diff --git a/command/issues/list/list.go b/command/issues/list/list.go
index fe89d117..47583e61 100644
--- a/command/issues/list/list.go
+++ b/command/issues/list/list.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type IssuesListOptions struct {
 	FileArg           []string
 	RepoArg           string
 	AnalyzerArg       []string
+	SeverityArg       []string
 	LimitArg          int
 	OutputFilenameArg string
 	JSONArg           bool
@@ -39,34 +40,36 @@ func NewCmdIssuesList() *cobra.Command {
 		RepoArg:  "",
 		LimitArg: 30,
 	}
-
 	doc := heredoc.Docf(`
-		List issues reported by DeepSource.
+        List issues reported by DeepSource.
+
+        To list issues for the current repository:
+        %[1]s
 
-		To list issues for the current repository:
-		%[1]s
+        To list issues for a specific repository, use the %[2]s flag:
+        %[3]s
 
-		To list issues for a specific repository, use the %[2]s flag:
-		%[3]s
+        To list issues for a specific analyzer, use the %[4]s flag:
+        %[5]s
 
-		To list issues for a specific analyzer, use the %[4]s flag:
-		%[5]s
+        To limit the number of issues reported, use the %[6]s flag:
+        %[7]s
 
-		To limit the number of issues reported, use the %[6]s flag:
-		%[7]s
+        To export listed issues to a file, use the %[8]s flag:
+        %[9]s
 
-		To export listed issues to a file, use the %[8]s flag:
-		%[9]s
+        To export listed issues to a JSON file, use the %[10]s flag:
+        %[11]s
 
-		To export listed issues to a JSON file, use the %[10]s flag:
-		%[11]s
+        To export listed issues to a CSV file, use the %[12]s flag:
+        %[13]s
 
-		To export listed issues to a CSV file, use the %[12]s flag:
-		%[13]s
+        To export listed issues to a SARIF file, use the %[14]s flag:
+        %[15]s
 
-		To export listed issues to a SARIF file, use the %[14]s flag:
-		%[15]s
-		`, utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list"), utils.Yellow("--repo"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --repo repo_name"), utils.Yellow("--analyzer"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --analyzer python"), utils.Yellow("--limit"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --limit 100"), utils.Yellow("--output-file"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --output-file file_name"), utils.Yellow("--json"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --json --output-file example.json"), utils.Yellow("--csv"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --csv --output-file example.csv"), utils.Yellow("--sarif"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --sarif --output-file example.sarif"))
+        To list issues for specific severities, use the %[16]s flag:
+        %[17]s
+        `, utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list"), utils.Yellow("--repo"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --repo repo_name"), utils.Yellow("--analyzer"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --analyzer python"), utils.Yellow("--limit"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --limit 100"), utils.Yellow("--output-file"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --output-file file_name"), utils.Yellow("--json"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --json --output-file example.json"), utils.Yellow("--csv"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --csv --output-file example.csv"), utils.Yellow("--sarif"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --sarif --output-file example.sarif"), utils.Yellow("--severity"), utils.Cyan("deepsource issues list --severity critical --severity major"))
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "list",
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ func NewCmdIssuesList() *cobra.Command {
 	// --repo, -r flag
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&opts.RepoArg, "repo", "r", "", "List the issues of the specified repository")
 
+	// --severity -s flag
+	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&opts.SeverityArg, "severity", "s", nil, "List issues for specified severity (CRITICAL, MAJOR, MINOR)")
+
 	// --analyzer, -a flag
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVarP(&opts.AnalyzerArg, "analyzer", "a", nil, "List the issues for the specified analyzer")
 
@@ -198,6 +204,19 @@ func (opts *IssuesListOptions) getIssuesData(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		opts.issuesData = getUniqueIssues(fetchedIssues)
 	}
 
+	if len(opts.SeverityArg) != 0 {
+		var fetchedIssues []issues.Issue
+		//Filter issues based on the severity option specified
+		filteredIssues, err = filterIssuesBySeverity(opts.SeverityArg, opts.issuesData)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		fetchedIssues = append(fetchedIssues, filteredIssues...)
+		// set fetched issues as issue data
+		opts.issuesData = getUniqueIssues(fetchedIssues)
+
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/command/issues/list/list_test.go b/command/issues/list/list_test.go
index b3fe79dd..0711bd03 100644
--- a/command/issues/list/list_test.go
+++ b/command/issues/list/list_test.go
@@ -157,3 +157,75 @@ func TestFilterIssuesByAnalyzer(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestFilterIssuesBySeverity(t *testing.T) {
+	// Path to the dedicated severity test data
+	testDataPath := "./testdata/dummy/issues_severity.json"
+
+	// Case 1: Filter by a single severity
+	t.Run("must work with a single severity", func(t *testing.T) {
+		issues_data := ReadIssues(testDataPath)
+		// Testing lowercase "critical" to verify the ToUpper normalization logic
+		got, err := filterIssuesBySeverity([]string{"critical"}, issues_data)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Expecting only the one CRITICAL issue defined in our JSON
+		if len(got) != 1 || strings.ToUpper(got[0].IssueSeverity) != "CRITICAL" {
+			t.Errorf("got: %v; expected 1 CRITICAL issue", got)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Case 2: Filter by multiple severities simultaneously (Logical OR)
+	t.Run("must work with multiple severities", func(t *testing.T) {
+		issues_data := ReadIssues(testDataPath)
+
+		// Should return both MAJOR and MINOR issues
+		got, err := filterIssuesBySeverity([]string{"MAJOR", "MINOR"}, issues_data)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(got) != 2 {
+			t.Errorf("got: %d issues; want 2", len(got))
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Case 3: Handle invalid severity strings
+	t.Run("must return error for invalid severity input", func(t *testing.T) {
+		issues_data := ReadIssues(testDataPath)
+
+		// Verifying that the validator catches illegal entries
+		_, err := filterIssuesBySeverity([]string{"invalid_level"}, issues_data)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Error("expected error for invalid severity 'invalid_level', got nil")
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Case 4: Handle valid severity that has no matches in the data
+	t.Run("must return empty list when no matches exist", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Create a subset with only MINOR issues
+		subset := []issues.Issue{{IssueSeverity: "MINOR"}}
+
+		// Filtering for CRITICAL should yield 0 results but NO error
+		got, err := filterIssuesBySeverity([]string{"CRITICAL"}, subset)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(got) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 0 issues, got %d", len(got))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("should handle duplicate severity flags gracefully", func(t *testing.T) {
+		issues_data := ReadIssues(testDataPath)
+
+		got, _ := filterIssuesBySeverity([]string{"critical", "critical"}, issues_data)
+		if len(got) != 1 {
+			t.Errorf("expected 1 issue despite duplicate flag, got %d", len(got))
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/command/issues/list/testdata/dummy/issues_severity.json b/command/issues/list/testdata/dummy/issues_severity.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f1a220a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/issues/list/testdata/dummy/issues_severity.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[
+  {
+    "issue_title": "Critical Security Bug",
+    "issue_code": "SEC-001",
+    "issue_severity": "CRITICAL",
+    "location": { "path": "main.go", "position": { "begin": 10, "end": 10 } },
+    "Analyzer": { "analyzer": "go" }
+  },
+  {
+    "issue_title": "Major Performance Issue",
+    "issue_code": "PERF-002",
+    "issue_severity": "MAJOR",
+    "location": { "path": "utils.go", "position": { "begin": 20, "end": 20 } },
+    "Analyzer": { "analyzer": "go" }
+  },
+  {
+    "issue_title": "Minor Style Nitpick",
+    "issue_code": "STYLE-003",
+    "issue_severity": "MINOR",
+    "location": { "path": "list.go", "position": { "begin": 30, "end": 30 } },
+    "Analyzer": { "analyzer": "go" }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/command/issues/list/utils.go b/command/issues/list/utils.go
index cbdd86f3..b5da2e01 100644
--- a/command/issues/list/utils.go
+++ b/command/issues/list/utils.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func filterIssuesByPath(path string, issuesData []issues.Issue) ([]issues.Issue,
 		// get relative path
 		rel, err := filepath.Rel(path, issue.Location.Path)
 		if err != nil {
+
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
@@ -50,6 +51,39 @@ func filterIssuesByPath(path string, issuesData []issues.Issue) ([]issues.Issue,
 	return getUniqueIssues(filteredIssues), nil
 }
 
+//Filters issues based on the severity of issue specified
+
+func filterIssuesBySeverity(severity []string, issuesData []issues.Issue) ([]issues.Issue, error) {
+	var filteredIssues []issues.Issue
+
+	// valid options for severity
+	validSeverities := map[string]bool{
+		"CRITICAL": true,
+		"MAJOR":    true,
+		"MINOR":    true,
+	}
+
+	//  Validate user input and normalize to uppercase
+	severityMap := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, s := range severity {
+		upperS := strings.ToUpper(s)
+		if !validSeverities[upperS] {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid severity level: %s (valid options: CRITICAL, MAJOR, MINOR)", s)
+		}
+		severityMap[upperS] = true
+	}
+
+	//  Filter the issues list
+	for _, issue := range issuesData {
+		//match against the IssueSeverity field from the SDK Issue Struct
+		if severityMap[strings.ToUpper(issue.IssueSeverity)] {
+			filteredIssues = append(filteredIssues, issue)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return getUniqueIssues(filteredIssues), nil
+}
+
 // Filters issues based on the analyzer shortcode.
 func filterIssuesByAnalyzer(analyzer []string, issuesData []issues.Issue) ([]issues.Issue, error) {
 	var filteredIssues []issues.Issue