diff --git a/swh/lister/gogs/lister.py b/swh/lister/gogs/lister.py
index 381e410..b9db3d3 100644
--- a/swh/lister/gogs/lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/gogs/lister.py
@@ -89,10 +89,13 @@ class GogsLister(Lister[GogsListerState, GogsListerPage]):
             enable_origins=enable_origins,
         )
 
-        self.query_params = {
+        self.query_params: Dict[str, Any] = {
             "limit": page_size,
         }
 
+        if self.LISTER_NAME == "gogs":
+            self.query_params["q"] = "_"  # wildcard for all repositories
+
         self.api_token = api_token
         if self.api_token is None:
 
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ class GogsLister(Lister[GogsListerState, GogsListerPage]):
             yield GogsListerPage(repos=repos, next_link=next_link)
 
             if next_link is not None:
-                body, links = self.page_request(next_link, {})
+                body, links = self.page_request(next_link, self.query_params)
 
     def get_origins_from_page(self, page: GogsListerPage) -> Iterator[ListedOrigin]:
         """Convert a page of Gogs repositories into a list of ListedOrigins"""
diff --git a/swh/lister/gogs/tests/test_lister.py b/swh/lister/gogs/tests/test_lister.py
index cf0dd98..c219ea7 100644
--- a/swh/lister/gogs/tests/test_lister.py
+++ b/swh/lister/gogs/tests/test_lister.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TRY_GOGS_URL = "https://try.gogs.io/api/v1/"
 
 
 def try_gogs_page(n: int):
-    return TRY_GOGS_URL + GogsLister.REPO_LIST_PATH + f"?page={n}&limit=3"
+    return TRY_GOGS_URL + GogsLister.REPO_LIST_PATH + f"?q=_&page={n}&limit=3"
 
 
 P1 = try_gogs_page(1)