diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index 3f5c513724001..8a5c14740443a 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 
 	"github.com/unknwon/com"
+	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -1754,22 +1755,28 @@ func GetRepositoriesMapByIDs(ids []int64) (map[int64]*Repository, error) {
 }
 
 // GetUserRepositories returns a list of repositories of given user.
-func GetUserRepositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) ([]*Repository, error) {
+func GetUserRepositories(opts *SearchRepoOptions) ([]*Repository, int64, error) {
 	if len(opts.OrderBy) == 0 {
 		opts.OrderBy = "updated_unix DESC"
 	}
 
-	sess := x.
-		Where("owner_id = ?", opts.Actor.ID).
-		OrderBy(opts.OrderBy.String())
+	var cond = builder.NewCond()
+	cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"owner_id": opts.Actor.ID})
 	if !opts.Private {
-		sess.And("is_private=?", false)
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"is_private": false})
 	}
 
-	sess = opts.setSessionPagination(sess)
+	sess := x.NewSession()
+	defer sess.Close()
+
+	count, err := sess.Where(cond).Count(new(Repository))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("Count: %v", err)
+	}
 
+	sess.Where(cond).OrderBy(opts.OrderBy.String())
 	repos := make([]*Repository, 0, opts.PageSize)
-	return repos, opts.setSessionPagination(sess).Find(&repos)
+	return repos, count, opts.setSessionPagination(sess).Find(&repos)
 }
 
 // GetUserMirrorRepositories returns a list of mirror repositories of given user.
diff --git a/models/user.go b/models/user.go
index 8875840db7d4b..477f3930c57ea 100644
--- a/models/user.go
+++ b/models/user.go
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ func (u *User) GetOrganizationCount() (int64, error) {
 
 // GetRepositories returns repositories that user owns, including private repositories.
 func (u *User) GetRepositories(listOpts ListOptions) (err error) {
-	u.Repos, err = GetUserRepositories(&SearchRepoOptions{Actor: u, Private: true, ListOptions: listOpts})
+	u.Repos, _, err = GetUserRepositories(&SearchRepoOptions{Actor: u, Private: true, ListOptions: listOpts})
 	return err
 }
 
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/user/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/user/repo.go
index 4024bf96cf5be..7d7a4514c5eb0 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/user/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/user/repo.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
@@ -15,10 +16,12 @@ import (
 
 // listUserRepos - List the repositories owned by the given user.
 func listUserRepos(ctx *context.APIContext, u *models.User, private bool) {
-	repos, err := models.GetUserRepositories(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
+	opts := utils.GetListOptions(ctx)
+
+	repos, count, err := models.GetUserRepositories(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
 		Actor:       u,
 		Private:     private,
-		ListOptions: utils.GetListOptions(ctx),
+		ListOptions: opts,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetUserRepositories", err)
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ func listUserRepos(ctx *context.APIContext, u *models.User, private bool) {
 			apiRepos = append(apiRepos, repos[i].APIFormat(access))
 		}
 	}
+
+	ctx.SetLinkHeader(int(count), opts.PageSize)
+	ctx.Header().Set("X-Total-Count", strconv.FormatInt(count, 10))
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &apiRepos)
 }
 
@@ -92,31 +98,37 @@ func ListMyRepos(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   "200":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/RepositoryList"
 
-	ownRepos, err := models.GetUserRepositories(&models.SearchRepoOptions{
-		Actor:       ctx.User,
-		Private:     true,
-		ListOptions: utils.GetListOptions(ctx),
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetUserRepositories", err)
-		return
+	opts := &models.SearchRepoOptions{
+		ListOptions:        utils.GetListOptions(ctx),
+		Actor:              ctx.User,
+		OwnerID:            ctx.User.ID,
+		Private:            ctx.IsSigned,
+		IncludeDescription: true,
 	}
-	accessibleReposMap, err := ctx.User.GetRepositoryAccesses()
+
+	var err error
+	repos, count, err := models.SearchRepository(opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetRepositoryAccesses", err)
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "SearchRepository", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	apiRepos := make([]*api.Repository, len(ownRepos)+len(accessibleReposMap))
-	for i := range ownRepos {
-		apiRepos[i] = ownRepos[i].APIFormat(models.AccessModeOwner)
-	}
-	i := len(ownRepos)
-	for repo, access := range accessibleReposMap {
-		apiRepos[i] = repo.APIFormat(access)
-		i++
+	results := make([]*api.Repository, len(repos))
+	for i, repo := range repos {
+		if err = repo.GetOwner(); err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "GetOwner", err)
+			return
+		}
+		accessMode, err := models.AccessLevel(ctx.User, repo)
+		if err != nil {
+			ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "AccessLevel", err)
+		}
+		results[i] = repo.APIFormat(accessMode)
 	}
-	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &apiRepos)
+
+	ctx.SetLinkHeader(int(count), opts.ListOptions.PageSize)
+	ctx.Header().Set("X-Total-Count", strconv.FormatInt(count, 10))
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &results)
 }
 
 // ListOrgRepos - list the repositories of an organization.