diff --git a/data_processor/api.py b/data_processor/api.py
index 78f6add..7c85a48 100644
--- a/data_processor/api.py
+++ b/data_processor/api.py
@@ -235,5 +235,13 @@ def issue_distribution(owner, repo):
     data = queries.issue_distribution(index)
     return jsonify(data=data)
 
+@app.route('/<owner>/<repo>/active_issues')
+@crossdomain(origin='*')
+@cached()
+def active_issues(owner, repo):
+    index = index_name(owner, repo)
+    data = queries.active_issues(index)
+    return jsonify(data=data)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(host='0.0.0.0', threaded=True)
diff --git a/data_processor/queries.py b/data_processor/queries.py
index 70f006a..6b22202 100644
--- a/data_processor/queries.py
+++ b/data_processor/queries.py
@@ -163,6 +163,24 @@ def total_events(index, start=None, end=None):
         counts[c['term']] = c['count']
     return counts
 
+
+def active_issues(index):
+    """
+    Find the issues that have been active during the past week
+    """
+    now = datetime.datetime.now()
+    limit = now - datetime.timedelta(weeks=1)
+    issues = S().indexes(index).doctypes('IssuesEvent', 'IssueCommentEvent', 'PullRequestEvent', 'PullRequestReviewCommentEvent') \
+        .filter(updated_at__gt=limit).values_dict()
+
+    issues = all(issues)
+
+    active_issues = [i for i in list(issues)]
+    active_issues = active_issues[:LIMIT]
+
+    return active_issues
+
+
 def most_active_issues(index, start=None, end=None):
     """
     Finds the 10 most active open issues - by total number of events.