Index: app/models/issue.rb
===================================================================
--- app/models/issue.rb
+++ app/models/issue.rb
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     if tracker != tracker_was
       if status == tracker_was.try(:default_status)
         self.status = nil
-      elsif status && tracker && !tracker.issue_status_ids.include?(status.id)
+      elsif status && tracker && !tracker.issue_status_ids_for_roles(User.current.roles_for_project(project)).include?(status.id)
         self.status = nil
       end
       reassign_custom_field_values
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     elsif tracker_id_changed?
       if Tracker.where(:id => tracker_id_was, :default_status_id => status_id_was).any?
         initial_status = default_status
-      elsif tracker.issue_status_ids.include?(status_id_was)
+      elsif tracker.issue_status_ids_for_roles(user.roles_for_project(project)).include?(status_id_was)
         initial_status = IssueStatus.find_by_id(status_id_was)
       else
         initial_status = default_status
Index: app/models/tracker.rb
===================================================================
--- app/models/tracker.rb
+++ app/models/tracker.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ class Tracker < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def issue_status_ids_for_roles(roles)
+    if roles.present?
+      scope = IssueStatus.
+        joins(:workflow_transitions_as_new_status).
+        where(:workflows => {:role_id => roles.map(&:id), :tracker_id => self.id})
+
+      scope.distinct.pluck(:id).sort
+    else
+      []
+    end
+  end
+
   def disabled_core_fields
     i = -1
     @disabled_core_fields ||= CORE_FIELDS.select { i += 1; (fields_bits || 0) & (2 ** i) != 0}