diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index 2f4e145af..f2cb4ba47 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -504,7 +504,11 @@ func issueProjectList(issue api.Issue) string {
 
 	projectNames := make([]string, 0, len(issue.ProjectCards.Nodes))
 	for _, project := range issue.ProjectCards.Nodes {
-		projectNames = append(projectNames, fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", project.Project.Name, project.Column.Name))
+		colName := project.Column.Name
+		if colName == "" {
+			colName = "Awaiting triage"
+		}
+		projectNames = append(projectNames, fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", project.Project.Name, colName))
 	}
 
 	list := strings.Join(projectNames, ", ")
diff --git a/command/issue_test.go b/command/issue_test.go
index b7f91031d..e9229ac24 100644
--- a/command/issue_test.go
+++ b/command/issue_test.go
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func TestIssueView_Preview(t *testing.T) {
 				`Open • marseilles opened about 292 years ago • 9 comments`,
 				`Assignees: marseilles, monaco\n`,
 				`Labels: one, two, three, four, five\n`,
-				`Projects: Project 1 \(column A\), Project 2 \(column B\), Project 3 \(column C\)\n`,
+				`Projects: Project 1 \(column A\), Project 2 \(column B\), Project 3 \(column C\), Project 4 \(Awaiting triage\)\n`,
 				`Milestone: uluru\n`,
 				`bold story`,
 				`View this issue on GitHub: https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/123`,
diff --git a/command/pr.go b/command/pr.go
index a5b1f0079..009548061 100644
--- a/command/pr.go
+++ b/command/pr.go
@@ -417,7 +417,11 @@ func prProjectList(pr api.PullRequest) string {
 
 	projectNames := make([]string, 0, len(pr.ProjectCards.Nodes))
 	for _, project := range pr.ProjectCards.Nodes {
-		projectNames = append(projectNames, fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", project.Project.Name, project.Column.Name))
+		colName := project.Column.Name
+		if colName == "" {
+			colName = "Awaiting triage"
+		}
+		projectNames = append(projectNames, fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", project.Project.Name, colName))
 	}
 
 	list := strings.Join(projectNames, ", ")
diff --git a/command/pr_test.go b/command/pr_test.go
index 074420deb..ba0989645 100644
--- a/command/pr_test.go
+++ b/command/pr_test.go
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func TestPRView_Preview(t *testing.T) {
 				`Open • nobody wants to merge 12 commits into master from blueberries`,
 				`Assignees: marseilles, monaco\n`,
 				`Labels: one, two, three, four, five\n`,
-				`Projects: Project 1 \(column A\), Project 2 \(column B\), Project 3 \(column C\)\n`,
+				`Projects: Project 1 \(column A\), Project 2 \(column B\), Project 3 \(column C\), Project 4 \(Awaiting triage\)\n`,
 				`Milestone: uluru\n`,
 				`blueberries taste good`,
 				`View this pull request on GitHub: https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/pull/12\n`,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/issueView_previewWithMetadata.json b/test/fixtures/issueView_previewWithMetadata.json
index a420eec66..246bbd77b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/issueView_previewWithMetadata.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/issueView_previewWithMetadata.json
@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@
               "column": {
                 "name": "column C"
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "project": {
+                "name": "Project 4"
+              },
+              "column": {
+                "name": ""
+              }
             }
           ],
           "totalcount": 3
diff --git a/test/fixtures/prViewPreviewWithMetadataByNumber.json b/test/fixtures/prViewPreviewWithMetadataByNumber.json
index de0da816a..e49bcdc85 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/prViewPreviewWithMetadataByNumber.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/prViewPreviewWithMetadataByNumber.json
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@
               "column": {
                 "name": "column C"
               }
+            },
+            {
+              "project": {
+                "name": "Project 4"
+              },
+              "column": {
+                "name": ""
+              }
             }
           ],
           "totalcount": 3