diff --git a/app/views/issues/destroy.html.erb b/app/views/issues/destroy.html.erb
index 83da014cd..9b08c3698 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/destroy.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/destroy.html.erb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 <% if @project %>
 <label><%= radio_button_tag 'todo', 'reassign', false, :onchange => 'if (this.checked) { $("#reassign_to_id").focus(); }' %> <%= l(:text_reassign_time_entries) %></label>
 <%= text_field_tag 'reassign_to_id', params[:reassign_to_id], :size => 6, :onfocus => '$("#todo_reassign").attr("checked", true);' %>
+<%= javascript_tag "observeAutocompleteField('reassign_to_id', '#{escape_javascript auto_complete_issues_path(:project_id => @project)}')" %>
 <% end %>
 </p>
 </div>