diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 0c31788e..9a0f95bf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   before_filter :authenticate_user!
   before_filter :reject_blocked!
-  before_filter :set_current_user_for_mailer, :check_token_auth
+  before_filter :set_current_user_for_mailer
+  before_filter :check_token_auth
+  before_filter :set_current_user_for_observers
+
   protect_from_forgery
+
   helper_method :abilities, :can?
 
   rescue_from Gitlab::Gitolite::AccessDenied do |exception|
@@ -58,6 +62,10 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     MailerObserver.current_user = current_user
   end
 
+  def set_current_user_for_observers
+    IssueObserver.current_user = current_user
+  end
+
   def abilities
     @abilities ||= Six.new
   end
diff --git a/app/models/activity_observer.rb b/app/observers/activity_observer.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/models/activity_observer.rb
rename to app/observers/activity_observer.rb
diff --git a/app/models/issue_observer.rb b/app/observers/issue_observer.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/models/issue_observer.rb
rename to app/observers/issue_observer.rb
diff --git a/app/models/key_observer.rb b/app/observers/key_observer.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/models/key_observer.rb
rename to app/observers/key_observer.rb
diff --git a/app/models/mailer_observer.rb b/app/observers/mailer_observer.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/models/mailer_observer.rb
rename to app/observers/mailer_observer.rb
diff --git a/app/models/project_observer.rb b/app/observers/project_observer.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/models/project_observer.rb
rename to app/observers/project_observer.rb
diff --git a/app/models/user_observer.rb b/app/observers/user_observer.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from app/models/user_observer.rb
rename to app/observers/user_observer.rb