diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index a14277180c7..77ad7a40fab 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ module ProjectsHelper
       nav_tabs << feature if project.send :"#{feature}_enabled"
     end
 
+    if project.issues_enabled
+      nav_tabs << [:milestones, :labels]
+    end
+
     nav_tabs.flatten
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml
index ce1971c7bb4..52681865d64 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
           %span
             Graphs
 
-    - if project_nav_tab? :issues
+    - if project_nav_tab? :milestones
       = nav_link(controller: :milestones) do
         = link_to namespace_project_milestones_path(@project.namespace, @project), title: 'Milestones' do
           %i.fa.fa-clock-o
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
             Merge Requests
             %span.count.merge_counter= @project.merge_requests.opened.count
 
-    - if project_nav_tab? :issues
+    - if project_nav_tab? :labels
       = nav_link(controller: :labels) do
         = link_to namespace_project_labels_path(@project.namespace, @project), title: 'Labels' do
           %i.fa.fa-tags