diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/group_work_items.query.graphql b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/group_work_items.query.graphql
index 9e4500c03aabff0255405ace63310c260fd00afb..fb07c4f118b5f0dbed7dee45162e363edaddac79 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/group_work_items.query.graphql
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/group_work_items.query.graphql
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ query groupWorkItems(
   $in: [IssuableSearchableField!]
   $includeAncestors: Boolean = false
   $includeDescendants: Boolean = false
+  $excludeGroupWorkItems: Boolean = false
   $iid: String = null
   $searchByIid: Boolean = false
   $searchByText: Boolean = true
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ query groupWorkItems(
       in: $in
       includeAncestors: $includeAncestors
       includeDescendants: $includeDescendants
+      excludeGroupWorkItems: $excludeGroupWorkItems
     ) @include(if: $searchByText) {
       nodes {
         id
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ query groupWorkItems(
       types: $types
       includeAncestors: $includeAncestors
       includeDescendants: $includeDescendants
+      excludeGroupWorkItems: $excludeGroupWorkItems
     ) @include(if: $searchByIid) {
       nodes {
         id
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_full.query.graphql b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_full.query.graphql
index b9174c617aef2264fc02a017f6c4587cabdb7dc3..f65eed7e92b5e74753368f037016e62150ffe61a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_full.query.graphql
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_full.query.graphql
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 query getWorkItemsFull(
   $excludeProjects: Boolean = false
+  $excludeGroupWorkItems: Boolean = false
   $includeDescendants: Boolean = true
   $fullPath: ID!
   $search: String
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ query getWorkItemsFull(
     name
     workItems(
       excludeProjects: $excludeProjects
+      excludeGroupWorkItems: $excludeGroupWorkItems
       includeDescendants: $includeDescendants
       search: $search
       sort: $sort
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_slim.query.graphql b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_slim.query.graphql
index 592a9b0af03f949c301a3954dd5d6c620a361c90..fda3708bee7eebd6c7f55a3f13693aea4cd138a0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_slim.query.graphql
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_slim.query.graphql
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 query getWorkItemsSlim(
   $excludeProjects: Boolean = false
+  $excludeGroupWorkItems: Boolean = false
   $includeDescendants: Boolean = true
   $fullPath: ID!
   $search: String
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ query getWorkItemsSlim(
     name
     workItems(
       excludeProjects: $excludeProjects
+      excludeGroupWorkItems: $excludeGroupWorkItems
       includeDescendants: $includeDescendants
       search: $search
       sort: $sort
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/pages/work_items_list_app.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/pages/work_items_list_app.vue
index ead29041250d7f5a4a27c98f5b2499fbf9b2aec9..cdbc1d6d175f53ba627f32fdf9c6646de9b8ee64 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/pages/work_items_list_app.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/pages/work_items_list_app.vue
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ export default {
         ...this.pageParams,
         search: this.searchQuery,
         excludeProjects: hasGroupFilter || this.isEpicsList,
+        excludeGroupWorkItems: this.isGroup && this.isGroupIssuesList,
         includeDescendants: !hasGroupFilter,
         types: this.apiFilterParams.types || singleWorkItemType || this.defaultWorkItemTypes,
         isGroup: this.isGroup,
diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_full.query.graphql b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_full.query.graphql
index ceb6a0888b9da526f2c4ec154659ec3fce69af53..d2fb526a363ced74f2293985ce164b8043453bae 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_full.query.graphql
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_full.query.graphql
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 query getWorkItemsFullEE(
   $excludeProjects: Boolean = false
+  $excludeGroupWorkItems: Boolean = false
   $includeDescendants: Boolean = true
   $fullPath: ID!
   $search: String
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ query getWorkItemsFullEE(
     name
     workItems(
       excludeProjects: $excludeProjects
+      excludeGroupWorkItems: $excludeGroupWorkItems
       includeDescendants: $includeDescendants
       search: $search
       sort: $sort
diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_slim.query.graphql b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_slim.query.graphql
index 1b77d70bf5634deeecea971480dfa654b7d764ca..7d8ecfb3c701873047eb3bc33ea1319a6ab2d558 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_slim.query.graphql
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/work_items/graphql/list/get_work_items_slim.query.graphql
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 query getWorkItemsSlimEE(
   $excludeProjects: Boolean = false
+  $excludeGroupWorkItems: Boolean = false
   $includeDescendants: Boolean = true
   $fullPath: ID!
   $search: String
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ query getWorkItemsSlimEE(
     name
     workItems(
       excludeProjects: $excludeProjects
+      excludeGroupWorkItems: $excludeGroupWorkItems
       includeDescendants: $includeDescendants
       search: $search
       sort: $sort
diff --git a/spec/frontend/work_items/list/components/work_items_list_app_spec.js b/spec/frontend/work_items/list/components/work_items_list_app_spec.js
index ff3652439da4a777f4ccfa9dd18f404a3680ff22..1615769d0ed197a21eb7d54bc23acd9f178f70f5 100644
--- a/spec/frontend/work_items/list/components/work_items_list_app_spec.js
+++ b/spec/frontend/work_items/list/components/work_items_list_app_spec.js
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ describeSkipVue3(skipReason, () => {
       expect(defaultQueryHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           excludeProjects: false,
+          excludeGroupWorkItems: false,
         }),
       );
     });
@@ -492,6 +493,22 @@ describeSkipVue3(skipReason, () => {
       expect(defaultQueryHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           excludeProjects: true,
+          excludeGroupWorkItems: false,
+        }),
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when isGroupIssuesList is true', () => {
+    it('sends excludeGroupWorkItems variable as true in GraphQL query', async () => {
+      mountComponent({ provide: { isGroup: true, isGroupIssuesList: true } });
+
+      await waitForPromises();
+
+      expect(defaultQueryHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          excludeProjects: false,
+          excludeGroupWorkItems: true,
         }),
       );
     });
@@ -1416,6 +1433,7 @@ describeSkipVue3(skipReason, () => {
         expect(defaultQueryHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.objectContaining({
             excludeProjects: true,
+            excludeGroupWorkItems: false,
             includeDescendants: false,
           }),
         );
@@ -1435,6 +1453,7 @@ describeSkipVue3(skipReason, () => {
         expect(defaultQueryHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
           expect.objectContaining({
             excludeProjects: false,
+            excludeGroupWorkItems: false,
             includeDescendants: true,
           }),
         );