diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 43edf409..a3723c5c 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -1747,7 +1747,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                         help='all states. Same as\'-s all\'')
     @cmdln.option('-f', '--force', action='store_true',
                         help='enforce state change, can be used to ignore open reviews')
-    @cmdln.option('-s', '--state', default='',  # default is 'all' if no args given, 'new,review' otherwise
+    @cmdln.option('-s', '--state', default='',  # default is 'all' if no args given, 'declined,new,review' otherwise
                         help='only list requests in one of the comma separated given states (new/review/accepted/revoked/declined) or "all" [default="new,review", or "all", if no args given]')
     @cmdln.option('-D', '--days', metavar='DAYS',
                         help='only list requests in state "new" or changed in the last DAYS. [default=%(request_list_days)s]')
@@ -1871,7 +1871,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
                 opts.state = 'all'
 
         if opts.state == '':
-            opts.state = 'new,review'
+            opts.state = 'declined,new,review'
 
         if args[0] == 'help':
             return self.do_help(['help', 'request'])