diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index c06f1738..b8b43267 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   acts_as_list
 
+  def self.open_for(user)
+    opened.assigned(user)
+  end
+
   def today?
     Date.today == created_at.to_date
   end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/project.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/project.html.haml
index 24a72a45..90d8a54a 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/project.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/project.html.haml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
                   %span{ :class => "number" }= @project.users_projects.count
               = link_to  project_issues_filter_path(@project), :class => (controller.controller_name == "issues") ? "current" : nil do
                 Issues
-                - if @project.issues.assigned(current_user).count > 0
-                  %span{ :class => "number" }= @project.issues.assigned(current_user).count
+                - if @project.issues.open_for(current_user).count > 0
+                  %span{ :class => "number" }= @project.issues.open_for(current_user).count
               = link_to wall_project_path(@project), :class => current_page?(:controller => "projects", :action => "wall", :id => @project) ? "current" : nil do
                 Wall
                 - if @project.common_notes.today.count > 0