diff --git a/.changeset/cold-wolves-eat.md b/.changeset/cold-wolves-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa3a2180b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cold-wolves-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-sentry': patch
+---
+
+feature: sentry-plugin allows passing search query for listing issues
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/api-report.md b/plugins/sentry/api-report.md
index 7143272284..078e89d96d 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/sentry/api-report.md
@@ -36,7 +36,11 @@ export class MockSentryApi implements SentryApi {
 export class ProductionSentryApi implements SentryApi {
   constructor(discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi, organization: string);
   // (undocumented)
-  fetchIssues(project: string, statsFor: string): Promise<SentryIssue[]>;
+  fetchIssues(
+    project: string,
+    statsFor: string,
+    query?: string,
+  ): Promise<SentryIssue[]>;
 }
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "Router" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
@@ -49,7 +53,11 @@ export const Router: ({ entity }: { entity: Entity }) => JSX.Element;
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface SentryApi {
   // (undocumented)
-  fetchIssues(project: string, statsFor: string): Promise<SentryIssue[]>;
+  fetchIssues(
+    project: string,
+    statsFor: string,
+    query?: string,
+  ): Promise<SentryIssue[]>;
 }
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "sentryApiRef" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
@@ -100,10 +108,12 @@ export const SentryIssuesWidget: ({
   entity,
   statsFor,
   variant,
+  query,
 }: {
   entity: Entity;
   statsFor?: '12h' | '24h' | undefined;
   variant?: InfoCardVariants | undefined;
+  query?: string | undefined;
 }) => JSX.Element;
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "sentryPlugin" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/api/production-api.ts b/plugins/sentry/src/api/production-api.ts
index e634650f96..5968d20011 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/api/production-api.ts
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/api/production-api.ts
@@ -24,15 +24,21 @@ export class ProductionSentryApi implements SentryApi {
     private readonly organization: string,
   ) {}
 
-  async fetchIssues(project: string, statsFor: string): Promise<SentryIssue[]> {
+  async fetchIssues(
+    project: string,
+    statsFor: string,
+    query?: string,
+  ): Promise<SentryIssue[]> {
     if (!project) {
       return [];
     }
 
     const apiUrl = `${await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('proxy')}/sentry/api`;
 
+    const queryPart = query ? `&query=${query}` : '';
+
     const response = await fetch(
-      `${apiUrl}/0/projects/${this.organization}/${project}/issues/?statsPeriod=${statsFor}`,
+      `${apiUrl}/0/projects/${this.organization}/${project}/issues/?statsPeriod=${statsFor}${queryPart}`,
     );
 
     if (response.status >= 400 && response.status < 600) {
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/api/sentry-api.ts b/plugins/sentry/src/api/sentry-api.ts
index a755ca0941..d2177cde2a 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/api/sentry-api.ts
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/api/sentry-api.ts
@@ -23,5 +23,9 @@ export const sentryApiRef = createApiRef<SentryApi>({
 });
 
 export interface SentryApi {
-  fetchIssues(project: string, statsFor: string): Promise<SentryIssue[]>;
+  fetchIssues(
+    project: string,
+    statsFor: string,
+    query?: string,
+  ): Promise<SentryIssue[]>;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/sentry/src/components/SentryIssuesWidget/SentryIssuesWidget.tsx b/plugins/sentry/src/components/SentryIssuesWidget/SentryIssuesWidget.tsx
index 46198e4b93..349ce61128 100644
--- a/plugins/sentry/src/components/SentryIssuesWidget/SentryIssuesWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/sentry/src/components/SentryIssuesWidget/SentryIssuesWidget.tsx
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@ export const SentryIssuesWidget = ({
   entity,
   statsFor = '24h',
   variant = 'gridItem',
+  query = '',
 }: {
   entity: Entity;
   statsFor?: '24h' | '12h';
   variant?: InfoCardVariants;
+  query?: string;
 }) => {
   const errorApi = useApi<ErrorApi>(errorApiRef);
   const sentryApi = useApi(sentryApiRef);
@@ -49,8 +51,8 @@ export const SentryIssuesWidget = ({
   const projectId = useProjectSlug(entity);
 
   const { loading, value, error } = useAsync(
-    () => sentryApi.fetchIssues(projectId, statsFor),
-    [sentryApi, statsFor, projectId],
+    () => sentryApi.fetchIssues(projectId, statsFor, query),
+    [sentryApi, statsFor, projectId, query],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {