diff --git a/src/hipercow/cli.py b/src/hipercow/cli.py
index 4744cbb..6cf5993 100644
--- a/src/hipercow/cli.py
+++ b/src/hipercow/cli.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+from functools import reduce
+from operator import ior
+
 import click
 
 from hipercow import root
-from hipercow.task import task_list, task_status
+from hipercow.task import TaskStatus, task_list, task_status
 from hipercow.task_create import task_create
 from hipercow.task_eval import task_eval
 
@@ -30,9 +33,11 @@ def cli_task_status(task_id: str):
 
 
 @task.command("list")
-def cli_task_list():
+@click.option("--with-status", type=str, multiple=True)
+def cli_task_list(with_status=None):
     r = root.open_root()
-    for task_id in task_list(r):
+    with_status = _process_with_status(with_status)
+    for task_id in task_list(r, with_status=with_status):
         click.echo(task_id)
 
 
@@ -50,3 +55,9 @@ def cli_task_create(cmd: tuple[str]):
 def cli_task_eval(task_id: str):
     r = root.open_root()
     task_eval(r, task_id)
+
+
+def _process_with_status(with_status: list[str]):
+    if not with_status:
+        return None
+    return reduce(ior, [TaskStatus[i.upper()] for i in with_status])
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index b511d9c..26a1c9c 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 
 from hipercow import cli, root, task
+from hipercow.task import TaskStatus
 
 
 def test_can_init_repository(tmp_path):
@@ -49,6 +50,15 @@ def test_can_run_task(tmp_path):
         assert task.task_status(r, task_id) == task.TaskStatus.SUCCESS
 
 
+def test_can_process_with_status_args():
+    assert cli._process_with_status([]) is None
+    assert cli._process_with_status(["success"]) == TaskStatus.SUCCESS
+    assert (
+        cli._process_with_status(["success", "running"])
+        == TaskStatus.RUNNING | TaskStatus.SUCCESS
+    )
+
+
 def test_can_list_tasks(tmp_path):
     runner = CliRunner()
     with runner.isolated_filesystem(temp_dir=tmp_path):
@@ -60,3 +70,11 @@ def test_can_list_tasks(tmp_path):
         res = runner.invoke(cli.cli_task_list, [])
         assert res.exit_code == 0
         assert res.output.strip() == task_id
+
+        res = runner.invoke(cli.cli_task_list, ["--with-status", "created"])
+        assert res.exit_code == 0
+        assert res.output.strip() == task_id
+
+        res = runner.invoke(cli.cli_task_list, ["--with-status", "running"])
+        assert res.exit_code == 0
+        assert res.output.strip() == ""