diff --git a/models/issues/issue_project.go b/models/issues/issue_project.go
index 38d52f1fd4..df4c8c702b 100644
--- a/models/issues/issue_project.go
+++ b/models/issues/issue_project.go
@@ -144,9 +144,10 @@ func IssueAssignOrRemoveProject(ctx context.Context, issue *Issue, doer *user_mo
 			}
 
 			pi = append(pi, &project_model.ProjectIssue{
-				IssueID:   issue.ID,
-				ProjectID: pID,
-				Sorting:   newSorting,
+				IssueID:         issue.ID,
+				ProjectID:       pID,
+				ProjectColumnID: newColumnID,
+				Sorting:         newSorting,
 			})
 
 			if _, err := CreateComment(ctx, &CreateCommentOptions{