diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/NewProject/NotOrganizationOwnerWarning.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/NewProject/NotOrganizationOwnerWarning.tsx
index 5a2cf43acc..a74dcafae7 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/NewProject/NotOrganizationOwnerWarning.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/NewProject/NotOrganizationOwnerWarning.tsx
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
 import InformationBox from 'components/ui/InformationBox'
 import { AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react'
 
+interface NotOrganizationOwnerWarningProps {
+  slug?: string
+}
+
 // [Joshen] This can just use NoPermission component i think
-const NotOrganizationOwnerWarning = () => {
+const NotOrganizationOwnerWarning = ({ slug }: NotOrganizationOwnerWarningProps) => {
   return (
     <div className="mt-4">
       <InformationBox
-        icon={<AlertCircle className="text-white" size="20" strokeWidth={1.5} />}
+        icon={<AlertCircle size="20" strokeWidth={1.5} />}
         defaultVisibility={true}
         hideCollapse
         title="You do not have permission to create a project"
         description={
           <div className="space-y-3">
             <p className="text-sm leading-normal">
-              Contact your organization owner or administrator to create a new project.
+              {slug ? (
+                <>
+                  Contact the owner or administrator to create a new project in the{' '}
+                  <code>{slug}</code> organization.
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <>Contact the owner or administrator to create a new project.</>
+              )}
             </p>
           </div>
         }
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/OrgNotFound.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/OrgNotFound.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7aa3241555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/OrgNotFound.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import AlertError from 'components/ui/AlertError'
+import { useOrganizationsQuery } from 'data/organizations/organizations-query'
+import { Skeleton } from 'ui'
+import { Admonition } from 'ui-patterns/admonition'
+import { OrganizationCard } from './OrganizationCard'
+
+export const OrgNotFound = ({ slug }: { slug?: string }) => {
+  const {
+    data: organizations,
+    isSuccess: isOrganizationsSuccess,
+    isLoading: isOrganizationsLoading,
+    isError: isOrganizationsError,
+    error: organizationsError,
+  } = useOrganizationsQuery()
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Admonition type="danger">
+        The selected organization does not exist or you don't have permission to access it.{' '}
+        {slug ? (
+          <>
+            Contact the owner or administrator to create a new project in the <code>{slug}</code>{' '}
+            organization.
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <>Contact the owner or administrator to create a new project.</>
+        )}
+      </Admonition>
+
+      <h3 className="text-sm">Select an organization to create your new project from</h3>
+
+      <div className="grid gap-2 grid-cols-2">
+        {isOrganizationsLoading && (
+          <>
+            <Skeleton className="h-[62px] rounded-md" />
+            <Skeleton className="h-[62px] rounded-md" />
+            <Skeleton className="h-[62px] rounded-md" />
+          </>
+        )}
+        {isOrganizationsError && (
+          <AlertError error={organizationsError} subject="Failed to load organizations" />
+        )}
+        {isOrganizationsSuccess &&
+          organizations?.map((org) => <OrganizationCard key={org.slug} organization={org} />)}
+      </div>
+    </>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/OrganizationCard.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/OrganizationCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba0e439cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Organization/OrganizationCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { Boxes } from 'lucide-react'
+import Link from 'next/link'
+
+import { ActionCard } from 'components/ui/ActionCard'
+import { useProjectsQuery } from 'data/projects/projects-query'
+import { Organization } from 'types'
+
+export const OrganizationCard = ({ organization }: { organization: Organization }) => {
+  const { data: allProjects = [] } = useProjectsQuery()
+  const numProjects = allProjects.filter((x) => x.organization_slug === organization.slug).length
+
+  return (
+    <Link href={`/new/${organization.slug}`}>
+      <ActionCard
+        bgColor="bg border"
+        className="[&>div]:items-center"
+        icon={<Boxes size={18} strokeWidth={1} className="text-foreground" />}
+        title={organization.name}
+        description={`${organization.plan.name} Plan${numProjects > 0 ? `${'  '}•${'  '}${numProjects} project${numProjects > 1 ? 's' : ''}` : ''}`}
+      />
+    </Link>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/layouts/AppLayout/OrganizationDropdown.tsx b/apps/studio/components/layouts/AppLayout/OrganizationDropdown.tsx
index b6131c9910..62ca07f041 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/layouts/AppLayout/OrganizationDropdown.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/layouts/AppLayout/OrganizationDropdown.tsx
@@ -45,12 +45,22 @@ export const OrganizationDropdown = () => {
 
