diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_dependency.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_dependency.go
index 28cdbb3091..109395c400 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_dependency.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_dependency.go
@@ -500,7 +500,11 @@ func getParamsIssue(ctx *context.APIContext) *issues_model.Issue {
 
 func getFormIssue(ctx *context.APIContext, form *api.IssueMeta) *issues_model.Issue {
 	var repo *repo_model.Repository
-	if form.Owner != ctx.Repo.Repository.OwnerName || form.Name != ctx.Repo.Repository.Name {
+	// An empty owner/repo in the form means the dependency lives in the current
+	// repo, so default to it instead of looking up an empty ("", "") repository.
+	sameRepo := (form.Owner == "" || form.Owner == ctx.Repo.Repository.OwnerName) &&
+		(form.Name == "" || form.Name == ctx.Repo.Repository.Name)
+	if !sameRepo {
 		if !setting.Service.AllowCrossRepositoryDependencies {
 			ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, "CrossRepositoryDependencies not enabled")
 			return nil
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_issue_dependency_test.go b/tests/integration/api_issue_dependency_test.go
index fc2615be42..1776e8f821 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_issue_dependency_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_issue_dependency_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,31 @@ func TestAPICreateIssueDependencyCrossRepoPermission(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAPICreateIssueDependencySameRepoOmitOwnerRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	// Regression for #22: a same-repo dependency posted without owner/repo in the
+	// body must default to the current repo, not look up an empty ("", "") repo.
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	targetIssue := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.Issue{RepoID: repo.ID, Index: 1})
+	dependencyIssue := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.Issue{RepoID: repo.ID, Index: 4})
+
+	enableRepoDependencies(t, repo.ID)
+
+	url := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/issues/%d/dependencies", "user2", "repo1", targetIssue.Index)
+	// Owner and Name intentionally omitted — only the index is supplied.
+	dependencyMeta := &api.IssueMeta{Index: dependencyIssue.Index}
+
+	writerToken := getUserToken(t, "user2", auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteIssue)
+	req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", url, dependencyMeta).
+		AddTokenAuth(writerToken)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &issues_model.IssueDependency{
+		IssueID:      targetIssue.ID,
+		DependencyID: dependencyIssue.ID,
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAPIDeleteIssueDependencyCrossRepoPermission(t *testing.T) {
 	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()