diff --git a/graphdatascience/graph/graph_cypher_runner.py b/graphdatascience/graph/graph_cypher_runner.py
index f40a43eef..34dcf0a3f 100644
--- a/graphdatascience/graph/graph_cypher_runner.py
+++ b/graphdatascience/graph/graph_cypher_runner.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from pandas import Series
 
 from ..error.illegal_attr_checker import IllegalAttrChecker
+from ..query_runner.arrow_query_runner import ArrowQueryRunner
 from ..query_runner.query_runner import QueryRunner
 from ..server_version.server_version import ServerVersion
 from .graph_object import Graph
@@ -232,6 +233,71 @@ def project(
 
         return Graph(graph_name, self._query_runner, self._server_version), result  # type: ignore
 
+    def run_project(
+        self, query: str, params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None, database: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Tuple[Graph, "Series[Any]"]:
+        """
+        Run a Cypher projection.
+        The provided query must end with a `RETURN gds.graph.project(...)` call.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        query: str
+            the Cypher projection query
+        params: Dict[str, Any]
+            parameters to the query
+        database: str
+            the database on which to run the query
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        A tuple of the projected graph and statistics about the projection
+        """
+
+        return_clause = f"RETURN {self._namespace}"
+
+        return_index = query.rfind(return_clause)
+        if return_index == -1:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid query, the query must end with a `{return_clause}` clause: {query}")
+
+        return_index += len(return_clause)
+        return_part = query[return_index:]
+
+        # Remove surrounding parentheses and whitespace
+        right_paren = return_part.rfind(")") + 1
+        return_part = return_part[:right_paren].strip("() \n\t")
+
+        graph_name = return_part.split(",", maxsplit=1)[0]
+        graph_name = graph_name.strip()
+
+        if graph_name.startswith("$"):
+            if params is None:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Invalid query, the query references parameter `{graph_name}` but no params were given"
+                )
+
+            graph_name = graph_name[1:]
+            graph_name = params[graph_name]
+        else:
+            # remove the quotes
+            graph_name = graph_name.strip("'\"")
+
+        # remove possible `AS graph` from the end of the query
+        end_of_query = return_index + right_paren
+        query = query[:end_of_query]
+
+        # run_cypher
+        qr = self._query_runner
+
+        # The Arrow query runner should not be used to execute arbitrary Cypher
+        if isinstance(qr, ArrowQueryRunner):
+            qr = qr.fallback_query_runner()
+
+        result = qr.run_query(query, params, database, False)
+        result = result.squeeze()
+
+        return Graph(graph_name, self._query_runner, self._server_version), result  # type: ignore
+
     def _node_projections_spec(self, spec: Any) -> list[NodeProjection]:
         if spec is None or spec is False:
             return []
diff --git a/graphdatascience/tests/unit/test_graph_cypher.py b/graphdatascience/tests/unit/test_graph_cypher.py
index a16d231f1..532690ebb 100644
--- a/graphdatascience/tests/unit/test_graph_cypher.py
+++ b/graphdatascience/tests/unit/test_graph_cypher.py
@@ -5,6 +5,38 @@
 from graphdatascience.server_version.server_version import ServerVersion
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("server_version", [ServerVersion(2, 4, 0)])
+def test_run_project(runner: CollectingQueryRunner, gds: GraphDataScience) -> None:
+    G, _ = gds.graph.cypher.run_project("MATCH (s)-->(t) RETURN gds.graph.project('gg', s, t)")
+
+    assert G.name() == "gg"
+    assert runner.last_params() == {}
+
+    assert runner.last_query() == "MATCH (s)-->(t) RETURN gds.graph.project('gg', s, t)"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("server_version", [ServerVersion(2, 4, 0)])
+def test_run_project_with_return_as(runner: CollectingQueryRunner, gds: GraphDataScience) -> None:
+    G, _ = gds.graph.cypher.run_project("MATCH (s)-->(t) RETURN gds.graph.project('gg', s, t) AS graph")
+
+    assert G.name() == "gg"
+    assert runner.last_params() == {}
+
+    assert runner.last_query() == "MATCH (s)-->(t) RETURN gds.graph.project('gg', s, t)"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("server_version", [ServerVersion(2, 4, 0)])
+def test_run_project_with_graph_name_parameter(runner: CollectingQueryRunner, gds: GraphDataScience) -> None:
+    G, _ = gds.graph.cypher.run_project(
+        "MATCH (s)-->(t) RETURN gds.graph.project($graph_name, s, t)", params={"graph_name": "gg"}
+    )
+
+    assert G.name() == "gg"
+    assert runner.last_params() == {"graph_name": "gg"}
+
+    assert runner.last_query() == "MATCH (s)-->(t) RETURN gds.graph.project($graph_name, s, t)"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("server_version", [ServerVersion(2, 4, 0)])
 def test_all(runner: CollectingQueryRunner, gds: GraphDataScience) -> None:
     G, _ = gds.graph.cypher.project("g")