diff --git a/cmd/bd/show.go b/cmd/bd/show.go
index 8e4ba536..a3023ea5 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/show.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/show.go
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 					fmt.Printf("\n%s: %s%s\n", cyan(issue.ID), issue.Title, tierEmoji)
 					fmt.Printf("Status: %s%s\n", issue.Status, statusSuffix)
+					if issue.CloseReason != "" {
+						fmt.Printf("Close reason: %s\n", issue.CloseReason)
+					}
 					fmt.Printf("Priority: P%d\n", issue.Priority)
 					fmt.Printf("Type: %s\n", issue.IssueType)
 					if issue.Assignee != "" {
@@ -264,6 +267,9 @@ var showCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 			fmt.Printf("\n%s: %s%s\n", cyan(issue.ID), issue.Title, tierEmoji)
 			fmt.Printf("Status: %s%s\n", issue.Status, statusSuffix)
+			if issue.CloseReason != "" {
+				fmt.Printf("Close reason: %s\n", issue.CloseReason)
+			}
 			fmt.Printf("Priority: P%d\n", issue.Priority)
 			fmt.Printf("Type: %s\n", issue.IssueType)
 			if issue.Assignee != "" {
diff --git a/internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go b/internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go
index ca450fc4..98598016 100644
--- a/internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go
+++ b/internal/storage/sqlite/dependencies.go
@@ -736,6 +736,19 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) scanIssues(ctx context.Context, rows *sql.Rows) ([]*type
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Third pass: batch-load close reasons for closed issues
+	closeReasonsMap, err := s.GetCloseReasonsForIssues(ctx, issueIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to batch get close reasons: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Assign close reasons to issues
+	for _, issue := range issues {
+		if reason, ok := closeReasonsMap[issue.ID]; ok {
+			issue.CloseReason = reason
+		}
+	}
+
 	return issues, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/storage/sqlite/queries.go b/internal/storage/sqlite/queries.go
index 3a2c36e4..07642de7 100644
--- a/internal/storage/sqlite/queries.go
+++ b/internal/storage/sqlite/queries.go
@@ -212,9 +212,93 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssue(ctx context.Context, id string) (*types.Issue,
 	}
 	issue.Labels = labels
 
+	// Fetch close reason if issue is closed
+	if issue.Status == types.StatusClosed {
+		closeReason, err := s.GetCloseReason(ctx, issue.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get close reason: %w", err)
+		}
+		issue.CloseReason = closeReason
+	}
+
 	return &issue, nil
 }
 
+// GetCloseReason retrieves the close reason from the most recent closed event for an issue
+func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetCloseReason(ctx context.Context, issueID string) (string, error) {
+	var comment sql.NullString
+	err := s.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, `
+		SELECT comment FROM events
+		WHERE issue_id = ? AND event_type = ?
+		ORDER BY created_at DESC
+		LIMIT 1
+	`, issueID, types.EventClosed).Scan(&comment)
+
+	if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get close reason: %w", err)
+	}
+	if comment.Valid {
+		return comment.String, nil
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+// GetCloseReasonsForIssues retrieves close reasons for multiple issues in a single query
+func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetCloseReasonsForIssues(ctx context.Context, issueIDs []string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	result := make(map[string]string)
+	if len(issueIDs) == 0 {
+		return result, nil
+	}
+
+	// Build placeholders for IN clause
+	placeholders := make([]string, len(issueIDs))
+	args := make([]interface{}, len(issueIDs)+1)
+	args[0] = types.EventClosed
+	for i, id := range issueIDs {
+		placeholders[i] = "?"
+		args[i+1] = id
+	}
+
+	// Use a subquery to get the most recent closed event for each issue
+	// #nosec G201 - safe SQL with controlled formatting
+	query := fmt.Sprintf(`
+		SELECT e.issue_id, e.comment
+		FROM events e
+		INNER JOIN (
+			SELECT issue_id, MAX(created_at) as max_created_at
+			FROM events
+			WHERE event_type = ? AND issue_id IN (%s)
+			GROUP BY issue_id
+		) latest ON e.issue_id = latest.issue_id AND e.created_at = latest.max_created_at
+		WHERE e.event_type = ?
+	`, strings.Join(placeholders, ", "))
+
+	// Append event_type again for the outer WHERE clause
+	args = append(args, types.EventClosed)
+
+	rows, err := s.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get close reasons: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = rows.Close() }()
+
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var issueID string
+		var comment sql.NullString
+		if err := rows.Scan(&issueID, &comment); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan close reason: %w", err)
+		}
+		if comment.Valid && comment.String != "" {
+			result[issueID] = comment.String
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 // GetIssueByExternalRef retrieves an issue by external reference
 func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssueByExternalRef(ctx context.Context, externalRef string) (*types.Issue, error) {
 	var issue types.Issue
@@ -282,6 +366,15 @@ func (s *SQLiteStorage) GetIssueByExternalRef(ctx context.Context, externalRef s
 	}
 	issue.Labels = labels
 
+	// Fetch close reason if issue is closed
+	if issue.Status == types.StatusClosed {
+		closeReason, err := s.GetCloseReason(ctx, issue.ID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get close reason: %w", err)
+		}
+		issue.CloseReason = closeReason
+	}
+
 	return &issue, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/types/types.go b/internal/types/types.go
index 93d9597d..d2672afd 100644
--- a/internal/types/types.go
+++ b/internal/types/types.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Issue struct {
 	CreatedAt          time.Time      `json:"created_at"`
 	UpdatedAt          time.Time      `json:"updated_at"`
 	ClosedAt           *time.Time     `json:"closed_at,omitempty"`
+	CloseReason        string         `json:"close_reason,omitempty"` // Reason provided when closing the issue
 	ExternalRef        *string        `json:"external_ref,omitempty"` // e.g., "gh-9", "jira-ABC"
 	CompactionLevel    int            `json:"compaction_level,omitempty"`
 	CompactedAt        *time.Time     `json:"compacted_at,omitempty"`