diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issues.js b/app/assets/javascripts/issues.js
index aae818deefc..148dc7b96e9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issues.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issues.js
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ function issuesPage(){
     $(this).closest("form").submit();
   });
 
+  $("#new_issue_link").click(function(){
+    updateNewIssueURL();
+  });
+
   $('body').on('ajax:success', '.close_issue, .reopen_issue, #new_issue', function(){
     var t = $(this),
         totalIssues,
@@ -126,3 +130,20 @@ function issuesCheckChanged() {
     $('.issues_filters').show();
   }
 }
+
+function updateNewIssueURL(){
+  var new_issue_link = $("#new_issue_link");
+  var milestone_id = $("#milestone_id").val();
+  var assignee_id = $("#assignee_id").val();
+  var new_href = "";
+  if(milestone_id){
+    new_href = "issue[milestone_id]=" + milestone_id + "&";
+  }
+  if(assignee_id){
+    new_href = new_href + "issue[assignee_id]=" + assignee_id;
+  }
+  if(new_href.length){
+    new_href = new_issue_link.attr("href") + "?" + new_href;
+    new_issue_link.attr("href", new_href);
+  }
+};
diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index a47b38435f2..3d305238191 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def new
-    @issue = @project.issues.new
+    @issue = @project.issues.new(params[:issue])
     respond_with(@issue)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/issues/index.html.haml b/app/views/issues/index.html.haml
index 010b8856d65..bc5c86e6dfd 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/index.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     .right
       .span5
         - if can? current_user, :write_issue, @project
-          = link_to new_project_issue_path(@project), class: "right btn", title: "New Issue", remote: true do
+          = link_to new_project_issue_path(@project), class: "right btn", title: "New Issue", remote: true, id: "new_issue_link" do
             %i.icon-plus
             New Issue
         = form_tag search_project_issues_path(@project), method: :get, remote: true, id: "issue_search_form", class: :right  do
diff --git a/features/projects/issues/issues.feature b/features/projects/issues/issues.feature
index 42a3d8736e0..b2301b3f1ff 100644
--- a/features/projects/issues/issues.feature
+++ b/features/projects/issues/issues.feature
@@ -64,3 +64,19 @@ Feature: Issues
     And I fill in issue search with ""
     Then I should see "Release 0.4" in issues
     And I should see "Release 0.3" in issues
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: I create Issue with pre-selected milestone
+    Given project "Shop" has milestone "v2.2"
+    And project "Shop" has milestone "v3.0"
+    And I visit project "Shop" issues page
+    When I select milestone "v3.0"
+    And I click link "New Issue"
+    Then I should see selected milestone with title "v3.0"
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: I create Issue with pre-selected assignee
+    When I select first assignee from "Shop" project
+    And I click link "New Issue"
+    Then I should see first assignee from "Shop" as selected assignee
+
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/project/project_issues_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/project/project_issues_steps.rb
index e46c1f42f75..d78da53c4fc 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/project/project_issues_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/project/project_issues_steps.rb
@@ -55,3 +55,27 @@ Given /^I fill in issue search with "(.*?)"$/ do |arg1|
   end
   fill_in 'issue_search', with: arg1
 end
+
+When /^I select milestone "(.*?)"$/ do |milestone_title|
+  select milestone_title, from: "milestone_id"
+end
+
+Then /^I should see selected milestone with title "(.*?)"$/ do |milestone_title|
+  issues_milestone_selector = "#issue_milestone_id_chzn/a"
+  wait_until{ page.has_content?("Details") }
+  page.find(issues_milestone_selector).should have_content(milestone_title)
+end
+
+When /^I select first assignee from "(.*?)" project$/ do |project_name|
+  project = Project.find_by_name project_name
+  first_assignee = project.users.first
+  select first_assignee.name, from: "assignee_id"
+end
+
+Then /^I should see first assignee from "(.*?)" as selected assignee$/ do |project_name|
+  issues_assignee_selector = "#issue_assignee_id_chzn/a"
+  wait_until{ page.has_content?("Details") }
+  project = Project.find_by_name project_name
+  assignee_name = project.users.first.name
+  page.find(issues_assignee_selector).should have_content(assignee_name)
+end