diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/client.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/client.go
index 0e4ccc556d..7c3112b1a1 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/client.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/client.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Client interface {
 	ListTransitions(ctx context.Context, ticketKey string) ([]JiraTransition, error)
 	DoTransition(ctx context.Context, ticketKey, transitionID string) error
 	ListProjects(ctx context.Context) ([]JiraProject, error)
+	ListProjectStatuses(ctx context.Context, projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error)
 	SearchTickets(ctx context.Context, jql, pageToken string, maxResults int) (*SearchResult, error)
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client.go
index 22c20a555b..823ddfb623 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client.go
@@ -387,6 +387,44 @@ func (c *CloudClient) ListProjects(ctx context.Context) ([]JiraProject, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+// ListProjectStatuses returns the workflow statuses defined for a project.
+// Jira's GET /project/{key}/statuses returns one entry per issue type, each
+// carrying that issue type's status list; the same status often appears under
+// several issue types. We flatten them all and de-dupe by status id so the UI
+// gets the union of statuses reachable anywhere in the project. Works against
+// both Cloud (v3) and Server/DC (v2) since the payload shape is identical.
+func (c *CloudClient) ListProjectStatuses(ctx context.Context, projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error) {
+	var body []struct {
+		Statuses []struct {
+			ID             string `json:"id"`
+			Name           string `json:"name"`
+			StatusCategory struct {
+				Key string `json:"key"` // "new" | "indeterminate" | "done"
+			} `json:"statusCategory"`
+		} `json:"statuses"`
+	}
+	path := c.apiBase + "/project/" + url.PathEscape(projectKey) + "/statuses"
+	if err := c.do(ctx, http.MethodGet, path, nil, &body); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	out := make([]JiraStatus, 0)
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, it := range body {
+		for _, s := range it.Statuses {
+			if _, dup := seen[s.ID]; dup {
+				continue
+			}
+			seen[s.ID] = struct{}{}
+			out = append(out, JiraStatus{
+				ID:             s.ID,
+				Name:           s.Name,
+				StatusCategory: s.StatusCategory.Key,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // cloudSearchResponse mirrors the subset of /rest/api/3/search/jql we consume.
 // The token-paginated endpoint exposes no total count; pagination is driven by
 // `nextPageToken`. Transitions are intentionally omitted from search results
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client_test.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client_test.go
index 177a9b82c3..23d8fbfe7b 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client_test.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client_test.go
@@ -228,6 +228,74 @@ func TestCloudClient_ListProjects(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCloudClient_ListProjectStatuses_FlattensAndDedupes(t *testing.T) {
+	var gotPath string
+	ts := newMockServer(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		gotPath = r.URL.Path
+		// Two issue types share the "In Development" status (id 10001); the
+		// flattened result must contain it exactly once.
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[
+			{"name":"Bug","statuses":[
+				{"id":"10001","name":"In Development","statusCategory":{"key":"indeterminate"}},
+				{"id":"3","name":"Done","statusCategory":{"key":"done"}}
+			]},
+			{"name":"Story","statuses":[
+				{"id":"10001","name":"In Development","statusCategory":{"key":"indeterminate"}},
+				{"id":"1","name":"To Do","statusCategory":{"key":"new"}}
+			]}
+		]`))
+	})
+	c := clientTo(ts, AuthMethodAPIToken, "t")
+	statuses, err := c.ListProjectStatuses(context.Background(), "PROJ")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("list statuses: %v", err)
+	}
+	if gotPath != "/rest/api/3/project/PROJ/statuses" {
+		t.Errorf("path: got %q", gotPath)
+	}
+	if len(statuses) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 de-duped statuses, got %d: %+v", len(statuses), statuses)
+	}
+	if statuses[0].ID != "10001" || statuses[0].Name != "In Development" || statuses[0].StatusCategory != "indeterminate" {
+		t.Errorf("first status unexpected: %+v", statuses[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCloudClient_ListProjectStatuses_ServerMode_UsesV2(t *testing.T) {
+	var gotPath string
+	ts := newMockServer(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		gotPath = r.URL.Path
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`[{"name":"Task","statuses":[{"id":"1","name":"Open","statusCategory":{"key":"new"}}]}]`))
+	})
+	c := serverClient(ts, AuthMethodPAT, "tok")
+	statuses, err := c.ListProjectStatuses(context.Background(), "P")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("list statuses: %v", err)
+	}
+	if gotPath != "/rest/api/2/project/P/statuses" {
+		t.Errorf("path: got %q, want v2", gotPath)
+	}
+	if len(statuses) != 1 || statuses[0].Name != "Open" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected statuses: %+v", statuses)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCloudClient_ListProjectStatuses_NonOK_ReturnsAPIError(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := newMockServer(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"errorMessages":["No project"]}`))
+	})
+	c := clientTo(ts, AuthMethodAPIToken, "t")
+	_, err := c.ListProjectStatuses(context.Background(), "NONE")
+	var apiErr *APIError
+	if !errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected *APIError, got %T: %v", err, err)
+	}
+	if apiErr.StatusCode != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Errorf("status: got %d", apiErr.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCloudClient_SiteURLTrailingSlash_Stripped(t *testing.T) {
 	ts := newMockServer(t, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// If trailing slash wasn't stripped, we'd see "//rest/..."
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/handlers.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/handlers.go
index 73c0ef54c7..c392aa297d 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/handlers.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/handlers.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func (c *Controller) RegisterHTTPRoutes(router *gin.Engine) {
 	api.DELETE("/config", c.httpDeleteConfig)
 	api.POST("/config/test", c.httpTestConfig)
 	api.GET("/projects", c.httpListProjects)
+	api.GET("/projects/:key/statuses", c.httpListProjectStatuses)
 	api.GET("/tickets", c.httpSearchTickets)
 	api.GET("/tickets/:key", c.httpGetTicket)
 	api.POST("/tickets/:key/transitions", c.httpDoTransition)
@@ -111,6 +112,16 @@ func (c *Controller) httpListProjects(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"projects": projects})
 }
 
+func (c *Controller) httpListProjectStatuses(ctx *gin.Context) {
+	key := ctx.Param("key")
+	statuses, err := c.service.ListProjectStatuses(ctx.Request.Context(), key)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.writeClientError(ctx, err)
+		return
+	}
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"statuses": statuses})
+}
+
 func (c *Controller) httpSearchTickets(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	jql := ctx.Query("jql")
 	pageToken := ctx.Query("page_token")
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client.go
index 45fbef40ca..5736046907 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ type MockClient struct {
 	tickets     map[string]*JiraTicket      // key → ticket
 	transitions map[string][]JiraTransition // ticketKey → transitions
 	projects    []JiraProject
-	searchHits  []JiraTicket // returned by SearchTickets regardless of JQL
+	statuses    map[string][]JiraStatus // projectKey → statuses
+	searchHits  []JiraTicket            // returned by SearchTickets regardless of JQL
 	doneCalls   []doneTransitionCall
 	getError    *APIError
 }
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ func NewMockClient() *MockClient {
 		},
 		tickets:     make(map[string]*JiraTicket),
 		transitions: make(map[string][]JiraTransition),
+		statuses:    make(map[string][]JiraStatus),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +95,15 @@ func (m *MockClient) ListProjects(context.Context) ([]JiraProject, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func (m *MockClient) ListProjectStatuses(_ context.Context, projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error) {
+	m.mu.RLock()
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+	src := m.statuses[projectKey]
+	out := make([]JiraStatus, len(src))
+	copy(out, src)
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 // SearchTickets returns the tickets seeded via SetSearchHits. When jql is
 // empty (or no seeded ticket key appears literally in the query) the full
 // seeded set is returned — tests are expected to seed exactly the result
@@ -111,14 +122,39 @@ func (m *MockClient) SearchTickets(_ context.Context, jql, _ string, maxResults
 }
 
 // filterByJQL is a stand-in for real JQL parsing. An empty query passes every
-// hit through; a non-empty query that mentions a seeded ticket key restricts
-// to that key; a non-empty query that mentions no seeded key returns every
-// hit (so tests don't have to construct a parseable JQL string just to fetch
-// what they seeded).
+// hit through; a `project in (...)` clause narrows to hits in those projects;
+// a `status in (...)` clause narrows to hits whose StatusName is listed; a
+// mentioned seeded ticket key restricts to that key. All three compose, so a
+// query combining project/status with a key still narrows to the key. A
+// non-empty query that carries none of these clauses returns every hit (so
+// tests don't have to construct a fully parseable JQL string just to fetch what
+// they seeded). The clause handling lets E2E assert the filters narrow the list
+// rather than being a no-op.
 func filterByJQL(hits []JiraTicket, jql string) []JiraTicket {
 	if jql == "" {
 		return hits
 	}
+	if keys := projectKeysFromJQL(jql); len(keys) > 0 {
+		hits = filterByProjectKeys(hits, keys)
+	}
+	if names := statusNamesFromJQL(jql); len(names) > 0 {
+		hits = filterByStatusNames(hits, names)
+	}
+	// Ticket-key narrowing composes with project/status filters: apply it
+	// whenever the (already narrowed) hits mention a seeded key, so a query that
+	// combines project/status with a key still restricts to that key. When no
+	// key is mentioned, return whatever the project/status clauses left (which
+	// is every hit when the query carried none of these clauses).
+	if matched := filterByTicketKey(hits, jql); matched != nil {
+		return matched
+	}
+	return hits
+}
+
+// filterByTicketKey narrows hits to those whose key appears in the JQL. Returns
+// nil (not an empty slice) when no seeded key is mentioned, so callers can tell
+// "no key clause" apart from "key clause matched nothing".
+func filterByTicketKey(hits []JiraTicket, jql string) []JiraTicket {
 	matched := make([]JiraTicket, 0, len(hits))
 	for _, t := range hits {
 		if t.Key != "" && strings.Contains(jql, t.Key) {
@@ -126,7 +162,79 @@ func filterByJQL(hits []JiraTicket, jql string) []JiraTicket {
 		}
 	}
 	if len(matched) == 0 {
-		return hits
+		return nil
+	}
+	return matched
+}
+
+// projectKeysFromJQL extracts the quoted project keys from a `project in (...)`
+// clause. Returns nil when the JQL carries no such clause.
+func projectKeysFromJQL(jql string) map[string]struct{} {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(jql)
+	idx := strings.Index(lower, "project in (")
+	if idx == -1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	rest := jql[idx+len("project in ("):]
+	end := strings.Index(rest, ")")
+	if end == -1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	keys := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, part := range strings.Split(rest[:end], ",") {
+		key := strings.Trim(strings.TrimSpace(part), `"`)
+		if key != "" {
+			keys[key] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	return keys
+}
+
+func filterByProjectKeys(hits []JiraTicket, keys map[string]struct{}) []JiraTicket {
+	matched := make([]JiraTicket, 0, len(hits))
+	for _, t := range hits {
+		if _, ok := keys[t.ProjectKey]; ok {
+			matched = append(matched, t)
+		}
+	}
+	return matched
+}
+
+// statusNamesFromJQL extracts the quoted status names from a `status in (...)`
+// clause. Returns nil when the JQL carries no such clause.
+//
+// NOTE: the clause boundary is the first ")" in the remaining string, so a
+// status name that itself contains ")" (e.g. "Ready (for review)") would be
+// misextracted. The frontend never emits such names in these mock-driven tests,
+// so a full quote-aware scan isn't warranted for this test stand-in. The same
+// caveat applies to projectKeysFromJQL above.
+func statusNamesFromJQL(jql string) map[string]struct{} {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(jql)
+	idx := strings.Index(lower, "status in (")
+	if idx == -1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	rest := jql[idx+len("status in ("):]
+	end := strings.Index(rest, ")")
+	if end == -1 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	names := make(map[string]struct{})
+	for _, part := range strings.Split(rest[:end], ",") {
+		name := strings.Trim(strings.TrimSpace(part), `"`)
+		if name != "" {
+			names[name] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	return names
+}
+
+func filterByStatusNames(hits []JiraTicket, names map[string]struct{}) []JiraTicket {
+	matched := make([]JiraTicket, 0, len(hits))
+	for _, t := range hits {
+		if _, ok := names[t.StatusName]; ok {
+			matched = append(matched, t)
+		}
 	}
 	return matched
 }
@@ -167,6 +275,16 @@ func (m *MockClient) SetProjects(projects []JiraProject) {
 	m.projects = cp
 }
 
