diff --git a/app/views/issues/_action_menu.html.erb b/app/views/issues/_action_menu.html.erb
index 1904f2171..d37fd889a 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_action_menu.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/_action_menu.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 <div class="contextual">
+<%= link_to l(:button_add_notes), edit_issue_path(@issue),
+            :onclick => 'showAndScrollToAddNotes(); return false;',
+            :class => 'icon icon-add' if @issue.editable? %>
 <%= link_to l(:button_edit), edit_issue_path(@issue),
             :onclick => 'showAndScrollTo("update", "issue_notes"); return false;',
             :class => 'icon icon-edit', :accesskey => accesskey(:edit) if @issue.editable? %>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_action_menu_edit.html.erb b/app/views/issues/_action_menu_edit.html.erb
index a189d7c45..322726c37 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_action_menu_edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/_action_menu_edit.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <div style="clear: both;"></div>
 <% if @issue.editable? %>
-  <div id="update" style="display:none;">
+  <div id="update" class="hidden">
     <h3><%= l(:button_edit) %></h3>
     <%= render :partial => 'edit' %>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_edit.html.erb b/app/views/issues/_edit.html.erb
index 226b6f988..88d45cb5c 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/_edit.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <%= render :partial => 'conflict' if @conflict %>
     <div class="box">
     <% if @issue.attributes_editable? %>
-        <fieldset class="tabular"><legend><%= l(:label_change_properties) %></legend>
+        <fieldset id="attributes" class="tabular"><legend><%= l(:label_change_properties) %></legend>
         <div id="all_attributes">
         <%= render :partial => 'form', :locals => {:f => f} %>
         </div>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 1ce9996cf..9ee25cd6a 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ en:
   button_edit: Edit
   button_edit_associated_wikipage: "Edit associated Wiki page: %{page_title}"
   button_add: Add
+  button_add_notes: Add notes
   button_change: Change
   button_apply: Apply
   button_clear: Clear
diff --git a/public/javascripts/application.js b/public/javascripts/application.js
index 91da19229..f8b3c3ee0 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ function showAndScrollTo(id, focus) {
   $('html, body').animate({scrollTop: $('#'+id).offset().top}, 100);
 }
 
+function showAndScrollToEditIssue() {
+  $('#update h3').show();
+  $('#attributes').show();
+  $('#log_time').show();
+  showAndScrollTo('update', 'issue_notes');
+}
+
+function showAndScrollToAddNotes() {
+  $('#update h3').hide();
+  $('#attributes').hide();
+  $('#log_time').hide();
+  showAndScrollTo('update', 'issue_notes');
+}
+
 function toggleRowGroup(el) {
   var tr = $(el).parents('tr').first();
   var n = tr.next();
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 7743cf444..ca485c565 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ div.modal p.buttons {text-align:right; margin-bottom:0;}
 div.modal .box p {margin: 0.3em 0;}
 
 .clear:after{ content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden; }
-
+.hidden {display: none;}
 .mobile-show {display: none;}
 .hidden {display: none;}
 .inline-flex {display: inline-flex;}