diff --git a/static/app/views/issueList/overview.spec.tsx b/static/app/views/issueList/overview.spec.tsx
index d0fd8ab3948a..3bea5981f09c 100644
--- a/static/app/views/issueList/overview.spec.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/issueList/overview.spec.tsx
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ describe('IssueList', () => {
       await waitFor(() => {
         expect(testRouter.location.query).toEqual({
           cursor: '1443575000:0:0',
+          groupStatsPeriod: 'auto',
           page: '1',
           project: '3559',
           query: DEFAULT_QUERY,
@@ -364,6 +365,7 @@ describe('IssueList', () => {
       await waitFor(() => {
         expect(testRouter.location.query).toEqual({
           cursor: '1443574000:0:0',
+          groupStatsPeriod: 'auto',
           page: '2',
           project: '3559',
           query: DEFAULT_QUERY,
@@ -378,6 +380,7 @@ describe('IssueList', () => {
       await waitFor(() => {
         expect(testRouter.location.query).toEqual({
           cursor: '1443575000:0:1',
+          groupStatsPeriod: 'auto',
           page: '1',
           project: '3559',
           query: DEFAULT_QUERY,
@@ -512,6 +515,7 @@ describe('IssueList', () => {
 
       await waitFor(() => {
         expect(testRouter.location.query).toEqual({
+          groupStatsPeriod: 'auto',
           project: project.id.toString(),
           query: 'is:ignored',
           statsPeriod: '14d',
@@ -632,7 +636,39 @@ describe('IssueList', () => {
         expect(fetchDataMock).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
           '/organizations/org-slug/issues/',
           expect.objectContaining({
-            data: 'collapse=stats&collapse=unhandled&expand=owners&expand=inbox&limit=25&project=99&query=is%3Aunresolved%20issue.priority%3A%5Bhigh%2C%20medium%5D&shortIdLookup=1&statsPeriod=14d',
+            data: 'collapse=stats&collapse=unhandled&expand=owners&expand=inbox&groupStatsPeriod=auto&limit=25&project=99&query=is%3Aunresolved%20issue.priority%3A%5Bhigh%2C%20medium%5D&shortIdLookup=1&statsPeriod=14d',
+          })
+        );
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('defaults the row graph period to auto so it follows the global time range', async () => {
+      const {rerender} = render(<IssueListOverview />, {
+        initialRouterConfig: merge({}, initialRouterConfig, {
+          location: {
+            query: {
+              query: DEFAULT_QUERY,
+            },
+          },
+        }),
+      });
+
+      act(() =>
+        PageFiltersStore.onInitializeUrlState({
+          projects: [99],
+          environments: [],
+          datetime: {period: '14d', start: null, end: null, utc: null},
+        })
+      );
+
+      rerender(<IssueListOverview />);
+
+      await waitFor(() => {
+        expect(fetchDataMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+          2,
+          '/organizations/org-slug/issues/',
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            data: 'collapse=stats&collapse=unhandled&expand=owners&expand=inbox&groupStatsPeriod=auto&limit=25&project=99&query=is%3Aunresolved%20issue.priority%3A%5Bhigh%2C%20medium%5D&shortIdLookup=1&statsPeriod=14d',
           })
         );
       });
diff --git a/static/app/views/issueList/overview.tsx b/static/app/views/issueList/overview.tsx
index 8a095b7e19e8..b3cd36843f97 100644
--- a/static/app/views/issueList/overview.tsx
+++ b/static/app/views/issueList/overview.tsx
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ import {
 } from './utils';
 
 const MAX_ITEMS = 25;
-// the default period for the graph in each issue row
-const DEFAULT_GRAPH_STATS_PERIOD = '24h';
 // the allowed period choices for graph in each issue row
 const DYNAMIC_COUNTS_STATS_PERIODS = new Set(['14d', '24h', 'auto']);
+// when no explicit period is chosen, follow the global time range selector
+const DEFAULT_GRAPH_STATS_PERIOD = 'auto';
 const MAX_ISSUES_COUNT = 100;
 
 interface Props {
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ function IssueListOverviewInner({
     }
 
     const groupStatsPeriod = getGroupStatsPeriod();
-    if (groupStatsPeriod !== DEFAULT_GRAPH_STATS_PERIOD) {
+    // The backend treats a missing groupStatsPeriod as '24h', so 'auto'
+    // (follow the global time range) has to be sent explicitly.
+    if (groupStatsPeriod !== '24h') {
       params.groupStatsPeriod = groupStatsPeriod;
     }