diff --git a/app/controllers/watchers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/watchers_controller.rb
index e564d64ec..00d36f90c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/watchers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/watchers_controller.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class WatchersController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :find_project
   before_filter :require_login, :check_project_privacy, :only => [:watch, :unwatch]
   before_filter :authorize, :only => [:new, :destroy]
+  accept_api_auth :create, :destroy
 
   def watch
     if @watched.respond_to?(:visible?) && !@watched.visible?(User.current)
@@ -36,15 +37,19 @@ class WatchersController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    if params[:watcher].is_a?(Hash) && request.post?
-      user_ids = params[:watcher][:user_ids] || [params[:watcher][:user_id]]
-      user_ids.each do |user_id|
-        Watcher.create(:watchable => @watched, :user_id => user_id)
-      end
+    user_ids = []
+    if params[:watcher].is_a?(Hash)
+      user_ids << (params[:watcher][:user_ids] || params[:watcher][:user_id])
+    else
+      user_ids << params[:user_id]
+    end
+    user_ids.flatten.compact.uniq.each do |user_id|
+      Watcher.create(:watchable => @watched, :user_id => user_id)
     end
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html { redirect_to_referer_or {render :text => 'Watcher added.', :layout => true}}
       format.js
+      format.api { render_api_ok }
     end
   end
 
@@ -56,10 +61,11 @@ class WatchersController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy
-    @watched.set_watcher(User.find(params[:user_id]), false) if request.post?
+    @watched.set_watcher(User.find(params[:user_id]), false)
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html { redirect_to :back }
       format.js
+      format.api { render_api_ok }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/issues/show.api.rsb b/app/views/issues/show.api.rsb
index 441d1442e..7363937f5 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/show.api.rsb
+++ b/app/views/issues/show.api.rsb
@@ -64,4 +64,10 @@ api.issue do
       end
     end
   end if include_in_api_response?('journals')
+
+  api.array :watchers do
+    @issue.watcher_users.each do |user|
+      api.user :id => user.id, :name => user.name
+    end
+  end if include_in_api_response?('watchers') && User.current.allowed_to?(:view_issue_watchers, @issue.project)
 end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 061bdf7ba..19b08e1d8 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ RedmineApp::Application.routes.draw do
   match 'watchers/watch', :controller=> 'watchers', :action => 'watch', :via => :post
   match 'watchers/unwatch', :controller=> 'watchers', :action => 'unwatch', :via => :post
   match 'watchers/autocomplete_for_user', :controller=> 'watchers', :action => 'autocomplete_for_user', :via => :get
+  # Specific routes for issue watchers API
+  post 'issues/:object_id/watchers', :to => 'watchers#create', :object_type => 'issue'
+  delete 'issues/:object_id/watchers/:user_id' => 'watchers#destroy', :object_type => 'issue'
 
   resources :projects do
     member do
diff --git a/test/integration/api_test/issues_test.rb b/test/integration/api_test/issues_test.rb
index 3917f8618..176c18105 100644
--- a/test/integration/api_test/issues_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/api_test/issues_test.rb
@@ -453,6 +453,21 @@ class Redmine::ApiTest::IssuesTest < Redmine::ApiTest::Base
     end
   end
 
+  test "GET /issues/:id.xml?include=watchers should include watchers" do
+    Watcher.create!(:user_id => 3, :watchable => Issue.find(1))
+
+    get '/issues/1.xml?include=watchers', {}, credentials('jsmith')
+
+    assert_response :ok
+    assert_equal 'application/xml', response.content_type
+    assert_select 'issue' do
+      assert_select 'watchers', Issue.find(1).watchers.count
+      assert_select 'watchers' do
+        assert_select 'user[id=3]'
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   context "POST /issues.xml" do
     should_allow_api_authentication(
       :post,
@@ -478,6 +493,18 @@ class Redmine::ApiTest::IssuesTest < Redmine::ApiTest::Base
     end
   end
 
+  test "POST /issues.xml with watcher_user_ids should create issue with watchers" do
+    assert_difference('Issue.count') do
+      post '/issues.xml',
+           {:issue => {:project_id => 1, :subject => 'Watchers',
+            :tracker_id => 2, :status_id => 3, :watcher_user_ids => [3, 1]}}, credentials('jsmith')
+      assert_response :created
+    end
+    issue = Issue.order('id desc').first
+    assert_equal 2, issue.watchers.size
+    assert_equal [1, 3], issue.watcher_user_ids.sort
+  end
+
   context "POST /issues.xml with failure" do
     should "have an errors tag" do
       assert_no_difference('Issue.count') do
@@ -720,6 +747,30 @@ class Redmine::ApiTest::IssuesTest < Redmine::ApiTest::Base
     end
   end
 
+  test "POST /issues/:id/watchers.xml should add watcher" do
+    assert_difference 'Watcher.count' do
+      post '/issues/1/watchers.xml', {:user_id => 3}, credentials('jsmith')
+
+      assert_response :ok
+      assert_equal '', response.body
+    end
+    watcher = Watcher.order('id desc').first
+    assert_equal Issue.find(1), watcher.watchable
+    assert_equal User.find(3), watcher.user
+  end
+
+  test "DELETE /issues/:id/watchers/:user_id.xml should remove watcher" do
+    Watcher.create!(:user_id => 3, :watchable => Issue.find(1))
+
+    assert_difference 'Watcher.count', -1 do
+      delete '/issues/1/watchers/3.xml', {}, credentials('jsmith')
+
+      assert_response :ok
+      assert_equal '', response.body
+    end
+    assert_equal false, Issue.find(1).watched_by?(User.find(3))
+  end
+
   def test_create_issue_with_uploaded_file
     set_tmp_attachments_directory
     # upload the file
diff --git a/test/integration/routing/watchers_test.rb b/test/integration/routing/watchers_test.rb
index 1b8b629b7..3c203f4bc 100644
--- a/test/integration/routing/watchers_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/routing/watchers_test.rb
@@ -47,5 +47,15 @@ class RoutingWatchersTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
         { :method => 'post', :path => "/watchers/unwatch" },
         { :controller => 'watchers', :action => 'unwatch' }
       )
+    assert_routing(
+        { :method => 'post', :path => "/issues/12/watchers.xml" },
+        { :controller => 'watchers', :action => 'create',
+          :object_type => 'issue', :object_id => '12', :format => 'xml' }
+      )
+    assert_routing(
+        { :method => 'delete', :path => "/issues/12/watchers/3.xml" },
+        { :controller => 'watchers', :action => 'destroy',
+          :object_type => 'issue', :object_id => '12', :user_id => '3', :format => 'xml'}
+      )
   end
 end