Index: Z:/redmine/app/views/issues/context_menu.rhtml
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--- Z:/redmine/app/views/issues/context_menu.rhtml	(revision 2641)
+++ Z:/redmine/app/views/issues/context_menu.rhtml	(working copy)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<ul>
 		<% @statuses.each do |s| -%>
 		    <li><%= context_menu_link s.name, {:controller => 'issues', :action => 'edit', :id => @issue, :issue => {:status_id => s}, :back_to => @back}, :method => :post,
-		                              :selected => (s == @issue.status), :disabled => !(@can[:update] && @allowed_statuses.include?(s)) %></li>
+		                              :selected => (s == @issue.status), :disabled => !((@can[:update] || (User.current == @issue.assigned_to)) && @allowed_statuses.include?(s)) %></li>
 		<% end -%>
 		</ul>
 	</li>