diff --git a/src/components/NoteItem.tsx b/src/components/NoteItem.tsx
index 1a2ace4a..14058f2c 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteItem.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ function resolveChipValues(
   allEntries: VaultEntry[],
   typeEntryMap: Record<string, VaultEntry>,
 ): PropertyChipValue[] {
+  if (propName.toLowerCase() === 'status') {
+    const formatted = formatChipValue(entry.status)
+    return formatted ? [{ label: formatted, noteIcon: null, typeIcon: null }] : []
+  }
   // Check relationships first (wikilink values)
   const relKey = Object.keys(entry.relationships).find((k) => k.toLowerCase() === propName.toLowerCase())
   if (relKey) {
diff --git a/src/components/NoteList.rendering.test.tsx b/src/components/NoteList.rendering.test.tsx
index 43e8f185..3aa340d9 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteList.rendering.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteList.rendering.test.tsx
@@ -193,6 +193,83 @@ describe('NoteList rendering', () => {
     expect(onUpdateInboxNoteListProperties).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['Priority', 'Owner'])
   })
 
+  it('shows status in the type column picker when at least one note has it set', () => {
+    const entries = [
+      makeTypeDefinition('Book'),
+      makeEntry({
+        path: '/vault/book.md',
+        filename: 'book.md',
+        title: 'Book Note',
+        isA: 'Book',
+        status: 'Active',
+        createdAt: 1700000000,
+      }),
+    ]
+
+    renderNoteList({
+      entries,
+      selection: { kind: 'sectionGroup', type: 'Book' },
+      onUpdateTypeSort: () => undefined,
+    })
+
+    act(() => {
+      openNoteListPropertiesPicker('type')
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('list-properties-popover')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'status' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('keeps blank statuses out of the type column picker', () => {
+    const entries = [
+      makeTypeDefinition('Book'),
+      makeEntry({
+        path: '/vault/book.md',
+        filename: 'book.md',
+        title: 'Book Note',
+        isA: 'Book',
+        status: '',
+        properties: { Owner: 'Luca' },
+        createdAt: 1700000000,
+      }),
+    ]
+
+    renderNoteList({
+      entries,
+      selection: { kind: 'sectionGroup', type: 'Book' },
+      onUpdateTypeSort: () => undefined,
+    })
+
+    act(() => {
+      openNoteListPropertiesPicker('type')
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('list-properties-popover')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('checkbox', { name: 'Owner' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('checkbox', { name: 'status' })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('renders status as a note-list chip when a type displays it', () => {
+    const entries = [
+      makeTypeDefinition('Book', ['status']),
+      makeEntry({
+        path: '/vault/book.md',
+        filename: 'book.md',
+        title: 'Book Note',
+        isA: 'Book',
+        status: 'Active',
+        createdAt: 1700000000,
+      }),
+    ]
+
+    renderNoteList({
+      entries,
+      selection: { kind: 'sectionGroup', type: 'Book' },
+    })
+
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('property-chips')).toHaveTextContent('Active')
+  })
+
   it('uses inbox overrides when configured', () => {
     const entries = [
       makeTypeDefinition('Book', ['Priority']),
diff --git a/src/components/note-list/noteListHooks.ts b/src/components/note-list/noteListHooks.ts
index 7208d621..6f13aa85 100644
--- a/src/components/note-list/noteListHooks.ts
+++ b/src/components/note-list/noteListHooks.ts
@@ -288,9 +288,14 @@ export function useVisibleNotesSync({ visibleNotesRef, isEntityView, searched, s
 
 // --- useListPropertyPicker ---
 
+function hasScalarListPropertyValue(value: string | null): boolean {
+  return value !== null && value.trim() !== ''
+}
+
 function collectAvailableProperties(entries: VaultEntry[]): string[] {
   const keys = new Set<string>()
   for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (hasScalarListPropertyValue(entry.status)) keys.add('status')
     for (const key of Object.keys(entry.properties ?? {})) keys.add(key)
     for (const key of Object.keys(entry.relationships ?? {})) keys.add(key)
   }
@@ -324,6 +329,58 @@ export interface NoteListPropertyPicker {
   triggerTitle: string
 }
 
