diff --git a/console/src/app/modules/search-project-autocomplete/search-project-autocomplete.component.ts b/console/src/app/modules/search-project-autocomplete/search-project-autocomplete.component.ts
index a4be67119..747995a54 100644
--- a/console/src/app/modules/search-project-autocomplete/search-project-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/console/src/app/modules/search-project-autocomplete/search-project-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { COMMA, ENTER } from '@angular/cdk/keycodes';
-import { Component, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Input, OnDestroy, Output, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, OnDestroy, Output, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { UntypedFormControl } from '@angular/forms';
 import {
   MatLegacyAutocomplete as MatAutocomplete,
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export enum ProjectAutocompleteType {
   templateUrl: './search-project-autocomplete.component.html',
   styleUrls: ['./search-project-autocomplete.component.scss'],
 })
-export class SearchProjectAutocompleteComponent implements OnDestroy {
+export class SearchProjectAutocompleteComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   public selectable: boolean = true;
   public removable: boolean = true;
   public addOnBlur: boolean = true;
@@ -91,6 +91,35 @@ export class SearchProjectAutocompleteComponent implements OnDestroy {
       });
   }
 
+  public ngOnInit(): void {
+    // feat-3916 show projects as soon as I am in the input field of the project
+    const query = new ProjectQuery();
+    const nameQuery = new ProjectNameQuery();
+    nameQuery.setMethod(TextQueryMethod.TEXT_QUERY_METHOD_CONTAINS_IGNORE_CASE);
+    query.setNameQuery(nameQuery);
+
+    switch (this.autocompleteType) {
+      case ProjectAutocompleteType.PROJECT_GRANTED:
+        this.mgmtService.listGrantedProjects(10, 0, [query]).then((projects) => {
+          this.filteredProjects = projects.resultList;
+        });
+        break;
+      case ProjectAutocompleteType.PROJECT_OWNED:
+        this.mgmtService.listProjects(10, 0, [query]).then((projects) => {
+          this.filteredProjects = projects.resultList;
+        });
+        break;
+      default:
+        Promise.all([
+          this.mgmtService.listGrantedProjects(10, 0, [query]),
+          this.mgmtService.listProjects(10, 0, [query]),
+        ]).then((values) => {
+          this.filteredProjects = values[0].resultList;
+          this.filteredProjects = this.filteredProjects.concat(values[1].resultList);
+        });
+    }
+  }
+
   public ngOnDestroy(): void {
     this.unsubscribed$.next();
   }
diff --git a/console/src/app/modules/search-user-autocomplete/search-user-autocomplete.component.ts b/console/src/app/modules/search-user-autocomplete/search-user-autocomplete.component.ts
index 46735958e..97bd6053d 100644
--- a/console/src/app/modules/search-user-autocomplete/search-user-autocomplete.component.ts
+++ b/console/src/app/modules/search-user-autocomplete/search-user-autocomplete.component.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ export class SearchUserAutocompleteComponent implements OnInit, AfterContentChec
       this.filteredUsers = [];
       this.unsubscribed$.next(); // clear old subscription
     } else if (this.target === UserTarget.SELF) {
+      // feat-3916 show users as soon as I am in the input field of the user
+      const query = new SearchQuery();
+      const lnQuery = new LoginNameQuery();
+      lnQuery.setMethod(TextQueryMethod.TEXT_QUERY_METHOD_CONTAINS_IGNORE_CASE);
+      query.setLoginNameQuery(lnQuery);
+      this.userService.listUsers(10, 0, [query]).then((users) => {
+        this.filteredUsers = users.resultList;
+      });
+
       this.getFilteredResults(); // new subscription
     }
   }
diff --git a/e2e/cypress/e2e/permissions/permissions.cy.ts b/e2e/cypress/e2e/permissions/permissions.cy.ts
index ef495af64..7392514b4 100644
--- a/e2e/cypress/e2e/permissions/permissions.cy.ts
+++ b/e2e/cypress/e2e/permissions/permissions.cy.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('permissions', () => {
         it('should add a manager', () => {
           cy.get('[data-e2e="add-member-button"]').click();
           cy.get('[data-e2e="add-member-input"]').type(testManagerLoginname);
-          cy.get('[data-e2e="user-option"]').click();
+          cy.get('[data-e2e="user-option"]').first().click();
           cy.contains('[data-e2e="role-checkbox"]', roles[0]).click();
           cy.get('[data-e2e="confirm-add-member-button"]').click();
           cy.shouldConfirmSuccess();