diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue_list.go b/routers/web/repo/issue_list.go
index 6c0b6e7374..bb00b90270 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue_list.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue_list.go
@@ -542,7 +542,6 @@ func prepareIssueFilterAndList(ctx *context.Context, milestoneID, projectID int6
 		RepoIDs:           []int64{repo.ID},
 		LabelIDs:          preparedLabelFilter.SelectedLabelIDs,
 		MilestoneIDs:      mileIDs,
-		ProjectIDs:        []int64{projectID},
 		AssigneeID:        assigneeID,
 		MentionedID:       mentionedID,
 		PosterID:          posterUserID,
@@ -551,6 +550,11 @@ func prepareIssueFilterAndList(ctx *context.Context, milestoneID, projectID int6
 		IsPull:            isPullOption,
 		IssueIDs:          nil,
 	}
+
+	if projectID > 0 {
+		statsOpts.ProjectIDs = []int64{projectID}
+	}
+
 	if keyword != "" {
 		keywordMatchedIssueIDs, _, err = issue_indexer.SearchIssues(ctx, issue_indexer.ToSearchOptions(keyword, statsOpts))
 		if err != nil {