diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8dfd8c44d0..ce80c414de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Gogs - Go Git Service [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/gogits/gogs.svg?bra
 
 ![](https://github.com/gogits/gogs/blob/master/public/img/gogs-large-resize.png?raw=true)
 
-##### Current tip version: 0.9.60 (see [Releases](https://github.com/gogits/gogs/releases) for binary versions)
+##### Current tip version: 0.9.61 (see [Releases](https://github.com/gogits/gogs/releases) for binary versions)
 
 | Web | UI  | Preview  |
 |:-------------:|:-------:|:-------:|
diff --git a/cmd/web.go b/cmd/web.go
index dfd0201305..39e297ee34 100644
--- a/cmd/web.go
+++ b/cmd/web.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func runWeb(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	m.Get("/:username/:reponame/action/:action", reqSignIn, context.RepoAssignment(), repo.Action)
 	m.Group("/:username/:reponame", func() {
 		m.Group("/issues", func() {
-			m.Combo("/new", repo.MustEnableIssues).Get(context.RepoRef(), repo.NewIssue).
+			m.Combo("/new").Get(context.RepoRef(), repo.NewIssue).
 				Post(bindIgnErr(auth.CreateIssueForm{}), repo.NewIssuePost)
 
 			m.Combo("/:index/comments").Post(bindIgnErr(auth.CreateCommentForm{}), repo.NewComment)
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ func runWeb(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 				m.Post("/title", repo.UpdateIssueTitle)
 				m.Post("/content", repo.UpdateIssueContent)
 			})
-		})
+		}, repo.MustEnableIssues)
 		m.Group("/comments/:id", func() {
 			m.Post("", repo.UpdateCommentContent)
 			m.Post("/delete", repo.DeleteComment)
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func runWeb(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			m.Post("/new", bindIgnErr(auth.CreateLabelForm{}), repo.NewLabel)
 			m.Post("/edit", bindIgnErr(auth.CreateLabelForm{}), repo.UpdateLabel)
 			m.Post("/delete", repo.DeleteLabel)
-		}, reqRepoWriter, context.RepoRef())
+		}, repo.MustEnableIssues, reqRepoWriter, context.RepoRef())
 		m.Group("/milestones", func() {
 			m.Combo("/new").Get(repo.NewMilestone).
 				Post(bindIgnErr(auth.CreateMilestoneForm{}), repo.NewMilestonePost)
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func runWeb(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			m.Post("/:id/edit", bindIgnErr(auth.CreateMilestoneForm{}), repo.EditMilestonePost)
 			m.Get("/:id/:action", repo.ChangeMilestonStatus)
 			m.Post("/delete", repo.DeleteMilestone)
-		}, reqRepoWriter, context.RepoRef())
+		}, repo.MustEnableIssues, reqRepoWriter, context.RepoRef())
 
 		m.Group("/releases", func() {
 			m.Get("/new", repo.NewRelease)
diff --git a/gogs.go b/gogs.go
index 43579f7807..6a6328db23 100644
--- a/gogs.go
+++ b/gogs.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/setting"
 )
 
-const APP_VER = "0.9.60.0803"
+const APP_VER = "0.9.61.0804"
 
 func init() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index e4398458f5..d0d4914459 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ func OrgAssignment(args ...bool) macaron.Handler {
 	}
 }
 
+func MustEnableIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	if !ctx.Repo.Repository.EnableIssues || ctx.Repo.Repository.EnableExternalTracker {
+		ctx.Status(404)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 // RegisterRoutes registers all v1 APIs routes to web application.
 // FIXME: custom form error response
 func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
@@ -252,7 +259,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 						})
 
 					})
-				})
+				}, MustEnableIssues)
 				m.Group("/labels", func() {
 					m.Combo("").Get(repo.ListLabels).
 						Post(bind(api.CreateLabelOption{}), repo.CreateLabel)
diff --git a/routers/repo/issue.go b/routers/repo/issue.go
index 91d0c7b99e..3849da25d5 100644
--- a/routers/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/repo/issue.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func MustEnableIssues(ctx *context.Context) {
-	if !ctx.Repo.Repository.EnableIssues {
+	if !ctx.Repo.Repository.EnableIssues || ctx.Repo.Repository.EnableExternalTracker {
 		ctx.Handle(404, "MustEnableIssues", nil)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/templates/.VERSION b/templates/.VERSION
index 3e31f4ddfc..f60bbf6177 100644
--- a/templates/.VERSION
+++ b/templates/.VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.60.0803
\ No newline at end of file
+0.9.61.0804
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/repo/header.tmpl b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
index d9ac29fbf9..10bfb80e11 100644
--- a/templates/repo/header.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/header.tmpl
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 			<a class="{{if .PageIsViewCode}}active{{end}} item" href="{{.RepoLink}}">
 				<i class="octicon octicon-code"></i> {{.i18n.Tr "repo.code"}}
 			</a>
-			{{if .Repository.EnableIssues}}
+			{{if and .Repository.EnableIssues (not .Repository.EnableExternalTracker)}}
 				<a class="{{if .PageIsIssueList}}active{{end}} item" href="{{.RepoLink}}/issues">
 					<i class="octicon octicon-issue-opened"></i> {{.i18n.Tr "repo.issues"}} <span class="ui {{if not .Repository.NumOpenIssues}}gray{{else}}blue{{end}} small label">{{.Repository.NumOpenIssues}}</span>
 				</a>