diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28a16856..955eb519 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -308,6 +308,22 @@ jira issue list -w -pXYZ
 ```
 </details>
 
+<details><summary>What's in the current sprint? :running:</summary>
+
+```sh
+# The --sprint flag accepts a sprint name, numeric ID, or one of the
+# keywords: current/active, closed/previous, future/next.
+jira issue list --sprint current
+
+# Filter by a named sprint or its ID.
+jira issue list --sprint "Sprint 42"
+jira issue list --sprint 123
+
+# Combine multiple sprints (e.g. this sprint and the previous one).
+jira issue list --sprint "Sprint 41" --sprint "Sprint 42"
+```
+</details>
+
 #### Create
 The `create` command lets you create an issue.
 
diff --git a/internal/cmd/issue/list/list.go b/internal/cmd/issue/list/list.go
index efae6c49..58afb168 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/issue/list/list.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/issue/list/list.go
@@ -63,7 +63,17 @@ $ jira issue list -tEpic -sDone
 $ jira issue list -s~Open -ax
 
 # List issues from all projects
-$ jira issue list -q"project IS NOT EMPTY"`
+$ jira issue list -q"project IS NOT EMPTY"
+
+# List issues in the active sprint(s)
+$ jira issue list --sprint current
+
+# List issues in a specific sprint by name or ID
+$ jira issue list --sprint "Sprint 42"
+$ jira issue list --sprint 123
+
+# List issues across multiple sprints
+$ jira issue list --sprint "Sprint 41" --sprint "Sprint 42"`
 )
 
 // NewCmdList is a list command.
@@ -221,6 +231,12 @@ func SetFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("component", "C", "", "Filter issues by component")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayP("label", "l", []string{}, "Filter issues by label")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("parent", "P", "", "Filter issues by parent")
+	cmd.Flags().StringArray("sprint", []string{}, "Filter issues by sprint.\n"+
+		"Accepts a sprint name, numeric ID, or one of the keywords:\n"+
+		"  current / active  → sprints currently in progress (openSprints())\n"+
+		"  closed / previous → closed sprints (closedSprints())\n"+
+		"  future  / next    → future sprints (futureSprints())\n"+
+		"Can be repeated to filter by multiple sprints.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("history", false, "Issues you accessed recently")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("watching", "w", false, "Issues you are watching")
 	cmd.Flags().String("created", "", "Filter issues by created date\n"+
diff --git a/internal/cmd/sprint/list/list.go b/internal/cmd/sprint/list/list.go
index ac3098f9..259f0e30 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/sprint/list/list.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/sprint/list/list.go
@@ -307,5 +307,6 @@ func hideFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmdutil.ExitIfError(cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("created-before"))
 	cmdutil.ExitIfError(cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("updated-before"))
 	cmdutil.ExitIfError(cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("label"))
+	cmdutil.ExitIfError(cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("sprint"))
 	cmdutil.ExitIfError(cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("reverse"))
 }
diff --git a/internal/query/issue.go b/internal/query/issue.go
index 73f63146..deb6a664 100644
--- a/internal/query/issue.go
+++ b/internal/query/issue.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package query
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ func (i *Issue) Get() string {
 		if len(negative) > 0 {
 			q.NotIn("status", negative...)
 		}
+
+		i.setSprintFilters(q)
 	})
 
 	if i.params.Reverse {
@@ -152,6 +155,62 @@ func (i *Issue) setCreatedFilters(q *jql.JQL) {
 	}
 }
 
+// sprintKeywordFuncs maps user-facing keywords to their JQL function
+// equivalents used with the `sprint IN <fn>()` form.
+var sprintKeywordFuncs = map[string]string{
+	"current":  "openSprints()",
+	"active":   "openSprints()",
+	"closed":   "closedSprints()",
+	"previous": "closedSprints()",
+	"future":   "futureSprints()",
+	"next":     "futureSprints()",
+}
+
+func (i *Issue) setSprintFilters(q *jql.JQL) {
+	if len(i.params.Sprints) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Collect keyword-based function filters (deduplicated) and
+	// explicit sprint identifiers (names or numeric IDs) separately.
+	// Numeric values are emitted unquoted so Jira interprets them as
+	// sprint IDs; non-numeric values are quoted as sprint names.
