diff --git a/src/main/scala/app/IssuesController.scala b/src/main/scala/app/IssuesController.scala
index 22544e7..be564ee 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/app/IssuesController.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/app/IssuesController.scala
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 import service._
 import IssuesService._
-import util.{CollaboratorsAuthenticator, ReferrerAuthenticator, ReadableUsersAuthenticator, Notifier, Keys}
+import util._
 import util.Implicits._
 import util.ControlUtil._
 import org.scalatra.Ok
+import model.Issue
 
 class IssuesController extends IssuesControllerBase
   with IssuesService with RepositoryService with AccountService with LabelsService with MilestonesService with ActivityService
@@ -110,6 +111,11 @@
       // record activity
       recordCreateIssueActivity(owner, name, userName, issueId, form.title)
 
+      // extract references and create refer comment
+      getIssue(owner, name, issueId.toString).foreach { issue =>
+        createReferComment(owner, name, issue, form.title + " " + form.content.getOrElse(""))
+      }
+
       // notifications
       Notifier().toNotify(repository, issueId, form.content.getOrElse("")){
         Notifier.msgIssue(s"${baseUrl}/${owner}/${name}/issues/${issueId}")
@@ -123,7 +129,11 @@
     defining(repository.owner, repository.name){ case (owner, name) =>
       getIssue(owner, name, params("id")).map { issue =>
         if(isEditable(owner, name, issue.openedUserName)){
+          // update issue
           updateIssue(owner, name, issue.issueId, form.title, form.content)
+          // extract references and create refer comment
+          createReferComment(owner, name, issue, form.title + " " + form.content.getOrElse(""))
+
           redirect(s"/${owner}/${name}/issues/_data/${issue.issueId}")
         } else Unauthorized
       } getOrElse NotFound
@@ -274,6 +284,15 @@
     redirect(s"/${repository.owner}/${repository.name}/issues")
   }
 
+  private def createReferComment(owner: String, repository: String, fromIssue: Issue, message: String) = {
+    StringUtil.extractIssueId(message).foreach { issueId =>
+      if(getIssue(owner, repository, issueId).isDefined){
+        createComment(owner, repository, context.loginAccount.get.userName, issueId.toInt,
+                      fromIssue.issueId + ":" + fromIssue.title, "refer")
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * @see [[https://github.com/takezoe/gitbucket/wiki/CommentAction]]
    */
@@ -313,6 +332,11 @@
         }
         recordActivity foreach ( _ (owner, name, userName, issueId, issue.title) )
 
+        // extract references and create refer comment
+        content.map { content =>
+          createReferComment(owner, name, issue, content)
+        }
+
         // notifications
         Notifier() match {
           case f =>
diff --git a/src/main/scala/servlet/GitRepositoryServlet.scala b/src/main/scala/servlet/GitRepositoryServlet.scala
index 712cd81..7eedd21 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/servlet/GitRepositoryServlet.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/servlet/GitRepositoryServlet.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import javax.servlet.ServletConfig
 import javax.servlet.ServletContext
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
-import util.{Keys, JGitUtil, Directory}
+import util.{StringUtil, Keys, JGitUtil, Directory}
 import util.ControlUtil._
 import util.Implicits._
 import service._
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@
   }
 
   private def createIssueComment(commit: CommitInfo) = {
-    "(^|\\W)#(\\d+)(\\W|$)".r.findAllIn(commit.fullMessage).matchData.foreach { matchData =>
-      val issueId = matchData.group(2)
+    StringUtil.extractIssueId(commit.fullMessage).foreach { issueId =>
       if(getIssue(owner, repository, issueId).isDefined){
         getAccountByMailAddress(commit.mailAddress).foreach { account =>
           createComment(owner, repository, account.userName, issueId.toInt, commit.fullMessage + " " + commit.id, "commit")
diff --git a/src/main/scala/util/StringUtil.scala b/src/main/scala/util/StringUtil.scala
index 55c923a..7de2a62 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/util/StringUtil.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/util/StringUtil.scala
@@ -45,4 +45,14 @@
         case e    => e
       }
     }
+
+  /**
+   * Extract issue id like ````#issueId``` from the given message.
+   *
+   *@param message the message which may contains issue id
+   * @return the iterator of issue id
+   */
+  def extractIssueId(message: String): Iterator[String] =
+    "(^|\\W)#(\\d+)(\\W|$)".r.findAllIn(message).matchData.map { matchData =>  matchData.group(2) }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/twirl/issues/commentlist.scala.html b/src/main/twirl/issues/commentlist.scala.html
index 7bc168f..92a82f7 100644
--- a/src/main/twirl/issues/commentlist.scala.html
+++ b/src/main/twirl/issues/commentlist.scala.html
@@ -11,10 +11,16 @@
     <div class="box issue-comment-box" id="comment-@comment.commentId">
       <div class="box-header-small">
         <i class="icon-comment"></i>
-        @user(comment.commentedUserName, styleClass="username strong") commented
+        @user(comment.commentedUserName, styleClass="username strong")
+        @if(comment.action == "comment"){
+          commented
+        } else {
+          @if(pullreq.isEmpty){ referenced the issue } else { referenced the pull request }
+        }
         <span class="pull-right">
           @datetime(comment.registeredDate)
-          @if(comment.action != "commit" && comment.action != "merge" && (hasWritePermission || loginAccount.map(_.userName == comment.commentedUserName).getOrElse(false))){
+          @if(comment.action != "commit" && comment.action != "merge" && comment.action != "refer" &&
+                (hasWritePermission || loginAccount.map(_.userName == comment.commentedUserName).getOrElse(false))){
             <a href="#" data-comment-id="@comment.commentId"><i class="icon-pencil"></i></a>&nbsp;
             <a href="#" data-comment-id="@comment.commentId"><i class="icon-remove-circle"></i></a>
           }
@@ -27,7 +33,13 @@
             @markdown(comment.content.substring(0, comment.content.length - 41), repository, false, true)
           }
         } else {
-          @markdown(comment.content, repository, false, true)
+          @if(comment.action == "refer"){
+            @defining(comment.content.split(":")){ case Array(issueId, rest @ _*) =>
+              <strong><a href="@path/@repository.owner/@repository.name/issues/@issueId">Issue #@issueId</a>: @rest.mkString(":")</strong>
+            }
+          } else {
+            @markdown(comment.content, repository, false, true)
+          }
         }
       </div>
     </div>