+// SetProjectStatuses replaces the statuses returned by ListProjectStatuses for
+// a project key.
+func (m *MockClient) SetProjectStatuses(projectKey string, statuses []JiraStatus) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	cp := make([]JiraStatus, len(statuses))
+	copy(cp, statuses)
+	m.statuses[projectKey] = cp
+}
+
 // SetSearchHits replaces the tickets returned by SearchTickets.
 func (m *MockClient) SetSearchHits(hits []JiraTicket) {
 	m.mu.Lock()
@@ -205,6 +323,7 @@ func (m *MockClient) Reset() {
 	}
 	m.tickets = make(map[string]*JiraTicket)
 	m.transitions = make(map[string][]JiraTransition)
+	m.statuses = make(map[string][]JiraStatus)
 	m.projects = nil
 	m.searchHits = nil
 	m.doneCalls = nil
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client_test.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client_test.go
index a7cd5c91be..26367a1035 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client_test.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client_test.go
@@ -70,11 +70,97 @@ func TestMockClient_DoTransitionRecordsCall(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMockClient_ProjectStatusesSeedAndRead(t *testing.T) {
+	m := NewMockClient()
+	m.SetProjectStatuses("CLIP", []JiraStatus{
+		{ID: "1", Name: "In Development", StatusCategory: "indeterminate"},
+	})
+	got, err := m.ListProjectStatuses(context.Background(), "CLIP")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListProjectStatuses: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 1 || got[0].Name != "In Development" {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected statuses: %+v", got)
+	}
+	// Unseeded project returns empty, not nil-panic.
+	if s, _ := m.ListProjectStatuses(context.Background(), "OTHER"); len(s) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no statuses for unseeded project, got %+v", s)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMockClient_SearchTickets_FiltersByStatusName(t *testing.T) {
+	m := NewMockClient()
+	m.SetSearchHits([]JiraTicket{
+		{Key: "CLIP-1", ProjectKey: "CLIP", StatusName: "In Development"},
+		{Key: "CLIP-2", ProjectKey: "CLIP", StatusName: "Ready for review"},
+		{Key: "CLIP-3", ProjectKey: "CLIP", StatusName: "In Development"},
+	})
+	res, err := m.SearchTickets(
+		context.Background(),
+		`project in ("CLIP") AND status in ("Ready for review") ORDER BY updated DESC`,
+		"",
+		50,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(res.Tickets) != 1 || res.Tickets[0].Key != "CLIP-2" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected only CLIP-2, got %+v", res.Tickets)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMockClient_SearchTickets_FiltersByProjectKey(t *testing.T) {
+	m := NewMockClient()
+	m.SetSearchHits([]JiraTicket{
+		{Key: "CLIP-1", ProjectKey: "CLIP", StatusName: "In Development"},
+		{Key: "OPS-9", ProjectKey: "OPS", StatusName: "In Development"},
+	})
+	res, err := m.SearchTickets(
+		context.Background(),
+		`project in ("CLIP") AND assignee = currentUser() ORDER BY updated DESC`,
+		"",
+		50,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(res.Tickets) != 1 || res.Tickets[0].Key != "CLIP-1" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected only CLIP-1, got %+v", res.Tickets)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestMockClient_SearchTickets_ProjectAndKeyNarrowingCompose(t *testing.T) {
+	m := NewMockClient()
+	m.SetSearchHits([]JiraTicket{
+		{Key: "CLIP-1", ProjectKey: "CLIP", StatusName: "In Development"},
+		{Key: "CLIP-2", ProjectKey: "CLIP", StatusName: "In Development"},
+		{Key: "OPS-9", ProjectKey: "OPS", StatusName: "In Development"},
+	})
+	// A project clause plus a specific ticket key must narrow to that key, not
+	// short-circuit on the project clause and return the whole project.
+	res, err := m.SearchTickets(
+		context.Background(),
+		`project in ("CLIP") AND key = CLIP-2 ORDER BY updated DESC`,
+		"",
+		50,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("search: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(res.Tickets) != 1 || res.Tickets[0].Key != "CLIP-2" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected only CLIP-2, got %+v", res.Tickets)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMockClient_ResetClearsState(t *testing.T) {
 	m := NewMockClient()
 	m.AddTicket(&JiraTicket{Key: "X-1"})
+	m.SetProjectStatuses("CLIP", []JiraStatus{{ID: "1", Name: "Open"}})
 	m.SetAuthResult(&TestConnectionResult{OK: false, Error: "boom"})
 	m.Reset()
+	if s, _ := m.ListProjectStatuses(context.Background(), "CLIP"); len(s) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Reset did not clear statuses: %+v", s)
+	}
 	res, _ := m.TestAuth(context.Background())
 	if !res.OK {
 		t.Fatalf("Reset did not restore default auth result: %+v", res)
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_controller.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_controller.go
index fc9ee79e88..5e0d5f5bc2 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_controller.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_controller.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func (c *MockController) RegisterRoutes(router *gin.Engine) {
 	api.PUT("/auth-result", c.setAuthResult)
 	api.PUT("/auth-health", c.setAuthHealth)
 	api.POST("/projects", c.setProjects)
+	api.POST("/project-statuses", c.setProjectStatuses)
 	api.POST("/tickets", c.addTickets)
 	api.POST("/transitions", c.addTransitions)
 	api.POST("/search-hits", c.setSearchHits)
@@ -77,6 +78,23 @@ func (c *MockController) setProjects(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"count": len(req.Projects)})
 }
 
+func (c *MockController) setProjectStatuses(ctx *gin.Context) {
+	var req struct {
+		ProjectKey string       `json:"projectKey"`
+		Statuses   []JiraStatus `json:"statuses"`
+	}
+	if err := ctx.ShouldBindJSON(&req); err != nil {
+		ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "invalid payload"})
+		return
+	}
+	if req.ProjectKey == "" {
+		ctx.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": "projectKey required"})
+		return
+	}
+	c.mock.SetProjectStatuses(req.ProjectKey, req.Statuses)
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"count": len(req.Statuses)})
+}
+
 func (c *MockController) addTickets(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	var req struct {
 		Tickets []JiraTicket `json:"tickets"`
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/models.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/models.go
index 2ab3f11bc4..c1312e2549 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/models.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/models.go
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ type JiraProject struct {
 	ID   string `json:"id"`
 }
 
+// JiraStatus is one workflow status defined for a project. Unlike the coarse
+// three-bucket StatusCategory ("new" | "indeterminate" | "done"), Name is the
+// project-specific workflow status the user actually sees on a ticket (e.g.
+// "In Development", "Ready for review"). The status filter is built from these.
+type JiraStatus struct {
+	ID             string `json:"id"`
+	Name           string `json:"name"`
+	StatusCategory string `json:"statusCategory"` // "new" | "indeterminate" | "done"
+}
+
 // SearchResult is a page of tickets from a JQL search. Atlassian's
 // /rest/api/3/search/jql endpoint is token-paginated and returns no total
 // count, so the UI relies on IsLast and NextPageToken to walk pages.
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/service.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/service.go
index 5ffe956351..92c4a0ac86 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/service.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/service.go
@@ -309,6 +309,17 @@ func (s *Service) ListProjects(ctx context.Context) ([]JiraProject, error) {
 	return client.ListProjects(ctx)
 }
 
