diff --git a/models/issue_list_test.go b/models/issue_list_test.go
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+// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package models
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestIssueList_LoadRepositories(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	issueList := IssueList{
+		AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Issue{ID: 1}).(*Issue),
+		AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Issue{ID: 2}).(*Issue),
+		AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Issue{ID: 4}).(*Issue),
+	}
+
+	repos, err := issueList.LoadRepositories()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, repos, 2)
+	for _, issue := range issueList {
+		assert.EqualValues(t, issue.RepoID, issue.Repo.ID)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssueList_LoadAttributes(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.NoError(t, PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	issueList := IssueList{
+		AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Issue{ID: 1}).(*Issue),
+		AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Issue{ID: 2}).(*Issue),
+		AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &Issue{ID: 4}).(*Issue),
+	}
+
+	assert.NoError(t, issueList.LoadAttributes())
+	for _, issue := range issueList {
+		assert.EqualValues(t, issue.RepoID, issue.Repo.ID)
+		for _, label := range issue.Labels {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, issue.RepoID, label.RepoID)
+			AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &IssueLabel{IssueID: issue.ID, LabelID: label.ID})
+		}
+		if issue.PosterID > 0 {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, issue.PosterID, issue.Poster.ID)
+		}
+		if issue.AssigneeID > 0 {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, issue.AssigneeID, issue.Assignee.ID)
+		}
+		if issue.MilestoneID > 0 {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, issue.MilestoneID, issue.Milestone.ID)
+		}
+		if issue.IsPull {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, issue.ID, issue.PullRequest.IssueID)
+		}
+		for _, attachment := range issue.Attachments {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, issue.ID, attachment.IssueID)
+		}
+		for _, comment := range issue.Comments {
+			assert.EqualValues(t, issue.ID, comment.IssueID)
+		}
+	}
+}