diff --git a/nova/auth/ldapdriver.py b/nova/auth/ldapdriver.py
index 1591c88e..055e8332 100644
--- a/nova/auth/ldapdriver.py
+++ b/nova/auth/ldapdriver.py
@@ -120,10 +120,13 @@ class LdapDriver(object):
                                   '(objectclass=novaKeyPair)')
         return [self.__to_key_pair(uid, attr) for attr in attrs]
 
-    def get_projects(self):
+    def get_projects(self, uid=None):
         """Retrieve list of projects"""
+        filter = '(objectclass=novaProject)'
+        if uid:
+            filter = "(&%s(member=%s))" % (filter, self.__uid_to_dn(uid))
         attrs = self.__find_objects(FLAGS.ldap_project_subtree,
-                                  '(objectclass=novaProject)')
+                                  filter)
         return [self.__to_project(attr) for attr in attrs]
 
     def create_user(self, name, access_key, secret_key, is_admin):
diff --git a/nova/auth/manager.py b/nova/auth/manager.py
index 4beb1c2f..7307f673 100644
--- a/nova/auth/manager.py
+++ b/nova/auth/manager.py
@@ -547,11 +547,10 @@ class AuthManager(object):
             if project_dict:
                 return Project(**project_dict)
 
-    def get_projects(self):
-        """Retrieves list of all projects"""
-        # TODO(devcamcar): Implement filter by user.
+    def get_projects(self, user=None):
+        """Retrieves list of projects, optionally filtered by user"""
         with self.driver() as drv:
-            project_list = drv.get_projects()
+            project_list = drv.get_projects(User.safe_id(user))
             if not project_list:
                 return []
             return [Project(**project_dict) for project_dict in project_list]
diff --git a/nova/tests/auth_unittest.py b/nova/tests/auth_unittest.py
index 0cd377b7..6f35bab4 100644
--- a/nova/tests/auth_unittest.py
+++ b/nova/tests/auth_unittest.py
@@ -193,9 +193,15 @@ class AuthTestCase(test.BaseTestCase):
         for vpn in vpns:
             vpn.destroy()
 
+    def test_214_can_retrieve_project_by_user(self):
+        project = self.manager.create_project('testproj2', 'test2', 'Another test project', ['test2'])
+        self.assert_(len(self.manager.get_projects()) > 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(self.manager.get_projects('test2')), 1)
+
     def test_299_can_delete_project(self):
         self.manager.delete_project('testproj')
         self.assertFalse(filter(lambda p: p.name == 'testproj', self.manager.get_projects()))
+        self.manager.delete_project('testproj2')
 
     def test_999_can_delete_users(self):
         self.manager.delete_user('test1')