diff --git a/routers/web/user/home.go b/routers/web/user/home.go
index 648269980472e..f338c525b4d3e 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/home.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/home.go
@@ -618,6 +618,12 @@ func buildIssueOverview(ctx *context.Context, unitType unit.Type) {
 			shownIssues += int(issueCountByRepo[repoID])
 		}
 	}
+	if len(repoIDs) == 1 {
+		repo := showReposMap[repoIDs[0]]
+		if repo != nil {
+			ctx.Data["SingleRepoLink"] = repo.Link()
+		}
+	}
 
 	ctx.Data["IsShowClosed"] = isShowClosed
 
diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
index b2f4863d6c926..b6dc002154b67 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@
 								<a class="{{if eq .SortType "farduedate"}}active{{end}} item" href="{{$.Link}}?type={{$.ViewType}}&repos=[{{range $.RepoIDs}}{{.}}%2C{{end}}]&sort=farduedate&state={{$.State}}&q={{$.Keyword}}">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.filter_sort.farduedate"}}</a>
 							</div>
 						</div>
+						{{if .SingleRepoLink}}
+							<a class="ui green button" href="{{.SingleRepoLink}}/issues/new/choose">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
+						{{end}}
 					</div>
 				</div>
 				{{template "shared/issuelist" mergeinto . "listType" "dashboard"}}