diff --git a/module/task/control.php b/module/task/control.php
index 80bb8e733a..cb18eb20b7 100644
--- a/module/task/control.php
+++ b/module/task/control.php
@@ -702,6 +702,8 @@ class task extends control
     {
         $this->commonAction($taskID);
 
+        $task = $this->task->getById($taskID);
+
         if(!empty($_POST))
         {
             $this->loadModel('action');
@@ -715,11 +717,9 @@ class task extends control
                 $this->action->logHistory($actionID, $changes);
             }
 
-            /* Remind whether to update status of the bug, if task which from that bug has been finished. */
-            $task = $this->task->getById($taskID);
-
             $this->executeHooks($taskID);
 
+            /* Remind whether to update status of the bug, if task which from that bug has been finished. */
             if($changes and $this->task->needUpdateBugStatus($task))
             {
                 foreach($changes as $change)
@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ class task extends control
 
         $this->view->title      = $this->view->project->name . $this->lang->colon .$this->lang->task->start;
         $this->view->position[] = $this->lang->task->start;
+
+        $this->view->members    = $this->loadModel('project')->getTeamMemberPairs($task->project, 'nodeleted');
         $this->view->users      = $this->loadModel('user')->getPairs('noletter');
         $this->display();
     }
diff --git a/module/task/model.php b/module/task/model.php
index cbdad3791d..1dc1335430 100644
--- a/module/task/model.php
+++ b/module/task/model.php
@@ -1261,7 +1261,6 @@ class taskModel extends model
 
         $now  = helper::now();
         $task = fixer::input('post')
-            ->setDefault('assignedTo', $this->app->user->account)
             ->setDefault('lastEditedBy', $this->app->user->account)
             ->setDefault('lastEditedDate', $now)
             ->setDefault('status', 'doing')
diff --git a/module/task/view/start.html.php b/module/task/view/start.html.php
index e5113e1237..70fc5c50ce 100644
--- a/module/task/view/start.html.php
+++ b/module/task/view/start.html.php
@@ -39,11 +39,18 @@
     </div>
     <form method='post' target='hiddenwin' onsubmit='return checkLeft();'>
       <table class='table table-form'>
+        <tr>
+          <th class='w-90px'><?php echo $lang->task->assignedTo;?></th>
+          <td class='w-p25-f'>
+            <?php echo html::select('assignedTo', $members, $this->app->user->account, "class='form-control chosen'");?>
+          </td>
+          <td></td>
+        </tr>
         <tr>
           <th class='w-90px'><?php echo $lang->task->realStarted;?></th>
           <td class='w-p25-f'><div class='datepicker-wrapper datepicker-date'><?php echo html::input('realStarted', $task->realStarted == '0000-00-00' ? helper::today() : $task->realStarted, "class='form-control form-date' data-picker-position='bottom-right'");?></div></td>
           <td></td>
-        </tr>  
+        </tr>
         <tr>
           <th><?php echo $lang->task->consumed;?></th>
           <td>