diff --git a/helpers/request_params_helper.rb b/helpers/request_params_helper.rb
index 842ee0a7..f1b8268c 100644
--- a/helpers/request_params_helper.rb
+++ b/helpers/request_params_helper.rb
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ def apply_submission_filters(query)
           isOfType: params[:isOfType]&.split(','), #["http://omv.ontoware.org/2005/05/ontology#Vocabulary"],
           hasFormalityLevel: params[:hasFormalityLevel]&.split(','), #["http://w3id.org/nkos/nkostype#thesaurus"],
           ontology_viewingRestriction: params[:viewingRestriction]&.split(','), #["private"]
+          status: params[:status]&.split(','), #"retired",
         }
         inverse_filters = {
-          status: params[:status], #"retired",
           submissionStatus: params[:submissionStatus] #"RDF",
         }
 
diff --git a/test/controllers/test_ontology_submissions_controller.rb b/test/controllers/test_ontology_submissions_controller.rb
index 58359451..147b9c12 100644
--- a/test/controllers/test_ontology_submissions_controller.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/test_ontology_submissions_controller.rb
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ def test_submissions_pagination_filter
     ontologies.first.name = "sort by test"
     ontologies.first.save
     sub = ontologies.first.latest_submission(status: :any).bring_remaining
+    sub.status = 'retired'
     sub.creationDate = DateTime.yesterday.to_datetime
     sub.hasOntologyLanguage = LinkedData::Models::OntologyFormat.find('SKOS').first
     sub.save
@@ -349,6 +350,19 @@ def test_submissions_pagination_filter
     submissions = MultiJson.load(last_response.body)
     refute_empty submissions["collection"]
     assert_equal ontologies2.size + 1 , submissions["collection"].size
+
+    # test ontology filter with status
+    get "/submissions?page=1&pagesize=100&status=retired"
+    assert last_response.ok?
+    submissions = MultiJson.load(last_response.body)
+    refute_empty submissions["collection"]
+    assert_equal 1 , submissions["collection"].size
+
+    get "/submissions?page=1&pagesize=100&status=alpha,beta,production"
+    assert last_response.ok?
+    submissions = MultiJson.load(last_response.body)
+    refute_empty submissions["collection"]
+    assert_equal ontologies.size - 1 , submissions["collection"].size
   end
 
   def test_submissions_default_includes