diff --git a/pkg/cmd/browse/browse.go b/pkg/cmd/browse/browse.go
index 19d7b5e6e..094a5be82 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/browse/browse.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/browse/browse.go
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func parseSection(baseRepo ghrepo.Interface, opts *BrowseOptions) (string, error
 	}
 
 	if isNumber(opts.SelectorArg) {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("issues/%s", opts.SelectorArg), nil
+		return fmt.Sprintf("issues/%s", strings.TrimPrefix(opts.SelectorArg, "#")), nil
 	}
 
 	if isCommit(opts.SelectorArg) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func parseFile(opts BrowseOptions, f string) (p string, start int, end int, err
 }
 
 func isNumber(arg string) bool {
-	_, err := strconv.Atoi(arg)
+	_, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "#"))
 	return err == nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/browse/browse_test.go b/pkg/cmd/browse/browse_test.go
index aa9034b78..ba12f6bdf 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/browse/browse_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/browse/browse_test.go
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@ func Test_runBrowse(t *testing.T) {
 			baseRepo:    ghrepo.New("kevin", "MinTy"),
 			expectedURL: "https://github.com/kevin/MinTy/issues/217",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "issue with hashtag argument",
+			opts: BrowseOptions{
+				SelectorArg: "#217",
+			},
+			baseRepo:    ghrepo.New("kevin", "MinTy"),
+			expectedURL: "https://github.com/kevin/MinTy/issues/217",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "branch flag",
 			opts: BrowseOptions{