diff --git a/app/views/projects/_project.json.jbuilder b/app/views/projects/_project.json.jbuilder
index aec3e9581..52e980342 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_project.json.jbuilder
+++ b/app/views/projects/_project.json.jbuilder
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ json.forked_count project.forked_count
 json.is_public project.is_public
 json.mirror_url project.repository&.mirror_url
 json.last_update_time render_unix_time(project.updated_on)
+json.time_ago time_from_now(project.updated_on)