diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/boards_store.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/boards_store.js.es6
index 0fe0935feb5..bb04ca8ccb5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/boards_store.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/boards_store.js.es6
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       this.state.filters = {
         author_id: gl.utils.getParameterValues('author_id')[0],
         assignee_id: gl.utils.getParameterValues('assignee_id')[0],
-        milestone_title: gl.utils.getParameterValues('milestone_title')[0],
+        milestone_title: gl.utils.getParameterValues('milestone_title')[0] || '#upcoming',
         label_name: gl.utils.getParameterValues('label_name[]')
       };
     },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/test_utils/simulate_drag.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/test_utils/simulate_drag.js
index 3db593f8333..8c5196e7719 100755
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/test_utils/simulate_drag.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/test_utils/simulate_drag.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 		var dragInterval = setInterval(function loop() {
 			var progress = (new Date().getTime() - startTime) / duration;
 			var x = (fromRect.cx + (toRect.cx - fromRect.cx) * progress) - scrollable.scrollLeft;
-			var y = (fromRect.cy + (toRect.cy - fromRect.cy) * progress)  - scrollable.scrollTop;
+			var y = (fromRect.cy + (toRect.cy - fromRect.cy) * progress) - scrollable.scrollTop;
 			var overEl = fromEl.ownerDocument.elementFromPoint(x, y);
 
 			simulateEvent(overEl, 'mousemove', {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
index 6c33f09bc04..7a58b0578ea 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/boards.scss
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
 .board-list {
   -webkit-flex: 1;
   flex: 1;
+  height: 400px;
   margin-bottom: 0;
   padding: 5px;
   overflow-y: scroll;
diff --git a/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
index 47d174361db..7ebb8b77793 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ module IssuablesHelper
     end
   end
 
-  def milestone_dropdown_label(milestone_title, default_label = "Milestone")
+  def milestone_dropdown_label(milestone_title, is_boards, default_label = "Milestone")
     if milestone_title == Milestone::Upcoming.name
       milestone_title = Milestone::Upcoming.title
     end
 
-    h(milestone_title.presence || default_label)
+    if is_boards
+      boards_default = Milestone::Upcoming.title
+    end
+
+    h(milestone_title.presence || boards_default || default_label)
   end
 
   def issuable_meta(issuable, project, text)
diff --git a/app/views/projects/boards/show.html.haml b/app/views/projects/boards/show.html.haml
index edbbd3f3d2a..2f428779751 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/boards/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/boards/show.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 - content_for :page_specific_javascripts do
   = page_specific_javascript_tag('boards/boards_bundle.js')
-  = page_specific_javascript_tag('boards/test_utils/simulate_drag.js') if Rails.env.test?
+  = page_specific_javascript_tag('boards/test_utils/simulate_drag.js')
 
 = render "projects/issues/head"
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_milestone_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_milestone_dropdown.html.haml
index 2fcf40ece99..729e9b8a7c8 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_milestone_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_milestone_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+- is_boards = controller.controller_name == 'boards'
+
 - if params[:milestone_title].present?
   = hidden_field_tag(:milestone_title, params[:milestone_title])
-= dropdown_tag(milestone_dropdown_label(params[:milestone_title]), options: { title: "Filter by milestone", toggle_class: 'js-milestone-select js-filter-submit', filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-selectable",
+- elsif is_boards
+  = hidden_field_tag(:milestone_title, Milestone::Upcoming.name)
+= dropdown_tag(milestone_dropdown_label(params[:milestone_title], is_boards), options: { title: "Filter by milestone", toggle_class: 'js-milestone-select js-filter-submit', filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-selectable",
   placeholder: "Search milestones", footer_content: @project.present?, data: { show_no: true, show_any: true, show_upcoming: true, field_name: "milestone_title", selected: params[:milestone_title], project_id: @project.try(:id), milestones: milestones_filter_dropdown_path, default_label: "Milestone" } }) do
   - if @project
     %ul.dropdown-footer-list
diff --git a/spec/features/boards/boards_spec.rb b/spec/features/boards/boards_spec.rb
index ccc61e1196f..b92605888ae 100644
--- a/spec/features/boards/boards_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/boards/boards_spec.rb
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
   end
 
   context 'with lists' do
-    let(:milestone) { create(:milestone, project: project) }
+    let!(:milestone_upcoming) { create(:milestone, project: project, due_date: Date.tomorrow) }
+    let(:milestone)           { create(:milestone, project: project) }
 
     let(:planning)    { create(:label, project: project, name: 'Planning') }
     let(:development) { create(:label, project: project, name: 'Development') }
@@ -54,16 +55,16 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
     let!(:list1) { create(:list, board: project.board, label: planning, position: 0) }
     let!(:list2) { create(:list, board: project.board, label: development, position: 1) }
 
