diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index 47891bbe770..e4e1f5e6ccc 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -1740,27 +1740,6 @@ void QgisApp::applyDefaultSettingsToCanvas( QgsMapCanvas *canvas )
   canvas->setSegmentationToleranceType( QgsAbstractGeometry::SegmentationToleranceType( settings.value( QStringLiteral( "qgis/segmentationToleranceType" ), "0" ).toInt() ) );
 }
 
-QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem QgisApp::defaultCrsForNewLayers() const
-{
-  QgsSettings settings;
-  QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem defaultCrs;
-  if ( settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/Projections/defaultBehavior" ), QStringLiteral( "prompt" ) ).toString() == QStringLiteral( "useProject" )
-       || settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/Projections/defaultBehavior" ), QStringLiteral( "prompt" ) ).toString() == QStringLiteral( "prompt" ) )
-  {
-    // for new layers if the new layer crs method is set to either prompt or use project, then we use the project crs
-    // (since "prompt" has no meaning here - the prompt will always be shown, it's just deciding on the default choice in the prompt!)
-    defaultCrs = QgsProject::instance()->crs();
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    // global crs
-    QString layerDefaultCrs = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/Projections/layerDefaultCrs" ), GEO_EPSG_CRS_AUTHID ).toString();
-    defaultCrs = QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::fromOgcWmsCrs( layerDefaultCrs );
-  }
-
-  return defaultCrs;
-}
-
 int QgisApp::chooseReasonableDefaultIconSize() const
 {
   QScreen *screen = QApplication::screens().at( 0 );
@@ -5099,7 +5078,7 @@ void QgisApp::fileNewFromTemplateAction( QAction *qAction )
 void QgisApp::newVectorLayer()
 {
   QString enc;
-  QString fileName = QgsNewVectorLayerDialog::runAndCreateLayer( this, &enc, defaultCrsForNewLayers() );
+  QString fileName = QgsNewVectorLayerDialog::runAndCreateLayer( this, &enc, QgsProject::instance()->defaultCrsForNewLayers() );
 
   if ( !fileName.isEmpty() )
   {
@@ -5121,7 +5100,7 @@ void QgisApp::newVectorLayer()
 
 void QgisApp::newMemoryLayer()
 {
-  QgsVectorLayer *newLayer = QgsNewMemoryLayerDialog::runAndCreateLayer( this, defaultCrsForNewLayers() );
+  QgsVectorLayer *newLayer = QgsNewMemoryLayerDialog::runAndCreateLayer( this, QgsProject::instance()->defaultCrsForNewLayers() );
 
   if ( newLayer )
   {
@@ -5136,14 +5115,14 @@ void QgisApp::newMemoryLayer()
 
 void QgisApp::newSpatialiteLayer()
 {
-  QgsNewSpatialiteLayerDialog spatialiteDialog( this, QgsGuiUtils::ModalDialogFlags, defaultCrsForNewLayers() );
+  QgsNewSpatialiteLayerDialog spatialiteDialog( this, QgsGuiUtils::ModalDialogFlags, QgsProject::instance()->defaultCrsForNewLayers() );
   spatialiteDialog.exec();
 }
 
 void QgisApp::newGeoPackageLayer()
 {
   QgsNewGeoPackageLayerDialog dialog( this );
-  dialog.setCrs( defaultCrsForNewLayers() );
+  dialog.setCrs( QgsProject::instance()->defaultCrsForNewLayers() );
   dialog.exec();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/qgsproject.cpp b/src/core/qgsproject.cpp
index 0354057dc25..0e69b4ac3ec 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsproject.cpp
@@ -2241,3 +2241,23 @@ QMap<QString, QgsMapLayer *> QgsProject::mapLayers() const
 }
 
 
+QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem QgsProject::defaultCrsForNewLayers() const
+{
+  QgsSettings settings;
+  QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem defaultCrs;
+  if ( settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/Projections/defaultBehavior" ), QStringLiteral( "prompt" ) ).toString() == QStringLiteral( "useProject" )
+       || settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/Projections/defaultBehavior" ), QStringLiteral( "prompt" ) ).toString() == QStringLiteral( "prompt" ) )
+  {
+    // for new layers if the new layer crs method is set to either prompt or use project, then we use the project crs
+    // (since "prompt" has no meaning here - the prompt will always be shown, it's just deciding on the default choice in the prompt!)
+    defaultCrs = crs();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // global crs
+    QString layerDefaultCrs = settings.value( QStringLiteral( "/Projections/layerDefaultCrs" ), GEO_EPSG_CRS_AUTHID ).toString();
+    defaultCrs = QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::fromOgcWmsCrs( layerDefaultCrs );
+  }
+
+  return defaultCrs;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/qgsproject.h b/src/core/qgsproject.h
index 0a70c88af7b..4cee7a691a1 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsproject.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsproject.h
@@ -750,6 +750,12 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProject : public QObject, public QgsExpressionContextGenera
      */
     void reloadAllLayers();
 
+    /** Returns the default CRS for new layers based on the settings and
+     * the current project CRS
+     */
+    QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem defaultCrsForNewLayers() const;
+
+
   signals:
     //! emitted when project is being read
     void readProject( const QDomDocument & );
@@ -967,6 +973,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProject : public QObject, public QgsExpressionContextGenera
      */
     void legendLayersAdded( const QList<QgsMapLayer *> &layers );
 
+
+
   public slots:
 
     /**