diff --git a/pyiron_base/jobs/job/extension/server/queuestatus.py b/pyiron_base/jobs/job/extension/server/queuestatus.py
index 59891b58e..f7ca28d26 100644
--- a/pyiron_base/jobs/job/extension/server/queuestatus.py
+++ b/pyiron_base/jobs/job/extension/server/queuestatus.py
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@
 QUEUE_SCRIPT_PREFIX = "pi_"
 
 
-def queue_table(job_ids=None, project_only=True, full_table=False):
+def queue_table(job_ids=None, working_directory_lst=None, project_only=True, full_table=False):
     """
     Display the queuing system table as pandas.Dataframe
 
     Args:
         job_ids (list): check for a specific list of job IDs - empty list by default
+        working_directory_lst (list): list of working directories to include - empty list by default
         project_only (bool): Query only for jobs within the current project - True by default
         full_table (bool): Return all entries from the queuing system without filtering - False by default
 
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ def queue_table(job_ids=None, project_only=True, full_table=False):
         pandas.DataFrame: Output from the queuing system - optimized for the Sun grid engine
     """
     job_ids = [] if job_ids is None else job_ids
-    if project_only and not job_ids:
+    working_directory_lst = [] if working_directory_lst is None else working_directory_lst
+    if project_only and not job_ids and not working_directory_lst:
         return []
     if state.queue_adapter is not None:
         if full_table:
@@ -56,13 +58,21 @@ def queue_table(job_ids=None, project_only=True, full_table=False):
                 ]
             ]
         else:
-            job_name_lst = [QUEUE_SCRIPT_PREFIX + str(job_id) for job_id in job_ids]
-            return df[
-                [
-                    True if job_name in job_name_lst else False
-                    for job_name in list(df.jobname)
+            if len(job_ids) > len(working_directory_lst):
+                job_name_lst = [QUEUE_SCRIPT_PREFIX + str(job_id) for job_id in job_ids]
+                return df[
+                    [
+                        True if job_name in job_name_lst else False
+                        for job_name in list(df.jobname)
+                    ]
+                ]
+            else:
+                return df[
+                    [
+                        any([working_dir.startswith(p) for p in working_directory_lst])
+                        for working_dir in list(df.working_directory)
+                    ]
                 ]
-            ]
     else:
         return None
 
diff --git a/pyiron_base/project/generic.py b/pyiron_base/project/generic.py
index 6753da0d3..746f083cb 100644
--- a/pyiron_base/project/generic.py
+++ b/pyiron_base/project/generic.py
@@ -902,11 +902,18 @@ def queue_table(self, project_only=True, recursive=True, full_table=False):
         Returns:
             pandas.DataFrame: Output from the queuing system - optimized for the Sun grid engine
         """
-        return queue_table(
-            job_ids=self.get_job_ids(recursive=recursive),
-            project_only=project_only,
-            full_table=full_table,
-        )
+        if not isinstance(self.db, FileTable):
+            return queue_table(
+                job_ids=self.get_job_ids(recursive=recursive),
+                project_only=project_only,
+                full_table=full_table,
+            )
+        else:
+            return queue_table(
+                project_only=project_only,
+                full_table=full_table,
+                working_directory_lst=[self.path]
+            )
 
     def queue_table_global(self, full_table=False):
         """
@@ -920,15 +927,40 @@ def queue_table_global(self, full_table=False):
         """
         df = queue_table(job_ids=[], project_only=False, full_table=full_table)
         if len(df) != 0 and self.db is not None:
-            return pandas.DataFrame(
-                [
-                    self.db.get_item_by_id(
-                        int(str(queue_ID).replace("pi_", "").replace(".sh", ""))
-                    )
-                    for queue_ID in df["jobname"]
-                    if str(queue_ID).startswith("pi_")
-                ]
-            )
+            if not isinstance(self.db, FileTable):
+                return pandas.DataFrame(
+                    [
+                        self.db.get_item_by_id(
+                            int(str(queue_ID).replace("pi_", "").replace(".sh", ""))
+                        )
+                        for queue_ID in df["jobname"]
+                        if str(queue_ID).startswith("pi_")
+                    ]
+                )
+            else:
+                def get_id_from_job_table(job_table, job_path):
+                    job_dir = "_hdf5".join(job_path.split("_hdf5")[:-1])
+                    job_name = os.path.basename(job_dir)
+                    project = os.path.dirname(job_dir) + "/"
+                    return job_table[
+                        (job_table.job == job_name) &
+                        (job_table.project == project)
+                    ].id.values[0]
+
+                job_table_df = self.job_table()
+
+                return pandas.DataFrame(
+                    [
+                        self.db.get_item_by_id(
+                            int(get_id_from_job_table(
+                                job_table=job_table_df,
+                                job_path=working_directory
+                            ))
+                        )
+                        for queue_ID, working_directory in zip(df["jobname"], df["working_directory"])
+                        if str(queue_ID).startswith("pi_")
+                    ]
+                )
         else:
             return None