diff --git a/app/views/versions/index.html.erb b/app/views/versions/index.html.erb
index 61fbe05ab..7e924e124 100644
--- a/app/views/versions/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/versions/index.html.erb
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
   <div id="roadmap">
   <% @versions.each do |version| %>
   <article class="version-article <%= version.css_classes %>">
-    <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_versions, version.project) %>
-      <div class="contextual">
+    <div class="contextual">
+      <%= link_to_new_issue(version, version.project) %>
+      <% if User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_versions, version.project) %>
         <%= link_to l(:button_edit), edit_version_path(version), :title => l(:button_edit), :class => 'icon-only icon-edit' %>
-      </div>
-    <% end %>
+      <% end %>
+    </div>
     <header>
       <h3 class="icon icon-package version inline-flex"><%= link_to_version version, :name => version_anchor(version) %></h3>
       <span class="badge badge-status-<%= version.status %>"><%= l("version_status_#{version.status}") %></span>
diff --git a/test/functional/versions_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/versions_controller_test.rb
index 7b2249dfe..a0f67ae44 100644
--- a/test/functional/versions_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/versions_controller_test.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,25 @@ class VersionsControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     end
   end
 
+  def test_index_should_show_contextual
+    @request.session[:user_id] = 1
+    get :index, :params => {:project_id => 1, :completed => 1}
+    assert_response :success
+
+    assert_select 'article.version-open .contextual' do
+      assert_select 'a.icon.icon-add', :text => 'New issue'
+      assert_select 'a.icon-only.icon-edit'
+    end
+    assert_select 'article.version-locked .contextual' do
+      assert_select 'a.icon.icon-add', :text => 'New issue', :count => 0
+      assert_select 'a.icon-only.icon-edit'
+    end
+    assert_select 'article.version-closed .contextual' do
+      assert_select 'a.icon.icon-add', :text => 'New issue', :count => 0
+      assert_select 'a.icon-only.icon-edit'
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_show
     with_settings :gravatar_enabled => '0' do
       get :show, :params => {:id => 2}