diff --git a/api/queries.go b/api/queries.go
index e1e078138..c0bc53eca 100644
--- a/api/queries.go
+++ b/api/queries.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type PullRequestsPayload struct {
@@ -22,6 +23,108 @@ type Repo interface {
 	RepoOwner() string
 }
 
+type IssuesPayload struct {
+	Assigned  []Issue
+	Mentioned []Issue
+	Recent    []Issue
+}
+
+type Issue struct {
+	Number int
+	Title  string
+}
+
+func Issues(client *Client, ghRepo Repo, currentUsername string) (*IssuesPayload, error) {
+	type issues struct {
+		Issues struct {
+			Edges []struct {
+				Node Issue
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	type response struct {
+		Assigned  issues
+		Mentioned issues
+		Recent    issues
+	}
+
+	query := `
+    fragment issue on Issue {
+      number
+      title
+    }
+    query($owner: String!, $repo: String!, $since: DateTime!, $viewer: String!, $per_page: Int = 10) {
+      assigned: repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+        issues(filterBy: {assignee: $viewer}, first: $per_page) {
+          edges {
+            node {
+              ...issue
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      mentioned: repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+        issues(filterBy: {mentioned: $viewer}, first: $per_page) {
+          edges {
+            node {
+              ...issue
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      recent: repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
+        issues(filterBy: {since: $since, orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}}, first: $per_page) {
+          edges {
+            node {
+              ...issue
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  `
+
+	owner := ghRepo.RepoOwner()
+	repo := ghRepo.RepoName()
+	since := time.Now().UTC().Add(time.Hour * -24).Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05-0700")
+	variables := map[string]interface{}{
+		"owner":  owner,
+		"repo":   repo,
+		"viewer": currentUsername,
+		"since":  since,
+	}
+
+	var resp response
+	err := client.GraphQL(query, variables, &resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var assigned []Issue
+	for _, edge := range resp.Assigned.Issues.Edges {
+		assigned = append(assigned, edge.Node)
+	}
+
+	var mentioned []Issue
+	for _, edge := range resp.Mentioned.Issues.Edges {
+		mentioned = append(mentioned, edge.Node)
+	}
+
+	var recent []Issue
+	for _, edge := range resp.Recent.Issues.Edges {
+		recent = append(recent, edge.Node)
+	}
+
+	payload := IssuesPayload{
+		assigned,
+		mentioned,
+		recent,
+	}
+
+	return &payload, nil
+}
+
 func PullRequests(client *Client, ghRepo Repo, currentBranch, currentUsername string) (*PullRequestsPayload, error) {
 	type edges struct {
 		Edges []struct {