diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
index d43711e362c64..b63e7ab662c5c 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func CreateIssue(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		form.Labels = make([]int64, 0)
 	}
 
-	if err := issue_service.NewIssue(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, issue, form.Labels, nil, assigneeIDs); err != nil {
+	if err := issue_service.NewIssue(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, issue, form.Labels, nil, assigneeIDs, 0); err != nil {
 		if repo_model.IsErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToRepo(err) {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "UserDoesNotHaveAccessToRepo", err)
 		} else if errors.Is(err, user_model.ErrBlockedUser) {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index 45fd01f4da530..83a5b76bf15bc 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -1224,6 +1224,14 @@ func NewIssuePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if projectID > 0 {
+		if !ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypeProjects) {
+			// User must also be able to see the project.
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "user hasn't permissions to read projects")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	if setting.Attachment.Enabled {
 		attachments = form.Files
 	}
@@ -1256,7 +1264,7 @@ func NewIssuePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		Ref:         form.Ref,
 	}
 
-	if err := issue_service.NewIssue(ctx, repo, issue, labelIDs, attachments, assigneeIDs); err != nil {
+	if err := issue_service.NewIssue(ctx, repo, issue, labelIDs, attachments, assigneeIDs, projectID); err != nil {
 		if repo_model.IsErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToRepo(err) {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "UserDoesNotHaveAccessToRepo", err.Error())
 		} else if errors.Is(err, user_model.ErrBlockedUser) {
@@ -1267,18 +1275,6 @@ func NewIssuePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if projectID > 0 {
-		if !ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypeProjects) {
-			// User must also be able to see the project.
-			ctx.Error(http.StatusBadRequest, "user hasn't permissions to read projects")
-			return
-		}
-		if err := issues_model.ChangeProjectAssign(ctx, issue, ctx.Doer, projectID); err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("ChangeProjectAssign", err)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
 	log.Trace("Issue created: %d/%d", repo.ID, issue.ID)
 	if ctx.FormString("redirect_after_creation") == "project" && projectID > 0 {
 		ctx.JSONRedirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/projects/" + strconv.FormatInt(projectID, 10))
diff --git a/services/issue/issue.go b/services/issue/issue.go
index 27a106009c899..0753813b646f9 100644
--- a/services/issue/issue.go
+++ b/services/issue/issue.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NewIssue creates new issue with labels for repository.
-func NewIssue(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, issue *issues_model.Issue, labelIDs []int64, uuids []string, assigneeIDs []int64) error {
+func NewIssue(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, issue *issues_model.Issue, labelIDs []int64, uuids []string, assigneeIDs []int64, projectID int64) error {
 	if err := issue.LoadPoster(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -31,14 +31,23 @@ func NewIssue(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, issue *issues_mo
 		return user_model.ErrBlockedUser
 	}
 
-	if err := issues_model.NewIssue(ctx, repo, issue, labelIDs, uuids); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, assigneeID := range assigneeIDs {
-		if _, err := AddAssigneeIfNotAssigned(ctx, issue, issue.Poster, assigneeID, true); err != nil {
+	if err := db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		if err := issues_model.NewIssue(ctx, repo, issue, labelIDs, uuids); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		for _, assigneeID := range assigneeIDs {
+			if _, err := AddAssigneeIfNotAssigned(ctx, issue, issue.Poster, assigneeID, true); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if projectID > 0 {
+			if err := issues_model.ChangeProjectAssign(ctx, issue, issue.Poster, projectID); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	mentions, err := issues_model.FindAndUpdateIssueMentions(ctx, issue, issue.Poster, issue.Content)