   return (
     <>
-      <Link href={`/org/${slug}`} className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0 text-sm">
+      <Link
+        href={slug ? `/org/${slug}` : '/organizations'}
+        className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-shrink-0 text-sm"
+      >
         <Boxes size={14} strokeWidth={1.5} className="text-foreground-lighter" />
-        <span className="text-foreground max-w-32 lg:max-w-none truncate hidden md:block">
-          {orgName}
+        <span
+          className={cn(
+            'max-w-32 lg:max-w-none truncate hidden md:block',
+            !!selectedOrganization ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-foreground-lighter'
+          )}
+        >
+          {orgName ?? 'Select an organization'}
         </span>
-        <Badge variant="default">{selectedOrganization?.plan.name}</Badge>
+        {!!selectedOrganization && (
+          <Badge variant="default">{selectedOrganization?.plan.name}</Badge>
+        )}
       </Link>
       <Popover_Shadcn_ open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen} modal={false}>
         <PopoverTrigger_Shadcn_ asChild>
diff --git a/apps/studio/pages/new/[slug].tsx b/apps/studio/pages/new/[slug].tsx
index a989aa3c47..44b45fd77b 100644
--- a/apps/studio/pages/new/[slug].tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/pages/new/[slug].tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   FreeProjectLimitWarning,
   NotOrganizationOwnerWarning,
 } from 'components/interfaces/Organization/NewProject'
+import { OrgNotFound } from 'components/interfaces/Organization/OrgNotFound'
 import { AdvancedConfiguration } from 'components/interfaces/ProjectCreation/AdvancedConfiguration'
 import {
   extractPostgresVersionDetails,
@@ -140,7 +141,6 @@ const Wizard: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
   const { slug, projectName } = useParams()
   const currentOrg = useSelectedOrganization()
   const isFreePlan = currentOrg?.plan?.id === 'free'
-
   const [lastVisitedOrganization] = useLocalStorageQuery(
     LOCAL_STORAGE_KEYS.LAST_VISITED_ORGANIZATION,
     ''
@@ -233,8 +233,11 @@ const Wizard: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
   )
 
   const isAdmin = useCheckPermissions(PermissionAction.CREATE, 'projects')
+
   const isInvalidSlug = isOrganizationsSuccess && currentOrg === undefined
+  const orgNotFound = isOrganizationsSuccess && (organizations?.length ?? 0) > 0 && isInvalidSlug
   const isEmptyOrganizations = (organizations?.length ?? 0) <= 0 && isOrganizationsSuccess
+
   const hasMembersExceedingFreeTierLimit = (membersExceededLimit || []).length > 0
 
   const showNonProdFields = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENVIRONMENT !== 'prod'
@@ -408,14 +411,6 @@ const Wizard: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
     if (projectName) form.setValue('projectName', projectName || '')
   }, [slug])
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    // Redirect to first org if the slug doesn't match an org slug
-    // this is mainly to capture the /new/new-project url, which is redirected from database.new
-    if (isInvalidSlug && isOrganizationsSuccess && (organizations?.length ?? 0) > 0) {
-      router.push(`/new/${organizations?.[0].slug}`)
-    }
-  }, [isInvalidSlug, isOrganizationsSuccess, organizations])
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (form.getValues('dbRegion') === undefined && defaultRegion) {
       form.setValue('dbRegion', defaultRegion)
@@ -537,7 +532,6 @@ const Wizard: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
                                   Total Monthly Compute Costs
                                   {/**
                                    * API currently doesnt output replica information on the projects list endpoint. Until then, we cannot correctly calculate the costs including RRs.
-                                   *
                                    * Will be adjusted in the future [kevin]
                                    */}
                                   {organizationProjects.length > 0 && (
@@ -588,45 +582,49 @@ const Wizard: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
             ) : (
               <div className="divide-y divide-border-muted">
                 <Panel.Content className={['space-y-4'].join(' ')}>
-                  <FormField_Shadcn_
-                    control={form.control}
-                    name="organization"
-                    render={({ field }) => (
-                      <FormItemLayout label="Organization" layout="horizontal">
-                        {(organizations?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
-                          <Select_Shadcn_
-                            onValueChange={(slug) => {
-                              field.onChange(slug)
-                              router.push(`/new/${slug}`)
-                            }}
-                            value={field.value}
-                            defaultValue={field.value}
-                          >
-                            <FormControl_Shadcn_>
-                              <SelectTrigger_Shadcn_>
-                                <SelectValue_Shadcn_ placeholder="Select an organization" />
-                              </SelectTrigger_Shadcn_>
-                            </FormControl_Shadcn_>
-                            <SelectContent_Shadcn_>
-                              <SelectGroup_Shadcn_>
-                                {organizations?.map((x) => (
-                                  <SelectItem_Shadcn_
-                                    key={x.id}
-                                    value={x.slug}
-                                    className="flex justify-between"
-                                  >
-                                    <span className="mr-2">{x.name}</span>
-                                    <Badge>{x.plan.name}</Badge>
-                                  </SelectItem_Shadcn_>
-                                ))}
-                              </SelectGroup_Shadcn_>
-                            </SelectContent_Shadcn_>
-                          </Select_Shadcn_>
-                        )}
-                      </FormItemLayout>
-                    )}
-                  />
-                  {!isAdmin && <NotOrganizationOwnerWarning />}
+                  {isAdmin && !isInvalidSlug && (
+                    <FormField_Shadcn_
+                      control={form.control}
+                      name="organization"
+                      render={({ field }) => (
+                        <FormItemLayout label="Organization" layout="horizontal">
+                          {(organizations?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
+                            <Select_Shadcn_
+                              onValueChange={(slug) => {
+                                field.onChange(slug)
+                                router.push(`/new/${slug}`)
+                              }}
+                              value={field.value}
+                              defaultValue={field.value}
+                            >
+                              <FormControl_Shadcn_>
+                                <SelectTrigger_Shadcn_>
+                                  <SelectValue_Shadcn_ placeholder="Select an organization" />
+                                </SelectTrigger_Shadcn_>
+                              </FormControl_Shadcn_>
+                              <SelectContent_Shadcn_>
+                                <SelectGroup_Shadcn_>
+                                  {organizations?.map((x) => (
+                                    <SelectItem_Shadcn_
+                                      key={x.id}
+                                      value={x.slug}
+                                      className="flex justify-between"
+                                    >
+                                      <span className="mr-2">{x.name}</span>
+                                      <Badge>{x.plan.name}</Badge>
+                                    </SelectItem_Shadcn_>
+                                  ))}
+                                </SelectGroup_Shadcn_>
+                              </SelectContent_Shadcn_>
+                            </Select_Shadcn_>
+                          )}
+                        </FormItemLayout>
+                      )}
+                    />
+                  )}
+
+                  {!isAdmin && !orgNotFound && <NotOrganizationOwnerWarning slug={slug} />}
+                  {orgNotFound && <OrgNotFound slug={slug} />}
                 </Panel.Content>
 
