diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 59c1d066d90..3bbf580b67e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ v 8.13.0 (unreleased)
   - Fix issue with page scrolling to top when closing or pinning sidebar (lukehowell)
   - Add Issue Board API support (andrebsguedes)
   - Allow the Koding integration to be configured through the API
+  - Add new issue button to each list on Issues Board
   - Added soft wrap button to repository file/blob editor
   - Add word-wrap to issue title on issue and milestone boards (ClemMakesApps)
   - Fix todos page mobile viewport layout (ClemMakesApps)
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board.js.es6
index 7e86f001f44..cacb36a897f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board.js.es6
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     },
     data () {
       return {
-        filters: Store.state.filters
+        filters: Store.state.filters,
+        showIssueForm: false
       };
     },
     watch: {
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@
         deep: true
       }
     },
+    methods: {
+      showNewIssueForm() {
+        this.showIssueForm = !this.showIssueForm;
+      }
+    },
     ready () {
       const options = gl.issueBoards.getBoardSortableDefaultOptions({
         disabled: this.disabled,
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_list.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_list.js.es6
index 474805c1437..7022a29e818 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_list.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_list.js.es6
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 //= require ./board_card
+//= require ./board_new_issue
 
 (() => {
   const Store = gl.issueBoards.BoardsStore;
@@ -8,14 +9,16 @@
 
   gl.issueBoards.BoardList = Vue.extend({
     components: {
-      'board-card': gl.issueBoards.BoardCard
+      'board-card': gl.issueBoards.BoardCard,
+      'board-new-issue': gl.issueBoards.BoardNewIssue
     },
     props: {
       disabled: Boolean,
       list: Object,
       issues: Array,
       loading: Boolean,
-      issueLinkBase: String
+      issueLinkBase: String,
+      showIssueForm: Boolean
     },
     data () {
       return {
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@
         group: 'issues',
         sort: false,
         disabled: this.disabled,
-        filter: '.board-list-count',
+        filter: '.board-list-count, .is-disabled',
         onStart: (e) => {
           const card = this.$refs.issue[e.oldIndex];
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_new_issue.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_new_issue.js.es6
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a4fad422eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_new_issue.js.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+(() => {
+  window.gl = window.gl || {};
+
+  gl.issueBoards.BoardNewIssue = Vue.extend({
+    props: {
+      list: Object,
+      showIssueForm: Boolean
+    },
+    data() {
+      return {
+        title: '',
+        error: false
+      };
+    },
+    watch: {
+      showIssueForm () {
+        this.$els.input.focus();
+      }
+    },
+    methods: {
+      submit(e) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        if (this.title.trim() === '') return;
+
+        this.error = false;
+
+        const labels = this.list.label ? [this.list.label] : [];
+        const issue = new ListIssue({
+          title: this.title,
+          labels
+        });
+
+        this.list.newIssue(issue)
+          .then((data) => {
+            // Need this because our jQuery very kindly disables buttons on ALL form submissions
+            $(this.$els.submitButton).enable();
+          })
+          .catch(() => {
+            // Need this because our jQuery very kindly disables buttons on ALL form submissions
+            $(this.$els.submitButton).enable();
+
+            // Remove the issue
+            this.list.removeIssue(issue);
+
+            // Show error message
+            this.error = true;
+            this.showIssueForm = true;
+          });
+
+        this.cancel();
+      },
+      cancel() {
+        this.showIssueForm = false;
+        this.title = '';
+      }
+    }
+  });
+})();
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/mixins/sortable_default_options.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/mixins/sortable_default_options.js.es6
index 44addb3ea98..f629d45c587 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/mixins/sortable_default_options.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/mixins/sortable_default_options.js.es6
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       fallbackClass: 'is-dragging',
       fallbackOnBody: true,
       ghostClass: 'is-ghost',
-      filter: '.has-tooltip',
+      filter: '.has-tooltip, .btn',
       delay: gl.issueBoards.touchEnabled ? 100 : 0,
       scrollSensitivity: gl.issueBoards.touchEnabled ? 60 : 100,
       scrollSpeed: 20,
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js.es6
index 91fd620fdb3..5d0a561cdba 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/models/list.js.es6
@@ -87,6 +87,17 @@ class List {
       });
   }
 
