diff --git a/api/export_pr.go b/api/export_pr.go
index 454a4e05c..53a921e43 100644
--- a/api/export_pr.go
+++ b/api/export_pr.go
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ func (issue *Issue) ExportData(fields []string) map[string]interface{} {
 					"state":  n.State,
 				})
 			}
-			data[f] = items
+			data[f] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"nodes":      items,
+				"totalCount": issue.SubIssues.TotalCount,
+			}
 		case "subIssuesSummary":
 			data[f] = map[string]interface{}{
 				"total":            issue.SubIssuesSummary.Total,
@@ -89,7 +92,10 @@ func (issue *Issue) ExportData(fields []string) map[string]interface{} {
 					"state":  n.State,
 				})
 			}
-			data[f] = items
+			data[f] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"nodes":      items,
+				"totalCount": issue.BlockedBy.TotalCount,
+			}
 		case "blocking":
 			items := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0, len(issue.Blocking.Nodes))
 			for _, n := range issue.Blocking.Nodes {
@@ -101,7 +107,10 @@ func (issue *Issue) ExportData(fields []string) map[string]interface{} {
 					"state":  n.State,
 				})
 			}
-			data[f] = items
+			data[f] = map[string]interface{}{
+				"nodes":      items,
+				"totalCount": issue.Blocking.TotalCount,
+			}
 		default:
 			sf := fieldByName(v, f)
 			data[f] = sf.Interface()
diff --git a/api/queries_issue.go b/api/queries_issue.go
index 1cd5549a4..bcdd74058 100644
--- a/api/queries_issue.go
+++ b/api/queries_issue.go
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ type SubIssuesSummary struct {
 
 // LinkedIssueConnection is a connection of related issues (blocked-by or blocking).
 type LinkedIssueConnection struct {
-	Nodes []LinkedIssue `json:"nodes"`
+	Nodes      []LinkedIssue `json:"nodes"`
+	TotalCount int           `json:"totalCount"`
 }
 
 type ClosedByPullRequestsReferences struct {
diff --git a/api/query_builder.go b/api/query_builder.go
index 63c61cb45..d988cdc67 100644
--- a/api/query_builder.go
+++ b/api/query_builder.go
@@ -447,13 +447,13 @@ func IssueGraphQL(fields []string) string {
 		case "parent":
 			q = append(q, `parent{id,number,title,url,state,repository{nameWithOwner}}`)
 		case "subIssues":
-			q = append(q, `subIssues(first:50){nodes{id,number,title,url,state,repository{nameWithOwner}},totalCount}`)
+			q = append(q, `subIssues(first:100){nodes{id,number,title,url,state,repository{nameWithOwner}},totalCount}`)
 		case "subIssuesSummary":
 			q = append(q, `subIssuesSummary{total,completed,percentCompleted}`)
 		case "blockedBy":
-			q = append(q, `blockedBy(first:50){nodes{id,number,title,url,state,repository{nameWithOwner}}}`)
+			q = append(q, `blockedBy(first:50){nodes{id,number,title,url,state,repository{nameWithOwner}},totalCount}`)
 		case "blocking":
-			q = append(q, `blocking(first:50){nodes{id,number,title,url,state,repository{nameWithOwner}}}`)
+			q = append(q, `blocking(first:50){nodes{id,number,title,url,state,repository{nameWithOwner}},totalCount}`)
 		default:
 			q = append(q, field)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/issue/view/view_test.go b/pkg/cmd/issue/view/view_test.go
index a233f3ebe..72b23fa18 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/issue/view/view_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/issue/view/view_test.go
@@ -674,10 +674,12 @@ func issueResponseAllIssues2Fields() string {
 		},
 		"subIssuesSummary": {"total":2,"completed":1,"percentCompleted":50.0},
 		"blockedBy": {
-			"nodes": [{"number":200,"title":"API rate limiting","url":"https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/200","state":"OPEN","repository":{"nameWithOwner":"OWNER/REPO"}}]
+			"nodes": [{"number":200,"title":"API rate limiting","url":"https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/200","state":"OPEN","repository":{"nameWithOwner":"OWNER/REPO"}}],
+			"totalCount": 1
 		},
 		"blocking": {
-			"nodes": [{"number":300,"title":"Release v2.0","url":"https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/300","state":"OPEN","repository":{"nameWithOwner":"OWNER/REPO"}}]
+			"nodes": [{"number":300,"title":"Release v2.0","url":"https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/300","state":"OPEN","repository":{"nameWithOwner":"OWNER/REPO"}}],
+			"totalCount": 1
 		}
 	} } } }`
 }
@@ -878,8 +880,12 @@ func TestIssueView_json_ParentSubIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "OPEN", parent["state"])
 
 	// Sub-issues
-	subIssues, ok := data["subIssues"].([]interface{})
-	require.True(t, ok, "subIssues should be an array")
+	subIssuesObj, ok := data["subIssues"].(map[string]interface{})
+	require.True(t, ok, "subIssues should be an object")
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(2), subIssuesObj["totalCount"])
+
+	subIssues, ok := subIssuesObj["nodes"].([]interface{})
+	require.True(t, ok, "subIssues.nodes should be an array")
 	require.Len(t, subIssues, 2)
 
 	sub0 := subIssues[0].(map[string]interface{})
@@ -916,8 +922,12 @@ func TestIssueView_json_BlockedByBlocking(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(output.OutBuf.Bytes(), &data))
 
 	// Blocked by
-	blockedBy, ok := data["blockedBy"].([]interface{})
-	require.True(t, ok, "blockedBy should be an array")
+	blockedByObj, ok := data["blockedBy"].(map[string]interface{})
+	require.True(t, ok, "blockedBy should be an object")
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(1), blockedByObj["totalCount"])
+
+	blockedBy, ok := blockedByObj["nodes"].([]interface{})
+	require.True(t, ok, "blockedBy.nodes should be an array")
 	require.Len(t, blockedBy, 1)
 
 	blocked0 := blockedBy[0].(map[string]interface{})
@@ -927,8 +937,12 @@ func TestIssueView_json_BlockedByBlocking(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "OPEN", blocked0["state"])
 
 	// Blocking
-	blocking, ok := data["blocking"].([]interface{})
-	require.True(t, ok, "blocking should be an array")
+	blockingObj, ok := data["blocking"].(map[string]interface{})
+	require.True(t, ok, "blocking should be an object")
+	assert.Equal(t, float64(1), blockingObj["totalCount"])
+
+	blocking, ok := blockingObj["nodes"].([]interface{})
+	require.True(t, ok, "blocking.nodes should be an array")
 	require.Len(t, blocking, 1)
 
 	blocking0 := blocking[0].(map[string]interface{})