diff --git a/sentry_redmine/forms.py b/sentry_redmine/forms.py
index 3840d36..328cd52 100644
--- a/sentry_redmine/forms.py
+++ b/sentry_redmine/forms.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+import json
 
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ class RedmineOptionsForm(forms.Form):
         label='Tracker', coerce=int)
     default_priority = forms.TypedChoiceField(
         label='Default Priority', coerce=int)
+    extra_fields = forms.CharField(
+        widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={'rows': 5, 'class': 'span9'}),
+        help_text='Extra attributes (custom fields, status id, etc.) in JSON format',
+        label='Extra Fields',
+        required=False)
 
     def __init__(self, data=None, *args, **kwargs):
         super(RedmineOptionsForm, self).__init__(data=data, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -86,6 +92,24 @@ class RedmineOptionsForm(forms.Form):
             return url.rstrip('/')
         return url
 
+    def clean_extra_fields(self):
+        """
+        Ensure that the value provided is either a valid JSON dictionary,
+        or the empty string.
+        """
+        extra_fields_json = self.cleaned_data.get('extra_fields').strip()
+        if not extra_fields_json:
+            return ''
+
+        try:
+            extra_fields_dict = json.loads(extra_fields_json)
+        except ValueError:
+            raise forms.ValidationError('Invalid JSON specified')
+
+        if not isinstance(extra_fields_dict, dict):
+            raise forms.ValidationError('JSON dictionary must be specified')
+        return json.dumps(extra_fields_dict, indent=4)
+
 
 class RedmineNewIssueForm(forms.Form):
     title = forms.CharField(max_length=200, widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'class': 'span9'}))
diff --git a/sentry_redmine/plugin.py b/sentry_redmine/plugin.py
index 9f5df87..8fd7228 100644
--- a/sentry_redmine/plugin.py
+++ b/sentry_redmine/plugin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+import json
 
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 
@@ -67,13 +68,22 @@ class RedminePlugin(IssuePlugin):
         if default_priority is None:
             default_priority = 4
 
-        response = client.create_issue({
+        issue_dict = {
             'project_id': self.get_option('project_id', group.project),
             'tracker_id': self.get_option('tracker_id', group.project),
             'priority_id': default_priority,
             'subject': form_data['title'].encode('utf-8'),
             'description': form_data['description'].encode('utf-8'),
-        })
+        }
+
+        extra_fields_str = self.get_option('extra_fields', group.project)
+        if extra_fields_str:
+            extra_fields = json.loads(extra_fields_str)
+        else:
+            extra_fields = {}
+        issue_dict.update(extra_fields)
+
+        response = client.create_issue(issue_dict)
         return response['issue']['id']
 
     def get_issue_url(self, group, issue_id, **kwargs):