diff --git a/app/graphql/types/project_type.rb b/app/graphql/types/project_type.rb
index dbe2e6be38ddd066ce068273b77fffab435b647d..99ed941271fcaf3b844a0efce9996318809c42c1 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/project_type.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/project_type.rb
@@ -680,6 +680,11 @@ class ProjectType < BaseObject
       resolver: Resolvers::Projects::ForkDetailsResolver,
       description: 'Details of the fork project compared to its upstream project.'
 
+    field :forked_from, Types::ProjectType,
+      null: true,
+      description: 'Project this project was forked from.',
+      method: :forked_from_project
+
     field :branch_rules, Types::Projects::BranchRuleType.connection_type,
       null: true,
       description: "Branch rules configured for the project.",
diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
index 7443777e56c6169e587e543f62e67cc31ce8bcae..d406a5e02b4341f9bae3481bc53a7cc432881546 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
@@ -33540,6 +33540,7 @@ Project-level settings for product analytics provider.
 | <a id="projectduoworkflowstatuscheck"></a>`duoWorkflowStatusCheck` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | [`DuoWorkflowEnablement`](#duoworkflowenablement) | **Introduced** in GitLab 17.7. **Status**: Experiment. Indicates whether GitLab Duo Workflow is enabled for the project. |
 | <a id="projectexplorecatalogpath"></a>`exploreCatalogPath` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | [`String`](#string) | **Introduced** in GitLab 17.6. **Status**: Experiment. Path to the project catalog resource. |
 | <a id="projectflowmetrics"></a>`flowMetrics` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | [`ProjectValueStreamAnalyticsFlowMetrics`](#projectvaluestreamanalyticsflowmetrics) | **Introduced** in GitLab 15.10. **Status**: Experiment. Flow metrics for value stream analytics. |
+| <a id="projectforkedfrom"></a>`forkedFrom` | [`Project`](#project) | Project this project was forked from. |
 | <a id="projectforkingaccesslevel"></a>`forkingAccessLevel` | [`ProjectFeatureAccess`](#projectfeatureaccess) | Access level required for forking access. |
 | <a id="projectforkscount"></a>`forksCount` | [`Int!`](#int) | Number of times the project has been forked. |
 | <a id="projectfullpath"></a>`fullPath` | [`ID!`](#id) | Full path of the project. |
diff --git a/spec/graphql/types/project_type_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/types/project_type_spec.rb
index 1dcfc598ee4428346a1dff7a1766a276a0932bae..a847c7bbebcf59c0dc3da0de7be87cebe81460b0 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/types/project_type_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/types/project_type_spec.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       cluster_agent cluster_agents agent_configurations ci_access_authorized_agents user_access_authorized_agents
       ci_template timelogs merge_commit_template squash_commit_template work_item_types
       recent_issue_boards ci_config_path_or_default packages_cleanup_policy ci_variables
-      timelog_categories fork_targets branch_rules ci_config_variables pipeline_schedules languages
+      timelog_categories fork_targets forked_from branch_rules ci_config_variables pipeline_schedules languages
       incident_management_timeline_event_tags visible_forks inherited_ci_variables autocomplete_users
       ci_cd_settings detailed_import_status value_streams ml_models
       allows_multiple_merge_request_assignees allows_multiple_merge_request_reviewers is_forked