diff --git a/module/project/control.php b/module/project/control.php
index 96f41a566d..96fecd0142 100644
--- a/module/project/control.php
+++ b/module/project/control.php
@@ -252,10 +252,12 @@ class project extends control
         $data = array();
         if(isset($selectedProgram))
         {
-            $data['selectedProgramBegin'] = $selectedProgram->begin;
-            $data['selectedProgramEnd']   = $selectedProgram->end;
-            $data['budgetUnit']           = $selectedProgram->budgetUnit;
+            $data['selectedProgramBegin']  = $selectedProgram->begin;
+            $data['selectedProgramEnd']    = $selectedProgram->end;
+            $data['budgetUnit']            = $selectedProgram->budgetUnit;
+            $data['selectedProgramParent'] = $selectedProgram->parent;
         }
+        if(!empty($objectID))       $data['parent']          = $object->parent;
         if(isset($availableBudget)) $data['availableBudget'] = $availableBudget;
         if(isset($minChildBegin))   $data['minChildBegin']   = $minChildBegin;
         if(isset($maxChildEnd))     $data['maxChildEnd']     = $maxChildEnd;
diff --git a/module/project/js/create.js b/module/project/js/create.js
index 36d67fc765..8ce560267e 100644
--- a/module/project/js/create.js
+++ b/module/project/js/create.js
@@ -115,7 +115,30 @@ $(function()
  */
 function setParentProgram(parentProgram)
 {
-    location.href = createLink('project', 'create', 'model=' + model + '&programID=' + parentProgram);
+    //ParentProgram is the ID of the currently selected program.
+
+    var lastSelectedID     = $('#parent').attr('data-lastSelected');
+    var lastSelectedParent = 0;
+    var selectedParent     = 0;
+
+    if(parentProgram == 0) $('#budgetBox').find('input').removeAttr("placeholder");
+
+    $.get(createLink('project', 'ajaxGetObjectInfo', 'objectType=program&objectID=' + lastSelectedID + "&selectedProgramID=" + parentProgram), function(data)
+    {
+        var data = JSON.parse(data);
+        selectedParent = parentProgram != 0 ? data.selectedProgramParent : 0;
+        lastSelectedParent = lastSelectedID != 0 ? data.parent : 0;
+
+        if(selectedParent != lastSelectedParent)
+        {
+            location.href = createLink('project', 'create', 'model=' + model + '&programID=' + parentProgram);
+            return;
+        }
+        budgetOverrunTips();
+        outOfDateTip();
+    });
+
+    $('#parent').attr('data-lastSelected', parentProgram);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/module/project/view/create.html.php b/module/project/view/create.html.php
index 2dbe674850..75a8da8db5 100755
--- a/module/project/view/create.html.php
+++ b/module/project/view/create.html.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <button type='button' class='btn btn-link' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#copyProjectModal'><?php echo html::icon($lang->icons['copy'], 'muted') . ' ' . $lang->project->copy;?></button>
       <?php else: ?>
         <button type='button' class='btn btn-link open-btn' data-toggle='modal' data-target='#maxCopyProjectModal'><?php echo html::icon($lang->icons['copy'], 'muted') . ' ' . $lang->project->copy;?></button>
-      <?php endif; ?> 
+      <?php endif; ?>
       </div>
       <?php endif; ?>
     </div>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <tr>
           <th class='w-130px'><?php echo $lang->project->parent;?></th>
           <?php $disabled = ($this->app->tab == 'product' and $productID) ? 'disabled' : '';?>
-          <td><?php echo html::select('parent', $programList, $programID, "class='form-control chosen' onchange='setParentProgram(this.value)' $disabled");?></td>
+          <td><?php echo html::select('parent', $programList, $programID, "class='form-control chosen' data-lastSelected=$programID onchange='setParentProgram(this.value)' $disabled");?></td>
           <?php if($disabled) echo html::hidden('parent', $programID);?>
           <td>
             <icon class='icon icon-help' data-toggle='popover' data-trigger='focus hover' data-placement='right' data-tip-class='text-muted popover-sm' data-content="<?php echo $lang->program->tips;?>"></icon>