1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 4d3d1dbe1..3d8df790b 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -1762,10 +1762,14 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
-  # Default assignment based on category
+  # Default assignment based on project or category
   def default_assign
-    if assigned_to.nil? && category && category.assigned_to
-      self.assigned_to = category.assigned_to
+    if assigned_to.nil?
+      if category && category.assigned_to
+        self.assigned_to = category.assigned_to
+      elsif project && project.default_assigned_to
+        self.assigned_to = project.default_assigned_to
+      end
     end
   end