diff --git a/v2/cmd/nuclei/issue-tracker-config.yaml b/v2/cmd/nuclei/issue-tracker-config.yaml
index 4eb2f2e75..6413e3369 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/nuclei/issue-tracker-config.yaml
+++ b/v2/cmd/nuclei/issue-tracker-config.yaml
@@ -50,8 +50,23 @@
 #  # issue-type is the name of the created issue type (case sensitive)
 #  issue-type: Bug
 #  # SeverityAsLabel (optional) sends the severity as the label of the created issue
+#  # User custom fields for Jira Cloud instead
 #  severity-as-label: true
-#
+#  # Whatever your final status is that you want to use as a closed ticket - Closed, Done, Remediated, etc
+#  # When checking for duplicates, the JQL query will filter out status's that match this.
+#  # If it finds a match _and_ the ticket does have this status, a new one will be created.
+# status-not: Closed
+#  # Customfield supports name, id and freeform. name and id are to be used when the custom field is a dropdown.
+#  # freeform can be used if the custom field is just a text entry
+#  # Variables can be used to pull various pieces of data from the finding itself. 
+#  # Supported variables: $CVSSMetrics, $CVEID, $CWEID, $Host, $Severity, $CVSSScore, $Name
+# custom_fields:
+#  customfield_00001: 
+#    name: "Nuclei"
+#  customfield_00002:
+#    freeform: $CVSSMetrics
+#  customfield_00003:
+#    freeform: $CVSSScore
 # elasticsearch contains configuration options for elasticsearch exporter
 #elasticsearch:
 #  # IP for elasticsearch instance
diff --git a/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go b/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go
index 323fab05c..753d39d00 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/reporting/trackers/jira/jira.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/andygrunwald/go-jira"
+	"github.com/trivago/tgo/tcontainer"
 
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/gologger"
 	"github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/v2/pkg/catalog/config"
@@ -44,9 +45,13 @@ type Options struct {
 	// issue.
 	SeverityAsLabel bool `yaml:"severity-as-label" json:"severity_as_label"`
 	// Severity (optional) is the severity of the issue.
-	Severity []string `yaml:"severity" json:"severity"`
-
+	Severity   []string              `yaml:"severity" json:"severity"`
 	HttpClient *retryablehttp.Client `yaml:"-" json:"-"`
+	// for each customfield specified in the configuration options
+	// we will create a map of customfield name to the value
+	// that will be used to create the issue
+	CustomFields map[string]interface{} `yaml:"custom_fields"`
+	StatusNot    string                 `yaml:"status-not" json:"status_not"`
 }
 
 // New creates a new issue tracker integration client based on options.
@@ -80,15 +85,51 @@ func (i *Integration) CreateNewIssue(event *output.ResultEvent) error {
 	if label := i.options.IssueType; label != "" {
 		labels = append(labels, label)
 	}
-
+	// for each custom value, take the name of the custom field and
+	// set the value of the custom field to the value specified in the
+	// configuration options
+	customFields := tcontainer.NewMarshalMap()
+	for name, value := range i.options.CustomFields {
+		//customFields[name] = map[string]interface{}{"value": value}
+		if valueMap, ok := value.(map[interface{}]interface{}); ok {
+			// Iterate over nested map
+			for nestedName, nestedValue := range valueMap {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(nestedValue.(string), "$") {
+					nestedValue = strings.TrimPrefix(nestedValue.(string), "$")
+					switch nestedValue {
+					case "CVSSMetrics":
+						nestedValue = event.Info.Classification.CVSSMetrics
+					case "CVEID":
+						nestedValue = event.Info.Classification.CVEID
+					case "CWEID":
+						nestedValue = event.Info.Classification.CWEID
+					case "CVSSScore":
+						nestedValue = event.Info.Classification.CVSSScore
+					case "Host":
+						nestedValue = event.Host
+					case "Severity":
+						nestedValue = event.Info.SeverityHolder
+					case "Name":
+						nestedValue = event.Info.Name
+					}
+				}
+				switch nestedName {
+				case "id":
+					customFields[name] = map[string]interface{}{"id": nestedValue}
+				case "name":
+					customFields[name] = map[string]interface{}{"value": nestedValue}
+				case "freeform":
+					customFields[name] = nestedValue
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	fields := &jira.IssueFields{
-		Assignee:    &jira.User{AccountID: i.options.AccountID},
-		Reporter:    &jira.User{AccountID: i.options.AccountID},
 		Description: jiraFormatDescription(event),
+		Unknowns:    customFields,
 		Type:        jira.IssueType{Name: i.options.IssueType},
 		Project:     jira.Project{Key: i.options.ProjectName},
 		Summary:     summary,
-		Labels:      labels,
 	}
 	// On-prem version of Jira server does not use AccountID
 	if !i.options.Cloud {
@@ -99,6 +140,7 @@ func (i *Integration) CreateNewIssue(event *output.ResultEvent) error {
 			Project:     jira.Project{Key: i.options.ProjectName},
 			Summary:     summary,
 			Labels:      labels,
+			Unknowns:    customFields,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -136,7 +178,7 @@ func (i *Integration) CreateIssue(event *output.ResultEvent) error {
 // FindExistingIssue checks if the issue already exists and returns its ID
 func (i *Integration) FindExistingIssue(event *output.ResultEvent) (string, error) {
 	template := format.GetMatchedTemplate(event)
-	jql := fmt.Sprintf("summary ~ \"%s\" AND summary ~ \"%s\" AND status = \"Open\"", template, event.Host)
+	jql := fmt.Sprintf("summary ~ \"%s\" AND summary ~ \"%s\" AND status != \"%s\"", template, event.Host, i.options.StatusNot)
 
 	searchOptions := &jira.SearchOptions{
 		MaxResults: 1, // if any issue exists, then we won't create a new one