diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
index 41076fd99c..22324e1923 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ func SearchIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: Filter by repository owner
 	//   type: string
+	// - name: created_by
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: Only show items which were created by the given user
+	//   type: string
 	// - name: team
 	//   in: query
 	//   description: Filter by team (requires organization owner parameter)
@@ -257,6 +261,14 @@ func SearchIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		searchOpt.UpdatedBeforeUnix = optional.Some(before)
 	}
 
+	createdByID := getUserIDForFilter(ctx, "created_by")
+	if ctx.Written() {
+		return
+	}
+	if createdByID > 0 {
+		searchOpt.PosterID = strconv.FormatInt(createdByID, 10)
+	}
+
 	if ctx.IsSigned {
 		ctxUserID := ctx.Doer.ID
 		if ctx.FormBool("created") {
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index a1ecc7fb4f..7b86cc3d45 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -4300,6 +4300,12 @@
             "name": "owner",
             "in": "query"
           },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Only show items which were created by the given user",
+            "name": "created_by",
+            "in": "query"
+          },
           {
             "type": "string",
             "description": "Filter by team (requires organization owner parameter)",
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_issue_test.go b/tests/integration/api_issue_test.go
index 56bed7db0d..8d85543dc8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_issue_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_issue_test.go
@@ -361,6 +361,34 @@ func TestAPISearchIssues(t *testing.T) {
 	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
 	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 2)
+
+	query = url.Values{"created": {"1"}} // issues created by the auth user
+	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()).AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 5)
+
+	query = url.Values{"created": {"1"}, "type": {"pulls"}} // prs created by the auth user
+	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()).AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 3)
+
+	query = url.Values{"created_by": {"user2"}} // issues created by the user2
+	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()).AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 9)
+
+	query = url.Values{"created_by": {"user2"}, "type": {"pulls"}} // prs created by user2
+	link.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", link.String()).AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &apiIssues)
+	assert.Len(t, apiIssues, 3)
 }
 
 func TestAPISearchIssuesWithLabels(t *testing.T) {