                 {canCreateProject && (
diff --git a/apps/studio/pages/organizations.tsx b/apps/studio/pages/organizations.tsx
index e95006b29b..9d2e6fd3c2 100644
--- a/apps/studio/pages/organizations.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/pages/organizations.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-import { Boxes, Search } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Search } from 'lucide-react'
 import Link from 'next/link'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { useParams } from 'common'
+import { OrganizationCard } from 'components/interfaces/Organization/OrganizationCard'
 import AppLayout from 'components/layouts/AppLayout/AppLayout'
 import DefaultLayout from 'components/layouts/DefaultLayout'
 import { ScaffoldContainerLegacy, ScaffoldTitle } from 'components/layouts/Scaffold'
-import { ActionCard } from 'components/ui/ActionCard'
 import AlertError from 'components/ui/AlertError'
 import NoSearchResults from 'components/ui/NoSearchResults'
 import { useOrganizationsQuery } from 'data/organizations/organizations-query'
-import { useProjectsQuery } from 'data/projects/projects-query'
 import { useIsFeatureEnabled } from 'hooks/misc/useIsFeatureEnabled'
 import { withAuth } from 'hooks/misc/withAuth'
 import { NextPageWithLayout } from 'types'
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ const OrganizationsPage: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
   const { error: orgNotFoundError, org: orgSlug } = useParams()
   const orgNotFound = orgNotFoundError === 'org_not_found'
 
-  const { data: projects = [] } = useProjectsQuery()
   const { data: organizations = [], error, isLoading, isError, isSuccess } = useOrganizationsQuery()
 
   const organizationCreationEnabled = useIsFeatureEnabled('organizations:create')
@@ -105,23 +103,7 @@ const OrganizationsPage: NextPageWithLayout = () => {
         )}
         {isError && <AlertError error={error} subject="Failed to load organizations" />}
         {isSuccess &&
-          filteredOrganizations.map((organization) => {
-            const numProjects = projects.filter(
-              (x) => x.organization_slug === organization.slug
-            ).length
-
-            return (
-              <ActionCard
-                bgColor="bg border"
-                className="[&>div]:items-center"
-                key={organization.id}
-                icon={<Boxes size={18} strokeWidth={1} className="text-foreground" />}
-                title={organization.name}
-                description={`${organization.plan.name} Plan${numProjects > 0 ? `${'  '}•${'  '}${numProjects} project${numProjects > 1 ? 's' : ''}` : ''}`}
-                onClick={() => router.push(`/org/${organization.slug}`)}
-              />
-            )
-          })}
+          filteredOrganizations.map((org) => <OrganizationCard key={org.id} organization={org} />)}
       </div>
     </ScaffoldContainerLegacy>
   )