diff --git a/src/main/jira/client.test.ts b/src/main/jira/client.test.ts
index ab949441e..713311b8a 100644
--- a/src/main/jira/client.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/jira/client.test.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,13 @@ describe('Jira client credential storage', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('does not treat Jira permission failures as credential revocation', async () => {
+    const jira = await loadClientModule()
+
+    expect(jira.isAuthError(new jira.JiraApiError('Unauthorized', 401))).toBe(true)
+    expect(jira.isAuthError(new jira.JiraApiError('Forbidden', 403))).toBe(false)
+  })
+
   it('bridges proxy environment settings before Jira connect requests', async () => {
     netFetchMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(
       new Response(
diff --git a/src/main/jira/client.ts b/src/main/jira/client.ts
index a0e705290..d56e32d35 100644
--- a/src/main/jira/client.ts
+++ b/src/main/jira/client.ts
@@ -574,5 +574,7 @@ export function clearToken(siteId: string): void {
 }
 
 export function isAuthError(error: unknown): boolean {
-  return error instanceof JiraApiError && (error.status === 401 || error.status === 403)
+  // Why: Jira returns 403 for project/API permission gaps even when /myself
+  // succeeds, so only 401 means the saved credential itself is invalid.
+  return error instanceof JiraApiError && error.status === 401
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/jira.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/jira.test.ts
index 565467e05..ebe427f44 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/jira.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/jira.test.ts
@@ -390,4 +390,16 @@ describe('createJiraSlice credential errors', () => {
       expect(store.getState().jiraStatus.credentialError).toBeUndefined()
     })
   })
+
+  it('keeps Jira connected when an issue read hits endpoint-level forbidden access', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    store.setState({
+      jiraStatus: { connected: true, viewer: null, selectedSiteId: 'site-1' }
+    })
+    jiraListIssues.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Forbidden'))
+
+    await expect(store.getState().listJiraIssues('assigned', 30)).resolves.toEqual([])
+
+    expect(store.getState().jiraStatus.connected).toBe(true)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/jira.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/jira.ts
index 9892ee8e7..1498f312e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/jira.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/jira.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ function evictStaleEntries<T>(
 
 function looksLikeAuthError(error: unknown): boolean {
   const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
-  return /authenticat|unauthorized|forbidden|401|403/i.test(msg)
+  // Why: Jira 403 commonly means endpoint/project access is denied while the
+  // saved token is still valid; do not flip Settings back to disconnected.
+  return /authenticat|unauthorized|401/i.test(msg)
 }
 
 type InflightJiraReadRequest<T> = {