diff --git a/routers/web/user/home.go b/routers/web/user/home.go
index f28a684054a..c4aa749ce2a 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/home.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/home.go
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ func Pulls(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("pull_requests")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsPulls"] = true
+	ctx.Data["SingleRepoAction"] = "pull"
 	buildIssueOverview(ctx, unit.TypePullRequests)
 }
 
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ func Issues(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("issues")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsIssues"] = true
+	ctx.Data["SingleRepoAction"] = "issue"
 	buildIssueOverview(ctx, unit.TypeIssues)
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl b/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
index b6dc002154b..666a7bdb2a1 100644
--- a/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
+++ b/templates/user/dashboard/issues.tmpl
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@
 							</div>
 						</div>
 						{{if .SingleRepoLink}}
-							<a class="ui green button" href="{{.SingleRepoLink}}/issues/new/choose">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
+							{{if eq .SingleRepoAction "issue"}}
+								<a class="ui green button" href="{{.SingleRepoLink}}/issues/new/choose">{{.locale.Tr "repo.issues.new"}}</a>
+							{{else if eq .SingleRepoAction "pull"}}
+								<a class="ui green button" href="{{.SingleRepoLink}}/compare">{{.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.new"}}</a>
+							{{end}}
 						{{end}}
 					</div>
 				</div>