diff -r 6d2d69fd1c12 -r b0e83cab0bde src/main/java/de/uapcore/lightpit/modules/ProjectsModule.java
--- a/src/main/java/de/uapcore/lightpit/modules/ProjectsModule.java	Fri Oct 23 12:38:20 2020 +0200
+++ b/src/main/java/de/uapcore/lightpit/modules/ProjectsModule.java	Fri Oct 23 13:29:33 2020 +0200
@@ -422,16 +422,39 @@
 
     private void configureIssueEditor(IssueEditView viewModel, Issue issue, DataAccessObjects dao) throws SQLException {
         final var project = viewModel.getProjectInfo().getProject();
-        issue.setProject(project);
+        issue.setProject(project); // automatically set current project for new issues
         viewModel.setIssue(issue);
         viewModel.configureVersionSelectors(viewModel.getProjectInfo().getVersions());
         viewModel.setUsers(dao.getUserDao().list());
         viewModel.setComponents(dao.getComponentDao().list(project));
-        if (issue.getId() >= 0) {
-            viewModel.setComments(dao.getIssueDao().listComments(issue));
-        }
     }
 
+    @RequestMapping(requestPath = "$project/issues/$issue/view", method = HttpMethod.GET)
+    public ResponseType viewIssue(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp, PathParameters pathParameters, DataAccessObjects dao) throws IOException, SQLException {
+        final var viewModel = new IssueDetailView();
+        populate(viewModel, pathParameters, dao);
+
+        final var projectInfo = viewModel.getProjectInfo();
+        if (projectInfo == null) {
+            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
+            return ResponseType.NONE;
+        }
+
+        final var issueDao = dao.getIssueDao();
+        final var issue = issueDao.find(Functions.parseIntOrZero(pathParameters.get("issue")));
+        if (issue == null) {
+            resp.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_NOT_FOUND);
+            return ResponseType.NONE;
+        }
+
+        issueDao.joinVersionInformation(issue);
+        viewModel.setIssue(issue);
+        viewModel.setComments(issueDao.listComments(issue));
+
+        return forwardView(req, viewModel, "issue-view");
+    }
+
+    // TODO: why should the issue editor be child of $project?
     @RequestMapping(requestPath = "$project/issues/$issue/edit", method = HttpMethod.GET)
     public ResponseType editIssue(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp, PathParameters pathParameters, DataAccessObjects dao) throws IOException, SQLException {
         final var viewModel = new IssueEditView();
@@ -522,8 +545,8 @@
 
             dao.getIssueDao().saveOrUpdate(issue, issue.getProject());
 
-            // TODO: fix issue #14
-            setRedirectLocation(req, "./projects/" + issue.getProject().getNode() + "/all-components/all-versions/issues/");
+            // TODO: fix redirect location
+            setRedirectLocation(req, "./projects/" + issue.getProject().getNode()+"/issues/"+issue.getId()+"/view");
             setContentPage(req, Constants.JSP_COMMIT_SUCCESSFUL);
 
             return ResponseType.HTML;
@@ -561,8 +584,8 @@
 
             dao.getIssueDao().saveComment(issueComment);
 
-            // TODO: fix redirect location (e.g. after fixing #24)
-            setRedirectLocation(req, "./projects/" + issue.getProject().getNode()+"/issues/"+issue.getId()+"/edit");
+            // TODO: fix redirect location
+            setRedirectLocation(req, "./projects/" + issue.getProject().getNode()+"/issues/"+issue.getId()+"/view");
             setContentPage(req, Constants.JSP_COMMIT_SUCCESSFUL);
 
             return ResponseType.HTML;