+// ListProjectStatuses returns the workflow statuses defined for a project,
+// used by the ticket-list status filter so users can filter by the real
+// statuses in the selected project rather than the three coarse categories.
+func (s *Service) ListProjectStatuses(ctx context.Context, projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error) {
+	client, err := s.clientFor(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return client.ListProjectStatuses(ctx, projectKey)
+}
+
 // SearchTickets runs a JQL search, returning a page of tickets. pageToken is
 // the cursor returned in the previous page's NextPageToken; pass "" for the
 // first page.
diff --git a/apps/backend/internal/jira/service_test.go b/apps/backend/internal/jira/service_test.go
index f61e59feef..6bf4e7cb88 100644
--- a/apps/backend/internal/jira/service_test.go
+++ b/apps/backend/internal/jira/service_test.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type fakeClient struct {
 	getTicketFn   func(key string) (*JiraTicket, error)
 	transitionFn  func(key, id string) error
 	listProjects  func() ([]JiraProject, error)
+	listStatuses  func(projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error)
 	searchFn      func(jql string) (*SearchResult, error)
 	transitionLog []string // "key:id"
 }
@@ -90,6 +91,12 @@ func (c *fakeClient) ListProjects(_ context.Context) ([]JiraProject, error) {
 	}
 	return nil, nil
 }
+func (c *fakeClient) ListProjectStatuses(_ context.Context, projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error) {
+	if c.listStatuses != nil {
+		return c.listStatuses(projectKey)
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
 func (c *fakeClient) SearchTickets(_ context.Context, jql, _ string, _ int) (*SearchResult, error) {
 	if c.searchFn != nil {
 		return c.searchFn(jql)
@@ -424,6 +431,39 @@ func TestService_GetTicket_RevealError_NotConfusedWithUnconfigured(t *testing.T)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestService_ListProjectStatuses_PassThrough(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newSvcFixture(t)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	var gotKey string
+	f.client.listStatuses = func(projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error) {
+		gotKey = projectKey
+		return []JiraStatus{{ID: "1", Name: "In Development", StatusCategory: "indeterminate"}}, nil
+	}
+	_, _ = f.svc.SetConfig(ctx, &SetConfigRequest{
+		SiteURL: "https://a.net", Email: "e",
+		AuthMethod: AuthMethodAPIToken, InstanceType: InstanceTypeCloud, Secret: "t",
+	})
+	waitForAuthProbe(t, f)
+	statuses, err := f.svc.ListProjectStatuses(ctx, "CLIP")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("list statuses: %v", err)
+	}
+	if gotKey != "CLIP" {
+		t.Errorf("project key: got %q", gotKey)
+	}
+	if len(statuses) != 1 || statuses[0].Name != "In Development" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected statuses: %+v", statuses)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestService_ListProjectStatuses_Unconfigured(t *testing.T) {
+	f := newSvcFixture(t)
+	_, err := f.svc.ListProjectStatuses(context.Background(), "CLIP")
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrNotConfigured) {
+		t.Errorf("expected ErrNotConfigured, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestService_DoTransition_PassThrough(t *testing.T) {
 	f := newSvcFixture(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
diff --git a/apps/web/app/jira/jira-page-client.tsx b/apps/web/app/jira/jira-page-client.tsx
index 5db83817f3..bf5e66afc1 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/jira/jira-page-client.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/jira/jira-page-client.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import {
   type FilterState,
 } from "@/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model";
 import { DEFAULT_VIEW, useSavedViews } from "@/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views";
+import {
+  reconcileStatuses,
+  useProjectStatuses,
+} from "@/components/jira/my-jira/use-project-statuses";
 import { ListToolbar } from "@/components/jira/my-jira/list-toolbar";
 import { FilterBar, hasActiveFilters } from "@/components/jira/my-jira/filter-bar";
 import { ResultsPagination } from "@/components/jira/my-jira/results-pagination";
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ function useJiraPageData(workspaceId?: string) {
   const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
   const [configured, setConfigured] = useState(false);
   const [projects, setProjects] = useState<JiraProject[]>([]);
+  const [defaultProjectKey, setDefaultProjectKey] = useState("");
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let cancelled = false;
@@ -80,6 +85,7 @@ function useJiraPageData(workspaceId?: string) {
         if (cancelled) return;
         const ok = !!cfg && cfg.hasSecret;
         setConfigured(ok);
+        setDefaultProjectKey(cfg?.defaultProjectKey ?? "");
         if (ok) {
           try {
             const list = await loadUserProjects();
@@ -98,7 +104,16 @@ function useJiraPageData(workspaceId?: string) {
     };
   }, [workspaceId]);
 
-  return { loaded, configured, projects };
+  return { loaded, configured, projects, defaultProjectKey };
+}
+
+// initialFilters seeds the ticket list with the workspace's default project
+// (issue #1588 follow-up) so opening /jira lands on that project pre-selected.
+// An empty defaultProjectKey keeps the historical "no project" default.
+function initialFilters(defaultProjectKey: string): FilterState {
+  const key = defaultProjectKey.trim();
+  if (!key) return DEFAULT_VIEW.filters;
+  return { ...DEFAULT_VIEW.filters, projectKeys: [key] };
 }
 
 function TicketResults({
@@ -144,6 +159,7 @@ function TicketResults({
 type AuthenticatedViewProps = {
   workspaceId: string | undefined;
   projects: JiraProject[];
+  defaultProjectKey: string;
   presets: JiraTaskPreset[];
   onStartTask: (ticket: JiraTicket, preset: JiraTaskPreset) => void;
   onOpenTicket: (ticket: JiraTicket) => void;
@@ -152,12 +168,31 @@ type AuthenticatedViewProps = {
 function AuthenticatedView({
   workspaceId,
   projects,
+  defaultProjectKey,
   presets,
   onStartTask,
   onOpenTicket,
 }: AuthenticatedViewProps) {
-  const state = useFilterState();
+  const state = useFilterState(defaultProjectKey);
   const search = useJiraSearch(workspaceId ?? null, state.effectiveJql);
+  const { options: statusOptions, loaded: statusesLoaded } = useProjectStatuses(
+    state.filters.projectKeys,
+  );
+
+  // When the available status union changes (project selection changed, or
+  // statuses finished loading), drop any selected statuses that are no longer
+  // offered so the JQL never references a status absent from the selection.
+  // Gate on statusesLoaded so a saved view's statuses aren't stripped on the
+  // first render, before useProjectStatuses has fetched the current project's
+  // statuses (options is still [] until then).
+  const { filters, updateFilters } = state;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!statusesLoaded) return;
+    const reconciled = reconcileStatuses(filters.statuses, statusOptions);
+    if (reconciled !== filters.statuses) {
+      updateFilters({ ...filters, statuses: reconciled });
+    }
+  }, [statusesLoaded, statusOptions, filters, updateFilters]);
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -190,6 +225,7 @@ function AuthenticatedView({
           filters={state.filters}
           onChange={state.updateFilters}
           projects={projects}
+          statusOptions={statusOptions}
           hasActiveFilters={hasActiveFilters(state.filters)}
           onClear={() => state.updateFilters(DEFAULT_FILTERS)}
         />
@@ -216,9 +252,9 @@ function AuthenticatedView({
   );
 }
 
-function useFilterState() {
+function useFilterState(defaultProjectKey: string) {
   const savedViews = useSavedViews();
-  const [filters, setFilters] = useState<FilterState>(DEFAULT_VIEW.filters);
+  const [filters, setFilters] = useState<FilterState>(() => initialFilters(defaultProjectKey));
   const [activeViewId, setActiveViewId] = useState<string | null>(DEFAULT_VIEW.id);
   const [customJql, setCustomJql] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [showJqlEditor, setShowJqlEditor] = useState(false);
@@ -276,7 +312,7 @@ function useFilterState() {
 }
 
 export function JiraPageClient({ workspaceId, workflows, steps }: JiraPageClientProps) {
-  const { loaded, configured, projects } = useJiraPageData(workspaceId);
+  const { loaded, configured, projects, defaultProjectKey } = useJiraPageData(workspaceId);
   const { taskPresets } = useJiraTaskPresets();
   const [launchPayload, setLaunchPayload] = useState<JiraLaunchPayload | null>(null);
   const [openTicket, setOpenTicket] = useState<JiraTicket | null>(null);
@@ -300,6 +336,7 @@ export function JiraPageClient({ workspaceId, workflows, steps }: JiraPageClient
         <AuthenticatedView
           workspaceId={workspaceId}
           projects={projects}
+          defaultProjectKey={defaultProjectKey}
           presets={taskPresets}
           onStartTask={onStartTask}
           onOpenTicket={onOpenTicket}
diff --git a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-bar.tsx b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-bar.tsx
index 7bf0f8df20..56340d899c 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-bar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-bar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { Button } from "@kandev/ui/button";
-import type { JiraProject } from "@/lib/types/jira";
+import type { JiraProject, JiraStatus } from "@/lib/types/jira";
 import { AssigneePill, ProjectPill, StatusPill } from "./filter-pills";
 import type { FilterState } from "./filter-model";
 import { DEFAULT_FILTERS } from "./filter-model";
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ type FilterBarProps = {
   filters: FilterState;
   onChange: (filters: FilterState) => void;
   projects: JiraProject[];
+  statusOptions: JiraStatus[];
   hasActiveFilters: boolean;
   onClear: () => void;
 };
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ export function FilterBar({
   filters,
   onChange,
   projects,
+  statusOptions,
   hasActiveFilters,
   onClear,
 }: FilterBarProps) {
@@ -29,8 +31,10 @@ export function FilterBar({
         onChange={(projectKeys) => onChange({ ...filters, projectKeys })}
       />
       <StatusPill
-        value={filters.statusCategories}
-        onChange={(statusCategories) => onChange({ ...filters, statusCategories })}
+        options={statusOptions}
+        value={filters.statuses}
+        onChange={(statuses) => onChange({ ...filters, statuses })}
+        hasProjectSelected={filters.projectKeys.length > 0}
       />
       <AssigneePill
         value={filters.assignee}
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ export function FilterBar({
 export function hasActiveFilters(f: FilterState): boolean {
   return (
     f.projectKeys.length > 0 ||
-    f.statusCategories.length > 0 ||
+    f.statuses.length > 0 ||
     f.assignee !== DEFAULT_FILTERS.assignee ||
     f.searchText.trim().length > 0
   );
diff --git a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.test.ts b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.test.ts
index b98a203e3b..12242fc227 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.test.ts
@@ -17,13 +17,27 @@ describe("filtersToJql", () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it("maps status categories to Jira labels", () => {
+  it("emits status clause for selected status names", () => {
     const jql = filtersToJql({
       ...DEFAULT_FILTERS,
-      statusCategories: ["new", "indeterminate"],
+      statuses: ["In Development", "Ready for review"],
       assignee: "anyone",
     });
-    expect(jql).toBe(`statusCategory in ("To Do", "In Progress") ORDER BY updated DESC`);
+    expect(jql).toBe(`status in ("In Development", "Ready for review") ORDER BY updated DESC`);
+  });
+
+  it("omits status clause when no statuses selected", () => {
+    const jql = filtersToJql({ ...DEFAULT_FILTERS, statuses: [], assignee: "anyone" });
+    expect(jql).toBe("ORDER BY updated DESC");
+  });
+
+  it("escapes quotes in status names", () => {
+    const jql = filtersToJql({
+      ...DEFAULT_FILTERS,
+      statuses: [`Needs "review"`],
+      assignee: "anyone",
+    });
+    expect(jql).toBe(`status in ("Needs \\"review\\"") ORDER BY updated DESC`);
   });
 
   it("detects ticket key in search text", () => {
@@ -73,4 +87,8 @@ describe("filtersEqual", () => {
   it("returns false when arrays differ", () => {
     expect(filtersEqual(DEFAULT_FILTERS, { ...DEFAULT_FILTERS, projectKeys: ["X"] })).toBe(false);
   });
+
+  it("returns false when statuses differ", () => {
+    expect(filtersEqual(DEFAULT_FILTERS, { ...DEFAULT_FILTERS, statuses: ["Done"] })).toBe(false);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.ts b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.ts
index eb8184aa9e..88a97b015d 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.ts
+++ b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import type { JiraStatusCategory } from "@/lib/types/jira";
-
 export type AssigneeFilter = "me" | "unassigned" | "anyone";
 export type SortKey = "updated" | "created" | "priority";
 
 export type FilterState = {
   projectKeys: string[];
-  statusCategories: JiraStatusCategory[];
+  // Real project workflow status names (e.g. "In Development"), not the coarse
+  // three-bucket status categories. Empty = no status restriction.
+  statuses: string[];
   assignee: AssigneeFilter;
   searchText: string;
   sort: SortKey;
@@ -13,18 +13,12 @@ export type FilterState = {
 
 export const DEFAULT_FILTERS: FilterState = {
   projectKeys: [],
-  statusCategories: [],
+  statuses: [],
   assignee: "me",
   searchText: "",
   sort: "updated",
 };
 
