diff --git a/models/issue.go b/models/issue.go
index a30e77a91b..fe2b04ce21 100644
--- a/models/issue.go
+++ b/models/issue.go
@@ -1165,7 +1165,8 @@ func GetIssuesByIDs(issueIDs []int64) ([]*Issue, error) {
 // IssuesOptions represents options of an issue.
 type IssuesOptions struct {
 	db.ListOptions
-	RepoIDs            []int64 // include all repos if empty
+	RepoID             int64 // overwrites RepoCond if not 0
+	RepoCond           builder.Cond
 	AssigneeID         int64
 	PosterID           int64
 	MentionedID        int64
@@ -1256,15 +1257,15 @@ func (opts *IssuesOptions) setupSessionNoLimit(sess *xorm.Session) {
 		sess.In("issue.id", opts.IssueIDs)
 	}
 
-	if len(opts.RepoIDs) > 0 {
-		applyReposCondition(sess, opts.RepoIDs)
+	if opts.RepoID != 0 {
+		opts.RepoCond = builder.Eq{"issue.repo_id": opts.RepoID}
+	}
+	if opts.RepoCond != nil {
+		sess.And(opts.RepoCond)
 	}
 
-	switch opts.IsClosed {
-	case util.OptionalBoolTrue:
-		sess.And("issue.is_closed=?", true)
-	case util.OptionalBoolFalse:
-		sess.And("issue.is_closed=?", false)
+	if !opts.IsClosed.IsNone() {
+		sess.And("issue.is_closed=?", opts.IsClosed.IsTrue())
 	}
 
 	if opts.AssigneeID > 0 {
@@ -1383,10 +1384,6 @@ func issuePullAccessibleRepoCond(repoIDstr string, userID int64, org *Organizati
 	return cond
 }
 
-func applyReposCondition(sess *xorm.Session, repoIDs []int64) *xorm.Session {
-	return sess.In("issue.repo_id", repoIDs)
-}
-
 func applyAssigneeCondition(sess *xorm.Session, assigneeID int64) *xorm.Session {
 	return sess.Join("INNER", "issue_assignees", "issue.id = issue_assignees.issue_id").
 		And("issue_assignees.assignee_id = ?", assigneeID)
diff --git a/models/issue_label.go b/models/issue_label.go
index 53d28c0596..4124f3d74a 100644
--- a/models/issue_label.go
+++ b/models/issue_label.go
@@ -101,12 +101,9 @@ func (label *Label) CalOpenIssues() {
 
 // CalOpenOrgIssues calculates the open issues of a label for a specific repo
 func (label *Label) CalOpenOrgIssues(repoID, labelID int64) {
-	repoIDs := []int64{repoID}
-	labelIDs := []int64{labelID}
-
 	counts, _ := CountIssuesByRepo(&IssuesOptions{
-		RepoIDs:  repoIDs,
-		LabelIDs: labelIDs,
+		RepoID:   repoID,
+		LabelIDs: []int64{labelID},
 	})
 
 	for _, count := range counts {
diff --git a/models/issue_test.go b/models/issue_test.go
index aee9a50184..2581398acf 100644
--- a/models/issue_test.go
+++ b/models/issue_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
 
 func TestIssue_ReplaceLabels(t *testing.T) {
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ func TestIssues(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			IssuesOptions{
-				RepoIDs:  []int64{1, 3},
+				RepoCond: builder.In("repo_id", 1, 3),
 				SortType: "oldest",
 				ListOptions: db.ListOptions{
 					Page:     1,
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ func TestGetRepoIDsForIssuesOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			IssuesOptions{
-				RepoIDs: []int64{1, 2},
+				RepoCond: builder.In("repo_id", 1, 2),
 			},
 			[]int64{1, 2},
 		},
diff --git a/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go b/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
index 4db5091762..6aa4d8185b 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func populateIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context) {
 // UpdateRepoIndexer add/update all issues of the repositories
 func UpdateRepoIndexer(repo *repo_model.Repository) {
 	is, err := models.Issues(&models.IssuesOptions{
-		RepoIDs:  []int64{repo.ID},
+		RepoID:   repo.ID,
 		IsClosed: util.OptionalBoolNone,
 		IsPull:   util.OptionalBoolNone,
 	})
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
index c6e08b00f3..b5b1659c93 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ func SearchIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		opts.TeamID = team.ID
 	}
 
+	repoCond := models.SearchRepositoryCondition(opts)
 	repoIDs, _, err := models.SearchRepositoryIDs(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "SearchRepositoryByName", err)
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ func SearchIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 				Page:     ctx.FormInt("page"),
 				PageSize: limit,
 			},
-			RepoIDs:            repoIDs,
+			RepoCond:           repoCond,
 			IsClosed:           isClosed,
 			IssueIDs:           issueIDs,
 			IncludedLabelNames: includedLabelNames,
@@ -460,7 +461,7 @@ func ListIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	if len(keyword) == 0 || len(issueIDs) > 0 || len(labelIDs) > 0 {
 		issuesOpt := &models.IssuesOptions{
 			ListOptions:       listOptions,
-			RepoIDs:           []int64{ctx.Repo.Repository.ID},
+			RepoID:            ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
 			IsClosed:          isClosed,
 			IssueIDs:          issueIDs,
 			LabelIDs:          labelIDs,
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index bb24d0462c..248743471b 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func issues(ctx *context.Context, milestoneID, projectID int64, isPullOption uti
 				Page:     pager.Paginater.Current(),
 				PageSize: setting.UI.IssuePagingNum,
 			},
-			RepoIDs:           []int64{repo.ID},
+			RepoID:            repo.ID,
 			AssigneeID:        assigneeID,
 			PosterID:          posterID,
 			MentionedID:       mentionedID,
diff --git a/routers/web/user/home.go b/routers/web/user/home.go
index 6f1234d096..b2d9a9ca50 100644
--- a/routers/web/user/home.go
+++ b/routers/web/user/home.go
@@ -462,13 +462,7 @@ func buildIssueOverview(ctx *context.Context, unitType unit.Type) {
 			// to check if it's in the team(which possible isn't the case).
 			opts.User = nil
 		}
-		userRepoIDs, _, err := models.SearchRepositoryIDs(repoOpts)
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("models.SearchRepositoryIDs: %v", err)
-			return
-		}
-
-		opts.RepoIDs = userRepoIDs
+		opts.RepoCond = models.SearchRepositoryCondition(repoOpts)
 	}
 
 	// keyword holds the search term entered into the search field.
@@ -532,7 +526,7 @@ func buildIssueOverview(ctx *context.Context, unitType unit.Type) {
 	// Gets set when clicking filters on the issues overview page.
 	repoIDs := getRepoIDs(ctx.FormString("repos"))
 	if len(repoIDs) > 0 {
-		opts.RepoIDs = repoIDs
+		opts.RepoCond = builder.In("issue.repo_id", repoIDs)
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------
diff --git a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
index 7d4f77eac8..ed3e32952c 100644
--- a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
+++ b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func TestGiteaUploadRepo(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Len(t, releases, 1)
 
 	issues, err := models.Issues(&models.IssuesOptions{
-		RepoIDs:  []int64{repo.ID},
+		RepoID:   repo.ID,
 		IsPull:   util.OptionalBoolFalse,
 		SortType: "oldest",
 	})