diff --git a/features/issues/issue.feature b/features/issues/issue.feature
index 1b801bcfb7..a6899693e9 100644
--- a/features/issues/issue.feature
+++ b/features/issues/issue.feature
@@ -54,3 +54,10 @@ Feature: Issue textile quickinfo links
     Then I should see a quickinfo link with description for "issue1" within "div.wiki"
     When I follow the issue link with 3 hash for "issue1"
     Then I should be on the page of the issue "issue1"
+
+  Scenario: Navigating from issue reports back to issue overview
+    When I go to the issues/report page of the project called "parent"
+    And I follow "Issue" within "#main-menu"
+    Then I should be on the overall issues page
+    And I should have the following query string:
+      | project_id | parent |
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diff --git a/features/support/paths.rb b/features/support/paths.rb
index 8b880475c9..8db1247248 100644
--- a/features/support/paths.rb
+++ b/features/support/paths.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ module NavigationHelpers
       issue = Issue.find_by_subject($1)
       "/issues/#{issue.id}"
 
+    when /^the overall issues page$/
+      "/issues"
+
     when /^the edit page (?:for|of) the issue "([^\"]+)"$/
       issue = Issue.find_by_subject($1)
       "/issues/#{issue.id}/edit"