diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d2aa4291..0a236781 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ parameters include:
 - ``owner``
 - ``rebuild_strategy``
 - ``scmurl``
-- ``state`` (can be the state name or the state ID e.g. ``state=done``)
+- ``state`` (Can be the state name or the state ID e.g. ``state=done``. This
+  parameter can be given multiple times, in which case or-ing will be used.)
 - ``state_reason``
 - ``stream``
 - ``submitted_after`` (Zulu ISO 8601 format e.g. ``submitted_after=2016-08-22T09:40:07Z``)
@@ -662,7 +663,9 @@ parameters include:
 - ``package``
 - ``ref``
 - ``scmurl``
-- ``state``
+- ``state`` (Can be the state name or the state ID. Koji states are used
+  for resolving to IDs. This parameter can be given multiple times, in which
+  case or-ing will be used.)
 - ``state_reason``
 - ``tagged`` (boolean e.g. "true" or "false")
 - ``tagged_in_final`` (boolean e.g. "true" or "false")
diff --git a/module_build_service/utils/views.py b/module_build_service/utils/views.py
index 00b46ae5..f73fe68f 100644
--- a/module_build_service/utils/views.py
+++ b/module_build_service/utils/views.py
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ def filter_component_builds(flask_request):
     """
     search_query = dict()
     for key in request.args.keys():
+        # Search by state will be handled separately
+        if key == 'state':
+            continue
         # Only filter on valid database columns
         if key in models.ComponentBuild.__table__.columns.keys():
             if isinstance(models.ComponentBuild.__table__.columns[key].type, sqlalchemy_boolean):
@@ -141,10 +144,12 @@ def filter_component_builds(flask_request):
             else:
                 search_query[key] = flask_request.args[key]
 
-    state = flask_request.args.get('state', None)
-    if state:
+    # Multiple states can be supplied => or-ing will take place
+    states = flask_request.args.getlist('state')
+    search_states = []
+    for state in states:
         if state.isdigit():
-            search_query['state'] = state
+            search_states.append(state)
         else:
             try:
                 import koji
@@ -152,9 +157,9 @@ def filter_component_builds(flask_request):
                 raise ValidationError('Cannot filter by state names because koji isn\'t installed')
 
             if state.upper() in koji.BUILD_STATES:
-                search_query['state'] = koji.BUILD_STATES[state.upper()]
+                search_states.append(koji.BUILD_STATES[state.upper()])
             else:
-                raise ValidationError('An invalid state was supplied')
+                raise ValidationError('Invalid state was supplied: %s' % state)
 
     # Allow the user to specify the module build ID with a more intuitive key name
     if 'module_build' in flask_request.args:
@@ -164,6 +169,8 @@ def filter_component_builds(flask_request):
 
     if search_query:
         query = query.filter_by(**search_query)
+    if search_states:
+        query = query.filter(models.ComponentBuild.state.in_(search_states))
 
     query = _add_order_by_clause(flask_request, query, models.ComponentBuild)
 
@@ -186,20 +193,24 @@ def filter_module_builds(flask_request):
         if key not in special_columns and key in models.ModuleBuild.__table__.columns.keys():
             search_query[key] = flask_request.args[key]
 
-    state = flask_request.args.get('state', None)
-    if state:
+    # Multiple states can be supplied => or-ing will take place
+    states = flask_request.args.getlist('state')
+    search_states = []
+    for state in states:
         if state.isdigit():
-            search_query['state'] = state
+            search_states.append(state)
         else:
             if state in models.BUILD_STATES:
-                search_query['state'] = models.BUILD_STATES[state]
+                search_states.append(models.BUILD_STATES[state])
             else:
-                raise ValidationError('An invalid state was supplied')
+                raise ValidationError('Invalid state was supplied: %s' % state)
 
     query = models.ModuleBuild.query
 
     if search_query:
         query = query.filter_by(**search_query)
+    if search_states:
+        query = query.filter(models.ModuleBuild.state.in_(search_states))
 
     # This is used when filtering the date request parameters, but it is here to avoid recompiling
     utc_iso_datetime_regex = re.compile(
diff --git a/tests/test_views/test_views.py b/tests/test_views/test_views.py
index 2c9adc7b..25db7725 100644
--- a/tests/test_views/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views/test_views.py
@@ -442,6 +442,16 @@ class TestViews:
         data = json.loads(rv.data)
         assert data['meta']['total'] == 1
 
+    def test_query_component_builds_filter_state(self):
+        rv = self.client.get('/module-build-service/1/component-builds/?state=3')
+        data = json.loads(rv.data)
+        assert data['meta']['total'] == 2
+
+    def test_query_component_builds_filter_multiple_states(self):
+        rv = self.client.get('/module-build-service/1/component-builds/?state=3&state=1')
+        data = json.loads(rv.data)
+        assert data['meta']['total'] == 12
+
     def test_query_builds_filter_name(self):
         rv = self.client.get('/module-build-service/1/module-builds/?name=nginx')
         data = json.loads(rv.data)
@@ -500,6 +510,12 @@ class TestViews:
         data = json.loads(rv.data)
         assert data['meta']['total'] == 2
 
+    def test_query_builds_filter_multiple_states(self):
+        rv = self.client.get(
+            '/module-build-service/1/module-builds/?state=3&state=1')
+        data = json.loads(rv.data)
+        assert data['meta']['total'] == 4
+
     def test_query_builds_two_filters(self):
         rv = self.client.get('/module-build-service/1/module-builds/?owner=Moe%20Szyslak'
                              '&modified_after=2016-09-03T11:35:00Z')