diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js
index e210d69895e..7144f4190e7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ class List {
         issue.id = data.id;
         issue.iid = data.iid;
         issue.project = data.project;
+        issue.path = data.real_path;
+        issue.referencePath = data.reference_path;
 
         if (this.issuesSize > 1) {
           const moveBeforeId = this.issues[1].id;
diff --git a/spec/features/boards/new_issue_spec.rb b/spec/features/boards/new_issue_spec.rb
index 6769acb7c9c..e880f0096c1 100644
--- a/spec/features/boards/new_issue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/boards/new_issue_spec.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ describe 'Issue Boards new issue', :js do
       page.within(first('.board .issue-count-badge-count')) do
         expect(page).to have_content('1')
       end
+
+      page.within(first('.card')) do
+        issue = project.issues.find_by_title('bug')
+
+        expect(page).to have_content(issue.to_reference)
+        expect(page).to have_link(issue.title, href: issue_path(issue))
+      end
     end
 
     it 'shows sidebar when creating new issue' do