diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index a8dd3d83f..c5b819f47 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ private
       session[:query] = {:id => @query.id, :project_id => @query.project_id}
       sort_clear
     else
-      if params[:set_filter] || session[:query].nil? || session[:query][:project_id] != (@project ? @project.id : nil)
+      if api_request? || params[:set_filter] || session[:query].nil? || session[:query][:project_id] != (@project ? @project.id : nil)
         # Give it a name, required to be valid
         @query = Query.new(:name => "_")
         @query.project = @project
diff --git a/test/integration/issues_api_test.rb b/test/integration/issues_api_test.rb
index 4406f3651..d107723f4 100644
--- a/test/integration/issues_api_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/issues_api_test.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ class IssuesApiTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     assert_response :success
     assert_equal 'application/xml', @response.content_type
   end
+  
+  def test_index_with_filter
+    get '/issues.xml?status_id=5'
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_equal 'application/xml', @response.content_type
+    assert_tag :tag => 'issues',
+               :children => { :count => Issue.visible.count(:conditions => {:status_id => 5}), 
+                              :only => { :tag => 'issue' } }
+  end
     
   def test_show_routing
     assert_routing(