diff --git a/integrations/api_issue_test.go b/integrations/api_issue_test.go
index 382fe606bf..ce1c4b7d33 100644
--- a/integrations/api_issue_test.go
+++ b/integrations/api_issue_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package integrations
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
@@ -120,3 +121,47 @@ func TestAPIEditIssue(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, body, issueAfter.Content)
 	assert.Equal(t, title, issueAfter.Title)
 }
+
+func TestAPISearchIssue(t *testing.T) {
+	defer prepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	session := loginUser(t, "user2")
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session)
+
+	link, _ := url.Parse("/api/v1/repos/issues/search")
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
+	resp := session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	var apiIssues []*api.Issue
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 8)
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Add("token", token)
+	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 8)
+
+	query.Add("state", "closed")
+	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
+
+	query.Set("state", "all")
+	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 10) //there are more but 10 is page item limit
+
+	query.Add("page", "2")
+	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String())
+	resp = session.MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 0)
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
index ad82d53e7a..69b8a36995 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
@@ -67,20 +67,24 @@ func SearchIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 
 	// find repos user can access (for issue search)
 	repoIDs := make([]int64, 0)
+	opts := &models.SearchRepoOptions{
+		PageSize:    15,
+		Private:     false,
+		AllPublic:   true,
+		TopicOnly:   false,
+		Collaborate: util.OptionalBoolNone,
+		UserIsAdmin: ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin(),
+		OrderBy:     models.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated,
+	}
+	if ctx.IsSigned {
+		opts.Private = true
+		opts.AllLimited = true
+		opts.UserID = ctx.User.ID
+	}
 	issueCount := 0
 	for page := 1; ; page++ {
-		repos, count, err := models.SearchRepositoryByName(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
-			Page:        page,
-			PageSize:    15,
-			Private:     true,
-			Keyword:     "",
-			OwnerID:     ctx.User.ID,
-			TopicOnly:   false,
-			Collaborate: util.OptionalBoolNone,
-			UserIsAdmin: ctx.IsUserSiteAdmin(),
-			UserID:      ctx.User.ID,
-			OrderBy:     models.SearchOrderByRecentUpdated,
-		})
+		opts.Page = page
+		repos, count, err := models.SearchRepositoryByName(opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "SearchRepositoryByName", err)
 			return