diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/project/AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/project/AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.java
index 212d0958f08..0cf72c588e6 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/project/AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/project/AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
  */
 public class AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor extends ProjectOpenProcessor {
 
+  public static final String MANAGED_PROJECT_RELATIVE_PATH = "tools/intellij/.managed.bazelproject";
   static final Key<Boolean> PROJECT_AUTO_IMPORTED = Key.create("bazel.project.auto_imported");
 
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.class);
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ private ProjectView createProjectView(VirtualFile workspaceRoot,
 
     // second check managed project view template
     Path managedProjectViewFilePath = workspaceRoot.toNioPath()
-        .resolve("tools/intellij/.managed.bazelproject");
+        .resolve(MANAGED_PROJECT_RELATIVE_PATH);
     if (managedProjectViewFilePath.toFile().exists()) {
       return fromFileProjectView(managedProjectViewFilePath, pathResolver);
     }
diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/wizard2/ImportFromWorkspaceProjectViewOption.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/wizard2/ImportFromWorkspaceProjectViewOption.java
index 3b9fd193779..b4ccb68c5d0 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/wizard2/ImportFromWorkspaceProjectViewOption.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/wizard2/ImportFromWorkspaceProjectViewOption.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 package com.google.idea.blaze.base.wizard2;
 
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.model.primitives.WorkspacePath;
+import com.google.idea.blaze.base.model.primitives.WorkspaceRoot;
+import com.google.idea.blaze.base.project.AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.projectview.ProjectViewStorageManager;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.sync.workspace.WorkspacePathResolver;
 import com.google.idea.blaze.base.ui.UiUtil;
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.intellij.ui.TextFieldWithStoredHistory;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.util.List;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.swing.JButton;
 import javax.swing.JComponent;
@@ -55,6 +58,22 @@ public ImportFromWorkspaceProjectViewOption(BlazeNewProjectBuilder builder) {
     projectViewPathField.setText(userSettings.get(LAST_WORKSPACE_PATH, ""));
     projectViewPathField.setMinimumAndPreferredWidth(MINIMUM_FIELD_WIDTH);
 
+    WorkspaceRoot workspaceRoot = builder.getWorkspaceData() != null ? builder.getWorkspaceData().workspaceRoot() : null;
+    //Add managed project view to the list
+    if (workspaceRoot != null &&
+            workspaceRoot.path().resolve(AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.MANAGED_PROJECT_RELATIVE_PATH).toFile().exists()) {
+      if (projectViewPathField.getText().isEmpty()) {
+        projectViewPathField.setText(AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.MANAGED_PROJECT_RELATIVE_PATH);
+      } else {
+        List<String> history = projectViewPathField.getHistory();
+        if (!history.contains(AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.MANAGED_PROJECT_RELATIVE_PATH)) {
+          history.add(0, AutoImportProjectOpenProcessor.MANAGED_PROJECT_RELATIVE_PATH);
+          projectViewPathField.setHistory(history);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+
     JButton button = new JButton("...");
     button.addActionListener(action -> chooseWorkspacePath());
     int buttonSize = projectViewPathField.getPreferredSize().height;