-    let!(:confidential_issue) { create(:issue, :confidential, project: project, author: user) }
-    let!(:issue1) { create(:issue, project: project, assignee: user) }
-    let!(:issue2) { create(:issue, project: project, author: user2) }
-    let!(:issue3) { create(:issue, project: project) }
-    let!(:issue4) { create(:issue, project: project) }
+    let!(:confidential_issue) { create(:issue, :confidential, project: project, author: user, milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
+    let!(:issue1) { create(:issue, project: project, assignee: user, milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
+    let!(:issue2) { create(:issue, project: project, author: user2, milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
+    let!(:issue3) { create(:issue, project: project, milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
+    let!(:issue4) { create(:issue, project: project, milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
     let!(:issue5) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [planning], milestone: milestone) }
-    let!(:issue6) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [planning, development]) }
-    let!(:issue7) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [development]) }
-    let!(:issue8) { create(:closed_issue, project: project) }
-    let!(:issue9) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [testing, bug]) }
+    let!(:issue6) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [planning, development], milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
+    let!(:issue7) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [development], milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
+    let!(:issue8) { create(:closed_issue, project: project, milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
+    let!(:issue9) { create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [testing, bug], milestone: milestone_upcoming) }
 
     before do
       visit namespace_project_board_path(project.namespace, project)
@@ -77,8 +78,8 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
 
     it 'shows issues in lists' do
       page.within(all('.board')[1]) do
-        expect(page.find('.board-header')).to have_content('2')
-        expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
+        expect(page.find('.board-header')).to have_content('1')
+        expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
       end
 
       page.within(all('.board')[2]) do
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
 
     it 'infinite scrolls list' do
       50.times do
-        create(:issue, project: project)
+        create(:issue, project: project, milestone: milestone_upcoming)
       end
 
       visit namespace_project_board_path(project.namespace, project)
@@ -156,8 +157,8 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
         end
 
         page.within(all('.board')[1]) do
-          expect(page.find('.board-header')).to have_content('3')
-          expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 3)
+          expect(page.find('.board-header')).to have_content('2')
+          expect(page).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
       it 'removes all of the same issue to done' do
         drag_to(list_from_index: 1, list_to_index: 3)
 
-        expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
+        expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_selector('.card', count: 0)
         expect(all('.board')[2]).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
         expect(all('.board').last).to have_content(issue6.title)
         expect(all('.board').last).not_to have_content(planning.title)
@@ -194,10 +195,10 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
       end
 
       it 'moves between lists' do
-        drag_to(list_from_index: 1, card_index: 1, list_to_index: 2)
+        drag_to(list_from_index: 1, list_to_index: 2)
 
-        expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
-        expect(all('.board')[2]).to have_selector('.card', count: 3)
+        expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_selector('.card', count: 0)
+        expect(all('.board')[2]).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
         expect(all('.board')[2]).to have_content(issue6.title)
         expect(all('.board')[2].all('.card').last).not_to have_content(development.title)
       end
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
       it 'moves between lists' do
         drag_to(list_from_index: 2, list_to_index: 1)
 
-        expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_selector('.card', count: 3)
+        expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
         expect(all('.board')[2]).to have_selector('.card', count: 1)
         expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_content(issue7.title)
         expect(all('.board')[1].all('.card').first).not_to have_content(planning.title)
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
       it 'moves from done' do
         drag_to(list_from_index: 3, list_to_index: 1)
 
-        expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_selector('.card', count: 3)
+        expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_selector('.card', count: 2)
         expect(all('.board')[1]).to have_content(issue8.title)
       end
 
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
 
       it 'filters by milestone' do
         page.within '.issues-filters' do
-          click_button('Milestone')
+          click_button('Upcoming')
 
           page.within '.milestone-filter' do
             click_link(milestone.title)
@@ -357,7 +358,7 @@ describe 'Issue Boards', feature: true, js: true do
 
       it 'infinite scrolls list with label filter' do
         50.times do
-          create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [testing])
+          create(:labeled_issue, project: project, labels: [testing], milestone: milestone_upcoming)
         end
 
         page.within '.issues-filters' do