diff --git a/base/scripts/onyxia-init.sh b/base/scripts/onyxia-init.sh
index 75a2392e..bc156db5 100755
--- a/base/scripts/onyxia-init.sh
+++ b/base/scripts/onyxia-init.sh
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ if command -v R &>/dev/null; then
     fi
     env | grep "KUBERNETES" >> ${R_HOME}/etc/Renviron.site
     env | grep "IMAGE_NAME" >> ${R_HOME}/etc/Renviron.site
+
+    # Configure rproj in rstudio
+    if command -v rstudio-server &>/dev/null; then 
+        if [[ -n "$GIT_REPOSITORY" ]]; then
+            REPO_DIR=$(basename "$GIT_REPOSITORY" .git)
+            echo "setHook('rstudio.sessionInit', function(newSession) { if (newSession && identical(getwd(), '${WORKSPACE_DIR}')) { message('Activate RStudio project'); rstudioapi::openProject('${REPO_DIR}'); } }, action = 'append')" >> ${HOME}/.Rprofile
+        fi
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [[ "$DARK_MODE" == "true" ]]; then