diff --git a/controllers/DashboardController.php b/controllers/DashboardController.php
index 9d02e78..e9f0336 100644
--- a/controllers/DashboardController.php
+++ b/controllers/DashboardController.php
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class DashboardController {
         if (isset($_GET['status']) && !empty($_GET['status'])) {
             $status = $_GET['status'];
         } else if (!isset($_GET['show_all'])) {
-            // Default: show Open and In Progress (exclude Closed)
-            $status = 'Open,In Progress';
+            // Default: show Open, Pending, and In Progress (exclude Closed)
+            $status = 'Open,Pending,In Progress';
         }
         // If $_GET['show_all'] exists or no status param with show_all, show all tickets (status = null)
         
diff --git a/views/DashboardView.php b/views/DashboardView.php
index 50985bf..5d24c4a 100644
--- a/views/DashboardView.php
+++ b/views/DashboardView.php
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
                 <div class="filter-group">
                     <h4>Status</h4>
                     <?php
-                    $currentStatus = isset($_GET['status']) ? explode(',', $_GET['status']) : ['Open', 'In Progress'];
-                    $allStatuses = ['Open', 'In Progress', 'Closed'];
+                    $currentStatus = isset($_GET['status']) ? explode(',', $_GET['status']) : ['Open', 'Pending', 'In Progress'];
+                    $allStatuses = ['Open', 'Pending', 'In Progress', 'Closed'];
                     foreach ($allStatuses as $status):
                     ?>
                         <label>