+  newIssue (issue) {
+    this.addIssue(issue);
+    this.issuesSize++;
+
+    return gl.boardService.newIssue(this.id, issue)
+      .then((resp) => {
+        const data = resp.json();
+        issue.id = data.iid;
+      });
+  }
+
   createIssues (data) {
     data.forEach((issueObj) => {
       this.addIssue(new ListIssue(issueObj));
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/services/board_service.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/services/board_service.js.es6
index 9b80fb2e99f..2b825c3949f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/services/board_service.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/services/board_service.js.es6
@@ -58,4 +58,10 @@ class BoardService {
       to_list_id
     });
   }
+
+  newIssue (id, issue) {
+    return this.issues.save({ id }, {
+      issue
+    });
+  }
 };
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
index ecc5b24e360..6e81c12aa55 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ lex
   list-style: none;
   overflow-y: scroll;
   overflow-x: hidden;
+
+  &.is-smaller {
+    height: calc(100% - 185px);
+  }
 }
 
 .board-list-loading {
@@ -233,3 +237,31 @@ lex
     margin-right: 5px;
   }
 }
+
+.board-new-issue-form {
+  margin: 5px;
+}
+
+.board-issue-count-holder {
+  margin-top: -3px;
+
+  .btn {
+    line-height: 12px;
+    border-top-left-radius: 0;
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+.board-issue-count {
+  padding-right: 10px;
+  padding-left: 10px;
+  line-height: 21px;
+  border-radius: $border-radius-base;
+  border: 1px solid $border-color;
+
+  &.has-btn {
+    border-top-right-radius: 0;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
+    border-width: 1px 0 1px 1px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/boards/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/boards/issues_controller.rb
index 4aa7982eab4..095af6c35eb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/boards/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/boards/issues_controller.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ module Projects
   module Boards
     class IssuesController < Boards::ApplicationController
       before_action :authorize_read_issue!, only: [:index]
+      before_action :authorize_create_issue!, only: [:create]
       before_action :authorize_update_issue!, only: [:update]
 
       def index
@@ -9,16 +10,23 @@ module Projects
         issues = issues.page(params[:page])
 
         render json: {
-          issues: issues.as_json(
-            only: [:iid, :title, :confidential],
-            include: {
-              assignee: { only: [:id, :name, :username], methods: [:avatar_url] },
-              labels:   { only: [:id, :title, :description, :color, :priority], methods: [:text_color] }
-            }),
+          issues: serialize_as_json(issues),
           size: issues.total_count
         }
       end
 
+      def create
+        list = project.board.lists.find(params[:list_id])
+        service = ::Boards::Issues::CreateService.new(project, current_user, issue_params)
+        issue = service.execute(list)
+
+        if issue.valid?
+          render json: serialize_as_json(issue)
+        else
+          render json: issue.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity
+        end
+      end
+
       def update
         service = ::Boards::Issues::MoveService.new(project, current_user, move_params)
 
@@ -43,6 +51,10 @@ module Projects
         return render_403 unless can?(current_user, :read_issue, project)
       end
 