-export const STATUS_CATEGORY_OPTIONS: { value: JiraStatusCategory; label: string }[] = [
-  { value: "new", label: "To Do" },
-  { value: "indeterminate", label: "In Progress" },
-  { value: "done", label: "Done" },
-];
-
 function quote(value: string): string {
   return `"${value.replace(/\\/g, "\\\\").replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`;
 }
@@ -38,14 +32,9 @@ function searchClause(raw: string): string | null {
   return `text ~ ${quote(trimmed)}`;
 }
 
-function statusClause(categories: JiraStatusCategory[]): string | null {
-  if (categories.length === 0) return null;
-  const labels = categories.map((c) => {
-    if (c === "new") return quote("To Do");
-    if (c === "indeterminate") return quote("In Progress");
-    return quote("Done");
-  });
-  return `statusCategory in (${labels.join(", ")})`;
+function statusClause(statuses: string[]): string | null {
+  if (statuses.length === 0) return null;
+  return `status in (${statuses.map(quote).join(", ")})`;
 }
 
 function assigneeClause(a: AssigneeFilter): string | null {
@@ -68,7 +57,7 @@ function sortClause(s: SortKey): string {
 export function filtersToJql(f: FilterState): string {
   const clauses = [
     projectClause(f.projectKeys),
-    statusClause(f.statusCategories),
+    statusClause(f.statuses),
     assigneeClause(f.assignee),
     searchClause(f.searchText),
   ].filter((c): c is string => c !== null);
@@ -84,7 +73,7 @@ export function filtersEqual(a: FilterState, b: FilterState): boolean {
     a.searchText === b.searchText &&
     a.projectKeys.length === b.projectKeys.length &&
     a.projectKeys.every((k, i) => k === b.projectKeys[i]) &&
-    a.statusCategories.length === b.statusCategories.length &&
-    a.statusCategories.every((c, i) => c === b.statusCategories[i])
+    a.statuses.length === b.statuses.length &&
+    a.statuses.every((s, i) => s === b.statuses[i])
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-pills.tsx b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-pills.tsx
index 0c42ee59bb..da62a63eee 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-pills.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-pills.tsx
@@ -5,19 +5,70 @@ import { IconChevronDown, IconX } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 import { Checkbox } from "@kandev/ui/checkbox";
 import { Input } from "@kandev/ui/input";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@kandev/ui/popover";
-import type { JiraProject, JiraStatusCategory } from "@/lib/types/jira";
-import { STATUS_CATEGORY_OPTIONS, type AssigneeFilter } from "./filter-model";
+import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@kandev/ui/tooltip";
+import type { JiraProject, JiraStatus } from "@/lib/types/jira";
+import { type AssigneeFilter } from "./filter-model";
 
 type PillShellProps = {
   label: string;
   summary: string | null;
   active: boolean;
   onClear?: () => void;
+  // When disabled the pill renders greyed-out and non-interactive; `disabledHint`
+  // is surfaced via a Radix tooltip on a focusable wrapper so the user learns
+  // why (e.g. pick a project first), reachable by keyboard and screen readers.
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  disabledHint?: string;
   children: React.ReactNode;
 };
 
-function PillShell({ label, summary, active, onClear, children }: PillShellProps) {
+function DisabledPill({
+  label,
+  summary,
+  disabledHint,
+}: Pick<PillShellProps, "label" | "summary" | "disabledHint">) {
+  // Radix Tooltip on a focusable wrapper (per apps/web/AGENTS.md) so keyboard
+  // and screen-reader users reach the disabled pill and learn why it's off,
+  // instead of the reason being mouse-hover-only via a raw title attribute.
+  const pill = (
+    <div
+      data-testid={`jira-filter-pill-${label.toLowerCase()}`}
+      data-disabled="true"
+      tabIndex={0}
+      role="button"
+      aria-disabled="true"
+      aria-label={disabledHint ?? `${label} filter disabled`}
+      className="inline-flex items-stretch rounded-md border text-xs overflow-hidden bg-background opacity-50"
+    >
+      <span className="px-2.5 py-1.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 cursor-not-allowed">
+        <span className="text-muted-foreground">{label}</span>
+        {summary && <span className="font-medium">{summary}</span>}
+        <IconChevronDown className="h-3 w-3 text-muted-foreground" />
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  );
+  if (!disabledHint) return pill;
+  return (
+    <Tooltip>
+      <TooltipTrigger asChild>{pill}</TooltipTrigger>
+      <TooltipContent>{disabledHint}</TooltipContent>
+    </Tooltip>
+  );
+}
+
+function PillShell({
+  label,
+  summary,
+  active,
+  onClear,
+  disabled,
+  disabledHint,
+  children,
+}: PillShellProps) {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  if (disabled) {
+    return <DisabledPill label={label} summary={summary} disabledHint={disabledHint} />;
+  }
   return (
     <Popover open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
       <div
@@ -28,6 +79,7 @@ function PillShell({ label, summary, active, onClear, children }: PillShellProps
         <PopoverTrigger asChild>
           <button
             type="button"
+            data-testid={`jira-filter-pill-${label.toLowerCase()}`}
             className="cursor-pointer px-2.5 py-1.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 hover:bg-muted/50 transition-colors"
           >
             <span className="text-muted-foreground">{label}</span>
@@ -102,6 +154,7 @@ export function ProjectPill({ projects, value, onChange }: ProjectPillProps) {
         {filtered.map((p) => (
           <label
             key={p.key}
+            data-testid={`jira-project-option-${p.key}`}
             className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 cursor-pointer hover:bg-muted/50"
           >
             <Checkbox checked={selected.has(p.key)} onCheckedChange={() => toggle(p.key)} />
@@ -115,23 +168,35 @@ export function ProjectPill({ projects, value, onChange }: ProjectPillProps) {
 }
 
 type StatusPillProps = {
-  value: JiraStatusCategory[];
-  onChange: (cats: JiraStatusCategory[]) => void;
+  // Available statuses for the selected project(s). Empty means either no
+  // project is selected or the selected project(s) expose no statuses; the pill
+  // is disabled either way, with a hint chosen from hasProjectSelected.
+  options: JiraStatus[];
+  value: string[];
+  onChange: (statuses: string[]) => void;
+  // Whether at least one project is selected. Distinguishes "pick a project
+  // first" from "this project has no statuses" so the disabled hint isn't
+  // misleading once a project is chosen.
+  hasProjectSelected: boolean;
 };
 
-export function StatusPill({ value, onChange }: StatusPillProps) {
+const NO_PROJECT_HINT = "Select a project to filter by status";
+const NO_STATUSES_HINT = "No statuses available for the selected project";
+
+export function StatusPill({ options, value, onChange, hasProjectSelected }: StatusPillProps) {
+  const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    const q = query.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (!q) return options;
+    return options.filter((o) => o.name.toLowerCase().includes(q));
+  }, [options, query]);
+
   const selected = new Set(value);
-  const toggle = (cat: JiraStatusCategory) => {
-    if (selected.has(cat)) onChange(value.filter((c) => c !== cat));
-    else onChange([...value, cat]);
+  const toggle = (name: string) => {
+    if (selected.has(name)) onChange(value.filter((n) => n !== name));
+    else onChange([...value, name]);
   };
-  const summary =
-    value.length > 0
-      ? joinSummary(
-          value.map((c) => STATUS_CATEGORY_OPTIONS.find((o) => o.value === c)?.label ?? c),
-          2,
-        )
-      : null;
+  const summary = value.length > 0 ? joinSummary(value, 2) : null;
 
