diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index fc89429..f40ca81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
       - reopened
       - opened
   workflow_dispatch:
-  push: { branches: ["main", "testing"] }
+  push: {branches: ["main", "testing", "check_assigned"]}
 
 jobs:
   close-multiple-issues:
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 4f2ba50..4f98189 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ inputs:
   gh-token:
     description: 'The GitHub token for authentication.'
     required: true
+  assign:
+    description: 'The issues that are assigned to the author'
 runs:
   using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7f03d52..1d2e6d5 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
 
     // Retrieve custom inputs
     const label = core.getInput("label") || "multiple issues"; // Set default label
-    const labelInput = core.getInput("label");
+    const assign = core.getInput("assign")  === "true" || false;
     const issueNumber = core.getInput("issueNumber") === "true" || false; // converts to boolean
     const comment = core.getInput("comment");
     const close = core.getInput("close") === "true" || false;
@@ -43,14 +43,24 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
       state: "open",
     });
 
-    if (authorIssues.length === 0) {
-      core.notice("No existing open issues for this author.");
-      return; // No need to continue.
-    }
+    const filteredIssues = assign
+      ? authorIssues.filter((issue: any) =>
+          issue.assignees.some((assignee: any) => assignee.login === author)
+        )
+      : authorIssues
+
+      if (filteredIssues.length === 0) {
+        core.notice(
+          `No existing ${
+            assign === true ? "issues created and assigned to" : "open issues for"
+          } this author.`
+        )
+        return // No need to continue.
+      }
 
     core.notice("step 3.");
 
-    const previousIssueNumbers = authorIssues
+    const previousIssueNumbers = filteredIssues
       .filter((issue: { number: any }) => issue.number !== context.issue.number) // Exclude the current issue
       .map((issue: { number: any }) => issue.number);
 
@@ -90,7 +100,9 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
 
         if (!checkComment) {
           // Condition 1: issueNumber is true, comment is false
-          commentText = `${issueLinks} is already opened by you.`;
+
+          if(assign)  commentText = `${issueLinks} has been opened by you and is also assigned to you.`;
+          else commentText = `${issueLinks} is already opened by you.`;
         } else if (checkComment) {
           // Condition 2: issueNumber is true, comment is true
           commentText = `${issueLinks} ${comment}`;