diff --git a/modules/github/backend.py b/modules/github/backend.py
index 237656ae..62f9d564 100644
--- a/modules/github/backend.py
+++ b/modules/github/backend.py
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ class GithubBackend(BaseBackend, ICapBugTracker):
         return self.browser.get_issue(_id)
 
     def iter_issues(self, query):
-        for issue in self.browser.iter_issues(query):
+        if ((query.assignee, query.author, query.status, query.title) ==
+                                             (None, None, None, None)):
+            it = self.browser.iter_project_issues(query.project)
+        else:
+            it = self.browser.iter_issues(query)
+
+        for issue in it:
             yield issue
 
     def create_issue(self, project_id):
diff --git a/modules/github/browser.py b/modules/github/browser.py
index 79bbe6b0..1aaf2ebd 100644
--- a/modules/github/browser.py
+++ b/modules/github/browser.py
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ class GithubBrowser(BaseBrowser):
         json = self.do_get('https://api.github.com/repos/%s/issues/%s' % (project_id, issue_number))
         return self.make_issue(_id, json, fetch_project)
 
+    def iter_project_issues(self, project_id):
+        base_url = 'https://api.github.com/repos/%s/issues' % project_id
+        for json in self._paginated(base_url):
+            for jissue in json:
+                issue_id = '%s/%s' % (project_id, jissue['number'])
+                yield self.make_issue(issue_id, jissue)
+            if len(json) < 100:
+                break
+
     def iter_issues(self, query):
         qsparts = ['repo:%s' % query.project]
         if query.assignee: