diff --git a/src/__tests__/manual-create.test.ts b/src/__tests__/manual-create.test.ts
index 9f99b59..3352ba6 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/manual-create.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/manual-create.test.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ afterEach(async () => {
     await prisma.orders.deleteMany({ where: { id } });
   createdProjectIds.length = 0;
   createdOrderIds.length = 0;
-  await prisma.number_sequences.deleteMany({ where: { type: "shared" } });
+  // Orders and projects now draw from SEPARATE sequences — reset both.
+  await prisma.number_sequences.deleteMany({
+    where: { type: { in: ["shared", "project"] } },
+  });
 });
 
 const baseOrder = {
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ function failResult(res: unknown): never {
 }
 
 describe("createOrder (manual, optional linked project)", () => {
-  it("creates an order AND a project sharing one number when create_project=true", async () => {
+  it("creates an order AND a project, each with its OWN number, linked by FK", async () => {
     const res = await createOrder({
       ...baseOrder,
       scope_title: "Ruční zakázka",
@@ -48,7 +51,11 @@ describe("createOrder (manual, optional linked project)", () => {
       where: { id: res.project_id! },
     });
     if (project) createdProjectIds.push(project.id);
-    expect(project?.project_number).toBe(res.order_number);
+    // The auto-created project now draws from the dedicated project sequence,
+    // so its number is distinct from the order's shared number. They relate
+    // only via the order_id FK, not by sharing a number.
+    expect(project?.project_number).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(project?.project_number).not.toBe(res.order_number);
     expect(project?.order_id).toBe(res.id);
   });
 
@@ -60,8 +67,8 @@ describe("createOrder (manual, optional linked project)", () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe("shared pool coherence (tracking)", () => {
-  it("order → standalone project → order produce three distinct shared numbers", async () => {
+describe("separate order vs project sequences (coherence)", () => {
+  it("order → standalone project → order produce three distinct numbers (from separate sequences)", async () => {
     const o1 = await createOrder({ ...baseOrder, create_project: true });
     if (!("id" in o1)) failResult(o1);
     createdOrderIds.push(o1.id!);
@@ -75,7 +82,9 @@ describe("shared pool coherence (tracking)", () => {
     if (!("id" in o2)) failResult(o2);
     createdOrderIds.push(o2.id!);
 
-    // All three numbers must be present (non-null) AND distinct.
+    // All three numbers must be present (non-null) AND distinct. Orders draw
+    // from the `shared` sequence (code 71); projects from the dedicated
+    // `project` sequence (code 73), so they never collide.
     expect(o1.order_number).toBeTruthy();
     expect(p.project_number).toBeTruthy();
     expect(o2.order_number).toBeTruthy();
@@ -86,7 +95,7 @@ describe("shared pool coherence (tracking)", () => {
 });
 
 describe("createProject (manual, standalone)", () => {
-  it("assigns a shared number and is not linked to an order", async () => {
+  it("assigns a project number and is not linked to an order", async () => {
     const result = await createProject({
       name: "Test projekt",
       status: "aktivni",
diff --git a/src/__tests__/numbering.test.ts b/src/__tests__/numbering.test.ts
index 08a72f5..b41d087 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/numbering.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/numbering.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import {
   isSharedNumberTaken,
   previewOfferNumber,
   isOfferNumberTaken,
+  generateProjectNumber,
+  previewProjectNumber,
+  isProjectNumberTaken,
 } from "../services/numbering.service";
 import prisma from "../config/database";
 
@@ -77,6 +80,38 @@ describe("generateSharedNumber", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("generateProjectNumber", () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await prisma.number_sequences.deleteMany({ where: { type: "project" } });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await prisma.number_sequences.deleteMany({ where: { type: "project" } });
+  });
+
+  it("returns a non-empty string", async () => {
+    const num = await generateProjectNumber();
+    expect(typeof num).toBe("string");
+    expect(num.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
+  it("increments the sequence by exactly 1 and preserves the year/format", async () => {
+    // Seed high so neither generated number collides with a real project →
+    // the skip-taken retry never fires and the increment is strictly +1.
+    await seedSequence("project", 900000);
+    const num1 = await generateProjectNumber();
+    const num2 = await generateProjectNumber();
+    assertStrictIncrement(num1, num2);
+  });
+
+  it("previewProjectNumber returns a number not yet taken by a project", async () => {
+    const preview = await previewProjectNumber();
+    expect(typeof preview).toBe("string");
+    expect(preview.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(await isProjectNumberTaken(preview)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("generateOfferNumber", () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
     await prisma.number_sequences.deleteMany({ where: { type: "offer" } });
diff --git a/src/services/numbering.service.ts b/src/services/numbering.service.ts
index efb2059..231d86e 100644
--- a/src/services/numbering.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/numbering.service.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const DEFAULT_OFFER_PATTERN = "{YYYY}/{PREFIX}/{NNN}";
 const DEFAULT_ORDER_PATTERN = "{YY}{CODE}{NNNN}";
 const DEFAULT_INVOICE_PATTERN = "{YY}{CODE}{NNNN}";
 const DEFAULT_ISSUED_ORDER_PATTERN = "{YY}{CODE}{NNNN}";
+const DEFAULT_PROJECT_PATTERN = "{YY}{CODE}{NNNN}";
 
