diff --git a/app/finders/issuable_finder.rb b/app/finders/issuable_finder.rb
index 56c4f22120dd880095cebc61441c422978b12d53..d05742405112f3d8e6a78233739c026a52d2858f 100644
--- a/app/finders/issuable_finder.rb
+++ b/app/finders/issuable_finder.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class IssuableFinder
       else
         []
       end
-    elsif current_user && params[:authorized_only].presence
+    elsif current_user && params[:authorized_only].presence && !current_user_related?
       klass.of_projects(current_user.authorized_projects).references(:project)
     else
       klass.of_projects(ProjectsFinder.new.execute(current_user)).references(:project)
@@ -142,4 +142,8 @@ class IssuableFinder
   def project
     Project.where(id: params[:project_id]).first if params[:project_id].present?
   end
+
+  def current_user_related?
+    params[:scope] == 'created-by-me' || params[:scope] == 'authored' || params[:scope] == 'assigned-to-me'
+  end
 end
diff --git a/features/steps/dashboard/issues.rb b/features/steps/dashboard/issues.rb
index 6b5f88e5895b4d2a20bffcb52aca2a0ba178baa0..2a5850d091b05fe7d9c8ca1033f3c3d8164ae4d9 100644
--- a/features/steps/dashboard/issues.rb
+++ b/features/steps/dashboard/issues.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardIssues < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I should see issues authored by me' do
     should_see(authored_issue)
+    should_see(authored_issue_on_public_project)
     should_not_see(assigned_issue)
     should_not_see(other_issue)
   end
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardIssues < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I have authored issues' do
     authored_issue
+    authored_issue_on_public_project
   end
 
   step 'I have assigned issues' do
@@ -64,6 +66,10 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardIssues < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     @other_issue ||= create :issue, project: project
   end
 
+  def authored_issue_on_public_project
+    @authored_issue_on_public_project ||= create :issue, author: current_user, project: public_project
+  end
+
   def project
     @project ||= begin
                    project =create :project
@@ -71,4 +77,8 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardIssues < Spinach::FeatureSteps
                    project
                  end
   end
+
+  def public_project
+    @public_project ||= create :project, :public
+  end
 end
diff --git a/features/steps/dashboard/merge_requests.rb b/features/steps/dashboard/merge_requests.rb
index 95c378fa20128903b65a432a347472ac8f5afbed..75e53173d3f2cdad71ec00b7a560e20b369f9d5e 100644
--- a/features/steps/dashboard/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/features/steps/dashboard/merge_requests.rb
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I should see merge requests assigned to me' do
     should_see(assigned_merge_request)
+    should_see(assigned_merge_request_from_fork)
     should_not_see(authored_merge_request)
+    should_not_see(authored_merge_request_from_fork)
     should_not_see(other_merge_request)
   end
 
   step 'I should see merge requests authored by me' do
     should_see(authored_merge_request)
+    should_see(authored_merge_request_from_fork)
     should_not_see(assigned_merge_request)
+    should_not_see(assigned_merge_request_from_fork)
     should_not_see(other_merge_request)
   end
 
@@ -22,10 +26,12 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I have authored merge requests' do
     authored_merge_request
+    authored_merge_request_from_fork
   end
 
   step 'I have assigned merge requests' do
     assigned_merge_request
+    assigned_merge_request_from_fork
   end
 
   step 'I have other merge requests' do
@@ -53,15 +59,41 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   end
 
   def assigned_merge_request
-    @assigned_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, assignee: current_user, target_project: project, source_project: project
+    @assigned_merge_request ||= create :merge_request,
+                                  assignee: current_user,
+                                  target_project: project,
+                                  source_project: project
   end
 
   def authored_merge_request
-    @authored_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, source_branch: 'simple_merge_request', author: current_user, target_project: project, source_project: project
+    @authored_merge_request ||= create :merge_request,
+                                  source_branch: 'simple_merge_request',
+                                  author: current_user,
+                                  target_project: project,
+                                  source_project: project
   end
 
   def other_merge_request
-    @other_merge_request ||= create :merge_request, source_branch: '2_3_notes_fix', target_project: project, source_project: project
+    @other_merge_request ||= create :merge_request,
+                              source_branch: '2_3_notes_fix',
+                              target_project: project,
+                              source_project: project
+  end
+
+  def authored_merge_request_from_fork
+    @authored_merge_request_from_fork ||= create :merge_request,
+                                            source_branch: 'basic_page',
+                                            author: current_user,
+                                            target_project: public_project,
+                                            source_project: forked_project
+  end
+
+  def assigned_merge_request_from_fork
+    @assigned_merge_request_from_fork ||= create :merge_request,
+                                            source_branch: 'basic_page_fix',
+                                            assignee: current_user,
+                                            target_project: public_project,
+                                            source_project: forked_project
   end
 
   def project
@@ -71,4 +103,12 @@ class Spinach::Features::DashboardMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
                    project
                  end
   end
+
+  def public_project
+    @public_project ||= create :project, :public
+  end
+
+  def forked_project
+    @forked_project ||= Projects::ForkService.new(public_project, current_user).execute
+  end
 end