+	fnSet := make(map[string]struct{})
+	values := make([]string, 0, len(i.params.Sprints))
+	for _, s := range i.params.Sprints {
+		v := strings.TrimSpace(s)
+		if v == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if fn, ok := sprintKeywordFuncs[strings.ToLower(v)]; ok {
+			fnSet[fn] = struct{}{}
+			continue
+		}
+		values = append(values, v)
+	}
+
+	fns := make([]string, 0, len(fnSet))
+	for fn := range fnSet {
+		fns = append(fns, fn)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(fns)
+	for _, fn := range fns {
+		q.InFunc("sprint", fn)
+	}
+
+	if len(values) > 0 {
+		parts := make([]string, 0, len(values))
+		for _, v := range values {
+			if _, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil {
+				parts = append(parts, v)
+			} else {
+				parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%q", v))
+			}
+		}
+		q.InFunc("sprint", "("+strings.Join(parts, ", ")+")")
+	}
+}
+
 func (i *Issue) setUpdatedFilters(q *jql.JQL) {
 	if i.params.Updated != "" {
 		i.setDateFilters(q, "updatedDate", i.params.Updated)
@@ -184,6 +243,7 @@ type IssueParams struct {
 	CreatedBefore string
 	UpdatedBefore string
 	Labels        []string
+	Sprints       []string
 	OrderBy       string
 	Reverse       bool
 	From          uint
@@ -227,6 +287,11 @@ func (ip *IssueParams) init(flags FlagParser) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	sprints, err := flags.GetStringArray("sprint")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	paginate, err := flags.GetString("paginate")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -240,6 +305,7 @@ func (ip *IssueParams) init(flags FlagParser) error {
 	ip.setStringParams(stringParamsMap)
 	ip.Labels = labels
 	ip.Status = status
+	ip.Sprints = sprints
 	ip.From = from
 	ip.Limit = limit
 
diff --git a/internal/query/issue_test.go b/internal/query/issue_test.go
index 4c611d76..e3bbaddd 100644
--- a/internal/query/issue_test.go
+++ b/internal/query/issue_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type issueParamsErr struct {
 	issueType  bool
 	labels     bool
 	status     bool
+	sprints    bool
 }
 
 type issueFlagParser struct {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ type issueFlagParser struct {
 	emptyType     bool
 	labels        []string
 	status        []string
+	sprints       []string
 	withCreated   bool
 	withUpdated   bool
 	created       string
@@ -114,9 +116,15 @@ func (tfp *issueFlagParser) GetStringArray(name string) ([]string, error) {
 	if tfp.err.status && name == "status" {
 		return []string{}, fmt.Errorf("oops! couldn't fetch status flag")
 	}
+	if tfp.err.sprints && name == "sprint" {
+		return []string{}, fmt.Errorf("oops! couldn't fetch sprint flag")
+	}
 	if name == "status" {
 		return tfp.status, nil
 	}
+	if name == "sprint" {
+		return tfp.sprints, nil
+	}
 	return tfp.labels, nil
 }
 
@@ -421,6 +429,107 @@ func TestIssueGet(t *testing.T) {
 				`AND parent="test" AND updatedDate>"2020-11-31" AND updatedDate<"2020-12-31" ` +
 				`ORDER BY updated ASC`,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "query with error when fetching sprint flag",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{err: issueParamsErr{
+					sprints: true,
+				}})
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query with sprint by name",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{sprints: []string{"Sprint 42"}})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: `project="TEST" AND issue IN issueHistory() AND issue IN watchedIssues() AND ` +
+				`type="test" AND resolution="test" AND priority="test" AND reporter="test" AND assignee="test" ` +
+				`AND component="test" AND parent="test" AND sprint IN ("Sprint 42") ORDER BY lastViewed ASC`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query with sprint by id (numeric, unquoted)",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{sprints: []string{"123"}})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: `project="TEST" AND issue IN issueHistory() AND issue IN watchedIssues() AND ` +
+				`type="test" AND resolution="test" AND priority="test" AND reporter="test" AND assignee="test" ` +
+				`AND component="test" AND parent="test" AND sprint IN (123) ORDER BY lastViewed ASC`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query with current sprint keyword",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{sprints: []string{"current"}})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: `project="TEST" AND issue IN issueHistory() AND issue IN watchedIssues() AND ` +
+				`type="test" AND resolution="test" AND priority="test" AND reporter="test" AND assignee="test" ` +
+				`AND component="test" AND parent="test" AND sprint IN openSprints() ORDER BY lastViewed ASC`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query with active sprint keyword is equivalent to current",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{sprints: []string{"ACTIVE"}})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: `project="TEST" AND issue IN issueHistory() AND issue IN watchedIssues() AND ` +
