diff --git a/models/issues/comment.go b/models/issues/comment.go
index 3feee16031..26b1f180ef 100644
--- a/models/issues/comment.go
+++ b/models/issues/comment.go
@@ -1014,6 +1014,7 @@ type FindCommentsOptions struct {
 	Type        CommentType
 	IssueIDs    []int64
 	Invalidated util.OptionalBool
+	IsPull      util.OptionalBool
 }
 
 // ToConds implements FindOptions interface
@@ -1048,6 +1049,9 @@ func (opts *FindCommentsOptions) ToConds() builder.Cond {
 	if !opts.Invalidated.IsNone() {
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"comment.invalidated": opts.Invalidated.IsTrue()})
 	}
+	if opts.IsPull != util.OptionalBoolNone {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"issue.is_pull": opts.IsPull.IsTrue()})
+	}
 	return cond
 }
 
@@ -1055,7 +1059,7 @@ func (opts *FindCommentsOptions) ToConds() builder.Cond {
 func FindComments(ctx context.Context, opts *FindCommentsOptions) (CommentList, error) {
 	comments := make([]*Comment, 0, 10)
 	sess := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where(opts.ToConds())
-	if opts.RepoID > 0 {
+	if opts.RepoID > 0 || opts.IsPull != util.OptionalBoolNone {
 		sess.Join("INNER", "issue", "issue.id = comment.issue_id")
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
index 3438443a2f..a587f8710c 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue.go
@@ -452,6 +452,24 @@ func ListIssues(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		isPull = util.OptionalBoolNone
 	}
 
+	if isPull != util.OptionalBoolNone && !ctx.Repo.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls(isPull.IsTrue()) {
+		ctx.NotFound()
+		return
+	}
+
+	if isPull == util.OptionalBoolNone {
+		canReadIssues := ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypeIssues)
+		canReadPulls := ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypePullRequests)
+		if !canReadIssues && !canReadPulls {
+			ctx.NotFound()
+			return
+		} else if !canReadIssues {
+			isPull = util.OptionalBoolTrue
+		} else if !canReadPulls {
+			isPull = util.OptionalBoolFalse
+		}
+	}
+
 	// FIXME: we should be more efficient here
 	createdByID := getUserIDForFilter(ctx, "created_by")
 	if ctx.Written() {
@@ -562,6 +580,10 @@ func GetIssue(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		}
 		return
 	}
+	if !ctx.Repo.CanReadIssuesOrPulls(issue.IsPull) {
+		ctx.NotFound()
+		return
+	}
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, convert.ToAPIIssue(ctx, issue))
 }
 
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
index 2c03c7075e..7f9eff04ec 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/issue_comment.go
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import (
 	issues_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/issues"
 	access_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm/access"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/convert"
@@ -69,6 +71,11 @@ func ListIssueComments(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetRawIssueByIndex", err)
 		return
 	}
+	if !ctx.Repo.CanReadIssuesOrPulls(issue.IsPull) {
+		ctx.NotFound()
+		return
+	}
+
 	issue.Repo = ctx.Repo.Repository
 
 	opts := &issues_model.FindCommentsOptions{
@@ -265,12 +272,27 @@ func ListRepoIssueComments(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	var isPull util.OptionalBool
+	canReadIssue := ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypeIssues)
+	canReadPull := ctx.Repo.CanRead(unit.TypePullRequests)
+	if canReadIssue && canReadPull {
+		isPull = util.OptionalBoolNone
+	} else if canReadIssue {
+		isPull = util.OptionalBoolFalse
+	} else if canReadPull {
+		isPull = util.OptionalBoolTrue
+	} else {
+		ctx.NotFound()
+		return
+	}
+
 	opts := &issues_model.FindCommentsOptions{
 		ListOptions: utils.GetListOptions(ctx),
 		RepoID:      ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
 		Type:        issues_model.CommentTypeComment,
 		Since:       since,
 		Before:      before,
+		IsPull:      isPull,
 	}
 
 	comments, err := issues_model.FindComments(ctx, opts)
@@ -357,6 +379,11 @@ func CreateIssueComment(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !ctx.Repo.CanReadIssuesOrPulls(issue.IsPull) {
+		ctx.NotFound()
+		return
+	}
+
 	if issue.IsLocked && !ctx.Repo.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls(issue.IsPull) && !ctx.Doer.IsAdmin {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusForbidden, "CreateIssueComment", errors.New(ctx.Tr("repo.issues.comment_on_locked")))
 		return
@@ -430,6 +457,11 @@ func GetIssueComment(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !ctx.Repo.CanReadIssuesOrPulls(comment.Issue.IsPull) {
+		ctx.NotFound()
+		return
+	}
+
 	if comment.Type != issues_model.CommentTypeComment {
 		ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
 		return