   return (
     <PillShell
@@ -139,15 +204,29 @@ export function StatusPill({ value, onChange }: StatusPillProps) {
       summary={summary}
       active={value.length > 0}
       onClear={() => onChange([])}
+      disabled={options.length === 0}
+      disabledHint={hasProjectSelected ? NO_STATUSES_HINT : NO_PROJECT_HINT}
     >
-      <div className="py-1">
-        {STATUS_CATEGORY_OPTIONS.map((o) => (
+      <div className="p-2 border-b">
+        <Input
+          value={query}
+          onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.target.value)}
+          placeholder="Search statuses…"
+          className="h-7 text-xs"
+        />
+      </div>
+      <div className="max-h-64 overflow-y-auto py-1">
+        {filtered.length === 0 && (
+          <div className="px-3 py-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">No statuses match.</div>
+        )}
+        {filtered.map((o) => (
           <label
-            key={o.value}
+            key={o.id}
+            data-testid={`jira-status-option-${o.name}`}
             className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 cursor-pointer hover:bg-muted/50"
           >
-            <Checkbox checked={selected.has(o.value)} onCheckedChange={() => toggle(o.value)} />
-            <span className="text-sm">{o.label}</span>
+            <Checkbox checked={selected.has(o.name)} onCheckedChange={() => toggle(o.name)} />
+            <span className="text-sm truncate">{o.name}</span>
           </label>
         ))}
       </div>
diff --git a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-project-statuses.test.ts b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-project-statuses.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09d6c2ec13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-project-statuses.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { cleanup, renderHook, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { JiraStatus } from "@/lib/types/jira";
+
+const listJiraProjectStatusesMock = vi.fn<[string], Promise<{ statuses: JiraStatus[] }>>();
+
+vi.mock("@/lib/api/domains/jira-api", () => ({
+  listJiraProjectStatuses: (key: string) => listJiraProjectStatusesMock(key),
+}));
+
+import { reconcileStatuses, useProjectStatuses } from "./use-project-statuses";
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+  listJiraProjectStatusesMock.mockReset();
+});
+
+function status(id: string, name: string): JiraStatus {
+  return { id, name, statusCategory: "indeterminate" };
+}
+
+const IN_DEV = "In Development";
+
+describe("reconcileStatuses", () => {
+  it("returns the same reference when nothing is selected", () => {
+    const selected: string[] = [];
+    expect(reconcileStatuses(selected, [status("1", "Open")])).toBe(selected);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps selected statuses that are still available", () => {
+    const selected = [IN_DEV, "Done"];
+    const available = [status("1", IN_DEV), status("2", "Done"), status("3", "To Do")];
+    expect(reconcileStatuses(selected, available)).toEqual([IN_DEV, "Done"]);
+  });
+
+  it("drops selected statuses no longer present in the union", () => {
+    const selected = [IN_DEV, "Ready for review"];
+    const available = [status("1", IN_DEV)];
+    expect(reconcileStatuses(selected, available)).toEqual([IN_DEV]);
+  });
+
+  it("drops all when none remain (e.g. project deselected)", () => {
+    expect(reconcileStatuses([IN_DEV], [])).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("returns the same reference when every selection is still valid", () => {
+    const selected = ["Open"];
+    const result = reconcileStatuses(selected, [status("1", "Open")]);
+    expect(result).toBe(selected);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("useProjectStatuses", () => {
+  it("reports loaded=true with empty options when no project is selected", async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useProjectStatuses([]));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.loaded).toBe(true));
+    expect(result.current.options).toEqual([]);
+    expect(listJiraProjectStatusesMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("stays unloaded until the fetch resolves, then exposes the options", async () => {
+    let resolve: ((v: { statuses: JiraStatus[] }) => void) | undefined;
+    listJiraProjectStatusesMock.mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise((r) => {
+        resolve = r;
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useProjectStatuses(["CLIP"]));
+
+    // Before the fetch resolves the hook must not claim to be loaded, otherwise
+    // callers would reconcile a saved status selection against empty options.
+    expect(result.current.loaded).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.current.options).toEqual([]);
+
+    resolve?.({ statuses: [status("1", IN_DEV)] });
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(result.current.loaded).toBe(true));
+    expect(result.current.options).toEqual([status("1", IN_DEV)]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-project-statuses.ts b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-project-statuses.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07ec0ae5fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-project-statuses.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { listJiraProjectStatuses } from "@/lib/api/domains/jira-api";
+import type { JiraStatus } from "@/lib/types/jira";
+
+// reconcileStatuses drops any selected status names that are no longer present
+// in the available union (e.g. after the project selection changed). Kept pure
+// so it is trivially unit-testable and reusable from the page hook.
+export function reconcileStatuses(selected: string[], available: JiraStatus[]): string[] {
+  if (selected.length === 0) return selected;
+  const names = new Set(available.map((s) => s.name));
+  const next = selected.filter((name) => names.has(name));
+  // Preserve referential equality when nothing changed so callers can skip
+  // redundant state updates.
+  return next.length === selected.length ? selected : next;
+}
+
+// unionByName merges status lists from several projects, de-duping by name.
+// Two projects may expose a status with the same name but different ids; the
+// filter targets status names in JQL, so name is the identity that matters.
+function unionByName(lists: JiraStatus[][]): JiraStatus[] {
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const out: JiraStatus[] = [];
+  for (const list of lists) {
+    for (const s of list) {
+      if (seen.has(s.name)) continue;
+      seen.add(s.name);
+      out.push(s);
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+// ProjectStatuses is the result of useProjectStatuses. `loaded` is false while
+// the fetch for the current project-key set is still pending and flips to true
+// only once every selected key has resolved (from cache or network). Callers
+// that reconcile a saved status selection against `options` must wait for
+// `loaded`, otherwise the first render (options still []) would strip the
+// selection before the statuses arrive.
+export type ProjectStatuses = {
+  options: JiraStatus[];
+  loaded: boolean;
+};
+
+// useProjectStatuses fetches the workflow statuses for the selected project
+// keys, unions and de-dupes them by name, and caches per project key for the
+// lifetime of the component so re-selecting a project never refetches. A fetch
+// failure for one project is non-fatal: that project contributes no options
+// and the rest still load.
+export function useProjectStatuses(projectKeys: string[]): ProjectStatuses {
+  const [options, setOptions] = useState<JiraStatus[]>([]);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false);
+  const cacheRef = useRef<Map<string, JiraStatus[]>>(new Map());
+
+  const cacheKey = [...projectKeys].sort().join(",");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    // Re-fetching for a new key set: options for the previous set are stale and
+    // the current set has not resolved yet, so mark unloaded until it does.
+    setLoaded(false);
+    async function load() {
+      if (projectKeys.length === 0) {
+        setOptions([]);
+        setLoaded(true);
+        return;
+      }
+      const cache = cacheRef.current;
+      await Promise.all(
+        projectKeys
+          .filter((key) => !cache.has(key))
+          .map(async (key) => {
+            try {
+              const { statuses } = await listJiraProjectStatuses(key);
+              cache.set(key, statuses ?? []);
+            } catch {
+              // Non-fatal: cache an empty list so we don't refetch on every render.
+              cache.set(key, []);
+            }
+          }),
+      );
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      setOptions(unionByName(projectKeys.map((key) => cache.get(key) ?? [])));
+      setLoaded(true);
+    }
+    void load();
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+    // cacheKey encodes the sorted key set; projectKeys identity is unstable.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [cacheKey]);
+
+  return { options, loaded };
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.test.ts b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.test.ts
index 62bb93cee5..380c31eb11 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.test.ts
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ const view: SavedView = {
   name: "Mine",
   filters: {
     projectKeys: [],
-    statusCategories: [],
+    statuses: [],
     assignee: "me",
     searchText: "",
     sort: "updated",
   },
+  customJql: null,
+  builtin: false,
 };
 
 describe("useSavedViews", () => {
@@ -63,6 +65,33 @@ describe("useSavedViews", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("hydrates a legacy statusCategories view to statuses: [] without throwing", async () => {
+    // Views persisted before the status-name migration carry `statusCategories`
+    // and no `statuses`. They must load, dropping the old category filter.
+    const legacy = {
+      id: "custom:legacy",
+      name: "Legacy",
+      filters: {
+        projectKeys: ["CLIP"],
+        statusCategories: ["indeterminate"],
+        assignee: "me",
+        searchText: "",
+        sort: "updated",
+      },
+    };
+    localStorageMock.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify([legacy]));
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useSavedViews());
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      const loaded = result.current.custom.find((v) => v.id === "custom:legacy");
+      expect(loaded).toBeDefined();
+      expect(loaded?.filters.statuses).toEqual([]);
+      expect(loaded?.filters.projectKeys).toEqual(["CLIP"]);
+      expect("statusCategories" in loaded!.filters).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   it("retries empty local views after a failed backend sync", async () => {
     localStorageMock.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify([]));
     localStorageMock.setItem(SYNC_FAILED_KEY, "1");
diff --git a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.ts b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.ts
index ae60b5d9a7..d59c4e25ae 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.ts
+++ b/apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ const BUILTIN_VIEWS: SavedView[] = [
     builtin: true,
     filters: { ...DEFAULT_FILTERS, assignee: "me" },
   },
-  {
-    id: "builtin:in-progress",
-    name: "In progress",
-    builtin: true,
-    filters: { ...DEFAULT_FILTERS, assignee: "me", statusCategories: ["indeterminate"] },
-  },
+  // The former "In progress" builtin filtered by the "indeterminate" status
+  // category. Status names are now project-specific, so a global builtin can't
+  // hard-code an in-progress status without a selected project; dropping the
+  // status filter would have left it indistinguishable from "Assigned to me".
+  // Users get an in-progress view by selecting a project and its statuses.
   {
     id: "builtin:unassigned",
     name: "Unassigned",
@@ -49,32 +48,61 @@ function readStorage(): SavedView[] {
     if (!raw) return [];
     const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as unknown;
     if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) return [];
-    return parsed.filter(isSavedView);
+    return normalizeSavedViews(parsed);
   } catch {
     return [];
   }
 }
 
-function isFilterState(f: unknown): f is FilterState {
+// isFilterStateShape recognizes both the current `statuses: string[]` shape and
+// legacy views persisted with `statusCategories`. It only validates the fields
+// unrelated to statuses; status normalization happens in normalizeFilterState.
+function isFilterStateShape(f: unknown): f is Record<string, unknown> {
   if (!f || typeof f !== "object") return false;
   const rec = f as Record<string, unknown>;
   return (
     Array.isArray(rec.projectKeys) &&
     rec.projectKeys.every((k) => typeof k === "string") &&
-    Array.isArray(rec.statusCategories) &&
-    rec.statusCategories.every(
-      (c) => c === "" || c === "new" || c === "indeterminate" || c === "done",
-    ) &&
     (rec.assignee === "me" || rec.assignee === "unassigned" || rec.assignee === "anyone") &&
     typeof rec.searchText === "string" &&
     (rec.sort === "updated" || rec.sort === "created" || rec.sort === "priority")
   );
 }
 
-function isSavedView(v: unknown): v is SavedView {
-  if (!v || typeof v !== "object") return false;
+// normalizeFilterState coerces a persisted filter (current or legacy) into a
+// valid FilterState. Legacy views carrying `statusCategories` (and no
+// `statuses`) hydrate to `statuses: []` — the old category filter is dropped
+// rather than throwing, since categories no longer map to a specific status.
+function normalizeFilterState(rec: Record<string, unknown>): FilterState {
+  const statuses =
+    Array.isArray(rec.statuses) && rec.statuses.every((s) => typeof s === "string")
+      ? (rec.statuses as string[])
+      : [];
+  return {
+    projectKeys: rec.projectKeys as string[],
+    statuses,
+    assignee: rec.assignee as FilterState["assignee"],
+    searchText: rec.searchText as string,
+    sort: rec.sort as FilterState["sort"],
+  };
+}
+
+function normalizeSavedView(v: unknown): SavedView | null {
+  if (!v || typeof v !== "object") return null;
   const rec = v as Record<string, unknown>;
-  return typeof rec.id === "string" && typeof rec.name === "string" && isFilterState(rec.filters);
+  if (typeof rec.id !== "string" || typeof rec.name !== "string") return null;
+  if (!isFilterStateShape(rec.filters)) return null;
+  return {
+    id: rec.id,
+    name: rec.name,
+    filters: normalizeFilterState(rec.filters),
+    customJql: typeof rec.customJql === "string" ? rec.customJql : null,
+    builtin: rec.builtin === true,
+  };
+}
+
+function normalizeSavedViews(values: unknown[]): SavedView[] {
+  return values.map(normalizeSavedView).filter((v): v is SavedView => v !== null);
 }
 
 function writeStorage(views: SavedView[]): void {
@@ -88,7 +116,7 @@ function writeStorage(views: SavedView[]): void {
 
 function readServerViews(value: unknown): SavedView[] | null {
   if (!Array.isArray(value)) return null;
-  return value.filter(isSavedView);
+  return normalizeSavedViews(value);
 }
 
 const syncServer = createQueuedUserSettingsSync<SavedView[]>(SYNC_FAILED_KEY, (views) => ({
@@ -120,7 +148,7 @@ function latestSavedViews(fallback: SavedView[]): SavedView[] {
     if (raw === null) return fallback;
     const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as unknown;
     if (!Array.isArray(parsed)) return fallback;
-    return parsed.filter(isSavedView);
+    return normalizeSavedViews(parsed);
   } catch {
     return fallback;
   }
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/helpers/api-client.ts b/apps/web/e2e/helpers/api-client.ts
index 10517a2914..03243df704 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/helpers/api-client.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/helpers/api-client.ts
@@ -1486,6 +1486,13 @@ export class ApiClient {
     await this.request("POST", "/api/v1/jira/mock/projects", { projects });
   }
 
