diff --git a/src/entries.rs b/src/entries.rs
index 4c071bf..d7fc6c5 100644
--- a/src/entries.rs
+++ b/src/entries.rs
@@ -85,14 +85,19 @@ pub fn read_entries(dir: &Path) -> Vec<Entry> {
     entries
 }
 
-/// Read approved entries only.
-pub fn read_approved(dir: &Path) -> Vec<Entry> {
+/// Read entries filtered by status.
+pub fn read_by_status(dir: &Path, status: Status) -> Vec<Entry> {
     read_entries(dir)
         .into_iter()
-        .filter(|e| e.meta.status == Status::Approved)
+        .filter(|e| e.meta.status == status)
         .collect()
 }
 
+/// Read approved entries only.
+pub fn read_approved(dir: &Path) -> Vec<Entry> {
+    read_by_status(dir, Status::Approved)
+}
+
 /// Find an entry file by short ID prefix and update its status.
 pub fn set_status(dir: &Path, short_id: &str, status: Status) -> Result<String, String> {
     let read_dir = std::fs::read_dir(dir).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
@@ -253,6 +258,22 @@ Hi!"#;
         assert_eq!(entry.meta.voice_note, "");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_by_status() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let approved = "+++\nname = \"a\"\ndate = \"2026-04-10\"\nstatus = \"approved\"\n+++\nhi";
+        let pending = "+++\nname = \"b\"\ndate = \"2026-04-10\"\nstatus = \"pending\"\n+++\nhi";
+        let denied = "+++\nname = \"c\"\ndate = \"2026-04-10\"\nstatus = \"denied\"\n+++\nhi";
+        std::fs::write(dir.path().join("1_aaa.txt"), approved).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(dir.path().join("2_bbb.txt"), pending).unwrap();
+        std::fs::write(dir.path().join("3_ccc.txt"), denied).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(read_by_status(dir.path(), Status::Approved).len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(read_by_status(dir.path(), Status::Pending).len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(read_by_status(dir.path(), Status::Denied).len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(read_by_status(dir.path(), Status::Approved)[0].meta.name, "a");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_roundtrip_with_voice_note() {
         let contents = r#"+++