diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/common/lightboxes.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/common/lightboxes.coffee
index 055d172b..e066eb26 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/common/lightboxes.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/common/lightboxes.coffee
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ $confirm, $q, attachmentsService, $template, $compile) ->
                         description: ""
                         tags: []
                         points : {}
-                        status: data.project.default_us_status
+                        status: if data.statusId then data.statusId else data.project.default_us_status
                         is_archived: false
                     }
             }
diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/kanban/main.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/kanban/main.coffee
index 30f36254..564f58dc 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/kanban/main.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/kanban/main.coffee
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ class KanbanController extends mixOf(taiga.Controller, taiga.PageMixin, taiga.Fi
             when "standard" then  @rootscope.$broadcast("genericform:new",
                 {
                     'objType': 'us',
-                    'project': @scope.project
+                    'project': @scope.project,
+                    'statusId': statusId
                 })
             when "bulk" then @rootscope.$broadcast("usform:bulk",
                                                    @scope.projectId, statusId)