diff -Nadurp includes/issue_node_form.inc includes/issue_node_form.inc
--- includes/issue_node_form.inc	2009-10-08 16:36:16.000000000 -0700
+++ includes/issue_node_form.inc	2010-11-09 10:43:07.115370420 -0800
@@ -384,6 +383,18 @@ function _project_issue_form($node, $for
   );
   $form['issue_details']['format'] = filter_form($node->format);
 
+  if (module_exists('content')) {
+    // Assign weights from CCK "Manage fields"
+    $form['project_help']['#weight'] = content_extra_field_weight($node->type, 'project_help');
+    $form['project_info']['#weight'] = content_extra_field_weight($node->type, 'project_info');
+    $form['issue_info']['#weight'] = content_extra_field_weight($node->type, 'issue_info');
+    // set the interior title and body weights for position relative to each other,
+    // and use the body weight for overall positioning of the fieldset
+    $form['issue_details']['title']['#weight'] = content_extra_field_weight($node->type, 'title');
+    $form['issue_details']['#weight'] = $form['issue_details']['body']['#weight'] =
+      content_extra_field_weight($node->type, 'body_field');
+  }
+
   $directory = file_create_path(variable_get('project_directory_issues', 'issues'));
   if (!file_check_directory($directory, 0)) {
     $msg = t('File attachments are disabled. The issue directory has not been properly configured.');
diff -Nadurp project_issue.module project_issue.module
--- project_issue.module	2010-11-05 06:15:10.262370000 -0700
+++ project_issue.module	2010-11-09 11:54:57.861496292 -0800
@@ -1070,6 +1070,32 @@ function project_issue_link_alter(&$link
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of hook_content_extra_fields.
+ */
+function project_issue_content_extra_fields($type_name) {
+  if ($type_name == 'project_issue') {
+    $extras = array(
+      'project_help' => array(
+        'label' => t('Project help'),
+        'description' => t('Project issue tracking module form.'),
+        'weight' => -6,
+      ),
+      'project_info' => array(
+        'label' => t('Project information'),
+        'description' => t('Project issue tracking module form.'),
+        'weight' => -4,
+      ),
+      'issue_info' => array(
+        'label' => t('Issue information'),
+        'description' => t('Project issue tracking module form.'),
+        'weight' => -4,
+      ),
+    );
+    return $extras;
+  }
+}
+
 
 /**
  * @defgroup project_issue_filter Project Issue number to link filter.