diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index 7518e375..eaa6dbc3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
   menu_item :new_issue, :only => [:new, :create]
   default_search_scope :issues
   
-  before_filter :find_issue, :only => [:show, :edit, :update, :reply]
+  before_filter :find_issue, :only => [:show, :edit, :update]
   before_filter :find_issues, :only => [:bulk_edit, :move, :perform_move, :destroy]
   before_filter :find_project, :only => [:new, :create, :update_form, :preview, :auto_complete]
   before_filter :authorize, :except => [:index, :changes, :preview, :context_menu]
@@ -200,29 +200,6 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
-  def reply
-    journal = Journal.find(params[:journal_id]) if params[:journal_id]
-    if journal
-      user = journal.user
-      text = journal.notes
-    else
-      user = @issue.author
-      text = @issue.description
-    end
-    # Replaces pre blocks with [...]
-    text = text.to_s.strip.gsub(%r{<pre>((.|\s)*?)</pre>}m, '[...]')
-    content = "#{ll(Setting.default_language, :text_user_wrote, user)}\n> "
-    content << text.gsub(/(\r?\n|\r\n?)/, "\n> ") + "\n\n"
-      
-    render(:update) { |page|
-      page.<< "$('notes').value = \"#{escape_javascript content}\";"
-      page.show 'update'
-      page << "Form.Element.focus('notes');"
-      page << "Element.scrollTo('update');"
-      page << "$('notes').scrollTop = $('notes').scrollHeight - $('notes').clientHeight;"
-    }
-  end
-  
   # Bulk edit a set of issues
   def bulk_edit
     @issues.sort!
diff --git a/app/controllers/journals_controller.rb b/app/controllers/journals_controller.rb
index e9fe9099..10450970 100644
--- a/app/controllers/journals_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/journals_controller.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,31 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 class JournalsController < ApplicationController
-  before_filter :find_journal
+  before_filter :find_journal, :only => [:edit]
+  before_filter :find_issue, :only => [:new]
+  
+  def new
+    journal = Journal.find(params[:journal_id]) if params[:journal_id]
+    if journal
+      user = journal.user
+      text = journal.notes
+    else
+      user = @issue.author
+      text = @issue.description
+    end
+    # Replaces pre blocks with [...]
+    text = text.to_s.strip.gsub(%r{<pre>((.|\s)*?)</pre>}m, '[...]')
+    content = "#{ll(Setting.default_language, :text_user_wrote, user)}\n> "
+    content << text.gsub(/(\r?\n|\r\n?)/, "\n> ") + "\n\n"
+      
+    render(:update) { |page|
+      page.<< "$('notes').value = \"#{escape_javascript content}\";"
+      page.show 'update'
+      page << "Form.Element.focus('notes');"
+      page << "Element.scrollTo('update');"
+      page << "$('notes').scrollTop = $('notes').scrollHeight - $('notes').clientHeight;"
+    }
+  end
   