+      def authorize_create_issue!
+        return render_403 unless can?(current_user, :admin_issue, project)
+      end
+
       def authorize_update_issue!
         return render_403 unless can?(current_user, :update_issue, issue)
       end
@@ -54,6 +66,19 @@ module Projects
       def move_params
         params.permit(:id, :from_list_id, :to_list_id)
       end
+
+      def issue_params
+        params.require(:issue).permit(:title).merge(request: request)
+      end
+
+      def serialize_as_json(resource)
+        resource.as_json(
+          only: [:iid, :title, :confidential],
+          include: {
+            assignee: { only: [:id, :name, :username], methods: [:avatar_url] },
+            labels:   { only: [:id, :title, :description, :color, :priority], methods: [:text_color] }
+          })
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/boards/issues/create_service.rb b/app/services/boards/issues/create_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3701afd441f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/boards/issues/create_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+module Boards
+  module Issues
+    class CreateService < Boards::BaseService
+      def execute(list)
+        params.merge!(label_ids: [list.label_id])
+        create_issue
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def create_issue
+        ::Issues::CreateService.new(project, current_user, params).execute
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/projects/boards/components/_board.html.haml b/app/views/projects/boards/components/_board.html.haml
index 73066150fb3..ba1502c97b6 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/boards/components/_board.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/boards/components/_board.html.haml
@@ -12,8 +12,17 @@
       %header.board-header{ ":class" => "{ 'has-border': list.label }", ":style" => "{ borderTopColor: (list.label ? list.label.color : null) }" }
         %h3.board-title.js-board-handle{ ":class" => "{ 'user-can-drag': (!disabled && !list.preset) }" }
           {{ list.title }}
-          %span.pull-right{ "v-if" => "list.type !== 'blank'" }
-            {{ list.issuesSize }}
+          .board-issue-count-holder.pull-right.clearfix{ "v-if" => "list.type !== 'blank'" }
+            %span.board-issue-count.pull-left{ ":class" => "{ 'has-btn': list.type !== 'done' }" }
+              {{ list.issuesSize }}
+            - if can?(current_user, :admin_issue, @project)
+              %button.btn.btn-small.btn-default.pull-right.has-tooltip{ type: "button",
+                "@click" => "showNewIssueForm",
+                "v-if" => "list.type !== 'done'",
+                "aria-label" => "Add an issue",
+                "title" => "Add an issue",
+                data: { placement: "top", container: "body" } }
+                = icon("plus")
           - if can?(current_user, :admin_list, @project)
             %board-delete{ "inline-template" => true,
               ":list" => "list",
@@ -26,12 +35,38 @@
         ":issues" => "list.issues",
         ":loading" => "list.loading",
         ":disabled" => "disabled",
+        ":show-issue-form.sync" => "showIssueForm",
         ":issue-link-base" => "issueLinkBase" }
         .board-list-loading.text-center{ "v-if" => "loading" }
           = icon("spinner spin")
+        - if can? current_user, :create_issue, @project
+          %board-new-issue{ "inline-template" => true,
+            ":list" => "list",
+            ":show-issue-form.sync" => "showIssueForm",
+            "v-show" => "list.type !== 'done' && showIssueForm" }
+            .card.board-new-issue-form
+              %form{ "@submit" => "submit($event)" }
+                .flash-container{ "v-if" => "error" }
+                  .flash-alert
+                    An error occured. Please try again.
+                %label.label-light{ ":for" => "list.id + '-title'" }
+                  Title
+                %input.form-control{ type: "text",
+                  "v-model" => "title",
+                  "v-el:input" => true,
+                  ":id" => "list.id + '-title'" }
+                .clearfix.prepend-top-10
+                  %button.btn.btn-success.pull-left{ type: "submit",
+                    ":disabled" => "title === ''",
+                    "v-el:submit-button" => true }
+                    Submit issue
+                  %button.btn.btn-default.pull-right{ type: "button",
+                    "@click" => "cancel" }
+                    Cancel
         %ul.board-list{ "v-el:list" => true,
           "v-show" => "!loading",
-          ":data-board" => "list.id" }
+          ":data-board" => "list.id",
+          ":class" => "{ 'is-smaller': showIssueForm }" }
           = render "projects/boards/components/card"
           %li.board-list-count.text-center{ "v-if" => "showCount" }
             = icon("spinner spin", "v-show" => "list.loadingMore" )
diff --git a/app/views/projects/boards/components/_card.html.haml b/app/views/projects/boards/components/_card.html.haml
index e8b60b54d80..f15c87c8185 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/boards/components/_card.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/boards/components/_card.html.haml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   ":issue-link-base" => "issueLinkBase",
   ":disabled" => "disabled",
   "track-by" => "id" }
-  %li.card{ ":class" => "{ 'user-can-drag': !disabled }",
+  %li.card{ ":class" => "{ 'user-can-drag': !disabled && issue.id, 'is-disabled': disabled || !issue.id }",
     ":index" => "index" }
     %h4.card-title
       = icon("eye-slash", class: "confidential-icon", "v-if" => "issue.confidential")
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         ":title" => "issue.title" }
         {{ issue.title }}
     .card-footer
-      %span.card-number
+      %span.card-number{ "v-if" => "issue.id" }
         = precede '#' do
           {{ issue.id }}
       %button.label.color-label.has-tooltip{ "v-for" => "label in issue.labels",
diff --git a/config/routes/project.rb b/config/routes/project.rb
index 0c188478ed1..e8807ef06a7 100644
--- a/config/routes/project.rb
+++ b/config/routes/project.rb
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ resources :namespaces, path: '/', constraints: { id: /[a-zA-Z.0-9_\-]+/ }, only:
               post :generate
             end
 
-            resources :issues, only: [:index]
+            resources :issues, only: [:index, :create]
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/boards/issues_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/boards/issues_controller_spec.rb
index 2896636db5a..566658b508d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/boards/issues_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/boards/issues_controller_spec.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 describe Projects::Boards::IssuesController do
   let(:project) { create(:project_with_board) }
   let(:user)    { create(:user) }
+  let(:guest)   { create(:user) }
 
   let(:planning)    { create(:label, project: project, name: 'Planning') }
   let(:development) { create(:label, project: project, name: 'Development') }
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ describe Projects::Boards::IssuesController do
 
   before do
     project.team << [user, :master]
+    project.team << [guest, :guest]
   end
 
