diff --git a/app/controllers/deliverables_controller.rb b/app/controllers/deliverables_controller.rb
index 820ffa2..ec46a3b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/deliverables_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/deliverables_controller.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class DeliverablesController < ApplicationController
 
     @budget = Budget.new(@project.id)
 
+    @display_form = params[:new].present?
+
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html { render :action => 'index', :layout => !request.xhr? }
     end
diff --git a/app/views/deliverables/index.html.erb b/app/views/deliverables/index.html.erb
index aff93a3..fa7f601 100644
--- a/app/views/deliverables/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/deliverables/index.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <% if allowed_management? %>
-<div id="new-deliverable" style="display:none;">
+<div id="new-deliverable" style="<%= @display_form ? '' : 'display:none;' -%>">
   <h2><%= l(:label_new_deliverable) %></h2>
   <% remote_form_for :deliverable, @deliverable, :url => {:controller => 'deliverables', :action => 'create', :id => @project },
                      :method => :post, :builder => TabularFormBuilder, :lang => current_language,
diff --git a/spec/controllers/deliverables_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/deliverables_controller_spec.rb
index a1e2d22..9c7839a 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/deliverables_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/deliverables_controller_spec.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ describe DeliverablesController,"#index when logged in" do
     get :index, :id => @project.id
     assigns[:deliverables].should_not be_nil
   end
+
+  it "should set @display_form to false by default" do
+    get :index, :id => @project.id
+    assigns[:display_form].should eql(false)
+  end
+
+  it "should set @display_form to true if the 'new' parameter is used" do
+    get :index, :id => @project.id, :new => 'true'
+    assigns[:display_form].should eql(true)
+  end
   
   it "should only show the deliverables for the current project only" do
     # TODO: Get spec working for full finder