diff --git a/taiga/base/filters.py b/taiga/base/filters.py
index 333b8125..208be999 100644
--- a/taiga/base/filters.py
+++ b/taiga/base/filters.py
@@ -364,6 +364,26 @@ class TagsFilter(FilterBackend):
         return super().filter_queryset(request, queryset, view)
 
 
+class StatusFilter(FilterBackend):
+    def __init__(self, filter_name='status'):
+        self.filter_name = filter_name
+
+    def _get_status_queryparams(self, params):
+        status = params.get(self.filter_name, None)
+        if status is not None:
+            status = set([x.strip() for x in status.split(",")])
+            return list(status)
+
+        return None
+
+    def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
+        query_status = self._get_status_queryparams(request.QUERY_PARAMS)
+        if query_status:
+            queryset = queryset.filter(status__in=query_status)
+
+        return super().filter_queryset(request, queryset, view)
+
+
 class QFilter(FilterBackend):
     def filter_queryset(self, request, queryset, view):
         q = request.QUERY_PARAMS.get('q', None)
diff --git a/taiga/projects/userstories/api.py b/taiga/projects/userstories/api.py
index 4b419041..b3e6ed05 100644
--- a/taiga/projects/userstories/api.py
+++ b/taiga/projects/userstories/api.py
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ class UserStoryViewSet(OCCResourceMixin, HistoryResourceMixin, WatchedResourceMi
     list_serializer_class = serializers.UserStorySerializer
     permission_classes = (permissions.UserStoryPermission,)
 
-    filter_backends = (filters.CanViewUsFilterBackend, filters.TagsFilter,
+    filter_backends = (filters.StatusFilter, filters.CanViewUsFilterBackend, filters.TagsFilter,
                        filters.QFilter, filters.OrderByFilterMixin)
-    retrieve_exclude_filters = (filters.TagsFilter,)
-    filter_fields = ["project", "milestone", "milestone__isnull", "status",
+
+    retrieve_exclude_filters = (filters.StatusFilter, filters.TagsFilter,)
+    filter_fields = ["project", "milestone", "milestone__isnull",
         "is_archived", "status__is_archived", "assigned_to",
         "status__is_closed", "watchers", "is_closed"]
     order_by_fields = ["backlog_order", "sprint_order", "kanban_order"]
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_userstories.py b/tests/integration/test_userstories.py
index 8f26e8c7..9819d413 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_userstories.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_userstories.py
@@ -214,6 +214,25 @@ def test_archived_filter(client):
     assert len(json.loads(response.content)) == 1
 
 
+def test_filter_by_multiple_status(client):
+    user = f.UserFactory.create()
+    project = f.ProjectFactory.create(owner=user)
+    f.MembershipFactory.create(project=project, user=user, is_owner=True)
+    f.UserStoryFactory.create(project=project)
+    us1 = f.UserStoryFactory.create(project=project)
+    us2 = f.UserStoryFactory.create(project=project)
+
+    client.login(user)
+
+    url = reverse("userstories-list")
+    url = "{}?status={},{}".format(reverse("userstories-list"), us1.status.id, us2.status.id)
+
+
+    data = {}
+    response = client.get(url, data)
+    assert len(json.loads(response.content)) == 2
+
+
 def test_get_total_points(client):
     project = f.ProjectFactory.create()