diff --git a/app/views/issues/_form.html.erb b/app/views/issues/_form.html.erb
index e968963d2..401789c13 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/_form.html.erb
@@ -45,3 +45,11 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <% heads_for_wiki_formatter %>
+
+<%= javascript_tag do %>
+$(document).ready(function(){
+  $("#issue_tracker_id, #issue_status_id").each(function(){
+    $(this).val($(this).find("option[selected=selected]").val());
+  });
+});
+<% end %>