diff --git a/internal/commands/issues/list.go b/internal/commands/issues/list.go
index 8b8c451..f61d869 100644
--- a/internal/commands/issues/list.go
+++ b/internal/commands/issues/list.go
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ func runGetIssuesCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if cmd.Flags().Changed("priority") {
 		filter.Priority = &listFlags.priority
 	}
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("assignee") {
+		filter.Assignee = &listFlags.assignee
+	}
 
 	// Fetch issues based on the search query and filters.
 	app := AppFromContext(cmd.Context())
@@ -76,6 +79,7 @@ func init() {
 	ListCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&listFlags.status, "status", "s", "", "Filter issues by status (open, closed, in_progress)")
 	ListCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&listFlags.issueType, "type", "t", "", "Filter issues by type (bug, feature, task)")
 	ListCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&listFlags.priority, "priority", "p", 0, "Filter issues by priority (0-4)")
+	ListCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&listFlags.assignee, "assignee", "a", "", "Filter issues by assignee")
 
 	ListCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&listFlags.limit, "limit", "l", 25, "Limit the number of issues returned")
 
diff --git a/internal/commands/issues/update.go b/internal/commands/issues/update.go
index eaaceb4..f1dac02 100644
--- a/internal/commands/issues/update.go
+++ b/internal/commands/issues/update.go
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ func init() {
 	UpdateCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&updateFlags.description, "desc", "d", "", "New issue description")
 	UpdateCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&updateFlags.status, "status", "s", "", "New issue status(open, closed, in_progress)")
 	UpdateCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&updateFlags.issueType, "type", "t", "", "New issue type(bug, feature, task)")
-	UpdateCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&updateFlags.priority, "priority", "p", 0, "New issue priority(0-5)")
+	UpdateCmd.Flags().IntVarP(&updateFlags.priority, "priority", "p", 0, "New issue priority(0-4)")
+	UpdateCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&updateFlags.assignee, "assignee", "a", "", "New issue assignee")
 
 	UpdateCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("type", shellcomp.CompletionFunc(typeOptions))
 	UpdateCmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("status", shellcomp.CompletionFunc(statusOptions))
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ func getUpdateValues(cmd *cobra.Command) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 		updates["priority"] = updateFlags.priority
 	}
 
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("assignee") {
+		updates["assignee"] = updateFlags.assignee
+	}
+
 	if len(updates) == 0 {
 		return updates, fmt.Errorf("no updates specified")
 	}