diff --git a/bugheist/urls.py b/bugheist/urls.py
index dbde6e456..a02a113e7 100644
--- a/bugheist/urls.py
+++ b/bugheist/urls.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 urlpatterns = [
                   url(r'^$', website.views.index, name='index'),
                   url(r'^' + settings.ADMIN_URL + '/', include(admin.site.urls)),
+                  url(r'^like_issue/(?P<issue_pk>\d+)/$', website.views.like_issue,name="like_issue"),
                   url(r'^issue/edit/$', website.views.IssueEdit),
                   url(r'^issue/update/$', website.views.UpdateIssue),
                   url(r'^issue/(?P<slug>\w+)/$', IssueView.as_view(), name="issue_view"),
diff --git a/website/migrations/0038_issue_upvotes.py b/website/migrations/0038_issue_upvotes.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69cfc22d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/migrations/0038_issue_upvotes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.1 on 2017-08-17 01:43
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('website', '0037_auto_20170813_0319'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='issue',
+            name='upvotes',
+            field=models.IntegerField(default=0),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/website/migrations/0039_auto_20170817_0148.py b/website/migrations/0039_auto_20170817_0148.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..15a0f27f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/migrations/0039_auto_20170817_0148.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.1 on 2017-08-17 01:48
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        migrations.swappable_dependency(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ('website', '0038_issue_upvotes'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='issue',
+            name='upvotes',
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='issue',
+            name='upvoted_by',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='upvoted', to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/website/migrations/0040_auto_20170817_0159.py b/website/migrations/0040_auto_20170817_0159.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcc2df80f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/migrations/0040_auto_20170817_0159.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.1 on 2017-08-17 01:59
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('website', '0039_auto_20170817_0148'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='issue',
+            name='upvoted_by',
+        ),
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='userprofile',
+            name='upvoted_by',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(blank=True, null=True, on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE, related_name='upvoted', to='website.Issue'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/website/migrations/0041_auto_20170817_0202.py b/website/migrations/0041_auto_20170817_0202.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f09f0f3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/migrations/0041_auto_20170817_0202.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by Django 1.11.1 on 2017-08-17 02:02
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('website', '0040_auto_20170817_0159'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RenameField(
+            model_name='userprofile',
+            old_name='upvoted_by',
+            new_name='issue_upvoted',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/website/models.py b/website/models.py
index 0c2d8aa02..bf021e613 100644
--- a/website/models.py
+++ b/website/models.py
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ class Issue(models.Model):
     github_url = models.URLField(default="", null=True, blank=True)
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
-
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.description
 
@@ -301,6 +300,7 @@ class UserProfile(models.Model):
     user_avatar = models.ImageField(upload_to=user_images_path, blank=True, null=True)
     title = models.IntegerField(choices=title, default=0)
     winnings = models.DecimalField(max_digits=10, decimal_places=2, null=True, blank=True)
+    issue_upvoted = models.ForeignKey(Issue, null=True, blank=True,related_name="upvoted")
 
     def avatar(self, size=36):
         if self.user_avatar:
diff --git a/website/templates/issue.html b/website/templates/issue.html
index 23cb66aff..a15bcd1ea 100644
--- a/website/templates/issue.html
+++ b/website/templates/issue.html
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ <h3 class="page-header">
                     <span class="pull-right">
                         <i class="fa fa-eye"></i> {{object.views}}
                     </span>
+                    <span class="like_btn">
+                        {% include 'likers.html' %}
+                    </span>
                 </span>
                 <div class="form form-inline" style="display: none;">
                     {% csrf_token %}
@@ -345,6 +348,22 @@ <h3>Comments:</h3>
         });
     });
 
+    $('body').on('click', '.like_unlike', function (e){
+        e.preventDefault();
+        var issue_pk = $(this).attr('name');
+            $.ajax({
+                type: 'GET',
+                url: '/like_issue/'+issue_pk+'/',
+                data:{
+
+                },
+                success: function(data) {
+                    $('.like_btn').html(data);
+                },
+            });
+    });
+
+
 </script>
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/website/templates/likers.html b/website/templates/likers.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2951e687
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/templates/likers.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<a class="like_unlike btn btn-default" name="{{ object.pk }}" >
+    <i class="fa fa-thumbs-up">
+     </i>
+{{ likes }}
+</a>
diff --git a/website/views.py b/website/views.py
index 7296b8f58..600f0562b 100644
--- a/website/views.py
+++ b/website/views.py
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@ def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context['issue_count'] = Issue.objects.filter(url__contains=self.object.domain_name).count()
         context['all_comment'] = self.object.comments.all
         context['all_users'] = User.objects.all()
+        context['likes'] = UserProfile.objects.filter(issue_upvoted=self.object).count() 
         return context
 
 
@@ -800,4 +801,19 @@ def follow_user(request,user):
 
     return render(request,'followers.html',context)
 
+@login_required
+def like_issue(request,issue_pk):
+    context={}
+    issue_pk=int(issue_pk)
+    issue = Issue.objects.get(pk=issue_pk)
+    userprof = UserProfile.objects.get(user=request.user)
+    if userprof in UserProfile.objects.filter(issue_upvoted=issue):
+        userprof.issue_upvoted = None
+    else:
+        userprof.issue_upvoted = issue
+    userprof.save()
+    total_votes = UserProfile.objects.filter(issue_upvoted=issue).count() 
+    context['object'] = issue
+    context['likes'] = total_votes
+    return render(request,'likers.html',context)