diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/issues/issue_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/issues/issue_controller.js.coffee
index 081859dbb..20d0dd2cc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/issues/issue_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/issues/issue_controller.js.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
-IssueController = (dataservice, $http, Issue, $rootScope, Preview) ->
+IssueController = (dataservice, $http, Issue, $rootScope, Preview, Label) ->
+
+  getLabels = ->
+    promise = Label.get_labels(vm.project)
+    promise.then (response) ->
+      old_labels = vm.labels
+      vm.labels = response.data
+      _.each(vm.labels, (l) ->
+        _.each(old_labels, (ol) ->
+          if l.id is ol.id
+            l.selected    = ol.selected
+            l.style       = ol.style
+            l.selected_id = ol.selected_id
+        )
+      )
+    true
 
   vm = this
 
@@ -22,6 +37,18 @@ IssueController = (dataservice, $http, Issue, $rootScope, Preview) ->
     vm.processing = false
     false
 
+  vm.toggleLabel = (label) ->
+    label.selected = !label.selected
+    if label.selected
+      label.style       = label.default_style
+      label.selected_id = label.id
+    else
+      label.selected_id = null
+      label.style = {}
+
+  $rootScope.$on "updateLabels", (event, args) ->
+    getLabels()
+
   init = (dataservice) ->
     vm.project = dataservice.project
     vm.labels  = dataservice.labels
@@ -34,4 +61,4 @@ angular
   .module("RosaABF")
   .controller "IssueController", IssueController
 
-IssueController.$inject = ['IssueInitializer', '$http', 'Issue', '$rootScope', 'Preview']
+IssueController.$inject = ['IssueInitializer', '$http', 'Issue', '$rootScope', 'Preview', 'Label']
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/issues/issues_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/issues/issues_controller.js.coffee
index 9d4097b00..56ba76029 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/issues/issues_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/issues/issues_controller.js.coffee
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ IssuesController = (dataservice, $http, $location, Issue, $rootScope) ->
       label.style = {}
     getIssues()
 
-  $rootScope.$on "updateIssues", (event, args) ->
+  $rootScope.$on "updateLabels", (event, args) ->
     getIssues()
 
   init = (dataservice) ->
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/labels/label.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/labels/label.js.coffee
index a1128149c..2352182cb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/labels/label.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/labels/label.js.coffee
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ labelService = ($http) ->
     remove: (project, label) ->
       path = Routes.project_issues_delete_label_path(project, label.id)
       $http.post(path)
-    }
+
+    get_labels: (project) ->
+      path = Routes.project_labels_path(project)
+      $http.get(path)
+  }
 
 angular
   .module("RosaABF")
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/labels/labels_controller.js.coffee.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/labels/labels_controller.js.coffee.erb
index 59af62d8f..89018de5b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/labels/labels_controller.js.coffee.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular-new/labels/labels_controller.js.coffee.erb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ LabelsController = (dataservice, $http, Label, $rootScope, $scope) ->
     promise.success( (data) ->
       vm.labels = data
       vm.errors = []
-      $rootScope.$broadcast('updateIssues')
+      $rootScope.$broadcast('updateLabels')
     ).error( (data) ->
       vm.errors = data
     )
@@ -52,24 +52,24 @@ LabelsController = (dataservice, $http, Label, $rootScope, $scope) ->
     return false unless confirmMessage()
     promise = Label.remove(vm.project, l)
     promise.success (data) ->
-      $rootScope.$broadcast('updateIssues')
+      $rootScope.$broadcast('updateLabels')
 
     false
 
 
   init = (dataservice) ->
-    vm.project          = dataservice.project
-    vm.labels           = dataservice.labels
-    vm.vis_manage_block = false
+    vm.project                   = dataservice.project
+    vm.labels                    = dataservice.labels
+    vm.is_collapsed_manage_block = true
 
-    vm.default_colors   = Label.default_colors
-    vm.label            = {
-                            id:    null
-                            name:  null
-                            color: vm.default_colors[0]
-                          }
-    vm.is_new_label     = true
-    vm.processing       = false
+    vm.default_colors            = Label.default_colors
+    vm.label                     = {
+                                     id:    null
+                                     name:  null
+                                     color: vm.default_colors[0]
+                                   }
+    vm.is_new_label              = true
+    vm.processing                = false
 
   init(dataservice)
   true
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb
index 65ca14960..b66a7ecf7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/issues_controller.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ class Projects::IssuesController < Projects::BaseController
     index
   end
 
+  def labels
+    render partial: 'projects/issues/labels.json', locals: {project: @project}, layout: false
+  end
+
   def new
   end
 
@@ -145,10 +149,12 @@ class Projects::IssuesController < Projects::BaseController
   end
 
   def destroy_label
-    if @label.destroy
-      format.json { render partial: 'labels', locals: {project: @project} }
-    else
-      render json: @label.errors.full_messages, status: 422
+    respond_to do |format|
+      if @label.destroy
+        format.json { render partial: 'labels', locals: {project: @project} }
+      else
+        format.json { render json: @label.errors.full_messages, status: 422 }
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index a3c76f8c7..fd0e8e176 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
   before_update :update_statistic
 
   attr_accessible :labelings_attributes, :title, :body, :assignee_id
-  accepts_nested_attributes_for :labelings, allow_destroy: true
+  accepts_nested_attributes_for :labelings,
+    reject_if: lambda {|attributes| attributes['label_id'].blank?}
 
