diff --git a/apiserver/plane/app/views/dashboard.py b/apiserver/plane/app/views/dashboard.py
index 21fe422f9..62ce0d910 100644
--- a/apiserver/plane/app/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/apiserver/plane/app/views/dashboard.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ def dashboard_overview_stats(self, request, slug):
 
     pending_issues_count = Issue.issue_objects.filter(
         ~Q(state__group__in=["completed", "cancelled"]),
+        target_date__lt=timezone.now().date(),
         project__project_projectmember__is_active=True,
         project__project_projectmember__member=request.user,
         workspace__slug=slug,
diff --git a/web/components/dashboard/widgets/overview-stats.tsx b/web/components/dashboard/widgets/overview-stats.tsx
index 31bdee587..5a105cc15 100644
--- a/web/components/dashboard/widgets/overview-stats.tsx
+++ b/web/components/dashboard/widgets/overview-stats.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const OverviewStatsWidget: React.FC<WidgetProps> = observer((props) => {
       key: "overdue",
       title: "Issues overdue",
       count: widgetStats?.pending_issues_count,
-      link: `/${workspaceSlug}/workspace-views/assigned/?target_date=${today};before`,
+      link: `/${workspaceSlug}/workspace-views/assigned/?state_group=backlog,unstarted,started&target_date=${today};before`,
     },
     {
       key: "created",