diff --git a/redmine/defaults/main.yml b/redmine/defaults/main.yml
index 4173c8d4..0e2ee732 100644
--- a/redmine/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/redmine/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ rm_advanced_roadmap_plugin: False
 rm_scrum2b_plugin: False
 rm_autowatcher_plugin: False
 rm_issuereminder_plugin: False
+rm_issue_reminder_plugin_freq_min: 0
+rm_issue_reminder_plugin_freq_hour: 5
+rm_issue_reminder_plugin_freq_weekday: 1
 # https://github.com/arkhitech/redmine_update_reminder
 # We configure to send the email reminders once a week on monday morning by default
 rm_updatereminder_plugin: False
diff --git a/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml b/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
index d9374637..53c3f3bd 100644
--- a/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
+++ b/redmine/tasks/redmine-plugins.yml
@@ -150,10 +150,12 @@
   when: rm_issuereminder_plugin
   notify:
     - Bundle install and reconfigure redmine
-  tags:
-    - redmine
-    - redmine_plugins
-    - redmine_plugins_issuereminder
+  tags: [ 'redmine', 'redmine_plugins', 'redmine_plugins_issuereminder' ]
+
+- name: Install the issue reminder plugin cron job.
+  template: src=redmine_issue_reminder.cron.j2 dest=/etc/cron.d/redmine_issue_reminder owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  when: rm_issuereminder_plugin
+  tags: [ 'redmine', 'redmine_plugins', 'redmine_plugins_issuereminder' ]
 
 - name: Install the update reminder plugin
   git: repo=https://github.com/arkhitech/redmine_update_reminder dest={{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/plugins/redmine_update_reminder update=no
diff --git a/redmine/templates/redmine_issue_reminder.cron.j2 b/redmine/templates/redmine_issue_reminder.cron.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0322a44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redmine/templates/redmine_issue_reminder.cron.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ rm_issue_reminder_plugin_freq_min }} {{ rm_issue_reminder_plugin_freq_hour }} * * {{ rm_issue_reminder_plugin_freq_weekday }}	{{ redmine_user }}	/usr/local/bin/rake -f {{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/Rakefile --silent RAILS_ENV=production reminder:exec >{{ redmine_glob_root_dir }}/{{ redmine_inst_dir }}/log/redmine-issue_reminder.log 2>&1