diff --git a/src/lib/components/modal.svelte b/src/lib/components/modal.svelte
index 0626393404..ace5aa01c9 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/modal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/modal.svelte
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@
     $: if (error) {
         alert?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start', inline: 'nearest' });
     }
+
+    // Melt UI's ComboBox (and other listbox-based components) call removeScroll()
+    // when they open, which adds overflow:hidden + compensatory padding-right
+    $: if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+        if (show) {
+            document.body.setAttribute('data-melt-scroll-lock', '');
+        } else {
+            document.body.removeAttribute('data-melt-scroll-lock');
+        }
+    }
 </script>
 
 <Form isModal {onSubmit}>
diff --git a/src/lib/profiles/css/base.css b/src/lib/profiles/css/base.css
index ae0218c273..b88c0e1c15 100644
--- a/src/lib/profiles/css/base.css
+++ b/src/lib/profiles/css/base.css
@@ -4,3 +4,15 @@
     scrollbar-width: thin;
     position: relative;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Melt UI applies `position: absolute` to the combobox menu via floating-ui,
+ * but only after `tick()` — a one-frame delay. During that initial frame the
+ * menu is in the normal document flow, momentarily expanding any ancestor with
+ * `overflow: visible` (e.g. the <dialog> element) and causing a visible layout
+ * shift. Pre-setting `position: absolute` here removes the element from flow
+ * immediately at mount, so there is no reflow before floating-ui takes over.
+ */
+[data-melt-combobox-menu] {
+    position: absolute;
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/createMember.svelte b/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/createMember.svelte
index 3f6d8fd440..32f480d7f5 100644
--- a/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/createMember.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/createMember.svelte
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     import Roles from '$lib/components/roles/roles.svelte';
     import { Icon, Popover, Layout } from '@appwrite.io/pink-svelte';
     import { IconInfo } from '@appwrite.io/pink-icons-svelte';
-    import { Query, type Models } from '@appwrite.io/console';
+    import { type Models } from '@appwrite.io/console';
     import ProjectAccessSelector from './projectAccessSelector.svelte';
 
     let {
@@ -34,24 +34,6 @@
     let role = $state<string>(isSelfHosted ? 'owner' : 'developer');
     let accessType = $state<'all' | 'specific'>('all');
     let projectAccess = $state<Array<{ projectId: string; roleName: string }>>([]);
-    let orgProjects = $state<Models.Project[]>([]);
-    let hasFetchedProjects = $state(false);
-
-    $effect(() => {
-        if (showCreate && supportsProjectRoles && !hasFetchedProjects) {
-            hasFetchedProjects = true;
-            sdk.forConsole
-                .organization($organization.$id)
-                .listProjects({
-                    queries: [Query.limit(100), Query.equal('teamId', $organization.$id)]
-                })
-                .then((res) => {
-                    orgProjects = res.projects;
-                })
-                .catch(() => {});
-        }
-    });
-
     $effect(() => {
         if (!showCreate) {
             error = null;
@@ -60,8 +42,6 @@
             role = isSelfHosted ? 'owner' : 'developer';
             accessType = 'all';
             projectAccess = [];
-            orgProjects = [];
-            hasFetchedProjects = false;
         }
     });
 
@@ -148,7 +128,7 @@
                 </Layout.Stack>
             </InputSelect>
         {:else}
-            <ProjectAccessSelector bind:projectAccess projects={orgProjects} />
+            <ProjectAccessSelector bind:projectAccess />
         {/if}
     {/if}
 
diff --git a/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/members/+page.svelte b/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/members/+page.svelte
index 5d3777cead..67bbce0d9e 100644
--- a/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/members/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/members/+page.svelte
@@ -261,4 +261,4 @@
 </Container>
 
