diff --git a/lib/Service/RequestSignatureService.php b/lib/Service/RequestSignatureService.php
index d65d900c83..16ec243584 100644
--- a/lib/Service/RequestSignatureService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/RequestSignatureService.php
@@ -333,26 +333,13 @@ private function determineInitialStatus(
 		?\OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus $currentStatus = null,
 		?int $fileId = null,
 	): \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus {
-		if ($signerStatus !== null) {
-			$desiredStatus = \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::from($signerStatus);
-			if ($currentStatus !== null && !$this->sequentialSigningService->isStatusUpgrade($currentStatus, $desiredStatus)) {
-				return $currentStatus;
-			}
-
-			// Validate status transition based on signing order
-			if ($fileId !== null) {
-				return $this->sequentialSigningService->validateStatusByOrder($desiredStatus, $signingOrder, $fileId);
-			}
-
-			return $desiredStatus;
-		}
-
 		// If fileStatus is explicitly DRAFT (0), keep signer as DRAFT
 		// This allows adding new signers in DRAFT mode even when file is not in DRAFT status
 		if ($fileStatus === FileEntity::STATUS_DRAFT) {
 			return \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::DRAFT;
 		}
 
+		// If file status is ABLE_TO_SIGN, apply flow-based logic
 		if ($fileStatus === FileEntity::STATUS_ABLE_TO_SIGN) {
 			if ($this->sequentialSigningService->isOrderedNumericFlow()) {
 				// In ordered flow, only first signer (order 1) should be ABLE_TO_SIGN
@@ -361,10 +348,26 @@ private function determineInitialStatus(
 					? \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::ABLE_TO_SIGN
 					: \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::DRAFT;
 			}
-			// In parallel flow, all can sign
+			// In parallel flow, all can sign - ignore individual signer status if file is ABLE_TO_SIGN
 			return \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::ABLE_TO_SIGN;
 		}
 
+		// Handle explicit signer status when file status is not DRAFT or ABLE_TO_SIGN
+		if ($signerStatus !== null) {
+			$desiredStatus = \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::from($signerStatus);
+			if ($currentStatus !== null && !$this->sequentialSigningService->isStatusUpgrade($currentStatus, $desiredStatus)) {
+				return $currentStatus;
+			}
+
+			// Validate status transition based on signing order
+			if ($fileId !== null) {
+				return $this->sequentialSigningService->validateStatusByOrder($desiredStatus, $signingOrder, $fileId);
+			}
+
+			return $desiredStatus;
+		}
+
+		// Default fallback based on flow type
 		if (!$this->sequentialSigningService->isOrderedNumericFlow()) {
 			return \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::ABLE_TO_SIGN;
 		}
diff --git a/tests/php/Unit/Service/RequestSignatureServiceTest.php b/tests/php/Unit/Service/RequestSignatureServiceTest.php
index a7b9d6c2f9..0e8f0f5d01 100644
--- a/tests/php/Unit/Service/RequestSignatureServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/Unit/Service/RequestSignatureServiceTest.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function setUp(): void {
 		$this->appConfig = $this->createMock(IAppConfig::class);
 	}
 
-	private function getService(): RequestSignatureService {
+	private function getService(?SequentialSigningService $sequentialSigningService = null): RequestSignatureService {
 		return new RequestSignatureService(
 			$this->l10n,
 			$this->identifyMethodService,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ private function getService(): RequestSignatureService {
 			$this->client,
 			$this->docMdpHandler,
 			$this->loggerInterface,
-			$this->sequentialSigningService,
+			$sequentialSigningService ?? $this->sequentialSigningService,
 			$this->appConfig,
 		);
 	}
@@ -245,4 +245,78 @@ public static function dataSaveVisibleElements():array {
 			[[['uid' => 1], ['uid' => 1]]],
 		];
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test that parallel flow correctly sets ABLE_TO_SIGN status for all signers
+	 * even when frontend sends status 0 (DRAFT) for individual signers,
+	 * as long as file status is ABLE_TO_SIGN (1)
+	 */
+	public function testParallelFlowIgnoresSignerDraftStatusWhenFileIsAbleToSign(): void {
+		$sequentialSigningService = $this->createMock(SequentialSigningService::class);
+		$sequentialSigningService
+			->method('isOrderedNumericFlow')
+			->willReturn(false); // Parallel flow
+
+		// File status is ABLE_TO_SIGN (1)
+		$fileStatus = \OCA\Libresign\Db\File::STATUS_ABLE_TO_SIGN;
+
+		// Signer status is DRAFT (0) - as sent by frontend
+		$signerStatus = \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::DRAFT->value;
+
+		$result = self::invokePrivate(
+			$this->getService($sequentialSigningService),
+			'determineInitialStatus',
+			[
+				1, // signingOrder
+				$fileStatus,
+				$signerStatus,
+				null, // currentStatus
+				null, // fileId
+			]
+		);
+
+		// In parallel flow with ABLE_TO_SIGN file status, signer should be ABLE_TO_SIGN
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			\OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::ABLE_TO_SIGN,
+			$result,
+			'Parallel flow should set all signers to ABLE_TO_SIGN when file status is ABLE_TO_SIGN'
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test that ordered flow respects signing order when file is ABLE_TO_SIGN
+	 */
+	public function testOrderedFlowRespectsSigningOrderWhenFileIsAbleToSign(): void {
+		$sequentialSigningService = $this->createMock(SequentialSigningService::class);
+		$sequentialSigningService
+			->method('isOrderedNumericFlow')
+			->willReturn(true); // Ordered flow
+
+		$fileStatus = \OCA\Libresign\Db\File::STATUS_ABLE_TO_SIGN;
+		$signerStatus = \OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::DRAFT->value;
+
+		// First signer (order 1) should be ABLE_TO_SIGN
+		$result1 = self::invokePrivate(
+			$this->getService($sequentialSigningService),
+			'determineInitialStatus',
+			[1, $fileStatus, $signerStatus, null, null]
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			\OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::ABLE_TO_SIGN,
+			$result1,
+			'First signer in ordered flow should be ABLE_TO_SIGN'
+		);
+
+		// Second signer (order 2) should remain DRAFT
+		$result2 = self::invokePrivate(
+			$this->getService($sequentialSigningService),
+			'determineInitialStatus',
+			[2, $fileStatus, $signerStatus, null, null]
+		);
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			\OCA\Libresign\Enum\SignRequestStatus::DRAFT,
+			$result2,
+			'Second signer in ordered flow should remain DRAFT until first signs'
+		);
+	}
 }