diff --git a/apps/dsp-app/cypress/e2e/system-admin/project-members.cy.ts b/apps/dsp-app/cypress/e2e/system-admin/project-members.cy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..442858affc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dsp-app/cypress/e2e/system-admin/project-members.cy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Project0001Page } from '../../support/pages/existing-ontology-class-page';
+
+describe('Project members', () => {
+  let project0001Page: Project0001Page;
+
+  before(() => {
+    cy.resetDatabase();
+    project0001Page = new Project0001Page();
+  });
+
+  it('admin can remove user from a project', () => {
+    cy.intercept('DELETE', '/admin/users/**').as('deleteRequest');
+    cy.intercept('GET', '**/members').as('membersRequest');
+    cy.visit(`/project/${Project0001Page.projectShortCode}/settings/collaboration`);
+    let memberCount = 0;
+    cy.get('[data-cy=member-count]')
+      .should('be.visible')
+      .invoke('text')
+      .then(text => {
+        memberCount = parseInt(text.match(/\d+/)?.[0]);
+        expect(memberCount).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+      });
+
+    cy.get('[data-cy=user-menu]').should('exist').first().click();
+    cy.get('[data-cy=remove-member-button]').should('be.visible').click();
+    cy.get('[data-cy=confirmation-button]').should('be.visible').click();
+    cy.wait('@deleteRequest').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 200);
+    cy.wait('@membersRequest').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 200);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/libs/vre/pages/system/system/src/lib/users/users-list/users-list.component.html b/libs/vre/pages/system/system/src/lib/users/users-list/users-list.component.html
index 188aefad02..c0c332025f 100644
--- a/libs/vre/pages/system/system/src/lib/users/users-list/users-list.component.html
+++ b/libs/vre/pages/system/system/src/lib/users/users-list/users-list.component.html
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ <h3 class="mat-body subtitle">
           (sortKeyChange)="sortList($event)" />
       </span>
       <h2 class="mat-headline-6">
-        <span *ngIf="projectUuid">{{ list.length | i18nPlural : itemPluralMapping['member'] }}</span>
-        <span *ngIf="!projectUuid">{{ list.length | i18nPlural : itemPluralMapping['user'] }}</span>
+        <span *ngIf="projectUuid" data-cy="member-count"
+          >{{ list.length | i18nPlural : itemPluralMapping['member'] }}</span
+        >
+        <span *ngIf="!projectUuid" data-cy="user-count"
+          >{{ list.length | i18nPlural : itemPluralMapping['user'] }}</span
+        >
       </h2>
       <span class="fill-remaining-space"></span>
       <span class="app-toolbar-action button right" *ngIf="status && createNew && (isSysAdmin$ | async)">
@@ -76,7 +80,11 @@ <h5 class="mat-subtitle-1 info-names">
 
       <!-- action: menu with edit, remove, etc. -->
       <td class="table-action">
-        <button mat-icon-button [matMenuTriggerFor]="projectUserMenu" [disabled]="disableMenu$ | async">
+        <button
+          mat-icon-button
+          [matMenuTriggerFor]="projectUserMenu"
+          data-cy="user-menu"
+          [disabled]="disableMenu$ | async">
           <mat-icon>more_horiz</mat-icon>
         </button>
         <mat-menu #projectUserMenu="matMenu" xPosition="before" class="menu">
@@ -122,6 +130,7 @@ <h5 class="mat-subtitle-1 info-names">
           <!-- remove user from project; only in project view -->
           <button
             mat-menu-item
+            data-cy="remove-member-button"
             *ngIf="projectUuid"
             (click)="
                             askToRemoveFromProject(user)