   scope :opened, -> { where(status: [STATUS_OPEN, STATUS_REOPEN]) }
   scope :closed, -> { where(status: STATUS_CLOSED) }
diff --git a/app/views/projects/comments/_body.html.slim b/app/views/projects/comments/_body.html.slim
index 7e39547c9..8f031e306 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/comments/_body.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/projects/comments/_body.html.slim
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 tabset
   tab heading = t('layout.edit')
     .offset10
-      = f.input_field :body,
-                      class:        'form-control',
-                      rows:         10,
-                      'ng-model' => 'issueCtrl.body'
+      = f.input :body, label: false,
+        input_html: { rows: 10 }
 
   tab[ heading = t('layout.preview')
        select  = 'issueCtrl.previewBody()' ]
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_filter_labels.html.slim b/app/views/projects/issues/_filter_labels.html.slim
index 0a218f33f..3e4b5c8ac 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_filter_labels.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_filter_labels.html.slim
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+h4=t('layout.issues.labels')
 ul.nav.nav-pills.nav-stacked
   li[ role = 'presentation' ng-repeat = 'label in issuesCtrl.labels' ]
     a[ href = '#'
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_form.html.slim b/app/views/projects/issues/_form.html.slim
index 9eff51597..8ea4c6458 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_form.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_form.html.slim
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 =render 'title_body', f: f, id: 'new'
+= submit_tag t(@issue.new_record? ? 'layout.create' : 'layout.update'),
+             class: 'btn btn-primary',
+             data: {'disable-with' => t('layout.processing')}
 
 /
   - if can?(:write, @project)
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_manage_labels.html.slim b/app/views/projects/issues/_manage_labels.html.slim
index 9049fd64d..38fec6489 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_manage_labels.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_manage_labels.html.slim
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 div ng-controller = 'LabelsController as labelsCtrl' ng-cloak = true
   hr
-  button.btn.btn-primary ng-click = 'labelsCtrl.vis_manage_block = !labelsCtrl.vis_manage_block'
-    =t('layout.issues.label_manage')
+  button.btn.btn-primary[ ng-click = 'labelsCtrl.is_collapsed_manage_block = !labelsCtrl.is_collapsed_manage_block'
+                          type     = 'button' ]= t('layout.issues.label_manage')
 
-  .offset5 ng-show = 'labelsCtrl.vis_manage_block'
+  .offset5 collapse = 'labelsCtrl.is_collapsed_manage_block'
     .row ng-repeat = "label in labelsCtrl.labels"
       .col-md-10
         .update-label.lpadding-5[ ng-style = 'label.default_style'
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ div ng-controller = 'LabelsController as labelsCtrl' ng-cloak = true
 
       p.text-warning[ ng-repeat = 'error in labelsCtrl.errors' ] {{ error }}
 
-      button.btn.btn-primary[ type        = 'submit'
+      button.btn.btn-primary[ type        = 'button'
                               ng-click    = 'labelsCtrl.saveLabel()'
                               ng-disabled = 'labelsCtrl.processing' ]
         div[ ng-show = 'labelsCtrl.processing' ]= t('layout.processing')
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_select_labels.html.slim b/app/views/projects/issues/_select_labels.html.slim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07bb543d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_select_labels.html.slim
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+h4=t('layout.issues.labels')
+ul.nav.nav-pills.nav-stacked
+  li[ role = 'presentation' ng-repeat = 'label in issueCtrl.labels' ]
+    a[ href = '#'
+       ng-click = 'issueCtrl.toggleLabel(label)'
+       ng-style = 'label.style' ]
+      .label-flag[ ng-style = 'label.default_style'
+                   ng-show  = '!label.selected' ] &nbsp;
+      | {{label.name}}
+    input.hidden[ name     = 'issue[labelings_attributes][][label_id]'
+                  ng-model = 'label.selected_id'
+                  ng-value = 'label.selected_id' ]
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/new.html.slim b/app/views/projects/issues/new.html.slim
index bda82f1c0..f5c7a7460 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/new.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/new.html.slim
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 -set_meta_tags title: [title_object(@project), t('layout.issues.create_header')]
 -render 'submenu'
--render 'manage_sidebar'
 
 .container ng-controller = 'IssueController as issueCtrl' ng-cloak = true
-  .row
-    .col-md-3.col-sm-4.offset20
-      = render 'manage_labels', project: @project
-    .col-md-9.col-sm-8.offset20
-      = simple_form_for @issue do |f|
-        h3= title t('layout.issues.create_header')
-        = render 'form', f: f
+  = simple_form_for @issue, url: project_issues_path(@project) do |f|
+    .row
+      .col-md-3.col-sm-4.offset20
+        - if can?(:write, @project)
 
-  = render 'projects/comments/markdown_help'
+          == render 'select_labels'
+          == render 'manage_labels'
+
+      .col-md-9.col-sm-8.offset20
+        h3= title t('layout.issues.create_header')
+        == render 'form', f: f
+
+  == render 'projects/comments/markdown_help'
 
 - content_for :additional_scripts do
-  = render 'init_service.js.erb'
+  == render 'init_service.js.erb'
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 8416506b8..76bc65c5a 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -327,10 +327,11 @@ Rosa::Application.routes.draw do
             get :search_collaborators
           end
         end
-        get 'pull_requests' => 'issues#pull_requests', as: :pull_requests
 
-        post "/labels/:label_id" => "issues#destroy_label", as: :issues_delete_label
-        post "/labels/:label_id/update" => "issues#update_label", as: :issues_update_label
+        get 'pull_requests'            => 'issues#pull_requests', as: :pull_requests
+        get 'labels'                   => 'issues#labels',        as: :labels
+        post 'labels/:label_id'        => 'issues#destroy_label', as: :issues_delete_label
+        post 'labels/:label_id/update' => 'issues#update_label',  as: :issues_update_label
 
         resources :build_lists, only: [:index, :new, :create] do
           get :list, on: :collection