diff --git a/src/IDF/Form/Admin/ProjectCreate.php b/src/IDF/Form/Admin/ProjectCreate.php
index d297f14..f6b75a8 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Form/Admin/ProjectCreate.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Form/Admin/ProjectCreate.php
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ class IDF_Form_Admin_ProjectCreate extends Pluf_Form
                            'labels_download_one_max' => IDF_Form_UploadConf::init_one_max,
                            'labels_wiki_predefined' => IDF_Form_WikiConf::init_predefined,
                            'labels_wiki_one_max' => IDF_Form_WikiConf::init_one_max,
+                           'labels_issue_template' => IDF_Form_IssueTrackingConf::init_template,
                            'labels_issue_open' => IDF_Form_IssueTrackingConf::init_open,
                            'labels_issue_closed' => IDF_Form_IssueTrackingConf::init_closed,
                            'labels_issue_predefined' =>  IDF_Form_IssueTrackingConf::init_predefined,
diff --git a/src/IDF/Form/IssueCreate.php b/src/IDF/Form/IssueCreate.php
index 56f9ceb..3c38e7b 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Form/IssueCreate.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Form/IssueCreate.php
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class IDF_Form_IssueCreate extends Pluf_Form
             or $this->user->hasPerm('IDF.project-member', $this->project)) {
             $this->show_full = true;
         }
+        $contentTemplate = $this->project->getConf()->getVal(
+            'labels_issue_template', IDF_Form_IssueTrackingConf::init_template
+        );
         $this->fields['summary'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Varchar(
                                       array('required' => true,
                                             'label' => __('Summary'),
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ class IDF_Form_IssueCreate extends Pluf_Form
         $this->fields['content'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Varchar(
                                       array('required' => true,
                                             'label' => __('Description'),
-                                            'initial' => '',
+                                            'initial' => $contentTemplate,
                                             'widget' => 'Pluf_Form_Widget_TextareaInput',
                                             'widget_attrs' => array(
                                                        'cols' => 58,
diff --git a/src/IDF/Form/IssueTrackingConf.php b/src/IDF/Form/IssueTrackingConf.php
index ae7a9d0..0aa4f59 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Form/IssueTrackingConf.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Form/IssueTrackingConf.php
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ class IDF_Form_IssueTrackingConf extends Pluf_Form
      * Defined as constants to easily access the value in the
      * IssueUpdate/Create form in the case nothing is in the db yet.
      */
+    const init_template = 'Steps to reproduce the problem:
+1.
+2.
+3.
+
+Expected result:
+
+Actual result:
+';
     const init_open = 'New                 = Issue has not had initial review yet
 Accepted            = Problem reproduced / Need acknowledged
 Started             = Work on this issue has begun';
@@ -66,6 +75,15 @@ Maintainability      = Hinders future changes';
 
     public function initFields($extra=array())
     {
+        $this->fields['labels_issue_template'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Varchar(
+                                      array('required' => false,
+                                            'label' => __('Define an issue template to hint the reporter to provide certain information'),
+                                            'initial' => self::init_template,
+                                            'widget_attrs' => array('rows' => 7,
+                                                                    'cols' => 75),
+                                            'widget' => 'Pluf_Form_Widget_TextareaInput',
+                                            ));
+
         $this->fields['labels_issue_open'] = new Pluf_Form_Field_Varchar(
                                       array('required' => true,
                                             'label' => __('Open issue status values'),
@@ -99,8 +117,6 @@ Maintainability      = Hinders future changes';
                                             'widget_attrs' => array('size' => 60),
                                             ));
 
-
-
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/IDF/Views/Project.php b/src/IDF/Views/Project.php
index 48ed153..a12bafd 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Views/Project.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Views/Project.php
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ class IDF_Views_Project
             }
         } else {
             $params = array();
-            $keys = array('labels_issue_open', 'labels_issue_closed',
+            $keys = array('labels_issue_template',
+                          'labels_issue_open', 'labels_issue_closed',
                           'labels_issue_predefined', 'labels_issue_one_max');
             foreach ($keys as $key) {
                 $_val = $conf->getVal($key, false);
@@ -535,4 +536,4 @@ class IDF_Views_Project
                                                      ),
                                                $request);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/IDF/templates/idf/admin/issue-tracking.html b/src/IDF/templates/idf/admin/issue-tracking.html
index f835a68..fb5766c 100644
--- a/src/IDF/templates/idf/admin/issue-tracking.html
+++ b/src/IDF/templates/idf/admin/issue-tracking.html
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 <form method="post" action=".">
 <table class="form" summary="">
 <tr>
+<td colspan="2"><strong>{$form.f.labels_issue_template.labelTag}:</strong><br />
+{if $form.f.labels_issue_template.errors}{$form.f.labels_issue_template.fieldErrors}{/if}
+{$form.f.labels_issue_template|unsafe}
+</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
 <td colspan="2"><strong>{$form.f.labels_issue_open.labelTag}:</strong><br />
 {if $form.f.labels_issue_open.errors}{$form.f.labels_issue_open.fieldErrors}{/if}
 {$form.f.labels_issue_open|unsafe}