diff --git a/addons/hr_timesheet/models/hr_timesheet.py b/addons/hr_timesheet/models/hr_timesheet.py
index 2f1de1d4d76..c0cbec9b228 100644
--- a/addons/hr_timesheet/models/hr_timesheet.py
+++ b/addons/hr_timesheet/models/hr_timesheet.py
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ class AccountAnalyticLine(models.Model):
     _inherit = 'account.analytic.line'
 
     @api.model
-    def _get_favorite_project_id(self):
-        last_timesheet_ids = self.search([('user_id', '=', self._uid), ('project_id', '!=', False)], limit=5)
-        if len(last_timesheet_ids) == 5 and len(last_timesheet_ids.project_id) == 1:
+    def _get_favorite_project_id(self, employee_id=False):
+        employee_id = employee_id or self.env.user.employee_id.id
+        last_timesheet_ids = self.search([
+            ('employee_id', '=', employee_id),
+            ('project_id', '!=', False),
+        ], limit=5)
+        if len(last_timesheet_ids.project_id) == 1:
             return last_timesheet_ids.project_id.id
         return False
 
@@ -27,7 +31,8 @@ class AccountAnalyticLine(models.Model):
         if not self.env.context.get('default_employee_id') and 'employee_id' in field_list and result.get('user_id'):
             result['employee_id'] = self.env['hr.employee'].search([('user_id', '=', result['user_id']), ('company_id', '=', result.get('company_id', self.env.company.id))], limit=1).id
         if not self._context.get('default_project_id') and 'project_id' in field_list:
-            favorite_project_id = self._get_favorite_project_id()
+            employee_id = result.get('employee_id', self.env.context.get('default_employee_id', False))
+            favorite_project_id = self._get_favorite_project_id(employee_id)
             if favorite_project_id:
                 result['project_id'] = favorite_project_id
         return result
diff --git a/addons/project/models/project.py b/addons/project/models/project.py
index d2429ada036..64f978ecdca 100644
--- a/addons/project/models/project.py
+++ b/addons/project/models/project.py
@@ -1819,8 +1819,9 @@ class Task(models.Model):
                 )
                 if partner_id:
                     vals['partner_id'] = partner_id
-        if vals.get('project_id'):
-            project = self.env['project.project'].browse(vals.get('project_id'))
+        project_id = vals.get('project_id', self.env.context.get('default_project_id'))
+        if project_id:
+            project = self.env['project.project'].browse(project_id)
             if project.analytic_account_id:
                 vals['analytic_account_id'] = project.analytic_account_id.id
             if project.analytic_tag_ids:
@@ -1902,6 +1903,9 @@ class Task(models.Model):
                 else:
                     for field_name in self._get_recurrence_fields() + ['recurring_task']:
                         vals.pop(field_name, None)
+            project_id = vals.get('project_id')
+            if project_id:
+                self = self.with_context(default_project_id=project_id)
         return super()._load_records_create(vals_list)
 
     @api.model_create_multi