diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
index effbdc307..5972f3dbc 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
@@ -21,14 +21,7 @@
{{if .Participants}}
- {{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumParticipants "repo.issues.num_participants_one" "repo.issues.num_participants_few" .NumParticipants}}
-
+ {{template "repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/participants" .}}
{{end}}
{{if and $.IssueWatch (not .Repository.IsArchived)}}
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/participants.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/participants.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93e2579d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/participants.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumParticipants "repo.issues.num_participants_one" "repo.issues.num_participants_few" .NumParticipants}}
+