diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 07966d4..47492da 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
       issue.reset_custom_values!
     end
     if options[:copy]
+      issue.author = User.current
       issue.custom_field_values = self.custom_field_values.inject({}) {|h,v| h[v.custom_field_id] = v.value; h}
       issue.status = if options[:attributes] && options[:attributes][:status_id]
                        IssueStatus.find_by_id(options[:attributes][:status_id])
diff --git a/test/unit/issue_test.rb b/test/unit/issue_test.rb
index 25f664a..ecd7b1f 100644
--- a/test/unit/issue_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/issue_test.rb
@@ -545,6 +545,13 @@ class IssueTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
         assert_equal date, @copy.due_date
       end
+      
+      should "set current user as author" do
+        User.current = User.find(9)
+        @copy = @issue.move_to_project(Project.find(3), Tracker.find(2), {:copy => true, :attributes => {}})
+
+        assert_equal User.current, @copy.author
+      end
     end
   end