diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index e1a3d860c0..893c998fef 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
       # so we can use the default version for the new project
       attrs.delete(:fixed_version_id)
     end
+    attrs[:assigned_to_id] = User.current.id if attrs[:assigned_to_id] == 'me'
     @issue.safe_attributes = attrs
 
     if @issue.project
diff --git a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
index d045f92dba..061c58549f 100644
--- a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
@@ -2419,6 +2419,17 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     end
   end
 
+  def test_new_with_me_assigned_to_id
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
+    get :new, :params => {
+      :issue => { :assigned_to_id => 'me' }
+    }
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_select 'select[name=?]', 'issue[assigned_to_id]' do
+      assert_select 'option[value="2"][selected=selected]'
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_new_should_select_default_status
     @request.session[:user_id] = 2