diff --git a/app/services/boards/issues/list_service.rb b/app/services/boards/issues/list_service.rb
index 34efd09ed9f..435a8c6e681 100644
--- a/app/services/boards/issues/list_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/boards/issues/list_service.rb
@@ -36,12 +36,7 @@ module Boards
       end
 
       def set_state
-        params[:state] =
-          case list.list_type.to_sym
-          when :backlog then 'opened'
-          when :done then 'closed'
-          else 'all'
-          end
+        params[:state] = list.done? ? 'closed' : 'opened'
       end
 
       def board_label_ids
diff --git a/doc/user/project/issue_board.md b/doc/user/project/issue_board.md
index cac926b3e28..4a6c0d88241 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/issue_board.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/issue_board.md
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ Below is a table of the definitions used for GitLab's Issue Board.
 There are three types of lists, the ones you create based on your labels, and
 two default:
 
-- **Backlog** (default): shows all opened issues that do not fall in one of the other lists. Always appears on the very left.
-- **Done** (default): shows all closed issues that do not fall in one of the other lists. Always appears on the very right.
-- Label list: a list based on a label. It shows all opened or closed issues with that label.
+- **Backlog** (default): shows all issues that do not fall in one of the other lists. Always appears on the very left.
+- **Done** (default): shows all closed issues. Always appears on the very right.
+Label list: a list based on a label. It shows all issues with that label.
+- Label list: a list based on a label. It shows all opened issues with that label.
 
 ![GitLab Issue Board](img/issue_board.png)
 
diff --git a/spec/services/boards/issues/list_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/boards/issues/list_service_spec.rb
index e65da15aca8..5b9f454fd2d 100644
--- a/spec/services/boards/issues/list_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/boards/issues/list_service_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe Boards::Issues::ListService, services: true do
     let!(:closed_issue1) { create(:labeled_issue, :closed, project: project, labels: [bug]) }
     let!(:closed_issue2) { create(:labeled_issue, :closed, project: project, labels: [p3]) }
     let!(:closed_issue3) { create(:issue, :closed, project: project) }
-    let!(:closed_issue4) { create(:labeled_issue, :closed, project: project, labels: [p1, development]) }
+    let!(:closed_issue4) { create(:labeled_issue, :closed, project: project, labels: [p1]) }
 
     before do
       project.team << [user, :developer]
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ describe Boards::Issues::ListService, services: true do
 
         issues = described_class.new(project, user, params).execute
 
-        expect(issues).to eq [closed_issue2, closed_issue3, closed_issue1]
+        expect(issues).to eq [closed_issue4, closed_issue2, closed_issue3, closed_issue1]
       end
 
-      it 'returns opened/closed issues that have label list applied when listing issues from a label list' do
+      it 'returns opened issues that have label list applied when listing issues from a label list' do
         params = { id: list1.id }
 
         issues = described_class.new(project, user, params).execute
 
-        expect(issues).to eq [closed_issue4, list1_issue3, list1_issue1, list1_issue2]
+        expect(issues).to eq [list1_issue3, list1_issue1, list1_issue2]
       end
     end
   end