diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index 42290f8e..683d8fa8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -20,10 +20,26 @@
 //= require_tree .
 
 $(document).ready(function(){
+
   $(".one_click_select").live("click", function(){
     $(this).select();
   });
 
+
+  $('body').on('ajax:complete, ajax:beforeSend, submit', 'form', function(e){
+    var buttons = $('[type="submit"]', this);
+    switch( e.type ){
+      case 'ajax:beforeSend':
+      case 'submit':
+        buttons.attr('disabled', 'disabled');
+      break;
+      case ' ajax:complete':
+      default:
+        buttons.removeAttr('disabled');
+      break;
+    }
+  })
+
   $(".account-box").mouseenter(showMenu);
   $(".account-box").mouseleave(resetMenu);
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issues.js b/app/assets/javascripts/issues.js
index 49936e3f..0acf9ec8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issues.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issues.js
@@ -73,4 +73,25 @@ function issuesPage(){
   $("#milestone_id, #assignee_id, #label_name").on("change", function(){
     $(this).closest("form").submit();
   });
+
+  $('body').on('ajax:success', '.close_issue, .reopen_issue, #new_issue', function(){
+    var t = $(this),
+        totalIssues,
+        reopen = t.hasClass('reopen_issue'),
+        newIssue = false;
+    if( this.id == 'new_issue' ){
+      newIssue = true;
+    }
+    $('.issue_counter, #new_issue').each(function(){
+      var issue = $(this);
+      totalIssues = parseInt( $(this).html(), 10 );
+
+      if( newIssue || ( reopen && issue.closest('.main_menu').length ) ){
+        $(this).html( totalIssues+1 );
+      }else {
+        $(this).html( totalIssues-1 );
+      }
+    });
+
+  });
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
index 19092073..32dbf830 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common.scss
@@ -695,4 +695,4 @@ li.note {
       border:1px solid #B8B;
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_issues.html.haml b/app/views/issues/_issues.html.haml
index a20df176..17141cc4 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_issues.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_issues.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
     .row
       .span7= paginate @issues, :remote => true, :theme => "gitlab"
       .span3.right
-        %span.cgray.right #{@issues.total_count} issues for this filter
+        %span.cgray.right 
+          %span.issue_counter #{@issues.total_count}
+          issues for this filter
 - else
   %li
     %h4.nothing_here_message Nothing to show here
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml b/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
index 03524901..e12c3c1a 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         = issue.notes.count
     - if can? current_user, :modify_issue, issue
       - if issue.closed
-        = link_to 'Reopen', project_issue_path(issue.project, issue, :issue => {:closed => false }, :status_only => true), :method => :put,  :class => "btn small grouped", :remote => true
+        = link_to 'Reopen', project_issue_path(issue.project, issue, :issue => {:closed => false }, :status_only => true), :method => :put,  :class => "btn small grouped reopen_issue", :remote => true
       - else
-        = link_to 'Resolve', project_issue_path(issue.project, issue, :issue => {:closed => true }, :status_only => true), :method => :put, :class => "success btn small grouped", :remote => true
+        = link_to 'Resolve', project_issue_path(issue.project, issue, :issue => {:closed => true }, :status_only => true), :method => :put, :class => "success btn small grouped close_issue", :remote => true
       = link_to edit_project_issue_path(issue.project, issue), :class => "btn small edit-issue-link", :remote => true do
         %i.icon-edit
         Edit
@@ -35,6 +35,4 @@
        
 
     - if issue.upvotes > 0
-      %span.badge.badge-success= "+#{issue.upvotes}"
-
-
+      %span.badge.badge-success= "+#{issue.upvotes}"
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diff --git a/app/views/issues/index.html.haml b/app/views/issues/index.html.haml
index 7328fa88..fb8b9f8e 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/index.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .issues_content
   %h3.page_title
     Issues
-    %small (#{@issues.total_count})
+    %small (<span class=issue_counter>#{@issues.total_count}</span>)
     .right
       .span5
         - if can? current_user, :write_issue, @project
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@
 :javascript
   $(function(){
     issuesPage();
-  })
+  })
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diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
index 62279bb0..3f58fc5a 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_project_menu.html.haml
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
     %li{:class => tab_class(:issues)}
       = link_to  project_issues_filter_path(@project)  do
         Issues
-        %span.count= @project.issues.opened.count
+        %span.count.issue_counter= @project.issues.opened.count
 
   - if @project.repo_exists?
     - if @project.merge_requests_enabled
       %li{:class => tab_class(:merge_requests)}
         = link_to project_merge_requests_path(@project) do
           Merge Requests
-          %span.count= @project.merge_requests.opened.count
+          %span.count.merge_counter= @project.merge_requests.opened.count
 
   - if @project.wall_enabled
     %li{:class =>  tab_class(:wall)}