diff --git a/gittensor/cli/issue_commands/helpers.py b/gittensor/cli/issue_commands/helpers.py
index 6754b439b..a451e7762 100644
--- a/gittensor/cli/issue_commands/helpers.py
+++ b/gittensor/cli/issue_commands/helpers.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 
 CommandFunc = TypeVar('CommandFunc', bound=Callable[..., Any])
 NETWORK_CHOICE = click.Choice(['finney', 'test', 'local'], case_sensitive=False)
+STATUS_CHOICE = click.Choice(['registered', 'active', 'completed', 'cancelled'], case_sensitive=False)
 
 
 def apply_click_options(*decorators: Callable[[CommandFunc], CommandFunc]) -> Callable[[CommandFunc], CommandFunc]:
diff --git a/gittensor/cli/issue_commands/view.py b/gittensor/cli/issue_commands/view.py
index c890b42e1..c40add11c 100644
--- a/gittensor/cli/issue_commands/view.py
+++ b/gittensor/cli/issue_commands/view.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 from .help import StyledCommand
 from .helpers import (
+    STATUS_CHOICE,
     _read_contract_packed_storage,
     _read_issues_from_child_storage,
     _resolve_contract_and_network,
@@ -65,6 +66,13 @@ def _fill_percent(bounty: int, target: int) -> float:
     type=REPO,
     help='Filter issues to a specific repository (owner/name).',
 )
+@click.option(
+    '--status',
+    'status_filter',
+    default=None,
+    type=STATUS_CHOICE,
+    help='Filter issues by lifecycle status (registered/active/completed/cancelled).',
+)
 @with_cli_behavior_options(
     include_verbose=True,
     include_json=True,
@@ -72,7 +80,14 @@ def _fill_percent(bounty: int, target: int) -> float:
 )
 @with_network_contract_options('Contract address (uses default if empty)')
 def issues_list(
-    issue_id: int, repo_filter: str, network: str, rpc_url: str, contract: str, verbose: bool, as_json: bool
+    issue_id: int,
+    repo_filter: str,
+    status_filter: str,
+    network: str,
+    rpc_url: str,
+    contract: str,
+    verbose: bool,
+    as_json: bool,
 ):
     """List issues or view a specific issue.
 
@@ -80,6 +95,7 @@ def issues_list(
         $ gitt issues list
         $ gitt i list --network test
         $ gitt i list --id 1
+        $ gitt i list --status active
         $ gitt i list --json
     [/dim]
     """
@@ -114,6 +130,10 @@ def issues_list(
         if repo_filter and issue_id is None:
             issues = [i for i in issues if i.get('repository_full_name', '').lower() == repo_filter.lower()]
 
+        # Apply --status filter before rendering (--id takes precedence)
+        if status_filter and issue_id is None:
+            issues = [i for i in issues if str(i.get('status', '')).lower() == status_filter.lower()]
+
         if issue_id is not None:
             issue = next((i for i in issues if i['id'] == issue_id), None)
             if issue is None:
@@ -152,6 +172,10 @@ def issues_list(
     if repo_filter and issue_id is None:
         issues = [i for i in issues if i.get('repository_full_name', '').lower() == repo_filter.lower()]
 
+    # Apply --status filter before table render (--id takes precedence)
+    if status_filter and issue_id is None:
+        issues = [i for i in issues if str(i.get('status', '')).lower() == status_filter.lower()]
+
     # Table view of all issues
     err_console.print('[bold cyan]Available Issues[/bold cyan]\n')
 
diff --git a/tests/cli/test_issues_list_json.py b/tests/cli/test_issues_list_json.py
index 0484e7b08..4e8be1318 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_issues_list_json.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_issues_list_json.py
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
         'target_bounty': 100_000_000_000,
         'status': 'Active',
     },
+    {
+        'id': 2,
+        'repository_full_name': 'owner/repo',
+        'issue_number': 11,
+        'bounty_amount': 0,
+        'target_bounty': 100_000_000_000,
+        'status': 'Completed',
+    },
 ]
 
 
@@ -66,6 +74,35 @@ def test_issues_list_rejects_invalid_id_human(cli_root, runner, bad_id):
     mock_read.assert_not_called()
 
 
+def test_issues_list_json_status_filter_is_case_insensitive(cli_root, runner):
+    """`--status` must filter JSON output by lifecycle state regardless of input casing."""
+    with (
+        patch(
+            'gittensor.cli.issue_commands.view._resolve_contract_and_network',
+            return_value=('5Fakeaddr', 'ws://x', 'test'),
+        ),
+        patch('gittensor.cli.issue_commands.view.read_issues_from_contract', return_value=FAKE_ISSUES),
+    ):
+        result = runner.invoke(cli_root, ['issues', 'list', '--json', '--status', 'ACTIVE'], catch_exceptions=False)
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0
+
+    payload = json.loads(result.stdout)
+    assert payload['success'] is True
+    assert payload['issue_count'] == 1
+    assert [i['id'] for i in payload['issues']] == [1]
+
+
+def test_issues_list_rejects_invalid_status(cli_root, runner):
+    """An unknown --status value must be rejected at parse time without any contract read."""
+    with patch('gittensor.cli.issue_commands.view.read_issues_from_contract') as mock_read:
+        result = runner.invoke(cli_root, ['issues', 'list', '--status', 'bogus'], catch_exceptions=False)
+
+    assert result.exit_code != 0
+    assert 'bogus' in result.output
+    mock_read.assert_not_called()
+
+
 def test_issues_list_json_contract_read_failure_returns_structured_error(cli_root, runner):
     """A contract read failure must surface as `success: false` JSON with non-zero exit,
     not as a `success: true, issue_count: 0` payload that looks like a clean empty contract."""