diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 09ce9f2db..e45c2f13b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     sort_update({'id' => "#{Issue.table_name}.id"}.merge(@query.available_columns.inject({}) {|h, c| h[c.name.to_s] = c.sortable; h}))
     
     if @query.valid?
-      limit = per_page_option
-      respond_to do |format|
-        format.html { }
-        format.xml { }
-        format.atom { limit = Setting.feeds_limit.to_i }
-        format.csv  { limit = Setting.issues_export_limit.to_i }
-        format.pdf  { limit = Setting.issues_export_limit.to_i }
+      limit = case params[:format]
+      when 'csv', 'pdf'
+        Setting.issues_export_limit.to_i
+      when 'atom'
+        Setting.feeds_limit.to_i
+      else
+        per_page_option
       end
       
       @issue_count = @query.issue_count
@@ -157,10 +157,12 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
       call_hook(:controller_issues_new_before_save, { :params => params, :issue => @issue })
       if @issue.save
         attach_files(@issue, params[:attachments])
-        flash[:notice] = l(:notice_successful_create)
         call_hook(:controller_issues_new_after_save, { :params => params, :issue => @issue})
         respond_to do |format|
           format.html {
+            # Displays a link to the newly created issue in the flash message
+            link = @template.link_to("##{@issue.id}", {:controller => 'issues', :action => 'show', :id => @issue})
+            flash[:notice] = l(:notice_issue_created, :value => link)
             redirect_to(params[:continue] ? { :action => 'new', :tracker_id => @issue.tracker } :
                                             { :action => 'show', :id => @issue })
           }