 <Delete {selectedMember} bind:showDelete />
-<Edit {selectedMember} projects={data.orgProjects?.projects ?? []} bind:showEdit />
+<Edit {selectedMember} bind:showEdit />
diff --git a/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/members/edit.svelte b/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/members/edit.svelte
index 1cc83974c0..38e01c30b2 100644
--- a/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/members/edit.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/members/edit.svelte
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@
     let {
         showEdit = $bindable(false),
         selectedMember,
-        projects = [],
         onupdated
     }: {
         showEdit: boolean;
         selectedMember: Models.Membership;
-        projects?: Models.Project[];
         onupdated?: (membership: Models.Membership) => void;
     } = $props();
 
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@
                 </Layout.Stack>
             </InputSelect>
         {:else}
-            <ProjectAccessSelector bind:projectAccess {projects} />
+            <ProjectAccessSelector bind:projectAccess />
         {/if}
     </Layout.Stack>
 
diff --git a/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/projectAccessSelector.svelte b/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/projectAccessSelector.svelte
index a26b841ea2..17e4013899 100644
--- a/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/projectAccessSelector.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/(console)/organization-[organization]/projectAccessSelector.svelte
@@ -2,51 +2,162 @@
     import { Button } from '$lib/elements/forms';
     import InputSelect from '$lib/elements/forms/inputSelect.svelte';
     import { projectRoles } from '$lib/stores/billing';
-    import type { Models } from '@appwrite.io/console';
-    import { Icon, Layout } from '@appwrite.io/pink-svelte';
+    import { sdk } from '$lib/stores/sdk';
+    import { organization } from '$lib/stores/organization';
+    import { Query } from '@appwrite.io/console';
+    import { Icon, Layout, Input } from '@appwrite.io/pink-svelte';
     import { IconPlus, IconTrash } from '@appwrite.io/pink-icons-svelte';
+    import { debounce } from '$lib/helpers/debounce';
+    import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 
     type ProjectAccess = { projectId: string; roleName: string };
+    type Option = { value: string; label: string };
 
     let {
-        projectAccess = $bindable<ProjectAccess[]>([]),
-        projects = []
+        projectAccess = $bindable<ProjectAccess[]>([])
     }: {
         projectAccess: ProjectAccess[];
-        projects: Models.Project[];
     } = $props();
 
-    function availableProjects(currentId: string) {
-        const taken = new Set(
-            projectAccess.map((a) => a.projectId).filter((id) => id !== currentId)
+    // Per-row options, loading state, and request-generation counters
+    let rowOptions = $state<Option[][]>([]);
+    let rowSearching = $state<boolean[]>([]);
+    // Incremented on every loadProjects call for a row; the response is
+    // discarded if a newer request has already been dispatched.
+    let rowGeneration = $state<number[]>([]);
+
+    // Prefetch the first page the moment this component mounts (i.e. when the
+    // user switches to "Specific projects") so results are ready or in-flight
+    // before any row is opened.  All rows share this single Promise for
+    // unfiltered loads; typed searches always hit the API separately.
+    let prefetchPromise: Promise<Option[]> | null = null;
+
+    onMount(() => {
+        prefetchPromise = sdk.forConsole
+            .organization($organization.$id)
+            .listProjects({
+                queries: [
+                    Query.limit(25),
+                    Query.orderDesc(''),
+                    Query.equal('teamId', $organization.$id)
+                ]
+            })
+            .then((r) => r.projects.map((p) => ({ value: p.$id, label: p.name })))
+            .catch(() => []);
+    });
+
+    function takenIds(excludeIndex: number): Set<string> {
+        return new Set(
+            projectAccess
+                .filter((_, i) => i !== excludeIndex)
+                .map((a) => a.projectId)
+                .filter(Boolean)
         );
-        return projects
-            .filter((p) => !taken.has(p.$id))
-            .map((p) => ({ label: p.name, value: p.$id }));
     }
 
