diff --git a/app/views/projects/buttons/_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/projects/buttons/_dropdown.html.haml
index 35a9d3223a6..f9ab78e7874 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/buttons/_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/buttons/_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         %li
           = link_to new_namespace_project_merge_request_path(merge_project.namespace, merge_project) do
             = icon('tasks fw')
-            New Merge Request
+            New merge request
       - if can?(current_user, :create_snippet, @project)
         %li
           = link_to new_namespace_project_snippet_path(@project.namespace, @project) do
diff --git a/features/project/fork.feature b/features/project/fork.feature
index 1182f493e34..37cd53ee977 100644
--- a/features/project/fork.feature
+++ b/features/project/fork.feature
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ Feature: Project Fork
     Then I should see "New merge request"
     And I goto the Merge Requests page
     Then I should see "New merge request"
+    And I click link "New merge request"
+    Then I should see the new merge request page for my namespace
diff --git a/features/steps/project/fork.rb b/features/steps/project/fork.rb
index 878ddea46ff..e98bd51ca89 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/fork.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/fork.rb
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectFork < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     end
   end
 
-  step 'I should see "New Merge Request"' do
-    expect(page).to have_content "New Merge Request"
+  step 'I should see "New merge request"' do
+    expect(page).to have_content(/new merge request/i)
   end
 
   step 'I goto the Merge Requests page' do
@@ -40,4 +40,13 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectFork < Spinach::FeatureSteps
       click_link "Merge Requests"
     end
   end
+
+  step 'I click link "New merge request"' do
+    expect(page).to have_content(/new merge request/i)
+    click_link "New Merge Request"
+  end
+
+  step 'I should see the new merge request page for my namespace' do
+    current_path.should have_content(/#{current_user.namespace.name}/i)
+  end
 end