diff --git a/app/models/issue_query.rb b/app/models/issue_query.rb
index 6bb2bc217a..d37f509132 100644
--- a/app/models/issue_query.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue_query.rb
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class IssueQuery < Query
 
     if User.current.logged?
       add_available_filter "watcher_id",
-        :type => :list, :values => [["<< #{l(:label_me)} >>", "me"]]
+        :type => :list, :values => lambda { watcher_values }
     end
 
     add_available_filter("updated_by",
diff --git a/app/models/query.rb b/app/models/query.rb
index 115e1bb7ca..7f869b2a56 100644
--- a/app/models/query.rb
+++ b/app/models/query.rb
@@ -564,6 +564,12 @@ class Query < ActiveRecord::Base
     statuses.collect{|s| [s.name, s.id.to_s]}
   end
 
+  def watcher_values
+    watcher_values = [["<< #{l(:label_me)} >>", "me"]]
+    watcher_values += self.users.map{|s| [s.name, s.id.to_s] } if User.current.allowed_to?(:view_issue_watchers, nil, :global => true)
+    watcher_values
+  end
+
   # Returns a scope of issue custom fields that are available as columns or filters
   def issue_custom_fields
     if project
diff --git a/test/functional/queries_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/queries_controller_test.rb
index 93229c423f..7ec15d5d8b 100644
--- a/test/functional/queries_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/queries_controller_test.rb
@@ -685,4 +685,40 @@ class QueriesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     assert_include ["Dave Lopper", "3", "active"], json
     assert_include ["Dave2 Lopper2", "5", "locked"], json
   end
+
+  def test_watcher_filter_without_view_issue_watcher_should_return_filter_values
+    # A user who does not belong to any project
+    # Don't have view_issue_watcher permission
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 7
+
+    get :filter, :params => {
+        :project_id => 1,
+        :type => 'IssueQuery',
+        :name => 'watcher_id'
+      }
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_equal 'application/json', response.content_type
+    json = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)
+
+    assert_equal [["<< me >>", "me"]], json
+  end
+
+  def test_watcher_filter_with_view_issue_watcher_should_return_filter_values
+    # This user has view_issue_watcher permission
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 1
+
+    get :filter, :params => {
+        :project_id => 1,
+        :type => 'IssueQuery',
+        :name => 'watcher_id'
+      }
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_equal 'application/json', response.content_type
+    json = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(response.body)
+
+    assert_equal 6, json.count
+    assert_include ["<< me >>", "me"], json
+    assert_include ["Dave Lopper", "3"], json
+    assert_include ["Dave2 Lopper2", "5"], json
+  end
 end