diff --git a/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs b/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
index 5c398cf..b5427f5 100644
--- a/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
+++ b/Api.SeaHavenIndustries.Tests/UpliftQueueReadTests.cs
@@ -164,6 +164,59 @@ public sealed class UpliftQueueReadTests
             new DateTime(2026, 3, 10));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task List_RejectedStatus_OrdersMostRecentlyRejectedFirst()
+    {
+        using var context = NewContext();
+        var vendor = new Vendor { CompanyName = "Gateway", IsActive = true };
+        var workOrder = new WorkOrder { WorkerOrderTitle = "Repair" };
+        context.AddRange(vendor, workOrder);
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        var dispatch = await SeedDispatchAsync(context, vendor, workOrder, "DIS-1");
+        // Request order (3/1, 3/2, 3/3) deliberately disagrees with decision order.
+        context.DispatchUpliftRequests.AddRange(
+            Request(dispatch, "Rejected", new DateTime(2026, 3, 1), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 10)),
+            Request(dispatch, "Rejected", new DateTime(2026, 3, 2), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 20)),
+            Request(dispatch, "Rejected", new DateTime(2026, 3, 3), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 15)));
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        var service = NewService(context);
+
+        var result = await service.ListAsync(UserWithRoles("Approver"), "Rejected", null, 1, 25, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        result.Items.Select(i => i.DecidedAt).Should().Equal(
+            new DateTime(2026, 3, 20),
+            new DateTime(2026, 3, 15),
+            new DateTime(2026, 3, 10));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task List_RejectedStatus_ReturnsOnlyRejectedRequests_IncludingLegacyDenied()
+    {
+        using var context = NewContext();
+        var vendor = new Vendor { CompanyName = "Gateway", IsActive = true };
+        var workOrder = new WorkOrder { WorkerOrderTitle = "Repair" };
+        context.AddRange(vendor, workOrder);
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        var dispatch = await SeedDispatchAsync(context, vendor, workOrder, "DIS-1");
+        context.DispatchUpliftRequests.AddRange(
+            Request(dispatch, "Pending", new DateTime(2026, 3, 1)),
+            Request(dispatch, "Approved", new DateTime(2026, 3, 2), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 3)),
+            Request(dispatch, "Revoked", new DateTime(2026, 3, 4), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 5)),
+            Request(dispatch, "Withdrawn", new DateTime(2026, 3, 6)),
+            Request(dispatch, "Rejected", new DateTime(2026, 3, 7), decided: new DateTime(2026, 3, 8)),
+            Request(dispatch, "Denied", new DateTime(2026, 2, 1), decided: new DateTime(2026, 2, 2)));
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        var service = NewService(context);
+
+        var result = await service.ListAsync(UserWithRoles("Approver"), "Rejected", null, 1, 25, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        result.Total.Should().Be(2);
+        result.Items.Select(i => i.Status).Should().Equal("Rejected", "Rejected");
+        result.Items.Select(i => i.DecidedAt).Should().Equal(
+            new DateTime(2026, 3, 8),
+            new DateTime(2026, 2, 2));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task List_WithoutStatusFilter_KeepsHistoricalNewestRequestFirstOrder()
     {
@@ -558,6 +611,40 @@ public sealed class UpliftQueueReadTests
         result.Items.Single().DecidedByName.Should().Be("Grace Hopper");
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task List_RejectedRow_CarriesRejecterRequesterDecisionTimeAndReason()
+    {
+        using var context = NewContext();
+        var (vendor, workOrder) = await SeedWorkOrderAsync(context, "WO-R", "SITE-R", "Plumbing");
+        var dispatch = await SeedDispatchAsync(context, vendor, workOrder, "DIS-R");
+        context.Users.Add(new ApplicationUser { Id = "user-7", FirstName = "Ada", LastName = "Lovelace" });
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        context.DispatchUpliftRequests.Add(new DispatchUpliftRequest
+        {
+            DispatchId = dispatch.Id,
+            Status = "Rejected",
+            CreatedDate = new DateTime(2026, 3, 1),
+            DecidedAt = new DateTime(2026, 3, 2, 16, 40, 0),
+            DecidedByUserId = "user-7",
+            DecisionNote = "Outside this work order's scope",
+            RequestedByVendorName = "Gateway",
+            RequiredTier = 1,
+            RequestedNTE = 250m,
+            NotificationStatus = "Pending"
+        });
+        await context.SaveChangesAsync();
+        var service = NewService(context);
+
+        var result = await service.ListAsync(UserWithRoles("Approver"), "Rejected", null, 1, 25, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        var row = result.Items.Single();
+        row.DecidedByName.Should().Be("Ada Lovelace");
+        row.RequestedByName.Should().Be("Gateway");
+        row.DecidedAt.Should().Be(new DateTime(2026, 3, 2, 16, 40, 0));
+        row.DecisionNote.Should().Be("Outside this work order's scope");
+        row.WorkOrderNumber.Should().Be("WO-R");
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task List_PendingExposureTotal_SumsEachPendingRequestsIncreaseAcrossTheQueue()
     {
diff --git a/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs b/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
index 09566f3..0c3706c 100644
--- a/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
+++ b/SeaHaven.DataServices/Implementation/UpliftDataService.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ namespace SeaHaven.DataServices.Implementation
     public class UpliftDataService : IUpliftDataService
     {
         private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<int, SemaphoreSlim> WorkOrderGates = new();
+
+        // The Rejected queue also surfaces the legacy "Denied" spelling, which reads as Rejected.
+        private static readonly string[] RejectedStatuses = { "Rejected", "Denied" };
         private readonly ApplicationDbContext _context;
 
         public UpliftDataService(ApplicationDbContext context)
@@ -46,7 +49,9 @@ namespace SeaHaven.DataServices.Implementation
                             && (d.IsDeleted == null || d.IsDeleted == false)
                         select new { u, d, v, ev, effectiveWorkOrderId, workOrder, reqUser, decUser };
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(status))
+            if (string.Equals(status, "Rejected", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                query = query.Where(x => RejectedStatuses.Contains(x.u.Status));
+            else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(status))
                 query = query.Where(x => x.u.Status == status);
             if (tier.HasValue)
                 query = query.Where(x => x.u.RequiredTier == tier.Value);
@@ -54,12 +59,13 @@ namespace SeaHaven.DataServices.Implementation
             var total = await query.CountAsync(cancellationToken);
 
             // Approval queue read contract: the actionable queue (Pending) surfaces the
-            // oldest request first; the decision log (Approved) surfaces the most
-            // recently decided first. Every other read keeps the historical
+            // oldest request first; the decision logs (Approved, Rejected) surface the
+            // most recently decided first. Every other read keeps the historical
             // newest-request-first order. Id is the deterministic tiebreaker.
             if (string.Equals(status, "Pending", StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 query = query.OrderBy(x => x.u.CreatedDate).ThenBy(x => x.u.Id);
-            else if (string.Equals(status, "Approved", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            else if (string.Equals(status, "Approved", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+                || string.Equals(status, "Rejected", StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 query = query.OrderByDescending(x => x.u.DecidedAt).ThenByDescending(x => x.u.Id);
             else
                 query = query.OrderByDescending(x => x.u.CreatedDate).ThenByDescending(x => x.u.Id);