diff --git a/‎docs/api-usage.rst‎
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diff --git a/‎gitlab/__init__.py‎
Lines changed: 25 additions & 0 deletions b/‎gitlab/__init__.py‎
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diff --git a/‎gitlab/objects.py‎
Lines changed: 17 additions & 20 deletions b/‎gitlab/objects.py‎
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@@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ You can use pagination to go throught long lists:
 
    ten_first_groups = gl.groups.list(page=0, per_page=10)
 
-Use the ``all`` parameter to get all the items:
+Use the ``all`` parameter to get all the items when using listing methods:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
    all_groups = gl.groups.list(all=True)
+   all_owned_projects = gl.projects.owned(all=True)
 
 Sudo
 ====
 
@@ -269,6 +269,31 @@ def _raw_get(self, path, content_type=None, **kwargs):
             raise GitlabConnectionError(
                 "Can't connect to GitLab server (%s)" % e)
 
+    def _raw_list(self, path, cls, **kwargs):
+        r = self._raw_get(path, **kwargs)
+        raise_error_from_response(r, GitlabListError)
+
+        cls_kwargs = kwargs.copy()
+
+        # Add _from_api manually, because we are not creating objects
+        # through normal path
+        cls_kwargs['_from_api'] = True
+        get_all_results = kwargs.get('all', False)
+
+        # Remove parameters from kwargs before passing it to constructor
+        for key in ['all', 'page', 'per_page', 'sudo']:
+            if key in cls_kwargs:
+                del cls_kwargs[key]
+
+        results = [cls(self, item, **cls_kwargs) for item in r.json()
+                   if item is not None]
+        if ('next' in r.links and 'url' in r.links['next']
+           and get_all_results is True):
+            args = kwargs.copy()
+            args['next_url'] = r.links['next']['url']
+            results.extend(self.list(cls, **args))
+        return results
+
     def _raw_post(self, path, data=None, content_type=None, **kwargs):
         url = '%s%s' % (self._url, path)
         headers = self._create_headers(content_type)
 
@@ -155,18 +155,6 @@ def delete(self, id, **kwargs):
             raise NotImplementedError
         self.gitlab.delete(self.obj_cls, id, **args)
 
-    def _custom_list(self, url, cls, **kwargs):
-        r = self.gitlab._raw_get(url, **kwargs)
-        raise_error_from_response(r, GitlabListError)
-
-        l = []
-        for j in r.json():
-            o = cls(self.gitlab, j)
-            o._from_api = True
-            l.append(o)
-
-        return l
-
 
 class GitlabObject(object):
     """Base class for all classes that interface with GitLab."""
@@ -569,6 +557,7 @@ def search(self, query, **kwargs):
 
         Args:
             query (str): The query string to send to GitLab for the search.
+            all (bool): If True, return all the items, without pagination
             **kwargs: Additional arguments to send to GitLab.
 
         Returns:
@@ -579,7 +568,7 @@ def search(self, query, **kwargs):
             GitlabListError: If the server fails to perform the request.
         """
         url = self.obj_cls._url + '?search=' + query
-        return self._custom_list(url, self.obj_cls, **kwargs)
+        return self.gitlab._raw_list(url, self.obj_cls, **kwargs)
 
     def get_by_username(self, username, **kwargs):
         """Get a user by its username.
@@ -596,7 +585,7 @@ def get_by_username(self, username, **kwargs):
             GitlabGetError: If the server fails to perform the request.
         """
         url = self.obj_cls._url + '?username=' + username
-        results = self._custom_list(url, self.obj_cls, **kwargs)
+        results = self.gitlab._raw_list(url, self.obj_cls, **kwargs)
         assert len(results) in (0, 1)
         try:
             return results[0]
@@ -712,10 +701,15 @@ class GroupManager(BaseManager):
     def search(self, query, **kwargs):
         """Searches groups by name.
 
-        Returns a list of matching groups.
+        Args:
+            query (str): The search string
+            all (bool): If True, return all the items, without pagination
+
+        Returns:
+            list(Group): a list of matching groups.
         """
         url = '/groups?search=' + query
-        return self._custom_list(url, Group, **kwargs)
+        return self.gitlab._raw_list(url, self.obj_cls, **kwargs)
 
 
 class Hook(GitlabObject):
@@ -1524,35 +1518,38 @@ def search(self, query, **kwargs):
 
         Args:
             query (str): The query string to send to GitLab for the search.
+            all (bool): If True, return all the items, without pagination
             **kwargs: Additional arguments to send to GitLab.
 
         Returns:
             list(Project): A list of matching projects.
         """
-        return self._custom_list("/projects/search/" + query, Project,
-                                 **kwargs)
+        return self.gitlab._raw_list("/projects/search/" + query, Project,
+                                     **kwargs)
 
     def all(self, **kwargs):
         """List all the projects (need admin rights).
 
         Args:
+            all (bool): If True, return all the items, without pagination
             **kwargs: Additional arguments to send to GitLab.
 
         Returns:
             list(Project): The list of projects.
         """
-        return self._custom_list("/projects/all", Project, **kwargs)
+        return self.gitlab._raw_list("/projects/all", Project, **kwargs)
 
     def owned(self, **kwargs):
         """List owned projects.
 
         Args:
+            all (bool): If True, return all the items, without pagination
             **kwargs: Additional arguments to send to GitLab.
 
         Returns:
             list(Project): The list of owned projects.
         """
-        return self._custom_list("/projects/owned", Project, **kwargs)
+        return self.gitlab._raw_list("/projects/owned", Project, **kwargs)
 
 
 class UserProjectManager(BaseManager):