+  async mockJiraSetProjectStatuses(projectKey: string, statuses: MockJiraStatus[]): Promise<void> {
+    await this.request("POST", "/api/v1/jira/mock/project-statuses", {
+      projectKey,
+      statuses,
+    });
+  }
+
   async mockJiraAddTickets(tickets: MockJiraTicket[]): Promise<void> {
     await this.request("POST", "/api/v1/jira/mock/tickets", { tickets });
   }
@@ -1882,6 +1889,8 @@ export class ApiClient {
 
 export type MockJiraProject = { id: string; key: string; name: string };
 
+export type MockJiraStatus = { id: string; name: string; statusCategory?: string };
+
 export type MockJiraTransition = {
   id: string;
   name: string;
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/tests/integrations/jira-default-project.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/tests/integrations/jira-default-project.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8aa054f23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/tests/integrations/jira-default-project.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { test, expect } from "../../fixtures/test-base";
+
+// Covers the "default project" preference (issue #1588 follow-up): when the
+// workspace Jira config carries a defaultProjectKey, opening /jira must land on
+// that project pre-selected in the Project filter (which in turn enables the
+// Status filter), instead of the historical "no project" default.
+test.describe("Jira default project", () => {
+  const PROJECT_KEY = "CLIP";
+  const OTHER_KEY = "OPS";
+
+  async function seedProjectsAndTickets(apiClient: {
+    mockJiraSetProjects: (p: { id: string; key: string; name: string }[]) => Promise<void>;
+    mockJiraSetProjectStatuses: (
+      key: string,
+      s: { id: string; name: string; statusCategory: string }[],
+    ) => Promise<void>;
+    mockJiraSetSearchHits: (
+      t: {
+        key: string;
+        summary: string;
+        projectKey: string;
+        statusName: string;
+        statusCategory: string;
+        url: string;
+      }[],
+    ) => Promise<void>;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    await apiClient.mockJiraSetProjects([
+      { id: "1", key: PROJECT_KEY, name: "Clip" },
+      { id: "2", key: OTHER_KEY, name: "Ops" },
+    ]);
+    await apiClient.mockJiraSetProjectStatuses(PROJECT_KEY, [
+      { id: "10001", name: "In Development", statusCategory: "indeterminate" },
+    ]);
+    await apiClient.mockJiraSetSearchHits([
+      {
+        key: "CLIP-1",
+        summary: "Dev ticket",
+        projectKey: PROJECT_KEY,
+        statusName: "In Development",
+        statusCategory: "indeterminate",
+        url: "https://acme.atlassian.net/browse/CLIP-1",
+      },
+      {
+        key: "OPS-9",
+        summary: "Ops ticket",
+        projectKey: OTHER_KEY,
+        statusName: "In Development",
+        statusCategory: "indeterminate",
+        url: "https://acme.atlassian.net/browse/OPS-9",
+      },
+    ]);
+  }
+
+  test("no default project keeps the project filter unselected", async ({
+    apiClient,
+    testPage,
+  }) => {
+    await apiClient.mockJiraReset();
+    await apiClient.setJiraConfig({
+      siteUrl: "https://acme.atlassian.net",
+      email: "alice@example.com",
+      secret: "api-token-value",
+    });
+    await apiClient.waitForIntegrationAuthHealthy("jira");
+    await seedProjectsAndTickets(apiClient);
+
+    await testPage.goto("/jira");
+    // Project pill shows no summary, and the status pill stays disabled.
+    await expect(testPage.getByTestId("jira-filter-pill-project")).not.toContainText(PROJECT_KEY);
+    await expect(testPage.getByTestId("jira-filter-pill-status")).toHaveAttribute(
+      "data-disabled",
+      "true",
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("default project is pre-selected on load and narrows the list", async ({
+    apiClient,
+    testPage,
+  }) => {
+    await apiClient.mockJiraReset();
+    await apiClient.setJiraConfig({
+      siteUrl: "https://acme.atlassian.net",
+      email: "alice@example.com",
+      defaultProjectKey: PROJECT_KEY,
+      secret: "api-token-value",
+    });
+    await apiClient.waitForIntegrationAuthHealthy("jira");
+    await seedProjectsAndTickets(apiClient);
+
+    await testPage.goto("/jira");
+
+    // The Project pill reflects the default selection…
+    await expect(testPage.getByTestId("jira-filter-pill-project")).toContainText(PROJECT_KEY);
+    // …which enables the Status pill (statuses come from the selected project).
+    await expect(testPage.getByTestId("jira-filter-pill-status")).not.toHaveAttribute(
+      "data-disabled",
+      "true",
+    );
+    // …and the list is narrowed to the default project's ticket only.
+    await expect(testPage.getByText("CLIP-1")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(testPage.getByText("OPS-9")).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/tests/integrations/jira-status-filter.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/tests/integrations/jira-status-filter.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80c294d61f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/tests/integrations/jira-status-filter.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import { test, expect } from "../../fixtures/test-base";
+
+// Covers the ticket-list Status filter (issue #1588): the filter must offer the
+// selected project's real workflow statuses, not the three coarse status
+// categories, and must be disabled until a project is selected.
+test.describe("Jira status filter", () => {
+  const PROJECT_KEY = "CLIP";
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ apiClient }) => {
+    await apiClient.mockJiraReset();
+    await apiClient.setJiraConfig({
+      siteUrl: "https://acme.atlassian.net",
+      email: "alice@example.com",
+      secret: "api-token-value",
+    });
+    await apiClient.waitForIntegrationAuthHealthy("jira");
+
+    await apiClient.mockJiraSetProjects([{ id: "1", key: PROJECT_KEY, name: "Clip" }]);
+    await apiClient.mockJiraSetProjectStatuses(PROJECT_KEY, [
+      { id: "10001", name: "In Development", statusCategory: "indeterminate" },
+      { id: "10002", name: "Ready for review", statusCategory: "indeterminate" },
+    ]);
+    // The project pill lists only projects the user has tickets in, derived from
+    // the assignee/reporter search hits — so the seeded tickets double as both
+    // that discovery source and the list the status filter narrows.
+    await apiClient.mockJiraSetSearchHits([
+      {
+        key: "CLIP-1",
+        summary: "Dev ticket",
+        projectKey: PROJECT_KEY,
+        statusName: "In Development",
+        statusCategory: "indeterminate",
+        url: "https://acme.atlassian.net/browse/CLIP-1",
+      },
+      {
+        key: "CLIP-2",
+        summary: "Review ticket",
+        projectKey: PROJECT_KEY,
+        statusName: "Ready for review",
+        statusCategory: "indeterminate",
+        url: "https://acme.atlassian.net/browse/CLIP-2",
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  test("status filter is disabled until a project is selected", async ({ testPage }) => {
+    await testPage.goto("/jira");
+    const statusPill = testPage.getByTestId("jira-filter-pill-status");
+    await expect(statusPill).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(statusPill).toHaveAttribute("data-disabled", "true");
+  });
+
+  test("selecting a project lists its real statuses and narrows the list", async ({ testPage }) => {
+    await testPage.goto("/jira");
+
+    // Pick the seeded project.
+    await testPage.getByTestId("jira-filter-pill-project").click();
+    await testPage.getByTestId(`jira-project-option-${PROJECT_KEY}`).click();
+    await testPage.keyboard.press("Escape");
+
+    // Status pill is now enabled and offers the project's real statuses.
+    const statusPill = testPage.getByTestId("jira-filter-pill-status");
+    await expect(statusPill).not.toHaveAttribute("data-disabled", "true");
+    await statusPill.click();
+    await expect(testPage.getByTestId("jira-status-option-In Development")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(testPage.getByTestId("jira-status-option-Ready for review")).toBeVisible();
+    // The old coarse categories must NOT appear.
+    await expect(testPage.getByTestId("jira-status-option-To Do")).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(testPage.getByTestId("jira-status-option-In Progress")).toHaveCount(0);
+
+    // Both tickets show before narrowing.
+    await expect(testPage.getByText("CLIP-1")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(testPage.getByText("CLIP-2")).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Checking "Ready for review" narrows to the matching ticket only.
+    await testPage.getByTestId("jira-status-option-Ready for review").click();
+    await expect(testPage.getByText("CLIP-2")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(testPage.getByText("CLIP-1")).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/api/domains/jira-api.ts b/apps/web/lib/api/domains/jira-api.ts
index 44f74bee5f..208e925970 100644
--- a/apps/web/lib/api/domains/jira-api.ts
+++ b/apps/web/lib/api/domains/jira-api.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type {
   JiraIssueWatch,
   JiraProject,
   JiraSearchResult,
+  JiraStatus,
   JiraTicket,
   SetJiraConfigRequest,
   TestJiraConnectionResult,
@@ -46,6 +47,13 @@ export async function listJiraProjects(options?: ApiRequestOptions) {
   return fetchJson<{ projects: JiraProject[] }>(`/api/v1/jira/projects`, options);
 }
 
+export async function listJiraProjectStatuses(projectKey: string, options?: ApiRequestOptions) {
+  return fetchJson<{ statuses: JiraStatus[] }>(
+    `/api/v1/jira/projects/${encodeURIComponent(projectKey)}/statuses`,
+    options,
+  );
+}
+
 export async function getJiraTicket(ticketKey: string, options?: ApiRequestOptions) {
   return fetchJson<JiraTicket>(`/api/v1/jira/tickets/${encodeURIComponent(ticketKey)}`, options);
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/lib/types/jira.ts b/apps/web/lib/types/jira.ts
index ed04b38ef9..dc3dd814b9 100644
--- a/apps/web/lib/types/jira.ts
+++ b/apps/web/lib/types/jira.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ export interface JiraProject {
   id: string;
 }
 
