diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 94300fef..01a074e9 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   scope :with_name_or_description, lambda { |body| where("name LIKE ? OR description LIKE ?", body, body) }
   scope :with_namepart, lambda { |body| where("name LIKE ?", body + '%') }
 
+  before_create :set_last_reviewed_now
+
   validates_presence_of :name
   validates_length_of :name, :maximum => 255
   validates_uniqueness_of :name, :scope => "user_id"
@@ -47,6 +49,10 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     NullProject.new
   end
 
+  def set_last_reviewed_now
+    self.last_reviewed = Time.now
+  end
+
   def hide_todos
     todos.each do |t|
       unless t.completed? || t.deferred?
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/project_list_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/project_list_steps.rb
index ca9b09b4..4141520b 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/project_list_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/project_list_steps.rb
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ end
 Then /^the project "([^"]*)" should have (\d+) actions listed$/ do |project_name, count|
   project = @current_user.projects.where(:name => project_name).first
   expect(project).to_not be_nil
-  xpath = "//div[@id='list-active-projects-container']//div[@id='project_#{project.id}']//span[@class='needsreview']"
+  xpath = "//div[@id='list-active-projects-container']//div[@id='project_#{project.id}']"
   expect(page.find(:xpath, xpath).text).to eq("#{project.name} (#{count} actions)")
 end
 
 Then /^the project "([^"]*)" should have (\d+) deferred actions listed$/ do |project_name, deferred|
   project = @current_user.projects.where(:name => project_name).first
   expect(project).to_not be_nil
-  xpath = "//div[@id='list-active-projects-container']//div[@id='project_#{project.id}']//span[@class='needsreview']"
+  xpath = "//div[@id='list-active-projects-container']//div[@id='project_#{project.id}']"
   expect(page.find(:xpath, xpath).text).to eq("#{project.name} (#{deferred} deferred actions)")
 end
diff --git a/test/models/project_from_todo_test.rb b/test/models/project_from_todo_test.rb
index b2d0bd24..a955cd4a 100644
--- a/test/models/project_from_todo_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/project_from_todo_test.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ class ProjectFromTodoTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_equal project.default_context, todo.context
   end
 
+  def test_project_is_marked_as_reviewed
+    todo = todos(:upgrade_rails)
+    project = ProjectFromTodo.new(todo).create
+    refute project.needs_review?(users(:admin_user))
+  end
+
   def test_invalid_project_from_invalid_todo
     todo = todos(:upgrade_rails)
     todo.description = ""
diff --git a/test/models/project_test.rb b/test/models/project_test.rb
index 19186150..017c5abc 100644
--- a/test/models/project_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/project_test.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,12 @@ class ProjectTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   def test_review_completedprojects
     @timemachine.complete!
-    assert !@timemachine.needs_review?(users(:admin_user))
+    refute @timemachine.needs_review?(users(:admin_user))
+  end
+
+  def test_new_project_is_reviewed
+    project = users(:admin_user).projects.create!(:name => "test1")
+    refute project.needs_review?(users(:admin_user))
   end
 
   def test_complete_project