   def edit
     if request.post?
@@ -38,4 +62,12 @@ private
   rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
     render_404
   end
+
+  # TODO: duplicated in IssuesController
+  def find_issue
+    @issue = Issue.find(params[:id], :include => [:project, :tracker, :status, :author, :priority, :category])
+    @project = @issue.project
+  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+    render_404
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/helpers/journals_helper.rb b/app/helpers/journals_helper.rb
index cf877243..c8d53f25 100644
--- a/app/helpers/journals_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/journals_helper.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module JournalsHelper
     links = []
     if !journal.notes.blank?
       links << link_to_remote(image_tag('comment.png'),
-                              { :url => {:controller => 'issues', :action => 'reply', :id => issue, :journal_id => journal} },
+                              { :url => {:controller => 'journals', :action => 'new', :id => issue, :journal_id => journal} },
                               :title => l(:button_quote)) if options[:reply_links]
       links << link_to_in_place_notes_editor(image_tag('edit.png'), "journal-#{journal.id}-notes", 
                                              { :controller => 'journals', :action => 'edit', :id => journal },
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 6f71cb65..08cd1005 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
       issues_actions.connect 'projects/:project_id/issues', :action => 'create'
       issues_actions.connect 'projects/:project_id/issues/gantt', :controller => 'gantts', :action => 'show'
       issues_actions.connect 'projects/:project_id/issues/calendar', :controller => 'calendars', :action => 'show'
-      issues_actions.connect 'issues/:id/quoted', :action => 'reply', :id => /\d+/
+      issues_actions.connect 'issues/:id/quoted', :controller => 'journals', :action => 'new', :id => /\d+/
       issues_actions.connect 'issues/:id/:action', :action => /edit|destroy/, :id => /\d+/
       issues_actions.connect 'issues.:format', :action => 'create', :format => /xml/
     end
diff --git a/lib/redmine.rb b/lib/redmine.rb
index 1d8dbea1..e92f67b7 100644
--- a/lib/redmine.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine.rb
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ Redmine::AccessControl.map do |map|
                                   :queries => :index,
                                   :reports => [:issue_report, :issue_report_details]}
     map.permission :add_issues, {:issues => [:new, :create, :update_form]}
-    map.permission :edit_issues, {:issues => [:edit, :update, :reply, :bulk_edit, :update_form]}
+    map.permission :edit_issues, {:issues => [:edit, :update, :bulk_edit, :update_form], :journals => [:new]}
     map.permission :manage_issue_relations, {:issue_relations => [:new, :destroy]}
     map.permission :manage_subtasks, {}
-    map.permission :add_issue_notes, {:issues => [:edit, :update, :reply]}
+    map.permission :add_issue_notes, {:issues => [:edit, :update], :journals => [:new]}
     map.permission :edit_issue_notes, {:journals => :edit}, :require => :loggedin
     map.permission :edit_own_issue_notes, {:journals => :edit}, :require => :loggedin
     map.permission :move_issues, {:issue_moves => [:new, :create]}, :require => :loggedin
diff --git a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
index 6b23a651..0c1172f6 100644
--- a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
@@ -634,20 +634,6 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_equal 'This is the test_new issue', issue.subject
   end
   
-  def test_reply_to_issue
-    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
-    get :reply, :id => 1
-    assert_response :success
-    assert_select_rjs :show, "update"
-  end
-
-  def test_reply_to_note
-    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
-    get :reply, :id => 1, :journal_id => 2
-    assert_response :success
-    assert_select_rjs :show, "update"
-  end
-
   def test_update_using_invalid_http_verbs
     @request.session[:user_id] = 2
     subject = 'Updated by an invalid http verb'
diff --git a/test/functional/journals_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/journals_controller_test.rb
index 0a11bab3..7d8345b2 100644
--- a/test/functional/journals_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/journals_controller_test.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ class JournalsControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     User.current = nil
   end
   
+  def test_reply_to_issue
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
+    get :new, :id => 1
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_select_rjs :show, "update"
+  end
+
+  def test_reply_to_note
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 2
+    get :new, :id => 1, :journal_id => 2
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_select_rjs :show, "update"
+  end
+
   def test_get_edit
     @request.session[:user_id] = 1
     xhr :get, :edit, :id => 2
diff --git a/test/integration/routing_test.rb b/test/integration/routing_test.rb
index af66f741..b9eac552 100644
--- a/test/integration/routing_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/routing_test.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class RoutingTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     should_route :get, "/issues/move/new", :controller => 'issue_moves', :action => 'new'
     should_route :post, "/issues/move", :controller => 'issue_moves', :action => 'create'
     
-    should_route :post, "/issues/1/quoted", :controller => 'issues', :action => 'reply', :id => '1'
+    should_route :post, "/issues/1/quoted", :controller => 'journals', :action => 'new', :id => '1'
 
     should_route :get, "/issues/calendar", :controller => 'calendars', :action => 'show'
     should_route :post, "/issues/calendar", :controller => 'calendars', :action => 'show'