Index: app/views/issues/_form.rhtml
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--- app/views/issues/_form.rhtml	(revision 1357)
+++ app/views/issues/_form.rhtml	(working copy)
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@
 <% end %>
 
 <p><%= f.select :priority_id, (@priorities.collect {|p| [p.name, p.id]}), :required => true %></p>
-<p><%= f.select :assigned_to_id, (@issue.assignable_users.collect {|m| [m.name, m.id]}), :include_blank => true %></p>
+<p><%= f.select :assigned_to_id, (@issue.assignable_users.collect {|m| [m.name, m.id]}), :include_blank => true %>
+<%= link_to_function(l(:label_issue_assign_to_me), "setSelectedIndexByValue('issue_assigned_to_id', '#{User.current.id}')") if User.current.logged? and @issue.assignable_users.any? {|u| u.id == User.current.id} %>
+</p>
 <p><%= f.select :category_id, (@project.issue_categories.collect {|c| [c.name, c.id]}), :include_blank => true %>
 <%= prompt_to_remote(l(:label_issue_category_new),
                      l(:label_issue_category_new), 'category[name]', 
Index: lang/en.yml
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--- lang/en.yml	(revision 1357)
+++ lang/en.yml	(working copy)
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
 label_issue_category: Issue category
 label_issue_category_plural: Issue categories
 label_issue_category_new: New category
+label_issue_assign_to_me: Assign to me
 label_custom_field: Custom field
 label_custom_field_plural: Custom fields
 label_custom_field_new: New custom field
Index: public/javascripts/application.js
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--- public/javascripts/application.js	(revision 1357)
+++ public/javascripts/application.js	(working copy)
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Sets the selected option for given select +s+
+ * to index corresponding
+ */
+function setSelectedIndexByValue(id, value) {
+    var s = document.getElementById(id);
+    for (var ii = 0; ii < s.options.length; ii++) {
+      if (value == s.options[ii].value) {
+        s.selectedIndex = ii;
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+}
+
 var fileFieldCount = 1;
 
 function addFileField() {