diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/board_issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/board_issues_controller.rb
index e9109626c87..30bd2559cec 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/board_issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/board_issues_controller.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Projects::BoardIssuesController < Projects::ApplicationController
   private
 
   def filter_params
-    params.permit(:list_id)
+    params.merge(id: params[:list_id])
   end
 
   def move_params
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 75bd8a7fa1e..244f0d49ab9 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -857,8 +857,11 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
         end
 
         resource :board, only: [:show] do
-          resources :issues, only: [:index, :update], controller: :board_issues
-          resources :lists, only: [:create, :update, :destroy], controller: :board_lists
+          resources :issues, only: [:update], controller: :board_issues
+
+          resources :lists, only: [:create, :update, :destroy], controller: :board_lists do
+            resources :issues, only: [:index], controller: :board_issues
+          end
         end
 
         resources :todos, only: [:create]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/projects/board_issues_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/projects/board_issues_controller_spec.rb
index 9be754bb27b..c7fccfbce6c 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/projects/board_issues_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/projects/board_issues_controller_spec.rb
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ describe Projects::BoardIssuesController do
         create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [development])
         create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [development])
 
-        get :index, namespace_id: project.namespace.to_param,
-                    project_id: project.to_param,
-                    list_id: list2.to_param
+        list_issues list_id: list2
 
         parsed_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
 
@@ -35,13 +33,17 @@ describe Projects::BoardIssuesController do
 
     context 'with invalid list id' do
       it 'returns a not found 404 response' do
-        get :index, namespace_id: project.namespace.to_param,
-                    project_id: project.to_param,
-                    id: 999
+        list_issues list_id: 999
 
         expect(response).to have_http_status(404)
       end
     end
+
+    def list_issues(list_id:)
+      get :index, namespace_id: project.namespace.to_param,
+                  project_id: project.to_param,
+                  list_id: list_id.to_param
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'PATCH #update' do