diff --git a/app/services/issues/create_service.rb b/app/services/issues/create_service.rb
index 6d05d417f1b..d5c17906a55 100644
--- a/app/services/issues/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/issues/create_service.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 module Issues
   class CreateService < Issues::BaseService
     def execute
-      issue = project.issues.new(params)
+      label_params = params[:label_ids]
+      issue = project.issues.new(params.except(:label_ids))
       issue.author = current_user
 
       if issue.save
+        issue.update_attributes(label_ids: label_params)
         notification_service.new_issue(issue, current_user)
         event_service.open_issue(issue, current_user)
         issue.create_cross_references!(issue.project, current_user)
diff --git a/app/services/merge_requests/create_service.rb b/app/services/merge_requests/create_service.rb
index d1bf827f3fc..ca8d80f6c0c 100644
--- a/app/services/merge_requests/create_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge_requests/create_service.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 module MergeRequests
   class CreateService < MergeRequests::BaseService
     def execute
-      merge_request = MergeRequest.new(params)
+      label_params = params[:label_ids]
+      merge_request = MergeRequest.new(params.except(:label_ids))
       merge_request.source_project = project
       merge_request.target_project ||= project
       merge_request.author = current_user
 
       if merge_request.save
+        merge_request.update_attributes(label_ids: label_params)
         event_service.open_mr(merge_request, current_user)
         notification_service.new_merge_request(merge_request, current_user)
         merge_request.create_cross_references!(merge_request.project, current_user)