diff --git a/did/plugins/github.py b/did/plugins/github.py
index de35d7d8..07785a30 100644
--- a/did/plugins/github.py
+++ b/did/plugins/github.py
@@ -215,10 +215,12 @@ def fetch(self):
         query = "search/issues?q=commenter:{0}+updated:{1}..{2}".format(
             user, since, until)
         query += "+type:issue"
+        approx = getattr(
+            self.options, f"{self.parent.option}_approximate_commented", False)
         self.stats = [
             Issue(issue, self.parent) for issue in self.parent.github.search(query)
             # Additional filter for the comments by user in the interval
-            if self.parent.github.has_comments(issue, user, since, until)]
+            if approx or self.parent.github.has_comments(issue, user, since, until)]
 
 
 class PullRequestsCreated(Stats):
@@ -246,10 +248,12 @@ def fetch(self):
         query = "search/issues?q=commenter:{0}+updated:{1}..{2}".format(
             self.user.login, self.options.since, until)
         query += "+type:pr"
+        approx = getattr(
+            self.options, f"{self.parent.option}_approximate_commented", False)
         self.stats = [
             Issue(issue, self.parent) for issue in self.parent.github.search(query)
             # Additional filter for the comments by user in the interval
-            if self.parent.github.has_comments(issue, user, since, until)]
+            if approx or self.parent.github.has_comments(issue, user, since, until)]
 
 
 class PullRequestsClosed(Stats):
@@ -300,6 +304,10 @@ def __init__(self, option, name=None, parent=None, user=None):
         # Check authorization token
         self.token = get_token(config)
         self.github = GitHub(self.url, self.token)
+        self.add_argument(
+            f"--{option}-approximate-commented", action="store_true",
+            help="If set, the filter to check if the user actually commented issues or "
+            "pull requests is not applied. It is recommended for long reports")
         # Create the list of stats
         self.stats = [
             IssuesCreated(
diff --git a/did/stats.py b/did/stats.py
index 4938db52..8b37cfc6 100644
--- a/did/stats.py
+++ b/did/stats.py
@@ -142,6 +142,14 @@ class StatsGroup(Stats, metaclass=StatsGroupPlugin):
     # Default order
     order = 500
 
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.arguments = []
+
+    def add_argument(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """ A wraper around _ArgumentGroup to add global options for StatsGroup """
+        self.arguments.append(([*args], {**kwargs}))
+
     def add_group(self, parser):
         """ Add option group and all children options. """
 
@@ -149,6 +157,9 @@ def add_group(self, parser):
         for stat in self.stats:
             stat.add_option(group)
 
+        for args, kwargs in self.arguments:
+            group.add_argument(*args, **kwargs)
+
         group.add_argument(
             "--{0}".format(self.option), action="store_true", help="All above")
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/test.sh b/tests/smoke/test.sh
index b8170c41..6a843cd1 100755
--- a/tests/smoke/test.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke/test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 rlJournalStart
     rlPhaseStartTest
-        rlRun "did --test last week"
+        rlRun "did --test --github-approximate-commented last quarter"
     rlPhaseEnd
 rlJournalEnd