, project.ID)
-
 	}
 	p, err := r.GetProjectGroupPath(tx, pgroup)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -78,6 +77,17 @@ func (r *ReadDB) GetProjectPath(tx *db.Tx, project *types.Project) (string, erro
 	return p, nil
 }
 
+func (r *ReadDB) GetProjectOwnerID(tx *db.Tx, project *types.Project) (types.ConfigType, string, error) {
+	pgroup, err := r.GetProjectGroup(tx, project.Parent.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	if pgroup == nil {
+		return "", "", errors.Errorf("parent group %q for project %q doesn't exist", project.Parent.ID, project.ID)
+	}
+	return r.GetProjectGroupOwnerID(tx, pgroup)
+}
+
 func (r *ReadDB) GetProject(tx *db.Tx, projectRef string) (*types.Project, error) {
 	projectRefType, err := common.ParsePathRef(projectRef)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/services/configstore/readdb/projectgroup.go b/internal/services/configstore/readdb/projectgroup.go
index ab9af82..f1406e8 100644
--- a/internal/services/configstore/readdb/projectgroup.go
+++ b/internal/services/configstore/readdb/projectgroup.go
@@ -134,6 +134,17 @@ func (r *ReadDB) GetProjectGroupPath(tx *db.Tx, group *types.ProjectGroup) (stri
 	return p, nil
 }
 
+func (r *ReadDB) GetProjectGroupOwnerID(tx *db.Tx, group *types.ProjectGroup) (types.ConfigType, string, error) {
+	groups, err := r.GetProjectGroupHierarchy(tx, group)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+
+	rootGroupType := groups[0].ParentType
+	rootGroupID := groups[0].ParentID
+	return rootGroupType, rootGroupID, nil
+}
+
 func (r *ReadDB) GetProjectGroup(tx *db.Tx, projectGroupRef string) (*types.ProjectGroup, error) {
 	groupRef, err := common.ParsePathRef(projectGroupRef)
 	if err != nil {