   describe 'GET index' do
@@ -61,6 +63,60 @@ describe Projects::Boards::IssuesController do
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'POST create' do
+    context 'with valid params' do
+      it 'returns a successful 200 response' do
+        create_issue user: user, list: list1, title: 'New issue'
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
+      end
+
+      it 'returns the created issue' do
+        create_issue user: user, list: list1, title: 'New issue'
+
+        expect(response).to match_response_schema('issue')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with invalid params' do
+      context 'when title is nil' do
+        it 'returns an unprocessable entity 422 response' do
+          create_issue user: user, list: list1, title: nil
+
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(422)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when list does not belongs to project board' do
+        it 'returns a not found 404 response' do
+          list = create(:list)
+
+          create_issue user: user, list: list, title: 'New issue'
+
+          expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'with unauthorized user' do
+      it 'returns a forbidden 403 response' do
+        create_issue user: guest, list: list1, title: 'New issue'
+
+        expect(response).to have_http_status(403)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def create_issue(user:, list:, title:)
+      sign_in(user)
+
+      post :create, namespace_id: project.namespace.to_param,
+                    project_id: project.to_param,
+                    list_id: list.to_param,
+                    issue: { title: title },
+                    format: :json
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'PATCH update' do
     let(:issue) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [planning]) }
 
@@ -93,13 +149,7 @@ describe Projects::Boards::IssuesController do
     end
 
     context 'with unauthorized user' do
-      let(:guest) { create(:user) }
-
-      before do
-        project.team << [guest, :guest]
-      end
-
-      it 'returns a successful 403 response' do
+      it 'returns a forbidden 403 response' do
         move user: guest, issue: issue, from_list_id: list1.id, to_list_id: list2.id
 
         expect(response).to have_http_status(403)
diff --git a/spec/features/boards/new_issue_spec.rb b/spec/features/boards/new_issue_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c046e6b8d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/features/boards/new_issue_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe 'Issue Boards new issue', feature: true, js: true do
+  include WaitForAjax
+  include WaitForVueResource
+
+  let(:project) { create(:project_with_board, :public) }
+  let(:user)    { create(:user) }
+
+  context 'authorized user' do
+    before do
+      project.team << [user, :master]
+
+      login_as(user)
+
+      visit namespace_project_board_path(project.namespace, project)
+      wait_for_vue_resource
+
+      expect(page).to have_selector('.board', count: 3)
+    end
+
+    it 'displays new issue button' do
+      expect(page).to have_selector('.board-issue-count-holder .btn', count: 1)
+    end
+
+    it 'does not display new issue button in done list' do
+      page.within('.board:nth-child(3)') do
+        expect(page).not_to have_selector('.board-issue-count-holder .btn')
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'shows form when clicking button' do
+      page.within(first('.board')) do
+        find('.board-issue-count-holder .btn').click
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.board-new-issue-form')
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'hides form when clicking cancel' do
+      page.within(first('.board')) do
+        find('.board-issue-count-holder .btn').click
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.board-new-issue-form')
+
+        click_button 'Cancel'
+
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.board-new-issue-form', visible: false)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'creates new issue' do
+      page.within(first('.board')) do
+        find('.board-issue-count-holder .btn').click
+      end
+
+      page.within(first('.board-new-issue-form')) do
+        find('.form-control').set('bug')
+        click_button 'Submit issue'
+      end
+
+      wait_for_vue_resource
+
+      page.within(first('.board .board-issue-count')) do
+        expect(page).to have_content('1')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'unauthorized user' do
+    before do
+      visit namespace_project_board_path(project.namespace, project)
+      wait_for_vue_resource
+    end
+
+    it 'does not display new issue button' do
+      expect(page).to have_selector('.board-issue-count-holder .btn', count: 0)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/services/boards/issues/create_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/boards/issues/create_service_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33e10e79f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/boards/issues/create_service_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Boards::Issues::CreateService, services: true do
+  describe '#execute' do
+    let(:project) { create(:project_with_board) }
+    let(:board)   { project.board }
+    let(:user)    { create(:user) }
+    let(:label)   { create(:label, project: project, name: 'in-progress') }
+    let!(:list)   { create(:list, board: board, label: label, position: 0) }
+
+    subject(:service) { described_class.new(project, user, title: 'New issue') }
+
+    before do
+      project.team << [user, :developer]
+    end
+
+    it 'delegates the create proceedings to Issues::CreateService' do
+      expect_any_instance_of(Issues::CreateService).to receive(:execute).once
+
+      service.execute(list)
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a new issue' do
+      expect { service.execute(list) }.to change(project.issues, :count).by(1)
+    end
+
+    it 'adds the label of the list to the issue' do
+      issue = service.execute(list)
+
+      expect(issue.labels).to eq [label]
+    end
+  end
+end