diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
index c9107e7a8..050d8a081 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.erb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   <nav class='secondary'>
     <ul>
       <% if current_user and ( current_user.administrator? or current_user.moderator? ) %>
-        <li class="compact-hide <%= current_page_class(issues_path) %>"><%= link_to t('layouts.issues'), issues_path %></li>
+        <li class="compact-hide <%= current_page_class(issues_path) %>"><%= link_to t('layouts.issues'), issues_path(:status => 'open') %></li>
       <% end %>
       <li class="compact-hide <%= current_page_class(traces_path) %>"><%= link_to t('layouts.gps_traces'), traces_path %></li>
       <li class="compact-hide <%= current_page_class(diary_path) %>"><%= link_to t('layouts.user_diaries'), diary_path %></li>