diff --git a/app/controllers/timelog_controller.rb b/app/controllers/timelog_controller.rb
index 1b63f3cec..f32674d36 100644
--- a/app/controllers/timelog_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/timelog_controller.rb
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class TimelogController < ApplicationController
               :back_url => params[:back_url]
             }
             if params[:project_id] && @time_entry.project
+              options[:time_entry][:project_id] ||= @time_entry.project.id
               redirect_to new_project_time_entry_path(@time_entry.project, options)
             elsif params[:issue_id] && @time_entry.issue
               redirect_to new_issue_time_entry_path(@time_entry.issue, options)
diff --git a/test/functional/timelog_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/timelog_controller_test.rb
index b1a4899cc..4ee4e243b 100644
--- a/test/functional/timelog_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/timelog_controller_test.rb
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class TimelogControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
         },
         :continue => '1'
       }
-      assert_redirected_to '/projects/ecookbook/time_entries/new?time_entry%5Bactivity_id%5D=11&time_entry%5Bissue_id%5D=&time_entry%5Bproject_id%5D=&time_entry%5Bspent_on%5D=2008-03-14'
+      assert_redirected_to '/projects/ecookbook/time_entries/new?time_entry%5Bactivity_id%5D=11&time_entry%5Bissue_id%5D=&time_entry%5Bproject_id%5D=1&time_entry%5Bspent_on%5D=2008-03-14'
     end
   end