diff --git a/.changelog/25742.txt b/.changelog/25742.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ec32866c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/25742.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+ui: Fixed a bug where the job list page incorrectly calculated if a job had paused tasks.
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/models/job.js b/ui/app/models/job.js
index 164ff8dbf..467d99fe4 100644
--- a/ui/app/models/job.js
+++ b/ui/app/models/job.js
@@ -316,15 +316,20 @@ export default class Job extends Model {
   @attr('boolean') isPack;
 
   /**
-   * A task with a schedule block can have execution paused at specific cron-based times.
-   * If one is currently paused, an allocation at /statuses will come back with hasPausedTask=true.
-   * We should represent this to the user in the job row.
+   * A task with a schedule block can have execution paused at specific
+   * cron-based times. If an allocation is currently paused and in a pending
+   * client state, we should represent this to the user in the job row.
+   *
+   * Use the allocations client status and the hasPausedTask allocation returned
+   * at /statuses to determine the correct information.
    */
   get hasPausedTask() {
     if (!this.allocations) {
       return false;
     }
-    return this.allocations.any((alloc) => alloc.hasPausedTask);
+    return this.allocations
+      .filter((alloc) => alloc.clientStatus === 'pending')
+      .any((alloc) => alloc.hasPausedTask);
   }
 
   // True when the job is the parent periodic or parameterized jobs
diff --git a/ui/mirage/factories/allocation.js b/ui/mirage/factories/allocation.js
index 548477d50..20f938df2 100644
--- a/ui/mirage/factories/allocation.js
+++ b/ui/mirage/factories/allocation.js
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ export default Factory.extend({
       });
 
       allocation.update({
-        taskStateIds:
-          allocation.clientStatus === 'pending' ? [] : states.mapBy('id'),
+        taskStateIds: states.mapBy('id'),
         taskResourceIds: resources.mapBy('id'),
       });
 
diff --git a/ui/mirage/scenarios/default.js b/ui/mirage/scenarios/default.js
index 8bafd27b7..2ead57feb 100644
--- a/ui/mirage/scenarios/default.js
+++ b/ui/mirage/scenarios/default.js
@@ -173,6 +173,23 @@ function smallCluster(server) {
       state: 'running',
     });
 
+  const pausedJobGroups = 2;
+  const pausedTasksPerGroup = 5;
+  server.create('job', {
+    name: 'paused-job',
+    id: 'paused-job',
+    namespaceId: 'default',
+    type: 'service',
+    withPausedTasks: true,
+    resourceSpec: Array(pausedJobGroups).fill('M: 256, C: 500'),
+    groupTaskCount: pausedTasksPerGroup,
+    shallow: false,
+    allocStatusDistribution: {
+      pending: 1,
+    },
+    noActiveDeployment: true,
+  });
+
   server.create('policy', {
     id: 'client-reader',
     name: 'client-reader',
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-detail-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-detail-test.js
index 5f69f44a3..5f323839b 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-detail-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/allocation-detail-test.js
@@ -289,9 +289,10 @@ module('Acceptance | allocation detail', function (hooks) {
   });
 
   test('when there are no tasks, an empty state is shown', async function (assert) {
-    // Make sure the allocation is pending in order to ensure there are no tasks
-    allocation = server.create('allocation', 'withTaskWithPorts', {
-      clientStatus: 'pending',
+    allocation = server.create('allocation');
+    allocation.update({
+      taskStateIds: [],
+      taskResourceIds: [],
     });
     await Allocation.visit({ id: allocation.id });
 
diff --git a/ui/tests/acceptance/jobs-list-test.js b/ui/tests/acceptance/jobs-list-test.js
index bef3f4f8d..c18588fa1 100644
--- a/ui/tests/acceptance/jobs-list-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/acceptance/jobs-list-test.js
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ module('Acceptance | jobs list', function (hooks) {
       createAllocations: true,
     });
     server.create('job', {
-      name: 'time-based-job ',
+      name: 'time-based-job',
       id: 'time-based-job',
       createAllocations: true,
       type: 'service',
@@ -777,10 +777,11 @@ module('Acceptance | jobs list', function (hooks) {
       groupAllocCount: 1,
       groupTaskCount: 1,
       allocStatusDistribution: {
-        running: 1,
+        pending: 1,
       },
       noActiveDeployment: true,
-      status: 'running',
+      status: 'pending',
+      clientStatus: 'pending',
       noFailedPlacements: true,
     });