+interface BuildInboxPropertyPickerParams {
+  isInboxView: boolean
+  onUpdateInboxNoteListProperties?: (value: string[] | null) => void
+  inboxAvailableProperties: string[]
+  hasCustomInboxProperties: boolean
+  inboxNoteListProperties?: string[] | null
+  inboxDefaultDisplay: string[]
+}
+
+function buildInboxPropertyPicker({
+  isInboxView,
+  onUpdateInboxNoteListProperties,
+  inboxAvailableProperties,
+  hasCustomInboxProperties,
+  inboxNoteListProperties,
+  inboxDefaultDisplay,
+}: BuildInboxPropertyPickerParams): NoteListPropertyPicker | null {
+  if (!isInboxView || !onUpdateInboxNoteListProperties) return null
+
+  return {
+    scope: 'inbox',
+    availableProperties: inboxAvailableProperties,
+    currentDisplay: hasCustomInboxProperties ? inboxNoteListProperties ?? [] : inboxDefaultDisplay,
+    onSave: onUpdateInboxNoteListProperties,
+    triggerTitle: 'Customize Inbox columns',
+  }
+}
+
+interface BuildTypePropertyPickerParams {
+  isSectionGroup: boolean
+  typeDocument: VaultEntry | null
+  onUpdateTypeSort?: (path: string, key: string, value: string | number | boolean | string[] | null) => void
+  typeAvailableProperties: string[]
+}
+
+function buildTypePropertyPicker({
+  isSectionGroup,
+  typeDocument,
+  onUpdateTypeSort,
+  typeAvailableProperties,
+}: BuildTypePropertyPickerParams): NoteListPropertyPicker | null {
+  if (!isSectionGroup || !typeDocument || !onUpdateTypeSort) return null
+
+  return {
+    scope: 'type',
+    availableProperties: typeAvailableProperties,
+    currentDisplay: typeDocument.listPropertiesDisplay ?? [],
+    onSave: (value: string[] | null) => onUpdateTypeSort(typeDocument.path, '_list_properties_display', value),
+    triggerTitle: 'Customize columns',
+  }
+}
+
 interface UseListPropertyPickerParams {
   entries: VaultEntry[]
   selection: SidebarSelection
@@ -368,27 +425,19 @@ export function useListPropertyPicker({
   const inboxDisplayOverride = isInboxView && hasCustomInboxProperties ? inboxNoteListProperties : null
 
   const propertyPicker = useMemo<NoteListPropertyPicker | null>(() => {
-    if (isInboxView && onUpdateInboxNoteListProperties) {
-      return {
-        scope: 'inbox',
-        availableProperties: inboxAvailableProperties,
-        currentDisplay: hasCustomInboxProperties ? inboxNoteListProperties ?? [] : inboxDefaultDisplay,
-        onSave: onUpdateInboxNoteListProperties,
-        triggerTitle: 'Customize Inbox columns',
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (isSectionGroup && typeDocument && onUpdateTypeSort) {
-      return {
-        scope: 'type',
-        availableProperties: typeAvailableProperties,
-        currentDisplay: typeDocument.listPropertiesDisplay ?? [],
-        onSave: (value: string[] | null) => onUpdateTypeSort(typeDocument.path, '_list_properties_display', value),
-        triggerTitle: 'Customize columns',
-      }
-    }
-
-    return null
+    return buildInboxPropertyPicker({
+      isInboxView,
+      onUpdateInboxNoteListProperties,
+      inboxAvailableProperties,
+      hasCustomInboxProperties,
+      inboxNoteListProperties,
+      inboxDefaultDisplay,
+    }) ?? buildTypePropertyPicker({
+      isSectionGroup,
+      typeDocument,
+      onUpdateTypeSort,
+      typeAvailableProperties,
+    })
   }, [
     hasCustomInboxProperties,
     inboxAvailableProperties,