diff --git a/pagure/api/project.py b/pagure/api/project.py
index 5588587..b915b28 100644
--- a/pagure/api/project.py
+++ b/pagure/api/project.py
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ def api_new_project():
     if form.validate_on_submit():
         name = form.name.data
         description = form.description.data
-        namespace = form.namespace.data or None
+        namespace = form.namespace.data.strip() or None
+        if namespace == 'None':
+            namespace = None
         url = form.url.data
         avatar_email = form.avatar_email.data
         create_readme = form.create_readme.data
@@ -326,7 +328,9 @@ def api_fork_project():
     if form.validate_on_submit():
         repo = form.repo.data
         username = form.username.data or None
-        namespace = form.namespace.data or None
+        namespace = form.namespace.data.strip() or None
+        if namespace == 'None':
+            namespace = None
 
         repo = pagure.lib.get_project(
             SESSION, repo, user=username, namespace=namespace)
diff --git a/pagure/forms.py b/pagure/forms.py
index 0facbc3..c515a37 100644
--- a/pagure/forms.py
+++ b/pagure/forms.py
@@ -91,6 +91,23 @@ class ProjectForm(ProjectFormSimplified):
         'Create README',
         [wtforms.validators.optional()],
     )
+    namespace = wtforms.SelectField(
+        'The project namespace',
+        [wtforms.validators.optional()],
+        choices=[],
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ Calls the default constructor with the normal argument but
+        uses the list of collection provided to fill the choices of the
+        drop-down list.
+        """
+        super(ProjectForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        if 'namespaces' in kwargs:
+            self.namespace.choices = [
+                (namespace, namespace) for namespace in kwargs['namespaces']
+            ]
+            self.namespace.choices.insert(0, ('', ''))
 
 
 class IssueFormSimplied(wtf.Form):