diff --git a/api/job.go b/api/job.go
index 8223b04..8210da3 100644
--- a/api/job.go
+++ b/api/job.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gaucho-racing/foreman/model"
@@ -187,11 +188,33 @@ func FailRun(c *gin.Context) {
 
 // ---------- Job reads ----------
 
-// jobWithRun is the response shape when ?include=current_run is set on
-// /jobs or /jobs/:id. CurrentRun is null when no in-flight run exists.
+// jobWithRun is the response shape when ?include= is set on /jobs or
+// /jobs/:id. CurrentRun is null when no in-flight run exists. LastRun is
+// omitted entirely unless asked for, so include=current_run responses stay
+// byte-identical to what they were before last_run existed.
 type jobWithRun struct {
 	model.Job
 	CurrentRun *model.JobRun `json:"current_run"`
+	LastRun    *model.JobRun `json:"last_run,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// includeSet parses the comma-separated ?include= param. Two values are
+// recognized:
+//
+//   - current_run — the in-flight attempt; null unless the job is active.
+//   - last_run    — the newest attempt whatever its status, so pending and
+//     terminal jobs still carry progress / error / result.
+//
+// Unknown values are ignored rather than rejected, so adding one later
+// can't break a client that already sends it.
+func includeSet(c *gin.Context) map[string]bool {
+	out := map[string]bool{}
+	for _, part := range strings.Split(c.Query("include"), ",") {
+		if p := strings.TrimSpace(part); p != "" {
+			out[p] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return out
 }
 
 func GetJob(c *gin.Context) {
@@ -199,16 +222,29 @@ func GetJob(c *gin.Context) {
 	if respondServiceErr(c, err) {
 		return
 	}
-	if c.Query("include") != "current_run" {
+	inc := includeSet(c)
+	if !inc["current_run"] && !inc["last_run"] {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, job)
 		return
 	}
-	run, err := service.CurrentRun(job.ID)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
-		return
+	out := jobWithRun{Job: job}
+	if inc["current_run"] {
+		run, err := service.CurrentRun(job.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+		out.CurrentRun = run
+	}
+	if inc["last_run"] {
+		run, err := service.LastRun(job.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+		out.LastRun = run
 	}
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, jobWithRun{Job: job, CurrentRun: run})
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, out)
 }
 
 func ListJobs(c *gin.Context) {
@@ -225,7 +261,8 @@ func ListJobs(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
-	if c.Query("include") != "current_run" {
+	inc := includeSet(c)
+	if !inc["current_run"] && !inc["last_run"] {
 		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, jobs)
 		return
 	}
@@ -233,23 +270,43 @@ func ListJobs(c *gin.Context) {
 	for i, j := range jobs {
 		ids[i] = j.ID
 	}
-	runs, err := service.CurrentRunsForJobs(ids)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
-		return
+	var current, last map[string]model.JobRun
+	if inc["current_run"] {
+		current, err = service.CurrentRunsForJobs(ids)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	if inc["last_run"] {
+		last, err = service.LastRunsForJobs(ids)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	out := make([]jobWithRun, len(jobs))
 	for i, j := range jobs {
-		var run *model.JobRun
-		if r, ok := runs[j.ID]; ok {
-			r := r // local copy so the pointer is stable across loop iterations
-			run = &r
+		out[i] = jobWithRun{
+			Job:        j,
+			CurrentRun: runFor(current, j.ID),
+			LastRun:    runFor(last, j.ID),
 		}
-		out[i] = jobWithRun{Job: j, CurrentRun: run}
 	}
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, out)
 }
 
