diff --git a/handler/api/repos/builds/list.go b/handler/api/repos/builds/list.go
index 3a47fee18..594076549 100644
--- a/handler/api/repos/builds/list.go
+++ b/handler/api/repos/builds/list.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package builds
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func HandleList(
 		var (
 			namespace = chi.URLParam(r, "owner")
 			name      = chi.URLParam(r, "name")
+			branch    = r.FormValue("branch")
 			page      = r.FormValue("page")
 			perPage   = r.FormValue("per_page")
 		)
@@ -59,7 +61,15 @@ func HandleList(
 				Debugln("api: cannot find repository")
 			return
 		}
-		builds, err := builds.List(r.Context(), repo.ID, limit, offset)
+
+		var results []*core.Build
+		if branch != "" {
+			ref := fmt.Sprintf("refs/heads/%s", branch)
+			results, err = builds.ListRef(r.Context(), repo.ID, ref, limit, offset)
+		} else {
+			results, err = builds.List(r.Context(), repo.ID, limit, offset)
+		}
+
 		if err != nil {
 			render.InternalError(w, err)
 			logger.FromRequest(r).
@@ -68,7 +78,7 @@ func HandleList(
 				WithField("name", name).
 				Debugln("api: cannot list builds")
 		} else {
-			render.JSON(w, builds, 200)
+			render.JSON(w, results, 200)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/handler/api/repos/builds/list_test.go b/handler/api/repos/builds/list_test.go
index 1d2bf5f43..da664b42b 100644
--- a/handler/api/repos/builds/list_test.go
+++ b/handler/api/repos/builds/list_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/drone/drone/core"
 	"github.com/drone/drone/handler/api/errors"
 	"github.com/drone/drone/mock"
-	"github.com/drone/drone/core"
 
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
@@ -107,6 +107,38 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestListBranch(t *testing.T) {
+	controller := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer controller.Finish()
+
+	repos := mock.NewMockRepositoryStore(controller)
+	repos.EXPECT().FindName(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any(), mockRepo.Name).Return(mockRepo, nil)
+
+	builds := mock.NewMockBuildStore(controller)
+	builds.EXPECT().ListRef(gomock.Any(), mockRepo.ID, "refs/heads/develop", 25, 0).Return(mockBuilds, nil)
+
+	c := new(chi.Context)
+	c.URLParams.Add("owner", "octocat")
+	c.URLParams.Add("name", "hello-world")
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	r := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/?branch=develop", nil)
+	r = r.WithContext(
+		context.WithValue(context.Background(), chi.RouteCtxKey, c),
+	)
+
+	HandleList(repos, builds)(w, r)
+	if got, want := w.Code, 200; want != got {
+		t.Errorf("Want response code %d, got %d", want, got)
+	}
+
+	got, want := []*core.Build{}, mockBuilds
+	json.NewDecoder(w.Body).Decode(&got)
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(got, want); len(diff) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf(diff)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestList_RepositoryNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	controller := gomock.NewController(t)
 	defer controller.Finish()