diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
index 52f6f42f571..ab2921df8e6 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ const mockIssuesApi = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   listLabels: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
+const mockKanbanBoard = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+
 const mockAuthApi = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   getSession: vi.fn(),
 }));
@@ -87,7 +89,16 @@ vi.mock("./IssueRow", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./KanbanBoard", () => ({
-  KanbanBoard: () => null,
+  KanbanBoard: (props: { issues: Issue[] }) => {
+    mockKanbanBoard(props);
+    return (
+      <div data-testid="kanban-board">
+        {props.issues.map((issue) => (
+          <span key={issue.id}>{issue.title}</span>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    );
+  },
 }));
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
@@ -189,6 +200,7 @@ describe("IssuesList", () => {
     container = document.createElement("div");
     document.body.appendChild(container);
     dialogState.openNewIssue.mockReset();
+    mockKanbanBoard.mockReset();
     mockIssuesApi.list.mockReset();
     mockIssuesApi.listLabels.mockReset();
     mockAuthApi.getSession.mockReset();
@@ -404,6 +416,73 @@ describe("IssuesList", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("loads board issues with a separate result limit for each status column", async () => {
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      "paperclip:test-issues:company-1",
+      JSON.stringify({ viewMode: "board" }),
+    );
+
+    const parentIssue = createIssue({
+      id: "issue-parent-total-limit",
+      title: "Parent total-limited issue",
+      status: "todo",
+    });
+    const backlogIssue = createIssue({
+      id: "issue-backlog",
+      title: "Backlog column issue",
+      status: "backlog",
+    });
+    const doneIssue = createIssue({
+      id: "issue-done",
+      title: "Done column issue",
+      status: "done",
+    });
+
+    mockIssuesApi.list.mockImplementation((_companyId, filters) => {
+      if (filters?.status === "backlog") return Promise.resolve([backlogIssue]);
+      if (filters?.status === "done") return Promise.resolve([doneIssue]);
+      return Promise.resolve([]);
+    });
+
+    const { root } = renderWithQueryClient(
+      <IssuesList
+        issues={[parentIssue]}
+        agents={[]}
+        projects={[]}
+        viewStateKey="paperclip:test-issues"
+        enableRoutineVisibilityFilter
+        onUpdateIssue={() => undefined}
+      />,
+      container,
+    );
+
+    await waitForAssertion(() => {
+      expect(mockIssuesApi.list).toHaveBeenCalledWith("company-1", expect.objectContaining({
+        status: "backlog",
+        limit: 200,
+        includeRoutineExecutions: true,
+      }));
+      expect(mockIssuesApi.list).toHaveBeenCalledWith("company-1", expect.objectContaining({
+        status: "done",
+        limit: 200,
+        includeRoutineExecutions: true,
+      }));
+      expect(mockKanbanBoard).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+        issues: expect.arrayContaining([
+          expect.objectContaining({ id: "issue-backlog" }),
+          expect.objectContaining({ id: "issue-done" }),
+        ]),
+      }));
+      expect(container.textContent).toContain("Backlog column issue");
+      expect(container.textContent).toContain("Done column issue");
+      expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Parent total-limited issue");
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("caps the first paint for large issue lists", async () => {
     const manyIssues = Array.from({ length: 220 }, (_, index) =>
       createIssue({
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
index a9bc23823ab..a444a2dfd99 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { startTransition, useDeferredValue, useEffect, useMemo, useState, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQueries, useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { accessApi } from "../api/access";
 import { useDialog } from "../context/DialogContext";
 import { useCompany } from "../context/CompanyContext";
@@ -60,9 +60,11 @@ import { statusBadge } from "../lib/status-colors";
 import type { Issue, Project } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 const ISSUE_SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_MS = 250;
 const ISSUE_SEARCH_RESULT_LIMIT = 200;
+const ISSUE_BOARD_COLUMN_RESULT_LIMIT = 200;
 const INITIAL_ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_LIMIT = 150;
 const ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_BATCH_SIZE = 150;
 const ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_BATCH_DELAY_MS = 0;
+const boardIssueStatuses = ["backlog", "todo", "in_progress", "in_review", "blocked", "done", "cancelled"];
 
 /* ── View state ── */
 
@@ -394,6 +396,31 @@ export function IssuesList({
     enabled: !!selectedCompanyId && normalizedIssueSearch.length > 0,
     placeholderData: (previousData) => previousData,
   });
+  const boardIssueQueries = useQueries({
+    queries: boardIssueStatuses.map((status) => ({
+      queryKey: [
+        ...queryKeys.issues.list(selectedCompanyId ?? "__no-company__"),
+        "board-column",
+        status,
+        normalizedIssueSearch,
+        projectId ?? "__all-projects__",
+        searchFilters ?? {},
+        ISSUE_BOARD_COLUMN_RESULT_LIMIT,
+        enableRoutineVisibilityFilter ? "with-routine-executions" : "without-routine-executions",
+      ],
+      queryFn: () =>
+        issuesApi.list(selectedCompanyId!, {
+          ...searchFilters,
+          ...(normalizedIssueSearch.length > 0 ? { q: normalizedIssueSearch } : {}),
+          projectId,
+          status,
+          limit: ISSUE_BOARD_COLUMN_RESULT_LIMIT,
+          ...(enableRoutineVisibilityFilter ? { includeRoutineExecutions: true } : {}),
+        }),
+      enabled: !!selectedCompanyId && viewState.viewMode === "board",
+      placeholderData: (previousData: Issue[] | undefined) => previousData,
+    })),
+  });
   const { data: executionWorkspaces = [] } = useQuery({
     queryKey: selectedCompanyId
       ? queryKeys.executionWorkspaces.summaryList(selectedCompanyId)
@@ -570,11 +597,25 @@ export function IssuesList({
     return map;
   }, [issues]);
 
+  const boardIssues = useMemo(() => {
+    if (viewState.viewMode !== "board") return null;
+    const merged = new Map<string, Issue>();
+    let isPending = false;
+    for (const query of boardIssueQueries) {
+      isPending ||= query.isPending;
+      for (const issue of query.data ?? []) {
+        merged.set(issue.id, issue);
+      }
+    }
+    if (merged.size > 0) return [...merged.values()];
+    return isPending ? issues : [];
+  }, [boardIssueQueries, issues, viewState.viewMode]);
+
   const filtered = useMemo(() => {
-    const sourceIssues = normalizedIssueSearch.length > 0 ? searchedIssues : issues;
+    const sourceIssues = boardIssues ?? (normalizedIssueSearch.length > 0 ? searchedIssues : issues);
     const filteredByControls = applyIssueFilters(sourceIssues, viewState, currentUserId, enableRoutineVisibilityFilter);
     return sortIssues(filteredByControls, viewState);
-  }, [issues, searchedIssues, viewState, normalizedIssueSearch, currentUserId, enableRoutineVisibilityFilter]);
+  }, [boardIssues, issues, searchedIssues, viewState, normalizedIssueSearch, currentUserId, enableRoutineVisibilityFilter]);
 
   const { data: labels } = useQuery({
     queryKey: queryKeys.issues.labels(selectedCompanyId!),