diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Traits/TaskControllerIndexMethods.php b/ProcessMaker/Traits/TaskControllerIndexMethods.php
index be27fa8804..2ecafe85a8 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Traits/TaskControllerIndexMethods.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Traits/TaskControllerIndexMethods.php
@@ -295,6 +295,14 @@ private function applyPmql($query, $request, $user)
     {
         $pmql = $request->input('pmql', '');
         if (!empty($pmql)) {
+            if ($this->advancedFilterHasStatus($request)) {
+                $pmql = $this->removeStatusFromPmql($pmql);
+            }
+
+            if (empty($pmql)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             try {
                 $query->pmql($pmql, null, $user);
             } catch (QueryException $e) {
@@ -305,6 +313,36 @@ private function applyPmql($query, $request, $user)
         }
     }
 
+    private function advancedFilterHasStatus($request): bool
+    {
+        $advancedFilter = $request->input('advanced_filter', '');
+        if (empty($advancedFilter)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $filterArray = is_string($advancedFilter) ? json_decode($advancedFilter, true) : $advancedFilter;
+        if (!is_array($filterArray)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($filterArray as $filter) {
+            if (isset($filter['subject']['type']) && $filter['subject']['type'] === 'Status') {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private function removeStatusFromPmql(string $pmql): string
+    {
+        $pmql = preg_replace('/\s+AND\s+\(status\s*=\s*"[^"]*"\)/i', '', $pmql);
+        $pmql = preg_replace('/\(status\s*=\s*"[^"]*"\)\s+AND\s+/i', '', $pmql);
+        $pmql = preg_replace('/\(status\s*=\s*"[^"]*"\)/i', '', $pmql);
+
+        return trim($pmql);
+    }
+
     private function applyAdvancedFilter($query, $request)
     {
         if ($advancedFilter = $request->input('advanced_filter', '')) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/TasksTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/TasksTest.php
index 573b705d63..53386e1e91 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/TasksTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/TasksTest.php
@@ -830,6 +830,75 @@ public function testAdvancedFilterByProcessRequestName()
         $this->assertEquals($hitTask->id, $json['data'][0]['id']);
     }
 
+    public function testAdvancedStatusFilterOverridesPmqlStatus()
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['is_administrator' => true]);
+
+        $activeTask = ProcessRequestToken::factory()->create([
+            'status' => 'ACTIVE',
+            'element_type' => 'task',
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'is_self_service' => 0,
+        ]);
+
+        $completedTask = ProcessRequestToken::factory()->create([
+            'status' => 'CLOSED',
+            'element_type' => 'task',
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'is_self_service' => 0,
+        ]);
+
+        $statusFilter = json_encode([
+            [
+                'subject' => ['type' => 'Status'],
+                'operator' => '=',
+                'value' => 'Completed',
+            ],
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user, 'api')->get(route('api.tasks.index', [
+            'pmql' => '(user_id = ' . $user->id . ') AND (status = "In Progress")',
+            'advanced_filter' => $statusFilter,
+        ]));
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+        $data = $response->json('data');
+        $returnedIds = collect($data)->pluck('id')->toArray();
+
+        $this->assertContains($completedTask->id, $returnedIds);
+        $this->assertNotContains($activeTask->id, $returnedIds);
+    }
+
+    public function testPmqlStatusPreservedWhenNoAdvancedStatusFilter()
+    {
+        $user = User::factory()->create(['is_administrator' => true]);
+
+        $activeTask = ProcessRequestToken::factory()->create([
+            'status' => 'ACTIVE',
+            'element_type' => 'task',
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'is_self_service' => 0,
+        ]);
+
+        $completedTask = ProcessRequestToken::factory()->create([
+            'status' => 'CLOSED',
+            'element_type' => 'task',
+            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'is_self_service' => 0,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->actingAs($user, 'api')->get(route('api.tasks.index', [
+            'pmql' => '(user_id = ' . $user->id . ') AND (status = "In Progress")',
+        ]));
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+        $data = $response->json('data');
+        $returnedIds = collect($data)->pluck('id')->toArray();
+
+        $this->assertContains($activeTask->id, $returnedIds);
+        $this->assertNotContains($completedTask->id, $returnedIds);
+    }
+
     public function testGetScreenFields()
     {
         $this->be($this->user);