diff --git a/rails/app/helpers/navigation_helper.rb b/rails/app/helpers/navigation_helper.rb
index fe6738dd3..b3e9df8ce 100644
--- a/rails/app/helpers/navigation_helper.rb
+++ b/rails/app/helpers/navigation_helper.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ def show_admin_links
     current_visitor.is_project_researcher?
   end
 
+  def show_researcher_projects_links
+    current_visitor.is_project_researcher?
+  end
+
   def show_switch_user_link
     @original_user && @original_user != current_visitor
   end
@@ -241,6 +245,31 @@ def project_link(project_link_spec)
     }
   end
 
+  def researcher_project_links
+    if current_visitor.researcher_for_projects.empty?
+      return []
+    end
+
+    links = [{
+      id: '/researcher_projects',
+      label: nav_label('researcher_projects'),
+      type: NavigationService::SECTION_TYPE,
+      sort: 4
+    }]
+
+    projects = current_visitor.researcher_for_projects
+
+    projects.each do |project|
+      links << {
+        id: "/researcher_projects/#{project.id}",
+        label: project.name,
+        url: url_for(project),
+      }
+    end
+
+    links
+  end
+
   def project_links
     links = []
     if current_visitor.has_role?('admin', 'manager', 'researcher') || current_visitor.portal_teacher
@@ -292,6 +321,10 @@ def navigation_service(params={})
       service.add_item switch_user_link
     end
 
+    if show_researcher_projects_links
+      researcher_project_links.each {|clazz_link| service.add_item clazz_link}
+    end
+
     clazz_links.each {|clazz_link| service.add_item clazz_link}
     project_links.each { |link| service.add_item link}
 
diff --git a/rails/config/locales/en.yml b/rails/config/locales/en.yml
index 96785dbd1..16dcd8a7e 100644
--- a/rails/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/rails/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ en:
     full_status: Full Status
     links: Links
     switch_back: Switch back
+    researcher_projects: Researcher Projects
 
 'en-HAS':
   activerecord:
diff --git a/rails/spec/helpers/navigation_helper_spec.rb b/rails/spec/helpers/navigation_helper_spec.rb
index b39efe8c9..20c1bc1a9 100644
--- a/rails/spec/helpers/navigation_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/rails/spec/helpers/navigation_helper_spec.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
   let(:fake_clazzes) { FactoryBot.create_list(:portal_clazz, 3)}
   let(:fake_inactive_clazz) { FactoryBot.create(:portal_clazz, is_archived: true)}
   let(:fake_student) { FactoryBot.create(:full_portal_student, clazzes: fake_clazzes) }
+  let(:fake_researcher) {
+    researcher = FactoryBot.generate(:researcher_user)
+    researcher.researcher_for_projects << FactoryBot.create(:project)
+    researcher
+  }
   let(:fake_teacher) {
     teacher = FactoryBot.create(:portal_teacher, clazzes: fake_clazzes)
     teacher.teacher_clazzes.create(clazz: fake_inactive_clazz)
@@ -120,6 +125,19 @@
     it "should not include favorites links" do
       expect(subject).not_to match %r{"label": "Favorites"}
     end
+
+    it "should not include researcher project links" do
+      expect(subject).not_to match %r{"label": "Researcher Projects"}
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "researcher links" do
+    let(:fake_visitor) { fake_researcher }
+    subject { JSON.pretty_generate(helper.navigation_service(params).to_hash) }
+
+    it "should include researcher project links" do
+      expect(subject).to match %r{"label": "Researcher Projects"}
+    end
   end
 
   describe "selections" do