 /**
  * Apply a numbering pattern template.
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ async function getSettings() {
       invoice_number_pattern: true,
       issued_order_number_pattern: true,
       issued_order_type_code: true,
+      project_number_pattern: true,
+      project_type_code: true,
     },
   });
 }
@@ -156,7 +159,9 @@ async function releaseSequence(
         : type === "issued_order"
           ? settings?.issued_order_number_pattern ||
             DEFAULT_ISSUED_ORDER_PATTERN
-          : settings?.offer_number_pattern || DEFAULT_OFFER_PATTERN;
+          : type === "project"
+            ? settings?.project_number_pattern || DEFAULT_PROJECT_PATTERN
+            : settings?.offer_number_pattern || DEFAULT_OFFER_PATTERN;
   const code =
     type === "shared"
       ? settings?.order_type_code || "71"
@@ -164,7 +169,9 @@ async function releaseSequence(
         ? settings?.invoice_type_code || "81"
         : type === "issued_order"
           ? settings?.issued_order_type_code || "72"
-          : "";
+          : type === "project"
+            ? settings?.project_type_code || "73"
+            : "";
   const prefix = type === "offer" ? settings?.quotation_prefix || "NA" : "";
 
   // Lock the sequence row for the duration of the decrement so a concurrent
@@ -237,6 +244,14 @@ export async function isOrderNumberTaken(number: string): Promise<boolean> {
   return !!existing;
 }
 
+/** Verify a project number is not already used. */
+export async function isProjectNumberTaken(number: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const existing = await prisma.projects.findFirst({
+    where: { project_number: number },
+  });
+  return !!existing;
+}
+
 /**
  * Next offer/quotation number (consumes sequence).
  * Verifies uniqueness against the quotations table; retries if taken.
@@ -330,6 +345,54 @@ export async function previewSharedNumber(): Promise<string> {
   return applyPattern(pattern, { year, prefix: "", code, seq });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Next project number (consumes the dedicated `project` sequence).
+ * Decoupled from the `shared` order sequence so a project (standalone OR
+ * auto-created from an order) gets its own number from a separate pool.
+ * Verifies uniqueness against the projects table; retries if taken.
+ * Pass `tx` when calling inside an existing Prisma transaction.
+ */
+export async function generateProjectNumber(tx?: TxClient): Promise<string> {
+  const settings = await getSettings();
+  const pattern = settings?.project_number_pattern || DEFAULT_PROJECT_PATTERN;
+  const code = settings?.project_type_code || "73";
+  const year = new Date().getFullYear();
+
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 100; attempt++) {
+    const seq = await getNextSequence("project", year, tx);
+    const number = applyPattern(pattern, { year, prefix: "", code, seq });
+    if (!(await isProjectNumberTaken(number))) {
+      return number;
+    }
+  }
+
+  throw new Error("Nepodařilo se vygenerovat jedinečné číslo projektu");
+}
+
+/**
+ * Preview next project number (does NOT consume sequence).
+ */
+export async function previewProjectNumber(): Promise<string> {
+  const settings = await getSettings();
+  const pattern = settings?.project_number_pattern || DEFAULT_PROJECT_PATTERN;
+  const code = settings?.project_type_code || "73";
+  const year = new Date().getFullYear();
+
+  // Mirror generateProjectNumber's collision check (without consuming the
+  // sequence). The number_sequences counter can lag behind real data — e.g.
+  // when projects were imported or seeded without bumping it — so the raw next
+  // sequence may already be taken. Advance past any number already used by a
+  // project, so the preview matches what generateProjectNumber would actually
+  // assign instead of showing a stale, already-used number.
+  let seq = await previewNextSequence("project", year);
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 1000; attempt++) {
+    const number = applyPattern(pattern, { year, prefix: "", code, seq });
+    if (!(await isProjectNumberTaken(number))) return number;
+    seq++;
+  }
+  return applyPattern(pattern, { year, prefix: "", code, seq });
+}
+
 /**
  * Next invoice number (consumes sequence).
  * Verifies uniqueness against the invoices table; retries if taken.
@@ -519,6 +582,18 @@ export async function releaseSharedNumber(
   );
 }
 
