diff --git a/dashboard-widgets.el b/dashboard-widgets.el
index 0adef402..b6d48ead 100644
--- a/dashboard-widgets.el
+++ b/dashboard-widgets.el
@@ -232,13 +232,13 @@ Possible values for list-type are: `recents', `bookmarks', `projects',
 
 (defcustom dashboard-projects-backend 'projectile
   "The package that supplies the list of recent projects.
-With the value `projectile', the projects widget uses
-projectile (available from MELPA), with `project-el' the widget
-uses project.el (built-in since Emacs 27.1).
+With the value `projectile', the projects widget uses the package
+projectile (available in MELPA).  With the value `project-el',
+the widget uses the package project (available in GNU ELPA).
 
 To activate the projects widget, add e.g. `(projects . 10)' to
-`dashboard-items' after making sure either of the above packages
-is installed."
+`dashboard-items' after making sure the necessary package is
+installed."
   :type '(choice (const :tag "Use projectile" projectile)
                  (const :tag "Use project.el" project-el))
   :group 'dashboard)
@@ -689,8 +689,12 @@ WIDGET-PARAMS are passed to the \"widget-create\" function."
      (dashboard-get-shortcut 'projects)
      `(lambda (&rest ignore)
         (let ((default-directory ,el)
-              (project-current-inhibit-prompt t))
-          (call-interactively 'project-find-file)))
+              (project-current-inhibit-prompt t)
+              (choice nil))
+          (while (not choice)
+            (setq choice (assq (read-event (project--keymap-prompt))
+                               project-switch-commands)))
+          (call-interactively (nth 2 choice))))
      (abbreviate-file-name el)))
    (t
     (display-warning '(dashboard)