diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/common/lightboxes.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/common/lightboxes.coffee
index edad6f5d..b75e280d 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/common/lightboxes.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/common/lightboxes.coffee
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ CreateEditUserstoryDirective = ($repo, $model, $rs, $rootScope, lightboxService,
                 project: projectId
                 status: status
                 is_archived: false
+                tags: []
             }
 
             isNew = true
diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/issues/lightboxes.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/issues/lightboxes.coffee
index 62ab87fa..788fcced 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/issues/lightboxes.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/issues/lightboxes.coffee
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ CreateIssueDirective = ($repo, $confirm, $rootscope, lightboxService) ->
                 type: project.default_issue_type
                 priority: project.default_priority
                 severity: project.default_severity
+                tags: []
             }
 
         $scope.$on "$destroy", ->
diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/taskboard/lightboxes.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/taskboard/lightboxes.coffee
index ba9939b6..7dfe5f55 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/taskboard/lightboxes.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/taskboard/lightboxes.coffee
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ CreateEditTaskDirective = ($repo, $model, $rs, $rootscope, lightboxService) ->
                 is_archived: false
                 status: $scope.project.default_task_status
                 assigned_to: null
+                tags: []
             }
             isNew = true