diff --git a/tableauserverclient/models/project_item.py b/tableauserverclient/models/project_item.py
index 0e4e5af56..dd90f8bfb 100644
--- a/tableauserverclient/models/project_item.py
+++ b/tableauserverclient/models/project_item.py
@@ -86,9 +86,10 @@ def __init__(
         content_permissions: Optional[str] = None,
         parent_id: Optional[str] = None,
         samples: Optional[bool] = None,
+        id: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self._content_permissions = None
-        self._id: Optional[str] = None
+        self._id: Optional[str] = id
         self.description: Optional[str] = description
         self.name: str = name
         self.content_permissions: Optional[str] = content_permissions
diff --git a/tableauserverclient/server/endpoint/projects_endpoint.py b/tableauserverclient/server/endpoint/projects_endpoint.py
index 68eb573cc..c7a834802 100644
--- a/tableauserverclient/server/endpoint/projects_endpoint.py
+++ b/tableauserverclient/server/endpoint/projects_endpoint.py
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ def delete(self, project_id: str) -> None:
         self.delete_request(url)
         logger.info(f"Deleted single project (ID: {project_id})")
 
+    @api(version="2.0")
+    def get_by_id(self, project_id: str) -> ProjectItem:
+        """
+        Fetch a project by ID. This is a convenience method making up for a gap in the server API.
+        It uses the same endpoint as the update method, but without the ability to update the project.
+        """
+        if not project_id:
+            error = "Project ID undefined."
+            raise ValueError(error)
+        project = ProjectItem(id=project_id)
+        return self.update(project, samples=False)
+
     @api(version="2.0")
     def update(self, project_item: ProjectItem, samples: bool = False) -> ProjectItem:
         """
diff --git a/test/test_project.py b/test/test_project.py
index f2cfab5d1..eb33f6732 100644
--- a/test/test_project.py
+++ b/test/test_project.py
@@ -80,6 +80,25 @@ def test_delete_missing_id(server: TSC.Server) -> None:
         server.projects.delete("")
 
 
+def test_get_by_id(server: TSC.Server) -> None:
+    response_xml = UPDATE_XML.read_text()
+    with requests_mock.mock() as m:
+        m.put(server.projects.baseurl + "/1d0304cd-3796-429f-b815-7258370b9b74", text=response_xml)
+        project = server.projects.get_by_id("1d0304cd-3796-429f-b815-7258370b9b74")
+    assert "1d0304cd-3796-429f-b815-7258370b9b74" == project.id
+    assert "Test Project" == project.name
+    assert "Project created for testing" == project.description
+    assert "LockedToProject" == project.content_permissions
+    assert "9a8f2265-70f3-4494-96c5-e5949d7a1120" == project.parent_id
+    assert "dd2239f6-ddf1-4107-981a-4cf94e415794" == project.owner_id
+    assert "LockedToProject" == project.content_permissions
+
+
+def test_get_by_id_missing_id(server: TSC.Server) -> None:
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        server.projects.get_by_id("")
+
+
 def test_update(server: TSC.Server) -> None:
     response_xml = UPDATE_XML.read_text()
     with requests_mock.mock() as m: