diff --git a/app/models/changeset.rb b/app/models/changeset.rb
index 87fdaffcd..2c574f75e 100644
--- a/app/models/changeset.rb
+++ b/app/models/changeset.rb
@@ -132,8 +132,11 @@ class Changeset < ActiveRecord::Base
         issue, hours = find_referenced_issue_by_id(m[0].to_i), m[2]
         if issue
           referenced_issues << issue
-          fix_issue(issue, action) if fix_keywords.include?(action)
-          log_time(issue, hours) if hours && Setting.commit_logtime_enabled?
+          # Don't update issues or log time when importing old commits
+          unless repository.created_on && committed_on && committed_on < repository.created_on
+            fix_issue(issue, action) if fix_keywords.include?(action)
+            log_time(issue, hours) if hours && Setting.commit_logtime_enabled?
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20131005100610_add_repositories_created_on.rb b/db/migrate/20131005100610_add_repositories_created_on.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f9822107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20131005100610_add_repositories_created_on.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AddRepositoriesCreatedOn < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def up
+    add_column :repositories, :created_on, :timestamp
+  end
+
+  def down
+    remove_column :repositories, :created_on
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/repositories.yml b/test/fixtures/repositories.yml
index 5be709a1d..20225bb22 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/repositories.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/repositories.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ repositories_001:
   login: ""
   type: Repository::Subversion
   is_default: true
+  created_on: 2006-07-19 19:04:21 +02:00
 repositories_002: 
   project_id: 2
   url: svn://localhost/test
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ repositories_002:
   login: ""
   type: Repository::Subversion
   is_default: true
+  created_on: 2006-07-19 19:04:21 +02:00
diff --git a/test/unit/changeset_test.rb b/test/unit/changeset_test.rb
index 3ead6b843..93bd7bba5 100644
--- a/test/unit/changeset_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/changeset_test.rb
@@ -254,6 +254,28 @@ class ChangesetTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  def test_old_commits_should_not_update_issues_nor_log_time
+    Setting.commit_ref_keywords = '*'
+    Setting.commit_update_keywords = {'fixes , closes' => {'status_id' => '5', 'done_ratio' => '90'}}
+    Setting.commit_logtime_enabled = '1'
+
+    repository = Project.find(1).repository
+    repository.created_on = Time.now
+    repository.save!
+
+    c = Changeset.new(:repository   => repository,
+                      :committed_on => 1.month.ago,
+                      :comments     => 'New commit (#2). Fixes #1 @1h',
+                      :revision     => '12345')
+    assert_no_difference 'TimeEntry.count' do
+      assert c.save
+    end
+    assert_equal [1, 2], c.issue_ids.sort
+    issue = Issue.find(1)
+    assert_equal 1, issue.status_id
+    assert_equal 0, issue.done_ratio
+  end
+
   def test_text_tag_revision
     c = Changeset.new(:revision => '520')
     assert_equal 'r520', c.text_tag