diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 2c2e9f087..c8d45d7d7 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -1312,13 +1312,19 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
         move_to_right_of(root)
       end
       old_root_id = root_id
-      self.root_id = (@parent_issue.nil? ? id : @parent_issue.root_id )
-      target_maxright = nested_set_scope.maximum(right_column_name) || 0
-      offset = target_maxright + 1 - lft
-      Issue.where(["root_id = ? AND lft >= ? AND rgt <= ? ", old_root_id, lft, rgt]).
-        update_all(["root_id = ?, lft = lft + ?, rgt = rgt + ?", root_id, offset, offset])
-      self[left_column_name] = lft + offset
-      self[right_column_name] = rgt + offset
+      in_tenacious_transaction do
+        @parent_issue.reload_nested_set if @parent_issue
+        self.reload_nested_set
+        self.root_id = (@parent_issue.nil? ? id : @parent_issue.root_id)
+        cond = ["root_id = ? AND lft >= ? AND rgt <= ? ", old_root_id, lft, rgt]
+        self.class.base_class.select('id').lock(true).where(cond)
+        target_maxright = nested_set_scope.maximum(right_column_name) || 0
+        offset = target_maxright + 1 - lft
+        Issue.where(cond).
+          update_all(["root_id = ?, lft = lft + ?, rgt = rgt + ?", root_id, offset, offset])
+        self[left_column_name]  = lft + offset
+        self[right_column_name] = rgt + offset
+      end
       if @parent_issue
         move_to_child_of(@parent_issue)
       end