diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
index effbdc3072..5972f3dbcf 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar.tmpl
@@ -21,14 +21,7 @@
 	<div class="divider"></div>
 
 	{{if .Participants}}
-		<span class="text"><strong>{{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumParticipants "repo.issues.num_participants_one" "repo.issues.num_participants_few" .NumParticipants}}</strong></span>
-		<div class="ui list tw-flex tw-flex-wrap">
-			{{range .Participants}}
-				<a {{if gt .ID 0}}href="{{.HomeLink}}"{{end}} data-tooltip-content="{{.GetDisplayName}}">
-					{{ctx.AvatarUtils.Avatar . 28 "tw-my-0.5 tw-mr-1"}}
-				</a>
-			{{end}}
-		</div>
+		{{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 0000000000..93e2579d8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/sidebar/participants.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<span class="text"><strong>{{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumParticipants "repo.issues.num_participants_one" "repo.issues.num_participants_few" .NumParticipants}}</strong></span>
+<div class="ui list tw-flex tw-flex-wrap">
+	{{range .Participants}}
+		<a {{if gt .ID 0}}href="{{.HomeLink}}"{{end}} data-tooltip-content="{{.GetDisplayName}}">
+			{{ctx.AvatarUtils.Avatar . 28 "tw-my-0.5 tw-mr-1"}}
+		</a>
+	{{end}}
+</div>