diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2353c8c5..74b61e33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Improve HTML email display in the "Ping Details" dialog
 - Add a link to check's details page in Slack notifications
 - Replace details_url with cloaked_url in email and chat notifications
+- In the "My Projects" page, show projects with failing checks first
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 - Fix downtime summary to handle months when the check didn't exist yet (#472)
diff --git a/hc/accounts/models.py b/hc/accounts/models.py
index 1d40c896..1dde19a0 100644
--- a/hc/accounts/models.py
+++ b/hc/accounts/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
+from functools import cached_property
 from secrets import token_urlsafe
 from urllib.parse import quote, urlencode
 import uuid
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ class Project(models.Model):
         for profile in q:
             profile.update_next_nag_date()
 
+    @cached_property
     def overall_status(self):
         status = "up"
         for check in self.check_set.all():
diff --git a/hc/front/views.py b/hc/front/views.py
index 374f110a..a0163d4c 100644
--- a/hc/front/views.py
+++ b/hc/front/views.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from django.contrib import messages
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.core import signing
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
-from django.db.models import Count
+from django.db.models import Count, F
 from django.http import (
     Http404,
     HttpResponse,
@@ -275,7 +275,17 @@ def switch_channel(request, code, channel_code):
 
 def index(request):
     if request.user.is_authenticated:
-        projects = list(request.profile.projects())
+        project_ids = request.profile.projects().values("id")
+
+        q = Project.objects.filter(id__in=project_ids)
+        q = q.annotate(n_checks=Count("check", distinct=True))
+        q = q.annotate(n_channels=Count("channel", distinct=True))
+        q = q.annotate(owner_email=F("owner__email"))
+
+        projects = list(q)
+        # Primary sort key: projects with overall_status=down go first
+        # Secondary sort key: project's name
+        projects.sort(key=lambda p: (p.overall_status != "down", p.name))
 
         ctx = {
             "page": "projects",
diff --git a/templates/front/projects.html b/templates/front/projects.html
index eb466774..3969a229 100644
--- a/templates/front/projects.html
+++ b/templates/front/projects.html
@@ -21,16 +21,14 @@
                         <h4>{{ project }}</h4>
 
                         <div>
-                            {% with project.check_set.count as n %}
-                            {{ n }} check{{ n|pluralize }},
-                            {% endwith %}
+                            {{ project.n_checks }}
+                            check{{ project.n_checks|pluralize }},
 
-                            {% with project.channel_set.count as n %}
-                            {{ n }} integration{{ n|pluralize }}
-                            {% endwith %}
+                            {{ project.n_channels }}
+                            integration{{ project.n_channels|pluralize }}
                         </div>
                         <div class="text-muted">
-                            {{ project.owner.email }}
+                            {{ project.owner_email }}
                         </div>
 
                     </div>