diff --git a/ckanext/issues/logic/schema/schema.py b/ckanext/issues/logic/schema/schema.py
index 6690a85..8c6ce10 100644
--- a/ckanext/issues/logic/schema/schema.py
+++ b/ckanext/issues/logic/schema/schema.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def issue_create_schema():
     return {
         'title': [not_missing],
         'description': [ignore_missing],
+        'assignee_id': [ignore_missing, user_exists],
         'dataset_id': [not_missing, package_exists, as_package_id],
     }
 
diff --git a/ckanext/issues/templates/issues/add.html b/ckanext/issues/templates/issues/add.html
index 5eb9b8e..6cf132a 100644
--- a/ckanext/issues/templates/issues/add.html
+++ b/ckanext/issues/templates/issues/add.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
   <div class="form-actions">
 
-    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" name="save" tabindex="4">{{ _('Create') }}</button>
+    <button class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" name="save" tabindex="4">{{ _('Submit Comment') }}</button>
   </div>
 </form>
 
diff --git a/ckanext/issues/templates/package/read_base.html b/ckanext/issues/templates/package/read_base.html
index 339f241..848fd14 100644
--- a/ckanext/issues/templates/package/read_base.html
+++ b/ckanext/issues/templates/package/read_base.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 {% block content_primary_nav %}
   {{ super() }}
-  {% if h.issues_enabled(pkg) %}
+  {% if h.issues_enabled(pkg) and h.check_access('package_update', {'id':pkg.id }) %}
     {{ h.build_nav_icon('issues.dataset', _('Issues'), dataset_id=pkg.name) }}
   {% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/ckanext/issues/views/issues.py b/ckanext/issues/views/issues.py
index 1382a0d..36d75ef 100644
--- a/ckanext/issues/views/issues.py
+++ b/ckanext/issues/views/issues.py
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ def new(dataset_id, resource_id=None):
         #                logic.parse_params(request.params))))
         data_dict.update({
             'title': request.form.get('title'),
-            'description': request.form.get('description')
+            'description': request.form.get('description'),
+            'assignee_id': dataset_dict['creator_user_id']
             })
 
         if not data_dict['title']: