diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/v1/ossprey/packageScatter.ts b/backend/src/api/public/v1/ossprey/packageScatter.ts
index 89963d79c1..de79b8d69f 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/v1/ossprey/packageScatter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/v1/ossprey/packageScatter.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 import type { Request, Response } from 'express'
+import { z } from 'zod'
 
 import { listPackagesForScatter } from '@crowd/data-access-layer'
 
 import { getPackagesQx } from '@/db/packagesDb'
 import { ok } from '@/utils/api'
+import { validateOrThrow } from '@/utils/validation'
+
+import { STEWARDSHIP_STATUS_VALUES } from '../packages/types'
+
+const scatterQuerySchema = z.object({
+  status: z.enum(STEWARDSHIP_STATUS_VALUES).optional(),
+})
 
 export async function packageScatterHandler(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+  const { status } = validateOrThrow(scatterQuerySchema, req.query)
   const qx = await getPackagesQx()
-  const points = await listPackagesForScatter(qx)
+  const points = await listPackagesForScatter(qx, { status })
   ok(res, { points, total: points.length })
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/v1/packages/listPackages.ts b/backend/src/api/public/v1/packages/listPackages.ts
index 08bf82361c..8331adbce5 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/v1/packages/listPackages.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/v1/packages/listPackages.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { getPackagesQx } from '@/db/packagesDb'
 import { ok } from '@/utils/api'
 import { validateOrThrow } from '@/utils/validation'
 
-import type { StewardshipStatus } from './types'
+import { STEWARDSHIP_STATUS_VALUES, type StewardshipStatus } from './types'
 
 const DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = 20
 const MAX_PAGE_SIZE = 100
@@ -15,16 +15,6 @@ const MAX_PAGE_SIZE = 100
 const booleanQueryParam = z.preprocess((v) => v === 'true', z.boolean()).default(false)
 
 const lifecycleValues = ['active', 'stable', 'declining', 'abandoned'] as const
-const stewardshipStatusValues = [
-  'unassigned',
-  'open',
-  'assessing',
-  'active',
-  'needs_attention',
-  'escalated',
-  'blocked',
-  'inactive',
-] as const
 const healthBandValues = ['healthy', 'fair', 'concerning', 'critical'] as const
 const vulnSeverityValues = ['any', 'high', 'critical', 'none'] as const
 
@@ -34,7 +24,7 @@ const querySchema = z.object({
   ecosystem: z.string().trim().optional(),
   lifecycle: z.enum(lifecycleValues).optional(),
   name: z.string().trim().optional(),
-  status: z.enum(stewardshipStatusValues).optional(),
+  status: z.enum(STEWARDSHIP_STATUS_VALUES).optional(),
   healthBand: z.enum(healthBandValues).optional(),
   vulnSeverity: z.enum(vulnSeverityValues).optional(),
   busFactor1Only: booleanQueryParam,
diff --git a/backend/src/api/public/v1/packages/types.ts b/backend/src/api/public/v1/packages/types.ts
index 7fad33aed5..2762708697 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/public/v1/packages/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/public/v1/packages/types.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-export type StewardshipStatus =
-  | 'unassigned'
-  | 'open'
-  | 'assessing'
-  | 'active'
-  | 'needs_attention'
-  | 'escalated'
-  | 'blocked'
-  | 'inactive'
+export const STEWARDSHIP_STATUS_VALUES = [
+  'unassigned',
+  'open',
+  'assessing',
+  'active',
+  'needs_attention',
+  'escalated',
+  'blocked',
+  'inactive',
+] as const
+
+export type StewardshipStatus = (typeof STEWARDSHIP_STATUS_VALUES)[number]
 
 export type Lifecycle = 'active' | 'stable' | 'declining' | 'abandoned'
 
diff --git a/services/libs/data-access-layer/src/osspckgs/api.ts b/services/libs/data-access-layer/src/osspckgs/api.ts
index 8f11092970..7df7453690 100644
--- a/services/libs/data-access-layer/src/osspckgs/api.ts
+++ b/services/libs/data-access-layer/src/osspckgs/api.ts
@@ -665,7 +665,21 @@ export interface ScatterPoint {
   advisoryCount: number
 }
 
-export async function listPackagesForScatter(qx: QueryExecutor): Promise<ScatterPoint[]> {
+export async function listPackagesForScatter(
+  qx: QueryExecutor,
+  options: { status?: string } = {},
+): Promise<ScatterPoint[]> {
+  const { status } = options
+
+  // 'unassigned' covers packages with no stewardship row (s.id IS NULL) in addition
+  // to rows explicitly marked unassigned. All other statuses filter via s.status directly.
+  // The query always uses LEFT JOIN — the filter is applied in the WHERE clause, not the join.
+  const statusFilter = status
+    ? status === 'unassigned'
+      ? `AND (s.status = 'unassigned' OR s.id IS NULL)`
+      : `AND s.status = $(status)`
+    : ''
+
   const rows: Array<{
     purl: string
     name: string
@@ -675,16 +689,17 @@ export async function listPackagesForScatter(qx: QueryExecutor): Promise<Scatter
     stewardshipId: string | null
     stewardshipStatus: string | null
     openVulns: number
-  }> = await qx.select(`
+  }> = await qx.select(
+    `
     SELECT
       p.purl,
       p.name,
-      ROUND(COALESCE(p.impact, 0) * 100)::int        AS "criticalityScore",
-      ROUND(COALESCE(r_sc.scorecard_score, 0) * 10)::int AS "healthScore",
-      r_sc.scorecard_score                            AS "scorecardScoreRaw",
-      s.id::text                                      AS "stewardshipId",
-      s.status                                        AS "stewardshipStatus",
-      COALESCE(ap_counts.cnt, 0)                      AS "openVulns"
+      ROUND(COALESCE(p.impact, 0) * 100)::int             AS "criticalityScore",
+      ROUND(COALESCE(r_sc.scorecard_score, 0) * 10)::int  AS "healthScore",
+      r_sc.scorecard_score                                 AS "scorecardScoreRaw",
+      s.id::text                                           AS "stewardshipId",
+      s.status                                             AS "stewardshipStatus",
+      COALESCE(ap_counts.cnt, 0)                           AS "openVulns"
     FROM packages p
     LEFT JOIN stewardships s ON s.package_id = p.id
     LEFT JOIN LATERAL (
@@ -699,9 +714,12 @@ export async function listPackagesForScatter(qx: QueryExecutor): Promise<Scatter
       LIMIT 1
     ) r_sc ON true
     WHERE p.is_critical = true
+    ${statusFilter}
     ORDER BY p.impact DESC NULLS LAST, p.purl ASC
     LIMIT 2000
-  `)
+    `,
+    { status },
+  )
 
   return rows.map((r) => ({
     purl: r.purl,