diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 06990e2430..11f726306c 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ func Routes() *web.Route {
 			m.Group("/{username}/{reponame}", func() {
 				m.Group("/issues", func() {
 					m.Combo("").Get(repo.ListIssues).
-						Post(reqToken(), mustNotBeArchived, bind(api.CreateIssueOption{}), repo.CreateIssue)
+						Post(reqToken(), mustNotBeArchived, bind(api.CreateIssueOption{}), reqRepoReader(unit.TypeIssues), repo.CreateIssue)
 					m.Get("/pinned", reqRepoReader(unit.TypeIssues), repo.ListPinnedIssues)
 					m.Group("/comments", func() {
 						m.Get("", repo.ListRepoIssueComments)