diff --git a/pkg/jira/create.go b/pkg/jira/create.go
index 93acd2d9..835ec113 100644
--- a/pkg/jira/create.go
+++ b/pkg/jira/create.go
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ func constructCustomFields(fields map[string]string, data *createRequest) {
 			switch configured.Schema.DataType {
 			case customFieldFormatOption:
 				data.Fields.M.customFields[configured.Key] = customFieldTypeOption{Value: val}
+			case customFieldFormatProject:
+				data.Fields.M.customFields[configured.Key] = customFieldTypeProject{Value: val}
 			case customFieldFormatArray:
 				pieces := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(val), ",")
 				if configured.Schema.Items == customFieldFormatOption {
diff --git a/pkg/jira/customfield.go b/pkg/jira/customfield.go
index d7bee5e2..92f3c675 100644
--- a/pkg/jira/customfield.go
+++ b/pkg/jira/customfield.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package jira
 
 const (
-	customFieldFormatOption = "option"
-	customFieldFormatArray  = "array"
-	customFieldFormatNumber = "number"
+	customFieldFormatOption  = "option"
+	customFieldFormatArray   = "array"
+	customFieldFormatNumber  = "number"
+	customFieldFormatProject = "project"
 )
 
 type customField map[string]interface{}
@@ -30,3 +31,11 @@ type customFieldTypeOptionAddRemove struct {
 	Add    *customFieldTypeOption `json:"add,omitempty"`
 	Remove *customFieldTypeOption `json:"remove,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type customFieldTypeProject struct {
+	Value string `json:"key"`
+}
+
+type customFieldTypeProjectSet struct {
+	Set customFieldTypeProject `json:"set"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/jira/edit.go b/pkg/jira/edit.go
index 76654ce6..36aefd17 100644
--- a/pkg/jira/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/jira/edit.go
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ func constructCustomFieldsForEdit(fields map[string]string, data *editRequest) {
 			switch configured.Schema.DataType {
 			case customFieldFormatOption:
 				data.Update.M.customFields[configured.Key] = []customFieldTypeOptionSet{{Set: customFieldTypeOption{Value: val}}}
+			case customFieldFormatProject:
+				data.Update.M.customFields[configured.Key] = []customFieldTypeProjectSet{{Set: customFieldTypeProject{Value: val}}}
 			case customFieldFormatArray:
 				pieces := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(val), ",")
 				if configured.Schema.Items == customFieldFormatOption {