diff --git a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
index 43acabd1..afc8b855 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issues_helper.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ module IssuesHelper
       "<strong>#{@cached_label_priority}</strong>: #{issue.priority.name}"
   end
   
+  # Returns a string of css classes that apply to the given issue
+  def css_issue_classes(issue)
+    s = "issue status-#{issue.status.position} priority-#{issue.priority.position}"
+    s
+  end
+  
   def sidebar_queries
     unless @sidebar_queries
       # User can see public queries and his own queries
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_list.rhtml b/app/views/issues/_list.rhtml
index b4235789..cbdd4fd7 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_list.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_list.rhtml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	</tr></thead>
 	<tbody>
 	<% issues.each do |issue| -%>
-	<tr id="issue-<%= issue.id %>" class="issue hascontextmenu <%= cycle('odd', 'even') %> <%= "status-#{issue.status.position} priority-#{issue.priority.position}" %>">
+	<tr id="issue-<%= issue.id %>" class="hascontextmenu <%= cycle('odd', 'even') %> <%= css_issue_classes(issue) %>">
 	    <td class="checkbox"><%= check_box_tag("ids[]", issue.id, false, :id => nil) %></td>
 		<td><%= link_to issue.id, :controller => 'issues', :action => 'show', :id => issue %></td>
         <% query.columns.each do |column| %><%= content_tag 'td', column_content(column, issue), :class => column.name %><% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_list_simple.rhtml b/app/views/issues/_list_simple.rhtml
index 8900b735..e401a4a2 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_list_simple.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_list_simple.rhtml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 		</tr></thead>
 		<tbody>	
 		<% for issue in issues %>
-		<tr id="issue-<%= issue.id %>" class="issue hascontextmenu <%= cycle('odd', 'even') %> <%= "status-#{issue.status.position} priority-#{issue.priority.position}" %>">
+		<tr id="issue-<%= issue.id %>" class="hascontextmenu <%= cycle('odd', 'even') %> <%= css_issue_classes(issue) %>">
 			<td class="id">
 			    <%= check_box_tag("ids[]", issue.id, false, :style => 'display:none;') %>
 				<%= link_to issue.id, :controller => 'issues', :action => 'show', :id => issue %>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/show.rhtml b/app/views/issues/show.rhtml
index 5c174e05..d5babe33 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/show.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/issues/show.rhtml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 <h2><%= @issue.tracker.name %> #<%= @issue.id %></h2>
 
-<div class="issue <%= "status-#{@issue.status.position} priority-#{@issue.priority.position}" %>">
+<div class="<%= css_issue_classes(@issue) %>">
         <%= avatar(@issue.author, :size => "64") %>
         <h3><%=h @issue.subject %></h3>
         <p class="author">