diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 0b8a2b2..098572b 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
         when 'own'
           user_ids = [user.id] + user.groups.map(&:id).compact
           "(#{table_name}.author_id = #{user.id} OR #{table_name}.assigned_to_id IN (#{user_ids.join(',')}))"
+        when 'watched'
+          user_ids = [user.id] + user.groups.map(&:id).compact
+          watcher_select = Watcher.where(watchable_type: self.base_class.name, user_id: user.id).select(:watchable_id).to_sql
+          "(#{table_name}.author_id = #{user.id} OR #{table_name}.assigned_to_id IN (#{user_ids.join(',')}) OR #{table_name}.id IN (#{watcher_select}))"
         else
           '1=0'
         end
@@ -160,6 +164,8 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
           !self.is_private? || (self.author == user || user.is_or_belongs_to?(assigned_to))
         when 'own'
           self.author == user || user.is_or_belongs_to?(assigned_to)
+        when 'watched'
+          self.author == user || user.is_or_belongs_to?(assigned_to) || self.watched_by?(user)
         else
           false
         end
diff --git a/app/models/role.rb b/app/models/role.rb
index a307a51..3cb6c44 100644
--- a/app/models/role.rb
+++ b/app/models/role.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class Role < ActiveRecord::Base
   ISSUES_VISIBILITY_OPTIONS = [
     ['all', :label_issues_visibility_all],
     ['default', :label_issues_visibility_public],
-    ['own', :label_issues_visibility_own]
+    ['own', :label_issues_visibility_own],
+    ['watched', :label_issues_visibility_watched]
   ]
 
   TIME_ENTRIES_VISIBILITY_OPTIONS = [
diff --git a/config/locales/de.yml b/config/locales/de.yml
index e9be511..aeaef91 100644
--- a/config/locales/de.yml
+++ b/config/locales/de.yml
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ de:
   label_issues_visibility_all: Alle Tickets
   label_issues_visibility_own: Tickets die folgender Benutzer erstellt hat oder die ihm zugewiesen sind
   label_issues_visibility_public: Alle öffentlichen Tickets
+  label_issues_visibility_watched: "Aufgaben die folgender Benutzer beobachtet, erstellt hat oder die ihm zugewiesen sind"
   label_item_position: "%{position}/%{count}"
   label_jump_to_a_project: Zu einem Projekt springen...
   label_language_based: Sprachabhängig
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 7c07adb..e1d2cae 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ en:
   label_issues_visibility_all: All issues
   label_issues_visibility_public: All non private issues
   label_issues_visibility_own: Issues created by or assigned to the user
+  label_issues_visibility_watched: Issues watched by, created by or assigned to the user
   label_git_report_last_commit: Report last commit for files and directories
   label_parent_revision: Parent
   label_child_revision: Child
diff --git a/test/unit/issue_test.rb b/test/unit/issue_test.rb
index 78a0655..553e2c5 100644
--- a/test/unit/issue_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/issue_test.rb
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ class IssueTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert !issue.visible?(User.anonymous)
   end
 
+  def test_anonymous_should_not_see_private_issues_with_issues_visibility_set_to_watched
+    assert Role.anonymous.update_attribute(:issues_visibility, 'watched')
+    issue = Issue.generate!(:author => User.anonymous, :assigned_to => User.anonymous, :is_private => true)
+    assert_nil Issue.where(:id => issue.id).visible(User.anonymous).first
+    assert !issue.visible?(User.anonymous)
+  end
+
   def test_visible_scope_for_non_member
     user = User.find(9)
     assert user.projects.empty?
@@ -277,6 +284,18 @@ class IssueTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_visibility_match user, issues
   end
 
+  def test_visible_scope_for_non_member_with_watched_issues_visibility
+    Role.non_member.update_attribute :issues_visibility, 'watched'
+    issue = Issue.generate!(:project_id => 1, :tracker_id => 1, :author => User.anonymous, :subject => 'Issue by non member')
+    user = User.find(9)
+    issue.add_watcher(user)
+
+    issues = Issue.visible(user).all
+    assert issues.any?
+    assert_nil issues.detect {|issue| !issue.watched_by?(user) }
+    assert_visibility_match user, issues
+  end
+
   def test_visible_scope_for_non_member_without_view_issues_permissions
     # Non member user should not see issues without permission
     Role.non_member.remove_permission!(:view_issues)