+				`type="test" AND resolution="test" AND priority="test" AND reporter="test" AND assignee="test" ` +
+				`AND component="test" AND parent="test" AND sprint IN openSprints() ORDER BY lastViewed ASC`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query with closed sprint keyword",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{sprints: []string{"closed"}})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: `project="TEST" AND issue IN issueHistory() AND issue IN watchedIssues() AND ` +
+				`type="test" AND resolution="test" AND priority="test" AND reporter="test" AND assignee="test" ` +
+				`AND component="test" AND parent="test" AND sprint IN closedSprints() ORDER BY lastViewed ASC`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query with future sprint keyword",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{sprints: []string{"future"}})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: `project="TEST" AND issue IN issueHistory() AND issue IN watchedIssues() AND ` +
+				`type="test" AND resolution="test" AND priority="test" AND reporter="test" AND assignee="test" ` +
+				`AND component="test" AND parent="test" AND sprint IN futureSprints() ORDER BY lastViewed ASC`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query with multiple sprints mixes quoted names and unquoted ids",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{sprints: []string{"Sprint 41", "Sprint 42", "123"}})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: `project="TEST" AND issue IN issueHistory() AND issue IN watchedIssues() AND ` +
+				`type="test" AND resolution="test" AND priority="test" AND reporter="test" AND assignee="test" ` +
+				`AND component="test" AND parent="test" AND sprint IN ("Sprint 41", "Sprint 42", 123) ` +
+				`ORDER BY lastViewed ASC`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "query mixing sprint keywords and names deduplicates keywords",
+			initialize: func() *Issue {
+				i, err := NewIssue("TEST", &issueFlagParser{sprints: []string{"current", "active", "closed", "Sprint 42"}})
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				return i
+			},
+			expected: `project="TEST" AND issue IN issueHistory() AND issue IN watchedIssues() AND ` +
+				`type="test" AND resolution="test" AND priority="test" AND reporter="test" AND assignee="test" ` +
+				`AND component="test" AND parent="test" AND sprint IN closedSprints() AND sprint IN openSprints() ` +
+				`AND sprint IN ("Sprint 42") ORDER BY lastViewed ASC`,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "query with jql parameter",
 			initialize: func() *Issue {
diff --git a/pkg/jql/jql.go b/pkg/jql/jql.go
index d8807d08..babc76b1 100644
--- a/pkg/jql/jql.go
+++ b/pkg/jql/jql.go
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ func (j *JQL) NotIn(field string, value ...string) *JQL {
 	return j
 }
 
+// InFunc constructs a query of the form `field IN fn`, where fn is a
+// JQL function call like `openSprints()`. Unlike In, the right-hand
+// side is emitted verbatim rather than quoted.
+func (j *JQL) InFunc(field, fn string) *JQL {
+	if field != "" && fn != "" {
+		j.filters = append(j.filters, fmt.Sprintf("%s IN %s", field, fn))
+	}
+	return j
+}
+
 // OrderBy orders the output in given direction.
 func (j *JQL) OrderBy(field, dir string) *JQL {
 	j.orderBy = fmt.Sprintf("ORDER BY %s %s", field, dir)
diff --git a/pkg/jql/jql_test.go b/pkg/jql/jql_test.go
index 461605a5..5be27463 100644
--- a/pkg/jql/jql_test.go
+++ b/pkg/jql/jql_test.go
@@ -247,6 +247,42 @@ func TestJQL(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: "project=\"TEST\" AND type=\"Story\" AND labels IN (\"first\", \"second\") AND labels NOT IN (\"third\", \"fourth\")",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "it queries with IN and a JQL function",
+			initialize: func() *JQL {
+				jql := NewJQL("TEST")
+				jql.And(func() {
+					jql.FilterBy("type", "Story").
+						InFunc("sprint", "openSprints()")
+				})
+				return jql
+			},
+			expected: "project=\"TEST\" AND type=\"Story\" AND sprint IN openSprints()",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "InFunc ignores empty field",
+			initialize: func() *JQL {
+				jql := NewJQL("TEST")
+				jql.And(func() {
+					jql.FilterBy("type", "Story").
+						InFunc("", "openSprints()")
+				})
+				return jql
+			},
+			expected: "project=\"TEST\" AND type=\"Story\"",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "InFunc ignores empty function",
+			initialize: func() *JQL {
+				jql := NewJQL("TEST")
+				jql.And(func() {
+					jql.FilterBy("type", "Story").
+						InFunc("sprint", "")
+				})
+				return jql
+			},
+			expected: "project=\"TEST\" AND type=\"Story\"",
+		},
 		{
 			name: "it queries with raw jql",
 			initialize: func() *JQL {