diff -r f2883ef048aa query.rb
--- a/query.rb	Sat Jul 23 13:23:19 2011 +0200
+++ b/query.rb	Sat Jul 23 13:24:41 2011 +0200
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
 
   # Returns the issue count
   def issue_count
-    Issue.count(:include => [:status, :project], :conditions => statement)
+    Issue.visible.count(:include => [:status, :project], :conditions => statement)
   rescue ::ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid => e
     raise StatementInvalid.new(e.message)
   end