diff --git a/app/models/query.rb b/app/models/query.rb
index 18f1b135b..039e38e32 100644
--- a/app/models/query.rb
+++ b/app/models/query.rb
@@ -898,10 +898,10 @@ class Query < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def project_statement
     project_clauses = []
-    active_subprojects_ids = []
+    subprojects_ids = []
 
-    active_subprojects_ids = project.descendants.active.map(&:id) if project
-    if active_subprojects_ids.any?
+    subprojects_ids = project.descendants.where.not(status: Project::STATUS_ARCHIVED).ids if project
+    if subprojects_ids.any?
       if has_filter?("subproject_id")
         case operator_for("subproject_id")
         when '='
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ class Query < ActiveRecord::Base
           project_clauses << "#{Project.table_name}.id IN (%s)" % ids.join(',')
         when '!'
           # exclude the selected subprojects
-          ids = [project.id] + active_subprojects_ids - values_for("subproject_id").map(&:to_i)
+          ids = [project.id] + subprojects_ids - values_for("subproject_id").map(&:to_i)
           project_clauses << "#{Project.table_name}.id IN (%s)" % ids.join(',')
         when '!*'
           # main project only
diff --git a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
index 848b2eaa2..0d0979d6d 100644
--- a/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/issues_controller_test.rb
@@ -119,6 +119,26 @@ class IssuesControllerTest < Redmine::ControllerTest
     end
   end
 
+  def test_index_should_list_issues_of_closed_subprojects
+    Project.update_all(:is_public => true)
+    project = Project.find(1)
+    project.descendants.each(&:close)
+
+    with_settings :display_subprojects_issues => '1' do
+      get(:index, :params => {:project_id => project.id})
+      assert_response :success
+
+      assert_select 'td.id' do
+        assert_select 'a[href="/issues/5"]', 1
+        assert_select 'a[href="/issues/6"]', 1
+        assert_select 'a[href="/issues/9"]', 1
+        assert_select 'a[href="/issues/10"]', 1
+        assert_select 'a[href="/issues/13"]', 1
+        assert_select 'a[href="/issues/14"]', 0 # private issue
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_index_with_project_and_subprojects_should_show_private_subprojects_with_permission
     @request.session[:user_id] = 2
     with_settings :display_subprojects_issues => '1' do
diff --git a/test/unit/query_test.rb b/test/unit/query_test.rb
index 70141a87e..a6dff724c 100644
--- a/test/unit/query_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/query_test.rb
@@ -2503,6 +2503,17 @@ class QueryTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     ActiveRecord::Base.default_timezone = :local # restore Redmine default
   end
 
+  def test_project_statement_with_closed_subprojects
+    project = Project.find(1)
+    project.descendants.each(&:close)
+
+    with_settings :display_subprojects_issues => '1' do
+      query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_', :project => project)
+      statement = query.project_statement
+      assert_equal "projects.lft >= #{project.lft} AND projects.rgt <= #{project.rgt}", statement
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_filter_on_subprojects
     query = IssueQuery.new(:name => '_', :project => Project.find(1))
     filter_name = "subproject_id"