diff --git a/src/generated/graphql/schema.executable.ts b/src/generated/graphql/schema.executable.ts
index 03bb2ae..9e07975 100644
--- a/src/generated/graphql/schema.executable.ts
+++ b/src/generated/graphql/schema.executable.ts
@@ -19801,11 +19801,17 @@ type PromoteSignalToPostPayload {
   projectId: UUID!
 }
 
+type SimilarPostStatus {
+  displayName: String!
+  color: String
+}
+
 type SimilarPost {
   id: UUID!
   number: Int
   title: String
   score: Float!
+  status: SimilarPostStatus
 }
 
 input ChangePostStatusInput {
diff --git a/src/generated/graphql/schema.graphql b/src/generated/graphql/schema.graphql
index fea0e44..57acba7 100644
--- a/src/generated/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/src/generated/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -11645,11 +11645,17 @@ type PromoteSignalToPostPayload {
   projectId: UUID!
 }
 
+type SimilarPostStatus {
+  displayName: String!
+  color: String
+}
+
 type SimilarPost {
   id: UUID!
   number: Int
   title: String
   score: Float!
+  status: SimilarPostStatus
 }
 
 input ChangePostStatusInput {
diff --git a/src/lib/feedback/brain.integration.test.ts b/src/lib/feedback/brain.integration.test.ts
index 02a1135..be38131 100644
--- a/src/lib/feedback/brain.integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/feedback/brain.integration.test.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ describe.skipIf(!DATABASE_URL)("feedback brain (db integration)", () => {
       expect(matches.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
       expect(matches[0].title).toBe("Add dark mode to settings");
       expect(matches[0].number).not.toBeNull();
+      // status is surfaced (null here: these posts carry no status template)
+      expect(matches[0].status).toBeNull();
     });
 
     test("returns nothing for empty content", async () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/feedback/dedupe.ts b/src/lib/feedback/dedupe.ts
index f49a180..313e02f 100644
--- a/src/lib/feedback/dedupe.ts
+++ b/src/lib/feedback/dedupe.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 import { sql } from "drizzle-orm";
-import { posts } from "lib/db/schema";
+import { posts, statusTemplates } from "lib/db/schema";
 
 import type { dbPool } from "lib/db/db";
 
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ interface SimilarPost {
   number: number | null;
   title: string | null;
   score: number;
+  // current status of the candidate, so the UI can show whether a match is
+  // already completed/closed rather than open. null when the post has no status
+  status: { displayName: string; color: string | null } | null;
 }
 
 /** Minimum similarity to surface a post as a possible duplicate to the user. */
@@ -130,14 +133,17 @@ export const findSimilarPosts = async (
   if (!content.trim()) return [];
 
   const result = await db.execute(sql`
-    SELECT id, number, title,
+    SELECT p.id, p.number, p.title,
+      st.display_name AS status_display_name,
+      st.color AS status_color,
       similarity(
-        coalesce(title, '') || ' ' || coalesce(description, ''),
+        coalesce(p.title, '') || ' ' || coalesce(p.description, ''),
         ${content}
       ) AS score
-    FROM ${posts}
-    WHERE project_id = ${projectId}
-      AND duplicate_of_id IS NULL
+    FROM ${posts} p
+    LEFT JOIN ${statusTemplates} st ON st.id = p.status_template_id
+    WHERE p.project_id = ${projectId}
+      AND p.duplicate_of_id IS NULL
     ORDER BY score DESC
     LIMIT ${limit}
   `);
@@ -150,6 +156,12 @@ export const findSimilarPosts = async (
         number: row.number as number | null,
         title: row.title as string | null,
         score: Number(row.score),
+        status: row.status_display_name
+          ? {
+              displayName: row.status_display_name as string,
+              color: (row.status_color as string | null) ?? null,
+            }
+          : null,
       }))
       .filter((post) => post.score >= SIMILAR_POST_THRESHOLD)
   );
diff --git a/src/lib/graphql/plugins/feedback/SignalIngestion.plugin.ts b/src/lib/graphql/plugins/feedback/SignalIngestion.plugin.ts
index 2ed3736..8eed203 100644
--- a/src/lib/graphql/plugins/feedback/SignalIngestion.plugin.ts
+++ b/src/lib/graphql/plugins/feedback/SignalIngestion.plugin.ts
@@ -65,11 +65,17 @@ const SignalIngestionPlugin = makeExtendSchemaPlugin(() => ({
       projectId: UUID!
     }
 
+    type SimilarPostStatus {
+      displayName: String!
+      color: String
+    }
+
     type SimilarPost {
       id: UUID!
       number: Int
       title: String
       score: Float!
+      status: SimilarPostStatus
     }
 
     extend type Mutation {