diff --git a/src/bindings/python/fluxacct/accounting/project_subcommands.py b/src/bindings/python/fluxacct/accounting/project_subcommands.py
index 1c2d2ae1..ff823815 100644
--- a/src/bindings/python/fluxacct/accounting/project_subcommands.py
+++ b/src/bindings/python/fluxacct/accounting/project_subcommands.py
@@ -115,3 +115,32 @@ def delete_project(conn, project):
         return warning_stmt
 
     return 0
+
+
+def list_projects(conn):
+    """
+    List all of the available projects registered in the project_table.
+    """
+    cur = conn.cursor()
+
+    cur.execute("SELECT * FROM project_table")
+    rows = cur.fetchall()
+
+    # fetch column names and determine width of each column
+    col_names = [description[0] for description in cur.description]
+    col_widths = [
+        max(len(str(value)) for value in [col] + [row[i] for row in rows])
+        for i, col in enumerate(col_names)
+    ]
+
+    def format_row(row):
+        return " | ".join(
+            [f"{str(value).ljust(col_widths[i])}" for i, value in enumerate(row)]
+        )
+
+    header = format_row(col_names)
+    separator = "-+-".join(["-" * width for width in col_widths])
+    data_rows = "\n".join([format_row(row) for row in rows])
+    table = f"{header}\n{separator}\n{data_rows}"
+
+    return table
diff --git a/src/cmd/flux-account-service.py b/src/cmd/flux-account-service.py
index 8cdfec94..dff81ae9 100755
--- a/src/cmd/flux-account-service.py
+++ b/src/cmd/flux-account-service.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ def __init__(self, flux_handle, conn):
             "view_job_records",
             "view_queue",
             "view_project",
+            "list_projects",
         ]
 
         privileged_endpoints = [
@@ -513,6 +514,20 @@ def delete_project(self, handle, watcher, msg, arg):
                 msg, 0, f"a non-OSError exception was caught: {str(exc)}"
             )
 
+    def list_projects(self, handle, watcher, msg, arg):
+        try:
+            val = p.list_projects(self.conn)
+
+            payload = {"list_projects": val}
+
+            handle.respond(msg, payload)
+        except KeyError as exc:
+            handle.respond_error(msg, 0, f"missing key in payload: {exc}")
+        except Exception as exc:
+            handle.respond_error(
+                msg, 0, f"a non-OSError exception was caught: {str(exc)}"
+            )
+
     def scrub_old_jobs(self, handle, watcher, msg, arg):
         try:
             val = jobs.scrub_old_jobs(self.conn, msg.payload["num_weeks"])
diff --git a/src/cmd/flux-account.py b/src/cmd/flux-account.py
index 2571fb81..eb7bf407 100755
--- a/src/cmd/flux-account.py
+++ b/src/cmd/flux-account.py
@@ -519,6 +519,16 @@ def add_delete_project_arg(subparsers):
     )
 
 
+def add_list_projects_arg(subparsers):
+    subparser_list_projects = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "list-projects",
+        help="list all registered projects",
+        formatter_class=flux.util.help_formatter(),
+    )
+
+    subparser_list_projects.set_defaults(func="list_projects")
+
+
 def add_scrub_job_records_arg(subparsers):
     subparser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "scrub-old-jobs",
@@ -628,6 +638,7 @@ def add_arguments_to_parser(parser, subparsers):
     add_add_project_arg(subparsers)
     add_view_project_arg(subparsers)
     add_delete_project_arg(subparsers)
+    add_list_projects_arg(subparsers)
     add_scrub_job_records_arg(subparsers)
     add_export_db_arg(subparsers)
     add_pop_db_arg(subparsers)
@@ -805,6 +816,11 @@ def select_accounting_function(args, output_file, parser):
             "project": args.project,
         }
         return_val = flux.Flux().rpc("accounting.delete_project", data).get()
+    elif args.func == "list_projects":
+        data = {
+            "path": args.path,
+        }
+        return_val = flux.Flux().rpc("accounting.list_projects", data).get()
     elif args.func == "scrub_old_jobs":
         data = {
             "path": args.path,
diff --git a/t/t1025-flux-account-projects.t b/t/t1025-flux-account-projects.t
index 039a1333..8bb824df 100755
--- a/t/t1025-flux-account-projects.t
+++ b/t/t1025-flux-account-projects.t
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ test_expect_success 'add some queues to the DB' '
 	flux account add-queue special --priority=99999
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'list contents of project_table before adding projects' '
+	flux account list-projects > project_table.test &&
+	cat <<-EOF >project_table.expected
+	project_id | project | usage
+	-----------+---------+------
+	1          | *       | 0.0
+	EOF
+	grep -f project_table.expected project_table.test
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'add some projects to the project_table' '
 	flux account add-project project_1 &&
 	flux account add-project project_2 &&
@@ -131,6 +141,18 @@ test_expect_success 'reset the projects list for an association' '
 	grep "\"projects\": \"*\"" user5018.json
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'list all of the projects currently registered in project_table' '
+	flux account list-projects > project_table.test &&
+	cat <<-EOF >project_table.expected
+	project_id | project   | usage
+	-----------+-----------+------
+	1          | *         | 0.0
+	3          | project_2 | 0.0
+	4          | project_3 | 0.0
+	EOF
+	grep -f project_table.expected project_table.test
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'remove flux-accounting DB' '
 	rm $(pwd)/FluxAccountingTest.db
 '