diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 81cf1577..c049d242 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "resend-cli",
-  "version": "2.26.0",
+  "version": "2.26.1",
   "description": "The official CLI for Resend",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/commands/automations/runs/list.ts b/src/commands/automations/runs/list.ts
index b48185b4..5e1781eb 100644
--- a/src/commands/automations/runs/list.ts
+++ b/src/commands/automations/runs/list.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export const listAutomationRunsCommand = new Command('list')
   )
   .action(async (automationIdArg, opts, cmd) => {
     const globalOpts = cmd.optsWithGlobals() as GlobalOpts;
+    const status = opts.status?.replace(/\s+/g, '');
     const automationId = await pickId(
       automationIdArg,
       automationPickerConfig,
@@ -56,9 +57,9 @@ export const listAutomationRunsCommand = new Command('list')
           resend.automations.runs.list({
             automationId,
             ...paginationOpts,
-            ...(opts.status
+            ...(status
               ? {
-                  status: opts.status as Parameters<
+                  status: status as Parameters<
                     typeof resend.automations.runs.list
                   >[0]['status'],
                 }
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ export const listAutomationRunsCommand = new Command('list')
             before: opts.before,
             apiKey: globalOpts.apiKey,
             profile: globalOpts.profile,
+            ...(status && { extraFlags: `--status ${status}` }),
           });
         },
       },
diff --git a/src/commands/contacts/imports/list.ts b/src/commands/contacts/imports/list.ts
index 52112487..c57d603a 100644
--- a/src/commands/contacts/imports/list.ts
+++ b/src/commands/contacts/imports/list.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const listContactImportsCommand = new Command('list')
             before: opts.before,
             apiKey: globalOpts.apiKey,
             profile: globalOpts.profile,
+            ...(opts.status && { extraFlags: `--status ${opts.status}` }),
           });
         },
       },
diff --git a/tests/commands/automations/runs/list.test.ts b/tests/commands/automations/runs/list.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa9e9978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/commands/automations/runs/list.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { listAutomationRunsCommand } from '../../../../src/commands/automations/runs/list';
+import { captureTestEnv, setupOutputSpies } from '../../../helpers';
+
+const run = {
+  object: 'automation_run',
+  id: 'run-1',
+  status: 'failed',
+  started_at: '2026-05-15 18:32:37.823+00',
+  completed_at: '2026-05-15 18:33:42.916+00',
+};
+
+const mockList = vi.fn(async () => ({
+  data: { object: 'list', has_more: false, data: [run] },
+  error: null,
+}));
+
+vi.mock('resend', () => ({
+  Resend: class MockResend {
+    constructor(public key: string) {}
+    automations = { runs: { list: mockList } };
+  },
+}));
+
+describe('automations runs list command', () => {
+  const restoreEnv = captureTestEnv();
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    process.env.RESEND_API_KEY = 're_test_key';
+    mockList.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    restoreEnv();
+  });
+
+  it('passes --status filter to the SDK', async () => {
+    setupOutputSpies();
+
+    await listAutomationRunsCommand.parseAsync(
+      ['auto-1', '--status', 'failed'],
+      { from: 'user' },
+    );
+
+    expect(mockList).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      automationId: 'auto-1',
+      limit: 10,
+      status: 'failed',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('strips spaces from a comma-separated --status', async () => {
+    setupOutputSpies();
+
+    await listAutomationRunsCommand.parseAsync(
+      ['auto-1', '--status', 'running, failed'],
+      { from: 'user' },
+    );
+
+    expect(mockList).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      automationId: 'auto-1',
+      limit: 10,
+      status: 'running,failed',
+    });
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['failed', '--status failed'],
+    ['running, failed', '--status running,failed'],
+  ])('preserves --status %j in the next-page hint', async (status, expected) => {
+    mockList.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      data: { object: 'list', has_more: true, data: [run] },
+      error: null,
+    });
+    // Interactive mode: the hint only prints when TTY and not a CI env.
+    Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, 'isTTY', {
+      value: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(process.stdout, 'isTTY', {
+      value: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    delete process.env.CI;
+    delete process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS;
+    delete process.env.TERM;
+    const logSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await listAutomationRunsCommand.parseAsync(['auto-1', '--status', status], {
+      from: 'user',
+    });
+
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.map((c) => c[0]).join('\n');
+    logSpy.mockRestore();
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      `automations runs list auto-1 --after run-1 --limit 10 ${expected}`,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/commands/contacts/imports/list.test.ts b/tests/commands/contacts/imports/list.test.ts
index 76c969b1..3f7b03bd 100644
--- a/tests/commands/contacts/imports/list.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/contacts/imports/list.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,36 @@ describe('contacts imports list command', () => {
     expect(mockList).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ limit: 10, status: 'completed' });
   });
 
+  it('preserves --status in the next-page hint', async () => {
+    mockList.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      data: { object: 'list', has_more: true, data: [contactImport] },
+      error: null,
+    });
+    // Interactive mode: the hint only prints when TTY and not a CI env.
+    Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, 'isTTY', {
+      value: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(process.stdout, 'isTTY', {
+      value: true,
+      writable: true,
+    });
+    delete process.env.CI;
+    delete process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS;
+    delete process.env.TERM;
+    const logSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    await listContactImportsCommand.parseAsync(['--status', 'failed'], {
+      from: 'user',
+    });
+
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.map((c) => c[0]).join('\n');
+    logSpy.mockRestore();
+    expect(output).toContain(
+      'contacts imports list --after 479e3145-dd38-476b-932c-529ceb705947 --limit 10 --status failed',
+    );
+  });
+
   it('passes --after cursor to the SDK', async () => {
     spies = setupOutputSpies();