diff --git a/api/queries_issue.go b/api/queries_issue.go
index 69c3dd988..da98e8442 100644
--- a/api/queries_issue.go
+++ b/api/queries_issue.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type Issue struct {
 	Number int
 	Title  string
 	URL    string
+	State  string
 
 	Labels struct {
 		Nodes      []IssueLabel
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ const fragments = `
 		number
 		title
 		url
+		state
 		labels(first: 3) {
 			nodes {
 				name
diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index ad1db6066..f0aa5be78 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -92,12 +92,28 @@ func issueList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if len(issues) > 0 {
-		printIssues("", issues...)
-	} else {
-		message := fmt.Sprintf("There are no open issues")
-		printMessage(message)
+	if len(issues) == 0 {
+		printMessage("There are no open issues")
+		return nil
 	}
+
+	table := utils.NewTablePrinter(cmd.OutOrStdout())
+	for _, issue := range issues {
+		issueNum := strconv.Itoa(issue.Number)
+		if table.IsTTY() {
+			issueNum = "#" + issueNum
+		}
+		labels := labelList(issue)
+		if labels != "" && table.IsTTY() {
+			labels = fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", labels)
+		}
+		table.AddField(issueNum, nil, colorFuncForState(issue.State))
+		table.AddField(issue.Title, nil, nil)
+		table.AddField(labels, nil, utils.Gray)
+		table.EndRow()
+	}
+	table.Render()
+
 	return nil
 }