diff --git a/src/hatch/env/virtual.py b/src/hatch/env/virtual.py
index 1860384d1..d60795439 100644
--- a/src/hatch/env/virtual.py
+++ b/src/hatch/env/virtual.py
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ def sync_dependencies(self):
                         all_install_args.extend(workspace_install_args)
                         self.platform.check_command(self.construct_pip_install_command(all_install_args))
                     apply_lock_with_locker(self, lockfile_path)
+                    # uv pip sync drops the project when the lock does not list it.
+                    if not self.skip_install:
+                        project_target = self.apply_features(str(self.root))
+                        project_args = ["--editable", project_target] if self.dev_mode else [project_target]
+                        self.platform.check_command(self.construct_pip_install_command(project_args))
                     return
 
             # If we do not have missing dependencies we should not sync
diff --git a/tests/env/test_locked_project_reinstall.py b/tests/env/test_locked_project_reinstall.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd22e8adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/env/test_locked_project_reinstall.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+from contextlib import nullcontext
+
+from hatch.env.virtual import VirtualEnvironment
+
+
+class _Platform:
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self.commands: list[list[str]] = []
+
+    def check_command(self, command: list[str]) -> None:
+        self.commands.append(command)
+
+
+class _LockedEnv(VirtualEnvironment):
+    def __init__(self, root) -> None:
+        self._root = root
+        self._platform = _Platform()
+
+    @property
+    def root(self):
+        return self._root
+
+    @property
+    def locked(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    @property
+    def skip_install(self) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+    @property
+    def dev_mode(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+    @property
+    def local_dependencies_complex(self):
+        return []
+
+    @property
+    def platform(self):
+        return self._platform
+
+    def safe_activation(self):
+        return nullcontext()
+
+    def construct_pip_install_command(self, args: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+        return ["install", *args]
+
+    def apply_features(self, requirement: str) -> str:
+        return requirement
+
+
+def test_locked_sync_reinstalls_editable_project(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+    env = _LockedEnv(tmp_path)
+    lockfile = tmp_path / "pylock.toml"
+    lockfile.write_text("lock\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    monkeypatch.setattr("hatch.env.lock.resolve_lockfile_path", lambda _env: lockfile)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "hatch.env.lock.apply_lock_with_locker",
+        lambda *_args, **_kwargs: env.platform.commands.append(["sync"]),
+    )
+
+    env.sync_dependencies()
+
+    assert env.platform.commands[0] == ["sync"]
+    assert env.platform.commands[1] == ["install", "--editable", str(tmp_path)]