diff --git a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
index 1094612..5413790 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { DashboardSidebar } from "@/components/organisms/DashboardSidebar";
 import { DashboardShell } from "@/components/templates/DashboardShell";
 import { SignedOutPanel } from "@/components/auth/SignedOutPanel";
 import { ForgejoIssueMetricCards } from "@/components/git/ForgejoIssueMetricCards";
+import { CreateForgejoIssueDialog } from "@/components/git/CreateForgejoIssueDialog";
 import { ForgejoHeatmap } from "@/components/git/ForgejoHeatmap";
 import {
   DashboardMetricCard,
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
   const [selectedForgejoRepositoryId, setSelectedForgejoRepositoryId] =
     useState(ALL_FORGEJO_REPOSITORIES);
   const [isRefreshingForgejoSync, setIsRefreshingForgejoSync] = useState(false);
+  const [createForgejoIssueOpen, setCreateForgejoIssueOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const boardsQuery = useListBoardsApiV1BoardsGet<
     listBoardsApiV1BoardsGetResponse,
@@ -1325,10 +1327,30 @@ export default function DashboardPage() {
                 selectedRepositoryId={selectedForgejoRepositoryId}
                 onSelectedRepositoryChange={setSelectedForgejoRepositoryId}
                 onRefreshLastSync={handleRefreshForgejoLastSync}
+                onCreateIssue={() => setCreateForgejoIssueOpen(true)}
                 isRefreshingLastSync={isRefreshingForgejoSync}
                 isLoading={forgejoIssueMetricsLoading}
                 error={forgejoIssueMetricsError}
               />
+              <CreateForgejoIssueDialog
+                repositories={forgejoRepositories}
+                open={createForgejoIssueOpen}
+                onOpenChange={setCreateForgejoIssueOpen}
+                defaultRepositoryId={
+                  selectedForgejoRepositoryId === ALL_FORGEJO_REPOSITORIES
+                    ? undefined
+                    : selectedForgejoRepositoryId
+                }
+                onSuccess={() => {
+                  setCreateForgejoIssueOpen(false);
+                  void Promise.all([
+                    forgejoRepositoriesQuery.refetch(),
+                    forgejoMetricsQuery.refetch(),
+                    forgejoHeatmapQuery.refetch(),
+                    forgejoLastPushQuery.refetch(),
+                  ]);
+                }}
+              />
             </div>
 
             <div className="mt-4">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/git/CreateForgejoIssueDialog.tsx b/frontend/src/components/git/CreateForgejoIssueDialog.tsx
index 7b81a00..4ee3669 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/git/CreateForgejoIssueDialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/git/CreateForgejoIssueDialog.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
 import {
   Dialog,
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ export function CreateForgejoIssueDialog({
   const [isSubmitting, setIsSubmitting] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (open && !isSubmitting) {
+      setRepositoryId(defaultRepositoryId ?? repositories[0]?.id ?? "");
+    }
+  }, [defaultRepositoryId, isSubmitting, open, repositories]);
+
   const reset = () => {
     setTitle("");
     setBody(ISSUE_TEMPLATE);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/git/ForgejoIssueMetricCards.tsx b/frontend/src/components/git/ForgejoIssueMetricCards.tsx
index 85705f3..f990a3b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/git/ForgejoIssueMetricCards.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/git/ForgejoIssueMetricCards.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   ArrowUpRight,
   CheckCircle2,
   Clock3,
+  PlusCircle,
   RefreshCw,
   ShieldAlert,
   ShieldCheck,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ type ForgejoIssueMetricCardsProps = {
   selectedRepositoryId: string;
   onSelectedRepositoryChange: (repositoryId: string) => void;
   onRefreshLastSync: () => void;
+  onCreateIssue: () => void;
   isRefreshingLastSync?: boolean;
   isLoading?: boolean;
   error?: string | null;
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@ export function ForgejoIssueMetricCards({
   selectedRepositoryId,
   onSelectedRepositoryChange,
   onRefreshLastSync,
+  onCreateIssue,
   isRefreshingLastSync = false,
   isLoading = false,
   error,
@@ -412,17 +415,15 @@ export function ForgejoIssueMetricCards({
               ))}
             </SelectContent>
           </Select>
-          <Link
-            href={
-              selectedRepositoryId === ALL_REPOSITORIES_VALUE
-                ? "/git-projects/issues"
-                : `/git-projects/issues?repository_id=${encodeURIComponent(selectedRepositoryId)}`
-            }
-            className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1 text-sm font-medium text-[color:var(--accent)] transition hover:text-[color:var(--accent-strong)]"
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={onCreateIssue}
+            disabled={repositories.length === 0}
+            className="inline-flex w-fit items-center gap-1 text-sm font-medium text-[color:var(--accent)] transition hover:text-[color:var(--accent-strong)] disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50"
           >
-            Open issues
-            <ArrowUpRight className="h-4 w-4" />
-          </Link>
+            Create issue
+            <PlusCircle className="h-4 w-4" />
+          </button>
         </div>
       </div>