diff --git a/api/queries.go b/api/queries.go
index 624f60897..136124ad8 100644
--- a/api/queries.go
+++ b/api/queries.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func Issues(client *Client, ghRepo Repo, currentUsername string) (*IssuesPayload
     }
     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, orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
+        issues(filterBy: {assignee: $viewer, states: OPEN}, first: $per_page, orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
           edges {
             node {
               ...issue
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func Issues(client *Client, ghRepo Repo, currentUsername string) (*IssuesPayload
         }
       }
       mentioned: repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
-        issues(filterBy: {mentioned: $viewer}, first: $per_page, orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
+        issues(filterBy: {mentioned: $viewer, states: OPEN}, first: $per_page, orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
           edges {
             node {
               ...issue
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func Issues(client *Client, ghRepo Repo, currentUsername string) (*IssuesPayload
         }
       }
       recent: repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
-        issues(filterBy: {since: $since}, first: $per_page, orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
+        issues(filterBy: {since: $since, states: OPEN}, first: $per_page, orderBy: {field: CREATED_AT, direction: DESC}) {
           edges {
             node {
               ...issue