diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a555565..1a39649 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build:
 lint:
 	@hash golangci-lint > /dev/null 2>&1; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
 		export BINARY="golangci-lint"; \
-		curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.23.1; \
+		curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.23.6; \
 	fi
 	golangci-lint run --timeout 5m
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba28840..e6b6bbd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,4 +27,15 @@ If no `upstream` repository is found, `upstream` becomes synonymous with `origin
   * Search pull requests based on keyword(s)
   * Create a new pull request `sip pulls create`
   * Check pull request status (default based on current branch) `sip pulls status`
-  * Checkout a pull request to test locally `sip pulls checkout`
\ No newline at end of file
+  * Checkout a pull request to test locally `sip pulls checkout`
+  
+### Search filters
+Sip supports certain search filters for issues/PRs.  
+Anything in the query that doesn't match one of the below filters will be sent as a keyword
+
+* State `is:open is:closed is:merged` - only the last state in the query will be applied
+* Author `author:jolheiser` - only the last author in the query will be applied
+* Labels `label:bug label:feature` - all labels must apply to return results
+* Milestone `mileston:v1.0.0` - only the last milestone in the query will be applied
+
+e.g. `test is:open query author:jolheiser milestone:0.2.0` will search for issues/PRs with keywords `test query` that are `open`, authored by `jolheiser`, and in the `0.2.0` milestone.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/issues.go b/cmd/issues.go
index 55576dd..f36ba9e 100644
--- a/cmd/issues.go
+++ b/cmd/issues.go
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ func queryIssues(ctx *cli.Context, client *gitea.Client, pulls bool) ([]*gitea.I
 	if err := survey.Ask(questions, &answers); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	filter := sdk.NewIssueFilter(answers.Query)
 	ownerRepo := strings.Split(answers.Repo, "/")
-	opts := gitea.ListIssueOption{KeyWord: answers.Query, State: "all"}
+	opts := gitea.ListIssueOption{KeyWord: filter.Query, State: "all"}
 	issues, err := sdk.GetIssues(client, ownerRepo[0], ownerRepo[1], opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -115,10 +116,16 @@ func queryIssues(ctx *cli.Context, client *gitea.Client, pulls bool) ([]*gitea.I
 
 	filtered := make([]*gitea.Issue, 0)
 	for _, issue := range issues {
+		// Filter out issues if searching PRs and vice-versa
 		if (pulls && issue.PullRequest == nil) ||
 			(!pulls && issue.PullRequest != nil) {
 			continue
 		}
+
+		if !filter.Match(issue) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		filtered = append(filtered, issue)
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/sdk/issues.go b/modules/sdk/issues.go
index 488ea0e..b7aeb09 100644
--- a/modules/sdk/issues.go
+++ b/modules/sdk/issues.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package sdk
 
 import (
 	"code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 // GetIssues returns all matching Issues from a Gitea instance
@@ -23,3 +24,97 @@ func GetIssues(client *gitea.Client, owner, repo string, opts gitea.ListIssueOpt
 	}
 	return issues, nil
 }
+
+type State int
+
+const (
+	None State = iota
+	Open
+	Closed
+	Merged
+)
+
+type IssueFilter struct {
+	Query     string
+	State     State
+	Author    string
+	Labels    []string
+	Milestone string
+}
+
+//nolint:gocognit
+// This function is high in cognitive complexity,
+// however it is hopefully structured to be less painful than gocognit thinks
+func (f *IssueFilter) Match(issue *gitea.Issue) bool {
+
+	// Filter out state
+	if f.State == Open && issue.State != gitea.StateOpen {
+		return false
+	}
+	if f.State == Closed && issue.State != gitea.StateClosed {
+		return false
+	}
+	if f.State == Merged && (issue.PullRequest == nil || !issue.PullRequest.HasMerged) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Filter out author
+	if f.Author != "" && (issue.Poster == nil || !strings.EqualFold(f.Author, issue.Poster.UserName)) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	// Filter out labels
+	for _, fl := range f.Labels {
+		hasLabel := false
+		for _, il := range issue.Labels {
+			if fl == strings.ToLower(il.Name) {
+				hasLabel = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !hasLabel {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Filter out milestone
+	if f.Milestone != "" && (issue.Milestone == nil || !strings.EqualFold(f.Milestone, issue.Milestone.Title)) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func NewIssueFilter(query string) *IssueFilter {
+	filter := &IssueFilter{}
+	for _, q := range strings.Split(query, " ") {
+		kv := strings.Split(q, ":")
+		if len(kv) == 2 {
+			kv[0] = strings.ToLower(kv[0])
+			kv[1] = strings.ToLower(kv[1])
+			switch kv[0] {
+			case "is":
+				switch kv[1] {
+				case "open", "opened":
+					filter.State = Open
+				case "close", "closed":
+					filter.State = Closed
+				case "merge", "merged":
+					filter.State = Merged
+				default:
+					filter.State = None
+				}
+			case "author":
+				filter.Author = kv[1]
+			case "label":
+				filter.Labels = append(filter.Labels, kv[1])
+			case "milestone":
+				filter.Milestone = kv[1]
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		filter.Query += " " + q
+	}
+	filter.Query = strings.TrimSpace(filter.Query)
+	return filter
+}
diff --git a/modules/sdk/issues_test.go b/modules/sdk/issues_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9cf5768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/sdk/issues_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package sdk
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIssueFilter(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tt := []struct {
+		Query  string
+		Result *IssueFilter
+	}{
+		// Grouped in fives to make searching failed tests easier
+		{"test query", &IssueFilter{Query: "test query"}},
+		{"test query author:jolheiser", &IssueFilter{Query: "test query", Author: "jolheiser"}},
+		{"test query author:jolheiser author:zeripath", &IssueFilter{Query: "test query", Author: "zeripath"}},
+		{"test is:open query", &IssueFilter{Query: "test query", State: Open}},
+		{"is:closed", &IssueFilter{State: Closed}},
+
+		{"is:closed is:merged", &IssueFilter{State: Merged}},
+		{"is:merged test author:jolheiser query", &IssueFilter{Query: "test query", State: Merged, Author: "jolheiser"}},
+		{"label:bug", &IssueFilter{Labels: []string{"bug"}}},
+		{"label:bug label:feature", &IssueFilter{Labels: []string{"bug", "feature"}}},
+		{"label:bug author:jolheiser test is:open query is:closed", &IssueFilter{Query: "test query", Author: "jolheiser", State: Closed, Labels: []string{"bug"}}},
+
+		{"is:closed milestone:0.1.0", &IssueFilter{State: Closed, Milestone: "0.1.0"}},
+		{"milestone:v1.0.0 keyword", &IssueFilter{Query: "keyword", Milestone: "v1.0.0"}},
+	}
+
+	for idx, tc := range tt {
+		t.Run(strconv.Itoa(idx+1), func(t *testing.T) {
+			filter := NewIssueFilter(tc.Query)
+			if tc.Result.Query != filter.Query {
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+			if tc.Result.State != filter.State {
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+			if tc.Result.Author != filter.Author {
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+			if len(tc.Result.Labels) != len(filter.Labels) {
+				t.Fail()
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/sdk/sdk_test.go b/modules/sdk/sdk_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fd2413
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/sdk/sdk_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package sdk
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}