diff --git a/.changeset/fifty-clubs-play.md b/.changeset/fifty-clubs-play.md
index 561e24a130..33d4378e69 100644
--- a/.changeset/fifty-clubs-play.md
+++ b/.changeset/fifty-clubs-play.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': minor
 ---
 
-Updated the `list-scaffolder-tasks` action to support the new "status" filter paramter, allowing the action to return tasks matching a specific status.
+Updated the `list-scaffolder-tasks` action to support the new "status" filter parameter, allowing the action to return tasks matching a specific status.
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/actions/listScaffolderTasksAction.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/actions/listScaffolderTasksAction.ts
index 3f3a0eed04..b3374a0946 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/actions/listScaffolderTasksAction.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/actions/listScaffolderTasksAction.ts
@@ -65,29 +65,20 @@ Filtering by one or multiple statuses is supported. Pagination is supported via
             .min(0)
             .describe('The offset to start from for pagination')
             .optional(),
-          status: z
-            .union([
-              z.enum([
-                'open',
-                'processing',
-                'completed',
-                'failed',
-                'cancelled',
-                'skipped',
-              ]),
-              z.array(
-                z.enum([
-                  'open',
-                  'processing',
-                  'completed',
-                  'failed',
-                  'cancelled',
-                  'skipped',
-                ]),
-              ),
-            ])
-            .optional()
-            .describe('Filter tasks by status, or an array of statuses'),
+          status: (() => {
+            const statusEnum = z.enum([
+              'open',
+              'processing',
+              'completed',
+              'failed',
+              'cancelled',
+              'skipped',
+            ]);
+            return z
+              .union([statusEnum, z.array(statusEnum).nonempty()])
+              .optional()
+              .describe('Filter tasks by status, or an array of statuses');
+          })(),
         }),
       output: z =>
         z
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scaffolderService.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scaffolderService.test.ts
index de0870751f..f9b0d85f32 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scaffolderService.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-node/src/scaffolderService.test.ts
@@ -202,4 +202,61 @@ describe('scaffolderServiceRef', () => {
 
     expect(result).toEqual({ items: [], totalItems: 0 });
   });
+
+  it('should serialize a single status as a repeated query param for listTasks', async () => {
+    expect.assertions(1);
+
+    server.use(
+      rest.get('*/api/scaffolder/v2/tasks', (req, res, ctx) => {
+        expect(req.url.searchParams.getAll('status')).toEqual(['completed']);
+        return res(ctx.json({ tasks: [], totalTasks: 0 }));
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const tester = ServiceFactoryTester.from(
+      createServiceFactory({
+        service: createServiceRef<void>({ id: 'unused-dummy' }),
+        deps: {},
+        factory() {},
+      }),
+      { dependencies: [mockServices.discovery.factory()] },
+    );
+
+    const scaffolder = await tester.getService(scaffolderServiceRef);
+
+    await scaffolder.listTasks(
+      { status: 'completed' },
+      { credentials: mockCredentials.user() },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should serialize multiple statuses as repeated query params for listTasks', async () => {
+    expect.assertions(1);
+
+    server.use(
+      rest.get('*/api/scaffolder/v2/tasks', (req, res, ctx) => {
+        expect(req.url.searchParams.getAll('status')).toEqual([
+          'completed',
+          'failed',
+        ]);
+        return res(ctx.json({ tasks: [], totalTasks: 0 }));
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const tester = ServiceFactoryTester.from(
+      createServiceFactory({
+        service: createServiceRef<void>({ id: 'unused-dummy' }),
+        deps: {},
+        factory() {},
+      }),
+      { dependencies: [mockServices.discovery.factory()] },
+    );
+
+    const scaffolder = await tester.getService(scaffolderServiceRef);
+
+    await scaffolder.listTasks(
+      { status: ['completed', 'failed'] },
+      { credentials: mockCredentials.user() },
+    );
+  });
 });