diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e3fc463621c..81908b04478 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ v 7.8.0
   - 
   - 
   - 
-  - 
+  - Add a new API function that retrieves all issues assigned to a single milestone (Justin Whear and Hannes Rosenögger)
   - 
   - 
   - 
diff --git a/doc/api/milestones.md b/doc/api/milestones.md
index 2f525327504..d48b3bcce8a 100644
--- a/doc/api/milestones.md
+++ b/doc/api/milestones.md
@@ -72,3 +72,16 @@ Parameters:
 - `description` (optional) - The description of a milestone
 - `due_date` (optional) - The due date of the milestone
 - `state_event` (optional) - The state event of the milestone (close|activate)
+
+## Get all issues assigned to a single milestone
+
+Gets all issues assigned to a single project milestone.
+
+```
+GET /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id/issues
+```
+
+Parameters:
+
+- `id` (required) - The ID of a project
+- `milestone_id` (required) - The ID of a project milestone
diff --git a/lib/api/milestones.rb b/lib/api/milestones.rb
index ca01fa4a57d..c5cd73943fb 100644
--- a/lib/api/milestones.rb
+++ b/lib/api/milestones.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ module API
         end
       end
 
-      # Get all issues for single project milestone
+      # Get all issues for a single project milestone
       #
       # Parameters:
       #   id (required) - The ID of a project
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/milestones_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/milestones_spec.rb
index 73432cb22a7..647033309bd 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/milestones_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/milestones_spec.rb
@@ -8,48 +8,48 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
 
   before { project.team << [user, :developer] }
 
-  describe "GET /projects/:id/milestones" do
-    it "should return project milestones" do
+  describe 'GET /projects/:id/milestones' do
+    it 'should return project milestones' do
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones", user)
       response.status.should == 200
       json_response.should be_an Array
       json_response.first['title'].should == milestone.title
     end
 
-    it "should return a 401 error if user not authenticated" do
+    it 'should return a 401 error if user not authenticated' do
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones")
       response.status.should == 401
     end
   end
 
-  describe "GET /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id" do
-    it "should return a project milestone by id" do
+  describe 'GET /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id' do
+    it 'should return a project milestone by id' do
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/#{milestone.id}", user)
       response.status.should == 200
       json_response['title'].should == milestone.title
       json_response['iid'].should == milestone.iid
     end
 
-    it "should return 401 error if user not authenticated" do
+    it 'should return 401 error if user not authenticated' do
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/#{milestone.id}")
       response.status.should == 401
     end
 
-    it "should return a 404 error if milestone id not found" do
+    it 'should return a 404 error if milestone id not found' do
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/1234", user)
       response.status.should == 404
     end
   end
 
-  describe "POST /projects/:id/milestones" do
-    it "should create a new project milestone" do
+  describe 'POST /projects/:id/milestones' do
+    it 'should create a new project milestone' do
       post api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones", user), title: 'new milestone'
       response.status.should == 201
       json_response['title'].should == 'new milestone'
       json_response['description'].should be_nil
     end
 
-    it "should create a new project milestone with description and due date" do
+    it 'should create a new project milestone with description and due date' do
       post api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones", user),
         title: 'new milestone', description: 'release', due_date: '2013-03-02'
       response.status.should == 201
@@ -57,29 +57,29 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
       json_response['due_date'].should == '2013-03-02'
     end
 
-    it "should return a 400 error if title is missing" do
+    it 'should return a 400 error if title is missing' do
       post api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones", user)
       response.status.should == 400
     end
   end
 
-  describe "PUT /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id" do
-    it "should update a project milestone" do
+  describe 'PUT /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id' do
+    it 'should update a project milestone' do
       put api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/#{milestone.id}", user),
         title: 'updated title'
       response.status.should == 200
       json_response['title'].should == 'updated title'
     end
 
-    it "should return a 404 error if milestone id not found" do
+    it 'should return a 404 error if milestone id not found' do
       put api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/1234", user),
         title: 'updated title'
       response.status.should == 404
     end
   end
 
-  describe "PUT /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id to close milestone" do
-    it "should update a project milestone" do
+  describe 'PUT /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id to close milestone' do
+    it 'should update a project milestone' do
       put api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/#{milestone.id}", user),
         state_event: 'close'
       response.status.should == 200
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "PUT /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id to test observer on close" do
-    it "should create an activity event when an milestone is closed" do
+  describe 'PUT /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id to test observer on close' do
+    it 'should create an activity event when an milestone is closed' do
       Event.should_receive(:create)
 
       put api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/#{milestone.id}", user),
@@ -97,15 +97,18 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "GET /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id/issues" do
-    it "should return project issues for a particular milestone" do
+  describe 'GET /projects/:id/milestones/:milestone_id/issues' do
+    before do
+      milestone.issues << create(:issue)
+    end
+    it 'should return project issues for a particular milestone' do
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/#{milestone.id}/issues", user)
       response.status.should == 200
       json_response.should be_an Array
       json_response.first['milestone']['title'].should == milestone.title
     end
 
-    it "should return a 401 error if user not authenticated" do
+    it 'should return a 401 error if user not authenticated' do
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}/milestones/#{milestone.id}/issues")
       response.status.should == 401
     end