diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 71aaa47..c6cae7b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'The GitHub token for authentication.'
     default: ${{ github.token }}
     required: false
+  assign:
+    description: 'To filter the issues that are assigned to the author'
+    default: 'false'
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 2227eca..4b17fd4 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
         core.notice("step 1.");
         // Retrieve custom inputs
         const labels = core.getInput("label").split(",").map(label => label.trim());
+        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;
@@ -62,12 +63,15 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
             creator: author,
             state: "open",
         });
-        if (authorIssues.length === 0) {
-            core.notice("No existing open issues for this author.");
+        const filteredIssues = assign
+            ? authorIssues.filter((issue) => issue.assignees.some((assignee) => assignee.login === author))
+            : authorIssues;
+        if (filteredIssues.length === 0) {
+            core.notice(`No existing ${assign === true ? "issues created by and assigned to" : "open issues for"} this author.`);
             return; // No need to continue.
         }
         core.notice("step 3.");
-        const previousIssueNumbers = authorIssues
+        const previousIssueNumbers = filteredIssues
             .filter((issue) => issue.number !== context.issue.number) // Exclude the current issue
             .map((issue) => issue.number);
         if (previousIssueNumbers.length > 0) {
@@ -102,7 +106,10 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
                 let commentText = "";
                 if (!checkComment) {
                     // Condition 1: issueNumber is true, comment is false
-                    commentText = `${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
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index db23c16..9786dc5 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
 
     // Retrieve custom inputs
     const labels = core.getInput("label").split(",").map(label => label.trim());
+    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;
@@ -40,14 +41,24 @@ 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 by 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);
 
@@ -87,7 +98,9 @@ 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}`;
@@ -132,4 +145,4 @@ async function HandleMultipleIssues() {
   }
 }
 
-HandleMultipleIssues();
+HandleMultipleIssues();
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