-    const allSelected = $derived(projects.length === 0 || projectAccess.length >= projects.length);
+    async function loadProjects(index: number, search = '') {
+        const gen = (rowGeneration[index] ?? 0) + 1;
+        rowGeneration[index] = gen;
+        rowSearching[index] = true;
+
+        let allOptions: Option[];
+        if (!search && prefetchPromise) {
+            // Re-use the shared prefetch — avoids a redundant network request
+            allOptions = await prefetchPromise;
+        } else {
+            const queries: string[] = [
+                Query.limit(25),
+                Query.orderDesc(''),
+                Query.equal('teamId', $organization.$id)
+            ];
+            if (search) queries.push(Query.search('name', search));
+            const result = await sdk.forConsole
+                .organization($organization.$id)
+                .listProjects({ queries })
+                .catch(() => null);
+            allOptions = (result?.projects ?? []).map((p) => ({ value: p.$id, label: p.name }));
+        }
+
+        // Discard stale responses — a newer request has already been dispatched
+        if (rowGeneration[index] !== gen) return;
+
+        const taken = takenIds(index);
+        rowOptions[index] = allOptions.filter((p) => !taken.has(p.value));
+        rowSearching[index] = false;
+    }
+
+    // When the component is initialised with pre-existing rows (edit mode),
+    // options must be loaded eagerly so the ComboBox can resolve the project
+    // name from the stored projectId instead of showing the raw UUID.
+    $effect(() => {
+        projectAccess.forEach((access, i) => {
+            if (access.projectId && !rowOptions[i]?.length && !rowSearching[i]) {
+                loadProjects(i);
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    // One debounced searcher per row — created on demand
+    const debouncedSearchers = new Map<number, (search: string) => void>();
+    function getDebouncedSearch(index: number) {
+        if (!debouncedSearchers.has(index)) {
+            debouncedSearchers.set(
+                index,
+                debounce((search: string) => loadProjects(index, search), 300)
+            );
+        }
+        return debouncedSearchers.get(index)!;
+    }
 
     function addRow() {
+        const index = projectAccess.length;
         projectAccess = [...projectAccess, { projectId: '', roleName: 'developer' }];
+        loadProjects(index);
     }
 
     function removeRow(i: number) {
         projectAccess = projectAccess.filter((_, idx) => idx !== i);
+        rowOptions = rowOptions.filter((_, idx) => idx !== i);
+        rowSearching = rowSearching.filter((_, idx) => idx !== i);
+        rowGeneration = rowGeneration.filter((_, idx) => idx !== i);
+        debouncedSearchers.delete(i);
+        // The removed row's project is no longer taken — invalidate sibling caches
+        // so they reload with the freed-up project available again.
+        rowOptions = rowOptions.map(() => []);
+    }
+
+    // When a project is selected in one row, the other rows' cached option lists
+    // are now stale (they still include the chosen project). Clear them so each
+    // row reloads fresh options (filtered via takenIds) on next focus.
+    function onProjectSelected(selectedIndex: number) {
+        rowOptions = rowOptions.map((opts, i) => (i === selectedIndex ? opts : []));
     }
 </script>
 
 <Layout.Stack gap="s">
     {#each projectAccess as access, i}
         <Layout.Stack direction="row" gap="s" alignItems="flex-end">
-            <div style:flex="1">
-                <InputSelect
+            <div
+                style:flex="1"
+                onfocusin={() => {
+                    if (!rowOptions[i]?.length) loadProjects(i);
+                }}
+                oninput={(e) => {
+                    if (e.target instanceof HTMLInputElement) {
+                        getDebouncedSearch(i)(e.target.value);
+                    }
+                }}>
+                <Input.ComboBox
                     id="project-{i}"
                     label={i === 0 ? 'Project' : ''}
                     required
-                    options={availableProjects(access.projectId)}
+                    placeholder="Search projects"
                     bind:value={access.projectId}
-                    placeholder="Select project" />
+                    options={rowOptions[i] ?? []}
+                    noResultsOption={rowSearching[i]
+                        ? { disabled: true, message: 'Searching...' }
+                        : undefined}
+                    on:change={() => onProjectSelected(i)} />
             </div>
             <div style:width="140px">
                 <InputSelect
@@ -64,7 +175,7 @@
         </Layout.Stack>
     {/each}
     <div>
-        <Button secondary size="s" on:click={addRow} disabled={allSelected}>
+        <Button secondary size="s" on:click={addRow}>
             <Icon size="s" icon={IconPlus} slot="start" />
             Add project
         </Button>