+/**
+ * A workflow status defined for a project. Unlike the coarse three-bucket
+ * `JiraStatusCategory`, `name` is the project-specific status the user sees on
+ * a ticket (e.g. "In Development", "Ready for review"). The ticket-list status
+ * filter is populated from these.
+ */
+export interface JiraStatus {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  statusCategory: JiraStatusCategory;
+}
+
 export interface JiraSearchResult {
   tickets: JiraTicket[];
   maxResults: number;
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+---
+spec: docs/specs/jira-status-filter/spec.md
+created: 2026-07-03
+status: draft
+---
+
+# Implementation Plan: Jira Ticket Status Filter
+
+## Overview
+Replace the Jira tickets page status-*category* filter with a real-status
+multi-select sourced from the selected project(s). Backend gains one read
+endpoint that lists a project's statuses; the frontend swaps the filter model
+from `statusCategories` to `statuses`, fetches per-project statuses on demand,
+and emits `status in (…)` JQL. Order: backend contract first, then frontend
+types/API, filter model, UI wiring, then E2E.
+
+---
+
+## Backend
+
+### JiraStatus model (`apps/backend/internal/jira/models.go`)
+Add `JiraStatus{ ID, Name, StatusCategory string }` with JSON tags
+`id`/`name`/`statusCategory`.
+
+### Client method (`apps/backend/internal/jira/client.go`, `cloud_client.go`)
+Add `ListProjectStatuses(ctx, projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error)` to the
+`Client` interface. `CloudClient` implementation calls
+`GET {apiBase}/project/{projectKey}/statuses` via the existing `do()` helper.
+The upstream response is `[]{ id, name, statuses: []{ id, name, statusCategory:{ key } } }`
+(per issue type). Flatten and de-duplicate by status id; map
+`statusCategory.key` → `StatusCategory`.
+
+### Mock client (`apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client.go`)
+Add `statuses map[string][]JiraStatus`, a `SetProjectStatuses(key, []JiraStatus)`
+setter, and `ListProjectStatuses` returning the seeded slice. Wire a mock
+control route `POST /api/v1/jira/mock/projects/:key/statuses` in
+`mock_controller.go` following the existing mock route pattern.
+
+### Service (`apps/backend/internal/jira/service.go`)
+Add `ListProjectStatuses(ctx, projectKey)` using `clientFor()`.
+
+### Handler + route (`apps/backend/internal/jira/handlers.go`)
+Add `httpListProjectStatuses` returning `{ "statuses": [...] }`, using
+`writeClientError`. Register `GET /projects/:key/statuses` in
+`RegisterHTTPRoutes`.
+
+---
+
+## Frontend
+
+### Types (`apps/web/lib/types/jira.ts`)
+Add `interface JiraStatus { id: string; name: string; statusCategory: JiraStatusCategory }`.
+
+### API client (`apps/web/lib/api/domains/jira-api.ts`)
+Add `listJiraProjectStatuses(key, options?)` →
+`fetchJson<{ statuses: JiraStatus[] }>('/api/v1/jira/projects/{key}/statuses')`.
+
+### Filter model (`apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.ts`)
+- `FilterState.statusCategories: JiraStatusCategory[]` → `statuses: string[]`.
+- Remove `STATUS_CATEGORY_OPTIONS`.
+- `statusClause` emits `status in ("A", "B")` (reuse `quote`).
+- Update `DEFAULT_FILTERS` and `filtersEqual`.
+
+### Saved views back-compat (`apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.ts`)
+When hydrating persisted views, coerce any legacy `statusCategories` field to
+`statuses: []` so old localStorage entries load without error.
+
+### Status pill (`apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-pills.tsx`)
+Rewrite `StatusPill` to accept `options: JiraStatus[]`, `value: string[]`,
+`disabled`, and a hint. Disabled + hint when no options (no project selected).
+Multi-select by status name.
+
+### Filter bar + page wiring (`filter-bar.tsx`, `app/jira/jira-page-client.tsx`)
+Add a hook that fetches statuses for the selected `projectKeys` (union,
+de-duped by name), caches per project key for the session, and drops selected
+statuses no longer present when the project set changes. Pass options/disabled
+into `StatusPill` via `FilterBar`.
+
+---
+
+## Tests
+
+- **Client flatten/de-dupe** — `cloud_client_test.go`: mock `GET /rest/api/3/project/{key}/statuses` returning two issue types with overlapping statuses; assert de-dup by id and category mapping. (spec: union scenario, data model)
+- **Handler shape/errors** — `handlers_test.go`: `200 {statuses:[...]}`, and `503 JIRA_NOT_CONFIGURED` when not configured. (spec: API surface, failure modes)
+- **Service passthrough** — `service_test.go`: fake client returns statuses. 
+- **filtersToJql status clause** — `filter-model.test.ts`: `statuses: ["Ready for review"]` → `status in ("Ready for review")`; empty → no clause. (spec: JQL contract)
+- **Saved-view back-compat** — `use-saved-views` test: legacy `statusCategories` view hydrates to `statuses: []` without throwing. (spec: saved views scenario)
+- **Stale-status drop** — unit test for the project→status reconciliation helper. (spec: deselect-project scenario)
+
+---
+
+## E2E Tests
+
+- **Status populates from project** — `apps/web/e2e/jira/status-filter.spec.ts`: seed a mock project with statuses `In Development`, `Ready for review`; select the project; open Status; assert real status names appear (not To Do/In Progress/Done). (spec scenario 2)
+- **Filter narrows list** — check `Ready for review`; assert only matching seeded tickets remain. (spec scenario 3)
+- **Disabled without project** — with no project selected, Status pill is disabled with hint. (spec scenario 1)
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Waves
+
+```
+Wave 1:
+- [x] [task-01-backend-status-endpoint](task-01-backend-status-endpoint.md)
+
+Wave 2:
+- [x] [task-02-frontend-types-api](task-02-frontend-types-api.md)
+- [x] [task-03-frontend-filter-model](task-03-frontend-filter-model.md)
+
+Wave 3:
+- [x] [task-04-frontend-ui-wiring](task-04-frontend-ui-wiring.md)
+
+Wave 4:
+- [x] [task-05-e2e](task-05-e2e.md)
+```
+
+Frontend tasks are largely sequential (shared build/type surfaces); task-04
+depends on 02 and 03. E2E runs last against the mock Jira client.
diff --git a/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-01-backend-status-endpoint.md b/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-01-backend-status-endpoint.md
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+---
+id: "01-backend-status-endpoint"
+title: "Backend: list project statuses endpoint"
+status: done
+wave: 1
+depends_on: []
+plan: "plan.md"
+spec: "../../specs/jira-status-filter/spec.md"
+---
+
+# Task 01: Backend list-project-statuses endpoint
+
+Add the read path that returns a project's real Jira statuses.
+
+## Acceptance
+- New `JiraStatus{ID,Name,StatusCategory}` type and a `Client.ListProjectStatuses(ctx, key)` method implemented on `CloudClient` (calls `GET {apiBase}/project/{key}/statuses`, flattens per-issue-type statuses, de-dupes by id, maps `statusCategory.key`).
+- `MockClient` supports seeding statuses and a mock control route seeds them; `Service.ListProjectStatuses` and handler `GET /api/v1/jira/projects/:key/statuses` return `{ "statuses": [...] }`.
+- Not-configured returns `503` `JIRA_NOT_CONFIGURED`; upstream 401/403/404 pass through via `writeClientError`.
+
+## Verification
+- `cd apps/backend && go test ./internal/jira/...`
+- `make -C apps/backend lint`
+
+## Files likely touched
+- `apps/backend/internal/jira/models.go`
+- `apps/backend/internal/jira/client.go`
+- `apps/backend/internal/jira/cloud_client.go`
+- `apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_client.go`
+- `apps/backend/internal/jira/mock_controller.go`
+- `apps/backend/internal/jira/service.go`
+- `apps/backend/internal/jira/handlers.go`
+- Tests: `cloud_client_test.go`, `handlers_test.go`, `service_test.go`
+
+## Inputs
+- Spec: Data model, API surface, Failure modes.
+- Plan: Backend section.
+- Patterns: mirror `ListProjects`/`httpListProjects` and the `do()` helper; mock route pattern in `mock_controller.go`.
+
+## Dependencies
+None.
+
+## Output contract
+Report: summary, files changed, tests run + results, blockers, risks, and set `status: done` + tick the plan checkbox.
diff --git a/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-02-frontend-types-api.md b/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-02-frontend-types-api.md
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+---
+id: "02-frontend-types-api"
+title: "Frontend: JiraStatus type + status API client"
+status: done
+wave: 2
+depends_on: ["01-backend-status-endpoint"]
+plan: "plan.md"
+spec: "../../specs/jira-status-filter/spec.md"
+---
+
+# Task 02: Frontend JiraStatus type + API client
+
+Expose the new backend endpoint to the SPA.
+
+## Acceptance
+- `apps/web/lib/types/jira.ts` exports `interface JiraStatus { id: string; name: string; statusCategory: JiraStatusCategory }`.
+- `apps/web/lib/api/domains/jira-api.ts` exports `listJiraProjectStatuses(projectKey, options?)` returning `{ statuses: JiraStatus[] }`, URL-encoding the key, mirroring `listJiraProjects`.
+
+## Verification
+- `cd apps/web && pnpm run typecheck`
+- `cd apps && pnpm --filter @kandev/web lint`
+
+## Files likely touched
+- `apps/web/lib/types/jira.ts`
+- `apps/web/lib/api/domains/jira-api.ts`
+
+## Inputs
+- Spec: Data model, API surface.
+- Plan: Frontend > Types, API client.
+- Pattern: existing `listJiraProjects` / `getJiraTicket` in the same file.
+
+## Dependencies
+Task 01 (endpoint contract). Type work can start in parallel but verify against the real endpoint shape.
+
+## Output contract
+Report: summary, files changed, checks run, blockers, risks; set `status: done` + tick plan checkbox.
diff --git a/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-03-frontend-filter-model.md b/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-03-frontend-filter-model.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+id: "03-frontend-filter-model"
+title: "Frontend: filter model status -> status names + saved-view back-compat"
+status: done
+wave: 2
+depends_on: []
+plan: "plan.md"
+spec: "../../specs/jira-status-filter/spec.md"
+---
+
+# Task 03: Filter model + saved-view back-compat
+
+Switch the filter model from status categories to real status names.
+
+## Acceptance
+- `FilterState.statusCategories: JiraStatusCategory[]` becomes `statuses: string[]`; `DEFAULT_FILTERS` and `filtersEqual` updated; `STATUS_CATEGORY_OPTIONS` removed.
+- `statusClause` emits `status in ("A", "B")` using the existing `quote`; empty selection emits no clause.
+- Legacy saved views persisted with `statusCategories` hydrate to `statuses: []` without throwing (`use-saved-views.ts`).
+- Unit tests cover the new JQL clause and the legacy-view hydration.
+
+## Verification
+- `cd apps && pnpm --filter @kandev/web test -- components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.test.ts`
+- `cd apps && pnpm --filter @kandev/web test -- components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views`
+- `cd apps/web && pnpm run typecheck`
+
+## Files likely touched
+- `apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.ts`
+- `apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.test.ts`
+- `apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/use-saved-views.ts` (+ test)
+
+## Inputs
+- Spec: What, Data model (FilterState change + saved-view rule), Scenarios (JQL, saved views).
+- Plan: Frontend > Filter model, Saved views back-compat; Tests.
+- Note: this changes a shared type; expect TypeScript errors in `filter-pills.tsx`/`filter-bar.tsx`/`jira-page-client.tsx` resolved by task 04.
+
+## Dependencies
+None (type-only; consumers fixed in task 04).
+
+## Output contract
+Report: summary, files changed, tests run + results, blockers, risks; set `status: done` + tick plan checkbox.
diff --git a/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-04-frontend-ui-wiring.md b/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-04-frontend-ui-wiring.md
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+---
+id: "04-frontend-ui-wiring"
+title: "Frontend: StatusPill options + per-project status fetch/cache wiring"
+status: done
+wave: 3
+depends_on: ["02-frontend-types-api", "03-frontend-filter-model"]
+plan: "plan.md"
+spec: "../../specs/jira-status-filter/spec.md"
+---
+
+# Task 04: Status pill + page wiring
+
+Populate the status filter from the selected project(s) and reconcile selection.
+
+## Acceptance
+- `StatusPill` accepts `options: JiraStatus[]`, `value: string[]`, `disabled`, and a hint; multi-selects by status name; when `options` is empty (no project selected) it renders disabled with a hint to pick a project.
+- Page hook fetches statuses for each selected project key via `listJiraProjectStatuses`, unions + de-dupes by name, and caches per project key for the session (no refetch on re-select). Status fetch failure is non-fatal (empty options, list still loads).
+- Changing the project selection drops any selected statuses no longer present in the union (reconciliation helper is unit-testable).
+- `FilterBar` passes options/disabled through to `StatusPill`.
+
+## Verification
+- `cd apps/web && pnpm run typecheck`
+- `cd apps && pnpm --filter @kandev/web lint`
+- `cd apps && pnpm --filter @kandev/web test -- components/jira/my-jira` (reconciliation helper test)
+
+## Files likely touched
+- `apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-pills.tsx`
+- `apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-bar.tsx`
+- `apps/web/app/jira/jira-page-client.tsx`
+- new small hook/helper module under `apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/` (+ test)
+
+## Inputs
+- Spec: What (union/dedupe, disabled-when-no-project, cache, drop stale), Failure modes, Decisions, Scenarios 1/4/5/7.
+- Plan: Frontend > Status pill, Filter bar + page wiring.
+- Patterns: existing `StatusPill`/`ProjectPill` in `filter-pills.tsx`; `useJiraPageData`/`loadUserProjects` in `jira-page-client.tsx`.
+- Follow `/mobile-parity`: keep the pill responsive.
+
+## Dependencies
+Tasks 02 and 03.
+
+## Output contract
+Report: summary, files changed, tests run + results, blockers, risks; set `status: done` + tick plan checkbox.
diff --git a/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-05-e2e.md b/docs/plans/jira-status-filter/task-05-e2e.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+id: "05-e2e"
+title: "E2E: Jira status filter"
+status: done
+wave: 4
+depends_on: ["01-backend-status-endpoint", "04-frontend-ui-wiring"]
+plan: "plan.md"
+spec: "../../specs/jira-status-filter/spec.md"
+---
+
+# Task 05: E2E coverage for the status filter
+
+Verify the user-visible flow against the mock Jira client.
+
+## Acceptance
+- Spec scenario 1: with no project selected, the Status pill is disabled and shows the pick-a-project hint.
+- Spec scenario 2: after selecting a seeded project, the Status pill lists real status names (`In Development`, `Ready for review`) and not the old categories.
+- Spec scenario 3: checking `Ready for review` narrows the ticket list to matching seeded tickets.
+- Uses the mock control routes to seed projects, project statuses, and tickets.
+
+## Verification
+- `cd apps/web && pnpm e2e tests/integrations/jira-status-filter.spec.ts`
+
+## Files likely touched
+- `apps/web/e2e/tests/integrations/jira-status-filter.spec.ts`
+- possibly a shared Jira e2e fixture/helper under `apps/web/e2e/`
+
+## Inputs
+- Spec: Scenarios 1-3.
+- Plan: E2E Tests.
+- Patterns: existing Jira e2e specs and mock seeding via `/api/v1/jira/mock/...` (see `apps/web/e2e/README.md`).
+
+## Dependencies
+Tasks 01 and 04.
+
+## Output contract
+Report: summary, files changed, e2e run result, blockers, risks; set `status: done` + tick plan checkbox.
diff --git a/docs/specs/INDEX.md b/docs/specs/INDEX.md
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--- a/docs/specs/INDEX.md
+++ b/docs/specs/INDEX.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Per-workspace credentials and triage triggers for external services.
 | [slack](integrations/slack.md) | shipped |
 | [external-mcp](integrations/external-mcp.md) | draft |
 | [gitlab-integration](gitlab-integration/spec.md) | shipped |
+| [jira-status-filter](jira-status-filter/spec.md) | shipped |
 
