diff --git a/pagure/api/issue.py b/pagure/api/issue.py
index 7835460..c0707e4 100644
--- a/pagure/api/issue.py
+++ b/pagure/api/issue.py
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ def api_view_issues(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
     status = flask.request.args.get("status", None)
     tags = flask.request.args.getlist("tags")
     tags = [tag.strip() for tag in tags if tag.strip()]
+    search_id = flask.request.args.get("query_id", None)
 
     priority_key = None
     if priority:
@@ -560,6 +561,7 @@ def api_view_issues(repo, username=None, namespace=None):
         "priority": priority_key,
         "order": order,
         "no_milestones": no_stones,
+        "search_id": search_id,
     }
 
     if status is not None:
diff --git a/pagure/templates/issue.html b/pagure/templates/issue.html
index 6bffda5..9adda95 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/issue.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/issue.html
@@ -1107,7 +1107,6 @@ $(".comment_and_close_action").click(function(event){
       );
   }
 
-  var _block_loaded = false;
   $('.mainform #blocking').selectize({
     plugins: ['remove_button'],
     valueField: 'id',
@@ -1124,20 +1123,18 @@ $(".comment_and_close_action").click(function(event){
     },
     create: false,
     load: function(query, callback) {
-      if (_block_loaded){
+      if (!query){
         callback();
         return;
       };
       var _url = "{{ url_for('api_ns.api_view_issues',
             repo=repo.name,
             username=username,
-            namespace=repo.namespace) }}";
+            namespace=repo.namespace) }}" + "?query_id=" + query;
       _get_issues(_url, callback);
-      _block_loaded = true;
     }
   });
 
-  var _dep_loaded = false;
   $('.mainform #depending').selectize({
     plugins: ['remove_button'],
     valueField: 'id',
@@ -1154,16 +1151,15 @@ $(".comment_and_close_action").click(function(event){
     },
     create: false,
     load: function(query, callback) {
-      if (_dep_loaded){
+      if (!query){
         callback();
         return;
       };
       var _url = "{{ url_for('api_ns.api_view_issues',
             repo=repo.name,
             username=username,
-            namespace=repo.namespace) }}";
+            namespace=repo.namespace) }}" + "?query_id=" + query;
       _get_issues(_url, callback);
-      _dep_loaded = true;
     }
   });