diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index aa28ebe8..6c71219b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
       return
     end    
     @issue.status = default_status
-    @allowed_statuses = ([default_status] + default_status.find_new_statuses_allowed_to(User.current.roles_for_project(@project), @issue.tracker)).uniq
+    @allowed_statuses = @issue.new_statuses_allowed_to(User.current, true)
     
     if request.get? || request.xhr?
       @issue.start_date ||= Date.today
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 92feaca8..d7b960ab 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -312,9 +312,10 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
   
   # Returns an array of status that user is able to apply
-  def new_statuses_allowed_to(user)
+  def new_statuses_allowed_to(user, include_default=false)
     statuses = status.find_new_statuses_allowed_to(user.roles_for_project(project), tracker)
     statuses << status unless statuses.empty?
+    statuses << IssueStatus.default if include_default
     statuses = statuses.uniq.sort
     blocked? ? statuses.reject {|s| s.is_closed?} : statuses
   end