An electronic device including a projection module and a control method thereof are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a display module; a camera configured to capture a user gesture; the projection module configured to project a virtual control object on a plane within a predetermined distance from the electronic device; and a controller configured to display on the display module a screen associated with operations running on the electronic device, and upon receiving a predetermined user gesture through the camera, project a virtual control object on the plane through the projection module to control at least one of the operations running on the electronic device at the time when the user gesture is received. Accordingly, a virtual control object for controlling an operation running on the electronic device can be projected on a plane.