diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 1cc8f377a6ab19128cc0238ac52c915d2a6904ae..924358a4f0b76cf86fe0344555a8b8127c85983a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ v 8.6.0
   - Canceled builds are now ignored in compound build status if marked as `allowed to fail`
   - Trigger a todo for mentions on commits page
   - Let project owners and admins soft delete issues and merge requests
+  - Fix sorting issues by votes on the groups issues page results in SQL errors
 
 v 8.5.8
   - Bump Git version requirement to 2.7.4
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/issuable.rb b/app/models/concerns/issuable.rb
index 476e1ce7af0bc3141fe5fb1bf0556cbce340d5ff..cf5b2c716756f0f30d405dbd7562a91ce97a6a85 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/issuable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/issuable.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module Issuable
 
     scope :join_project, -> { joins(:project) }
     scope :references_project, -> { references(:project) }
-    scope :non_archived, -> { join_project.merge(Project.non_archived) }
+    scope :non_archived, -> { join_project.merge(Project.non_archived.only(:where)) }
 
     delegate :name,
              :email,
diff --git a/spec/controllers/groups_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/groups_controller_spec.rb
index 938e97298b64e9ba213ec8b7d3b3364f273e3fb8..465531b2b367b45c1703027436ca6e6e002f0587 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/groups_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/groups_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe GroupsController do
-  describe 'GET index' do
+  let(:user) { create(:user) }
+  let(:group) { create(:group) }
+  let(:project) { create(:project, namespace: group) }
+  let!(:group_member) { create(:group_member, group: group, user: user) }
+
+  describe 'GET #index' do
     context 'as a user' do
       it 'redirects to Groups Dashboard' do
-        sign_in(create(:user))
+        sign_in(user)
 
         get :index
 
@@ -20,4 +25,54 @@ describe GroupsController do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe 'GET #issues' do
+    let(:issue_1) { create(:issue, project: project) }
+    let(:issue_2) { create(:issue, project: project) }
+
+    before do
+      create_list(:upvote_note, 3, project: project, noteable: issue_2)
+      create_list(:upvote_note, 2, project: project, noteable: issue_1)
+      create_list(:downvote_note, 2, project: project, noteable: issue_2)
+
+      sign_in(user)
+    end
+
+    context 'sorting by votes' do
+      it 'sorts most popular issues' do
+        get :issues, id: group.to_param, sort: 'upvotes_desc'
+        expect(assigns(:issues)).to eq [issue_2, issue_1]
+      end
+
+      it 'sorts least popular issues' do
+        get :issues, id: group.to_param, sort: 'downvotes_desc'
+        expect(assigns(:issues)).to eq [issue_2, issue_1]
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'GET #merge_requests' do
+    let(:merge_request_1) { create(:merge_request, source_project: project) }
+    let(:merge_request_2) { create(:merge_request, :simple, source_project: project) }
+
+    before do
+      create_list(:upvote_note, 3, project: project, noteable: merge_request_2)
+      create_list(:upvote_note, 2, project: project, noteable: merge_request_1)
+      create_list(:downvote_note, 2, project: project, noteable: merge_request_2)
+
+      sign_in(user)
+    end
+
+    context 'sorting by votes' do
+      it 'sorts most popular merge requests' do
+        get :merge_requests, id: group.to_param, sort: 'upvotes_desc'
+        expect(assigns(:merge_requests)).to eq [merge_request_2, merge_request_1]
+      end
+
+      it 'sorts least popular merge requests' do
+        get :merge_requests, id: group.to_param, sort: 'downvotes_desc'
+        expect(assigns(:merge_requests)).to eq [merge_request_2, merge_request_1]
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end