diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index b8b560c8..2149f734 100755
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -2055,6 +2055,8 @@ def get_submit_request_list(apiurl, project, package, req_state=('new')):
     match = 'submit/target/@project=\'%s\'' % quote_plus(project)
     if package:
         match += '%20and%20' + 'submit/target/@package=\'%s\'' % quote_plus(package)
+    for state in req_state:
+        match += '%20and%20' + 'state/@name=\'%s\'' % quote_plus(state)
 
     u = makeurl(apiurl, ['search', 'request'], ['match=%s' % match])
     f = http_GET(u)