diff --git a/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeTracker/TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown.test.ts b/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeTracker/TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown.test.ts
index 119e8a86..bf4442cf 100644
--- a/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeTracker/TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown.test.ts
+++ b/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeTracker/TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown.test.ts
@@ -87,4 +87,32 @@ describe('TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown', () => {
 
         expect(wrapper.emitted('changed')?.at(-1)).toEqual(['', null]);
     });
+
+    it("keeps a project's tasks visible when the search term matches the project name", async () => {
+        const project = {
+            id: 'p-dummy',
+            name: 'dummy',
+            color: '#fff',
+            client_id: null,
+            is_archived: false,
+        } as unknown as Project;
+        const tasks = [
+            { id: 't-1', name: 'design', project_id: 'p-dummy', is_done: false },
+            { id: 't-2', name: 'build', project_id: 'p-dummy', is_done: false },
+        ] as unknown as Task[];
+
+        const wrapper = mountDropdown({ projects: [project], tasks });
+        await nextTick();
+        await nextTick();
+
+        const searchInput = wrapper.find('[data-testid="client_dropdown_search"]');
+        await searchInput.setValue('dummy');
+        await nextTick();
+
+        // project itself shows up
+        expect(wrapper.find('[data-project-id="p-dummy"]').exists()).toBe(true);
+        // and its tasks are still available even though they don't match "dummy":
+        // the task expander keeps showing all of the project's tasks
+        expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('2 Tasks');
+    });
 });
diff --git a/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeTracker/TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown.vue b/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeTracker/TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown.vue
index 9238a5be..54388aad 100644
--- a/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeTracker/TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown.vue
+++ b/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeTracker/TimeTrackerProjectTaskDropdown.vue
@@ -251,23 +251,26 @@ function updateFilteredResults() {
 
         const projectTasks = tasksByProject.value.get(filterProject.id) ?? [];
 
-        const filteredTasks = projectTasks.filter((filterTask) => {
-            return (
-                filterTask.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm) &&
-                (!filterTask.is_done || filterTask.id === task.value)
-            );
+        // tasks that should be selectable regardless of the search term
+        // (open tasks, plus the currently selected one even if it's done)
+        const availableTasks = projectTasks.filter((filterTask) => {
+            return !filterTask.is_done || filterTask.id === task.value;
+        });
+
+        const filteredTasks = availableTasks.filter((filterTask) => {
+            return filterTask.name.toLowerCase().includes(searchTerm);
         });
 
         if (
             (projectNameIncludesSearchTerm || clientNameIncludesSearchTerm) &&
             (!filterProject.is_archived || project.value === filterProject.id)
         ) {
-            // search term matches project name
+            // search term matches project (or client) name: show all the tasks
             addProjectToFilterObject(
                 tempFilteredClients,
                 groupIndexByKey,
                 filterProject,
-                filteredTasks,
+                availableTasks,
                 false
             );
         } else if (filteredTasks.length > 0 && !filterProject.is_archived) {