diff --git a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-item/assigned-item.directive.coffee b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-item/assigned-item.directive.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42bcf36d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-item/assigned-item.directive.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+###
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2016 Taiga Agile LLC <taiga@taiga.io>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# File: assigned-to-selector.directive.coffee
+###
+
+AssignedItemDirective = () ->
+
+    link = (scope, el, attrs) ->
+
+    return {
+        # controller: "AssignedToSelectorCtrl",
+        # controllerAs: "vm",
+        # bindToController: true,
+        templateUrl: "components/assigned-to/assigned-item/assigned-item.html",
+        scope: {
+            member: "=",
+        },
+        link: link
+    }
+
+AssignedItemDirective.$inject = []
+
+angular.module("taigaComponents").directive("tgAssignedItem", AssignedItemDirective)
diff --git a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-item/assigned-item.jade b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-item/assigned-item.jade
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3c97e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-item/assigned-item.jade
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.member {{member}}
diff --git a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.controller.coffee b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.controller.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d05b878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.controller.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+###
+# Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Taiga Agile LLC <taiga@taiga.io>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# File: assigned-to-selector.controller.coffee
+###
+
+class AssignedToSelectorController
+    @.$inject = []
+
+    constructor: () ->
+
+angular.module('taigaComponents').controller('AssignedToSelectorCtrl', AssignedToSelectorController)
diff --git a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.directive.coffee b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.directive.coffee
index b13be4d0..33b828d0 100644
--- a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.directive.coffee
+++ b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.directive.coffee
@@ -19,20 +19,15 @@
 
 AssignedToSelectorDirective = () ->
 
-    link = (scope, el, attrs) ->
-        console.log scope.assigned.toJS()
-        console.log scope.project.toJS()
-
     return {
-        # controller: "AssignedToSelectorCtrl",
-        # controllerAs: "vm",
-        # bindToController: true,
+        controller: "AssignedToSelectorCtrl",
+        controllerAs: "vm",
+        bindToController: true,
         templateUrl: "components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.html",
         scope: {
             assigned: "=",
             project: "="
-        },
-        link: link
+        }
     }
 
 AssignedToSelectorDirective.$inject = []
diff --git a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.jade b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.jade
index 29de6158..e14d5c8c 100644
--- a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.jade
+++ b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to-selector/assigned-to-selector.jade
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
 tg-lightbox-close
 
 .assigned-to-container
-    h2.title(translate="COMMON.ASSIGNED_TO.TITLE_ACTION_EDIT_ASSIGNMENT")
+    h2.title(translate="LIGHTBOX.ASSIGNED_TO.SELECT")
+    input.assign-input(
+        type="text"
+        placeholder="{{'LIGHTBOX.ASSIGNED_TO.SEARCH' | translate}}"
+        autofocus
+        ng-model="vm.assignToMember.name"
+        ng-model-options="{debounce: 200}"
+    )
+    ul.tags-dropdown
+        li(ng-repeat="member in vm.project.members | filter: vm.assignToMember.name")
+            tg-assigned-item.assigned-members-option(
+                member="member"
+                ng-click="vm.onAddTag(tag[0], tag[1], vm.project)"
+            )
diff --git a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.controller.coffee b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.controller.coffee
index d7b76bc4..9a04e103 100644
--- a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.controller.coffee
+++ b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.controller.coffee
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ class AssignedToController
     ]
 
     constructor: (@lightboxFactory) ->
+        @.has_permissions = _.includes(@.project.my_permissions, 'modify_epic')
 
     onSelectAssignedTo: (assigned, project) ->
         @lightboxFactory.create('tg-assigned-to-selector', {
             "class": "lightbox lightbox-assigned-to-selector open"
-            "assigned": "assigned"
+            "assignedTo": "assignedTo"
             "project": "project"
         }, {
-            "assigned": assigned
-            "project": project
+            "assignedTo": @.assignedTo
+            "project": @.project
         })
 
 angular.module('taigaComponents').controller('AssignedToCtrl', AssignedToController)
diff --git a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.directive.coffee b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.directive.coffee
index bc596b3c..ae0683ce 100644
--- a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.directive.coffee
+++ b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.directive.coffee
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ AssignedToDirective = () ->
         bindToController: true,
         templateUrl: "components/assigned-to/assigned-to.html",
         scope: {
-            assignedTo: "="
+            assignedTo: "=",
             project: "="
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.jade b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.jade
index e1570c69..3eb7fe76 100644
--- a/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.jade
+++ b/app/modules/components/assigned-to/assigned-to.jade
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 img.assigned-to(
-    ng-if="vm.assignedTo"
+    ng-if="vm.assignedTo && vm.has_permissions"
     tg-avatar="vm.assignedTo"
     alt="{{vm.assignedTo.get('full_name_display')}}"
     title="{{vm.assignedTo.get('full_name_display')}}"
     ng-click="vm.onSelectAssignedTo(vm.assignedTo, vm.project)"
 )
 img.assigned-to(
-    ng-if="!vm.assignedTo"
+    ng-if="vm.assignedTo && !vm.has_permissions"
+    tg-avatar="vm.assignedTo"
+    alt="{{vm.assignedTo.get('full_name_display')}}"
+    title="{{vm.assignedTo.get('full_name_display')}}"
+)
+img.assigned-to(
+    ng-if="!vm.assignedTo && vm.has_permissions"
     src="/#{v}/images/unnamed.png"
     alt="{{EPICS.DASHBOARD.UNASSIGNED | translate}}"
     ng-click="vm.onSelectAssignedTo(vm.assignedTo, vm.project)"
 )
+img.assigned-to(
+    ng-if="!vm.assignedTo && !vm.has_permissions"
+    src="/#{v}/images/unnamed.png"
+    alt="{{EPICS.DASHBOARD.UNASSIGNED | translate}}"
+)
diff --git a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/story-row/story-row.jade b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/story-row/story-row.jade
index 0783c479..ba9580ef 100644
--- a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/story-row/story-row.jade
+++ b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/story-row/story-row.jade
@@ -26,19 +26,12 @@
             alt="{{::vm.story.getIn(['project_extra_info', 'name'])}}"
         )
     .sprint(ng-if="vm.column.sprint") {{::vm.story.get('milestone_name')}}
-    .assigned(
-        ng-if="vm.column.assigned && vm.story.get('assigned_to')"
-        ng-click="vm.onSelectAssignedTo()"
-    )
+    .assigned(ng-if="vm.column.assigned && vm.story.get('assigned_to')")
         img(
             tg-avatar="vm.story.get('assigned_to_extra_info')"
             alt="{{::vm.story.getIn(['assigned_to_extra_info', 'full_name_display'])}}"
         )
-    .assigned(
-        ng-if="vm.column.assigned && !vm.story.get('assigned_to')"
-        ng-class="{'is-unassigned': !vm.story.get('assigned_to')}"
-        ng-click="vm.onSelectAssignedTo()"
-    )
+    .assigned(ng-if="vm.column.assigned && !vm.story.get('assigned_to')")
         img(
             src="/#{v}/images/unnamed.png"
             alt="{{EPICS.DASHBOARD.UNASSIGNED | translate}}"
diff --git a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/story-row/story-row.scss b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/story-row/story-row.scss
index 4eaf597e..ad742a2a 100644
--- a/app/modules/epics/dashboard/story-row/story-row.scss
+++ b/app/modules/epics/dashboard/story-row/story-row.scss
@@ -86,7 +86,4 @@
         margin-right: .25rem;
         vertical-align: middle;
     }
-    .is-unassigned {
-        color: $gray-light;
-    }
 }