 ## workspaces/ — workspace lifecycle
 
diff --git a/docs/specs/jira-status-filter/spec.md b/docs/specs/jira-status-filter/spec.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+---
+status: shipped
+created: 2026-07-03
+owner: cfl12
+---
+
+# Jira Ticket Status Filter
+
+## Why
+On the Jira tickets page, the "Status" filter only offers Jira's three built-in
+status *categories* (To Do / In Progress / Done), not the real workflow statuses
+that appear on tickets (e.g. `In Development`, `Ready for review`). Users read
+those real status names on every ticket row, look for them in the filter, and
+can't find them — so the filter looks broken and can't express "show me only
+tickets that are Ready for review". Reported in issue #1588.
+
+## What
+- The filter bar SHALL offer a status filter whose options are the **real Jira
+  status names** of the selected project(s), not the three status categories.
+- The status filter SHALL be **multi-select**; selecting statuses narrows the
+  ticket list to tickets whose status name is one of the selected values.
+- The status options SHALL be sourced from the project(s) currently selected in
+  the Project filter. When more than one project is selected, the options are the
+  **union** of those projects' statuses, de-duplicated by status name.
+- When no project is selected, the status filter SHALL be disabled and show a
+  hint directing the user to pick a project first (matching the issue's target
+  workflow: choose project → statuses populate).
+- Selected statuses SHALL be reflected in the composed JQL as
+  `status in ("Name", …)` (replacing the previous `statusCategory in (…)`).
+- The previous status-category filter is **removed**, per the acceptance criteria
+  ("current status filter is renamed or removed").
+- Changing the Project selection SHALL drop any selected statuses that are no
+  longer available in the new project set (no stale/unselectable statuses persist).
+- Fetched statuses per project SHALL be cached for the page session so switching
+  project selections back and forth does not refetch.
+
+## Data model
+No persistent backend state. One new transport type is introduced.
+
+Backend Go type (in `apps/backend/internal/jira/models.go`), mirrored on the
+frontend in `apps/web/lib/types/jira.ts`:
+
+```
+JiraStatus
+  id             string   Jira status id
+  name           string   display name, e.g. "Ready for review"
+  statusCategory string   "new" | "indeterminate" | "done" (for badge colour only)
+```
+
+`FilterState` (frontend, `apps/web/components/jira/my-jira/filter-model.ts`)
+changes its status field from `statusCategories: JiraStatusCategory[]` to
+`statuses: string[]` (status names). Saved views persisted in localStorage that
+still carry the old `statusCategories` shape MUST load without error — the old
+field is ignored and treated as "no status filter".
+
+## API surface
+New backend endpoint, following the existing `GET /api/v1/jira/projects` pattern:
+
+- `GET /api/v1/jira/projects/:key/statuses`
+  - Response `200`: `{ "statuses": JiraStatus[] }` — flattened + de-duplicated by
+    status id across the project's issue types.
+  - Errors follow the shared Jira handler mapping: `503`
+    `{ "code": "JIRA_NOT_CONFIGURED" }` when not configured; upstream `401/403/404`
+    passed through; other failures `500`.
+
+New client method on the `Client` interface / `CloudClient`
+(`apps/backend/internal/jira/client.go`, `cloud_client.go`):
+- `ListProjectStatuses(ctx, projectKey string) ([]JiraStatus, error)` — calls
+  Jira `GET {apiBase}/project/{projectKey}/statuses` (`apiBase` is `/rest/api/3`
+  for Cloud, `/rest/api/2` for Server/DC), flattening the per-issue-type status
+  arrays and de-duplicating by id. `MockClient` gains a matching seed setter for
+  E2E.
+
+New frontend API function (`apps/web/lib/api/domains/jira-api.ts`):
+- `listJiraProjectStatuses(projectKey)` → `{ statuses: JiraStatus[] }`.
+
+JQL contract (`filter-model.ts`): the status clause becomes
+`status in ("A", "B")` with names quoted/escaped exactly as project keys are today.
+Empty selection emits no clause.
+
+## Failure modes
+- **Status fetch fails / project has no statuses:** the status filter shows no
+  selectable options (disabled with an unobtrusive hint); the ticket list is
+  unaffected and no status clause is added to the JQL. Failure is non-fatal and
+  logged, consistent with how project loading already degrades on this page.
+- **Not configured:** the page already gates on Jira config; the endpoint returns
+  `503 JIRA_NOT_CONFIGURED` and the filter simply has no options.
+
+## Scenarios
+- **GIVEN** Jira is configured and no project is selected, **WHEN** the user opens
+  the Status filter, **THEN** it is disabled and shows a hint to select a project.
+- **GIVEN** a project `CLIP` whose workflow includes `In Development` and
+  `Ready for review`, **WHEN** the user selects project `CLIP`, **THEN** the Status
+  filter lists the real `CLIP` status names including `In Development` and
+  `Ready for review` (not To Do / In Progress / Done).
+- **GIVEN** project `CLIP` selected, **WHEN** the user checks `Ready for review`,
+  **THEN** the composed JQL contains `status in ("Ready for review")` and the
+  ticket list shows only tickets in that status.
+- **GIVEN** two projects selected with overlapping status names, **WHEN** the user
+  opens the Status filter, **THEN** each status name appears once (union,
+  de-duplicated).
+- **GIVEN** `Ready for review` is selected under project `CLIP`, **WHEN** the user
+  deselects `CLIP` and selects a project without a `Ready for review` status,
+  **THEN** `Ready for review` is dropped from the active filter and the JQL no
+  longer references it.
+- **GIVEN** a saved view persisted with the old `statusCategories` field, **WHEN**
+  the page loads that view, **THEN** it loads without error and applies no status
+  filter.
+- **GIVEN** the status endpoint returns an error for the selected project, **WHEN**
+  the user opens the Status filter, **THEN** it shows no options and the ticket
+  list is still returned by the other filters.
+
+## Out of scope
+- Filtering by status *category* (the old behavior) — removed, not preserved.
+- Persisting fetched statuses beyond the page session (no backend cache/table).
+- Editing or transitioning statuses from the filter (transitions already exist
+  elsewhere).
+- Assignee/priority/type filter changes.
+
+## Decisions
+- When no project is selected, the status filter is disabled and shows a hint to
+  pick a project first (confirmed with owner, matches the issue's target
+  workflow). It does not fall back to the old category filter.