2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/boards_responses.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/boards_responses.rb
index b7e4f9b81f1..3cdf4ddf8bb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/boards_responses.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/boards_responses.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ module BoardsResponses
   end
 
   def authorize_create_issue
-    authorize_action_for!(project, :admin_issue)
+    list = List.find(issue_params[:list_id])
+    action = list.backlog? ? :create_issue : :admin_issue
+
+    authorize_action_for!(project, action)
   end
 
   def authorize_admin_list
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
index b3777fd2b0f..f644702cbdb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ module CreatesCommit
   def new_merge_request_path
     project_new_merge_request_path(
       @project_to_commit_into,
+      merge_request_source_branch: @branch_name,
       merge_request: {
         source_project_id: @project_to_commit_into.id,
         target_project_id: @project.id,
-        source_branch: @branch_name,
         target_branch: @start_branch
       }
     )