+// runFor pulls a job's run out of a batch map as a pointer. The local copy
+// matters: taking &m[id] isn't allowed for maps, and reusing a loop variable's
+// address would leave every row pointing at the last one.
+func runFor(m map[string]model.JobRun, jobID string) *model.JobRun {
+	r, ok := m[jobID]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &r
+}
+
 // ListJobRuns returns every attempt at a job, oldest first. 404s match
 // GetJob: a missing job id returns 404 (instead of an empty list) so
 // callers can disambiguate "no runs yet" from "wrong id".
diff --git a/api/sse.go b/api/sse.go
index 100905b..15da2ae 100644
--- a/api/sse.go
+++ b/api/sse.go
@@ -57,12 +57,20 @@ func StreamJobEvents(c *gin.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-// buildJobEvent wraps a Job with its in-flight Run for SSE consumers.
-// Reuses the jobWithRun shape that /jobs?include=current_run already
-// returns so the dashboard's decode path is identical for both. Errors
-// looking up the run are swallowed — better to push the bare job than
-// drop the event entirely.
+// buildJobEvent wraps a Job with its Run for SSE consumers. Reuses the
+// jobWithRun shape that /jobs?include= already returns so the dashboard's
+// decode path is identical for both. Errors looking up the run are
+// swallowed — better to push the bare job than drop the event entirely.
+//
+// One query serves both fields: the newest attempt IS the in-flight one
+// whenever a job is running, so current_run keeps its exact old meaning
+// (non-null only while an attempt holds the lease) while last_run also
+// carries the final reading once the job stops.
 func buildJobEvent(job model.Job) jobWithRun {
-	run, _ := service.CurrentRun(job.ID)
-	return jobWithRun{Job: job, CurrentRun: run}
+	last, _ := service.LastRun(job.ID)
+	ev := jobWithRun{Job: job, LastRun: last}
+	if last != nil && last.Status == model.RunStatusRunning {
+		ev.CurrentRun = last
+	}
+	return ev
 }
diff --git a/clients/go/foreman.go b/clients/go/foreman.go
index 6d399fe..0b41d64 100644
--- a/clients/go/foreman.go
+++ b/clients/go/foreman.go
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ type Job struct {
 	// CurrentRun is populated only when a Get/List was called with
 	// include=current_run. nil otherwise.
 	CurrentRun *Run `json:"current_run,omitempty"`
+	// LastRun is populated only when a Get/List was called with
+	// include=last_run. Unlike CurrentRun it survives the attempt
+	// finishing, so it still carries progress / error / result on a
+	// pending-after-retry or terminal job. nil otherwise.
+	LastRun *Run `json:"last_run,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Run is one attempt at a Job. Each Claim creates a new Run.
@@ -190,6 +195,7 @@ type JobsFilter struct {
 	Limit             int
 	Cursor            string
 	IncludeCurrentRun bool
+	IncludeLastRun    bool
 }
 
 type RunsFilter struct {
@@ -429,8 +435,17 @@ func (c *Client) ListJobs(ctx context.Context, f JobsFilter) ([]Job, error) {
 	if f.Cursor != "" {
 		q.Set("cursor", f.Cursor)
 	}
+	// The server parses ?include= as a comma-separated set, so asking for
+	// both in one call is a single request.
+	var include []string
 	if f.IncludeCurrentRun {
-		q.Set("include", "current_run")
+		include = append(include, "current_run")
+	}
+	if f.IncludeLastRun {
+		include = append(include, "last_run")
+	}
+	if len(include) > 0 {
+		q.Set("include", strings.Join(include, ","))
 	}
 	var out []Job
 	if err := c.simpleJSON(ctx, http.MethodGet, "/foreman/jobs", queryParams{q: q}, &out, "list-jobs"); err != nil {
diff --git a/service/job.go b/service/job.go
index 899b32b..0c02834 100644
--- a/service/job.go
+++ b/service/job.go
@@ -512,6 +512,26 @@ func CurrentRun(jobID string) (*model.JobRun, error) {
 	return &run, nil
 }
 