+/** Release a project number back to the pool (decrement if highest). */
+export async function releaseProjectNumber(
+  year?: number,
+  deletedNumber?: string,
+) {
+  await releaseSequence(
+    "project",
+    year || new Date().getFullYear(),
+    deletedNumber,
+  );
+}
+
 /** Release an invoice number back to the pool (decrement if highest). */
 export async function releaseInvoiceNumber(
   year?: number,
diff --git a/src/services/orders.service.ts b/src/services/orders.service.ts
index c79cb21..d6c3dee 100644
--- a/src/services/orders.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/orders.service.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   previewSharedNumber,
   releaseSharedNumber,
   isOrderNumberTaken,
+  generateProjectNumber,
 } from "./numbering.service";
 import { NasFileManager } from "./nas-file-manager";
 
@@ -241,7 +242,10 @@ export async function createOrderFromQuotation(
 
   const result = await prisma.$transaction(async (tx) => {
     const orderNumber = await generateSharedNumber(tx);
-    const projectNumber = orderNumber;
+    // The order keeps the shared (order) sequence; the auto-created project
+    // gets its OWN number from the dedicated project sequence. Both are
+    // assigned inside this transaction so they're allocated atomically.
+    const projectNumber = await generateProjectNumber(tx);
 
     const order = await tx.orders.create({
       data: {
@@ -299,7 +303,7 @@ export async function createOrderFromQuotation(
       data: {
         project_number: projectNumber,
         name:
-          quotation.project_code || quotation.quotation_number || orderNumber,
+          quotation.project_code || quotation.quotation_number || projectNumber,
         customer_id: quotation.customer_id,
         quotation_id: quotationId,
         order_id: order.id,
@@ -429,13 +433,16 @@ export async function createOrder(
       let projectId: number | undefined;
       let createdProject: { project_number: string; name: string } | null =
         null;
-      // Only auto-create a project for genuine offer-less orders; share the
-      // order's number (same shared pool) exactly like the from-quotation flow.
+      // Only auto-create a project for genuine offer-less orders. The project
+      // gets its OWN number from the dedicated project sequence (not the
+      // order's shared number), exactly like the from-quotation flow.
       if (body.create_project !== false && body.quotation_id == null) {
+        const projectNumber = await generateProjectNumber(tx);
         const project = await tx.projects.create({
           data: {
-            project_number: orderNumber,
-            name: body.scope_title || body.customer_order_number || orderNumber,
+            project_number: projectNumber,
+            name:
+              body.scope_title || body.customer_order_number || projectNumber,
             customer_id: order.customer_id,
             order_id: order.id,
             status: "aktivni",
diff --git a/src/services/projects.service.ts b/src/services/projects.service.ts
index 204ad2b..9783970 100644
--- a/src/services/projects.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/projects.service.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import prisma from "../config/database";
 import {
-  generateSharedNumber,
-  previewSharedNumber,
-  releaseSharedNumber,
+  generateProjectNumber,
+  previewProjectNumber,
+  releaseProjectNumber,
 } from "./numbering.service";
 import { NasFileManager } from "./nas-file-manager";
 import type { CreateProjectInput } from "../schemas/projects.schema";
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export async function createProject(data: CreateProjectInput) {
   }
 
   const project = await prisma.$transaction(async (tx) => {
-    const project_number = await generateSharedNumber(tx);
+    const project_number = await generateProjectNumber(tx);
     return tx.projects.create({
       data: {
         project_number,
@@ -210,9 +210,9 @@ export async function createProject(data: CreateProjectInput) {
   return project;
 }
 
-/** Preview the next shared number for the create form (does NOT consume it). */
+/** Preview the next project number for the create form (does NOT consume it). */
 export async function getNextProjectNumber(): Promise<string> {
-  return previewSharedNumber();
+  return previewProjectNumber();
 }
 
 export async function deleteProject(id: number, deleteFiles: boolean = false) {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export async function deleteProject(id: number, deleteFiles: boolean = false) {
   const year = existing.created_at
     ? new Date(existing.created_at).getFullYear()
     : new Date().getFullYear();
-  await releaseSharedNumber(year, existing.project_number ?? undefined);
+  await releaseProjectNumber(year, existing.project_number ?? undefined);
 
   return existing;
 }