+// LastRun returns the most recent attempt at a job whatever its status,
+// so callers can read a finished attempt's progress / error / result.
+// CurrentRun only ever matches a running attempt, which leaves pending
+// (bounced, awaiting re-claim) and terminal jobs with nothing to show.
+// Returns nil when the job has never been claimed.
+func LastRun(jobID string) (*model.JobRun, error) {
+	var run model.JobRun
+	err := database.DB.
+		Where("job_id = ?", jobID).
+		Order("attempt DESC").
+		First(&run).Error
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, gorm.ErrRecordNotFound) {
+			return nil, nil
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &run, nil
+}
+
 // ListRuns returns every attempt at the given job, oldest first.
 func ListRuns(jobID string) ([]model.JobRun, error) {
 	var runs []model.JobRun
@@ -672,3 +692,27 @@ func CurrentRunsForJobs(jobIDs []string) (map[string]model.JobRun, error) {
 	}
 	return out, nil
 }
+
+// LastRunsForJobs batches LastRun across many jobs in one query, for the
+// jobs-list ?include=last_run expansion. DISTINCT ON keeps a single row
+// per job_id — the highest attempt — so a 50-row list costs one query
+// rather than one per job. Returns a map keyed by job_id; jobs that have
+// never been claimed simply have no entry.
+func LastRunsForJobs(jobIDs []string) (map[string]model.JobRun, error) {
+	out := make(map[string]model.JobRun, len(jobIDs))
+	if len(jobIDs) == 0 {
+		return out, nil
+	}
+	var runs []model.JobRun
+	sql := fmt.Sprintf(
+		`SELECT DISTINCT ON (job_id) * FROM %s WHERE job_id IN ? ORDER BY job_id, attempt DESC`,
+		model.TableJobRuns(),
+	)
+	if err := database.DB.Raw(sql, jobIDs).Scan(&runs).Error; err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, r := range runs {
+		out[r.JobID] = r
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/service/job_test.go b/service/job_test.go
index 5291885..379ccc8 100644
--- a/service/job_test.go
+++ b/service/job_test.go
@@ -361,6 +361,129 @@ func TestFail_OnCancelRequestedTerminalizesAsCancelled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ---------- LastRun / LastRunsForJobs ----------
+
+func TestLastRun_NilWhenNeverClaimed(t *testing.T) {
+	resetDB(t)
+	job := mustEnqueue(t, "k")
+	run, err := LastRun(job.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if run != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected nil for an unclaimed job, got attempt %d", run.Attempt)
+	}
+}
+
+// The whole point of LastRun: CurrentRun goes nil the moment an attempt
+// finishes, so a bounced job has nothing to show without this.
+func TestLastRun_SurvivesFailedAttemptWhereCurrentRunDoesNot(t *testing.T) {
+	resetDB(t)
+	_ = mustEnqueue(t, "k", withMaxAttempts(3))
+	res, _, _ := Claim(ClaimParams{Kinds: []string{"k"}, WorkerID: "w-1", LeaseSec: 30})
+	if _, err := Fail(res.Run.ID, "w-1", "boom", true, 0, []byte(`{"rows":7}`)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	current, err := CurrentRun(res.Job.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if current != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CurrentRun should be nil after the attempt failed, got %s", current.Status)
+	}
+
+	last, err := LastRun(res.Job.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if last == nil {
+		t.Fatal("LastRun must return the failed attempt")
+	}
+	if last.Status != model.RunStatusFailed || last.Error != "boom" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected the failed attempt, got status=%s error=%q", last.Status, last.Error)
+	}
+	jsonEqual(t, last.Result, []byte(`{"rows":7}`))
+}
+
+func TestLastRun_ReturnsHighestAttempt(t *testing.T) {
+	resetDB(t)
+	_ = mustEnqueue(t, "k", withMaxAttempts(3))
+	first, _, _ := Claim(ClaimParams{Kinds: []string{"k"}, WorkerID: "w-1", LeaseSec: 30})
+	if _, err := Fail(first.Run.ID, "w-1", "first", true, 0, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	second, found, err := Claim(ClaimParams{Kinds: []string{"k"}, WorkerID: "w-2", LeaseSec: 30})
+	if err != nil || !found {
+		t.Fatalf("re-claim: found=%v err=%v", found, err)
+	}
+
+	last, err := LastRun(second.Job.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if last == nil || last.Attempt != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected attempt 2, got %+v", last)
+	}
+	// Attempt 2 is in flight, so here last_run and current_run agree.
+	if last.Status != model.RunStatusRunning {
+		t.Fatalf("expected the running attempt, got %s", last.Status)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLastRunsForJobs_OneRowPerJobAtHighestAttempt(t *testing.T) {
+	resetDB(t)
+	// Job A: two attempts, newest failed. Job B: one running attempt.
+	// Job C: never claimed, so it must be absent from the map.
+	_ = mustEnqueue(t, "a", withMaxAttempts(3))
+	a1, _, _ := Claim(ClaimParams{Kinds: []string{"a"}, WorkerID: "w-1", LeaseSec: 30})
+	if _, err := Fail(a1.Run.ID, "w-1", "a-first", true, 0, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	a2, _, _ := Claim(ClaimParams{Kinds: []string{"a"}, WorkerID: "w-1", LeaseSec: 30})
+	if _, err := Fail(a2.Run.ID, "w-1", "a-second", true, 0, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	b := mustClaimNew(t, "b", "w-2")
+	c := mustEnqueue(t, "c")
+
+	got, err := LastRunsForJobs([]string{a2.Job.ID, b.Job.ID, c.ID})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 entries (c was never claimed), got %d: %+v", len(got), got)
+	}
+	ra, ok := got[a2.Job.ID]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("job a missing")
+	}
+	if ra.Attempt != 2 || ra.Error != "a-second" {
+		t.Fatalf("job a: expected attempt 2 / a-second, got attempt %d / %q", ra.Attempt, ra.Error)
+	}
+	rb, ok := got[b.Job.ID]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("job b missing")
+	}
+	if rb.Status != model.RunStatusRunning {
+		t.Fatalf("job b: expected running, got %s", rb.Status)
+	}
+	if _, ok := got[c.ID]; ok {
+		t.Fatal("job c has no runs and must not appear in the map")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLastRunsForJobs_EmptyInputNoQuery(t *testing.T) {
+	resetDB(t)
+	got, err := LastRunsForJobs(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty map, got %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
 // ---------- helpers ----------
 
 func mustClaimNew(t *testing.T, kind, worker string) ClaimResult {