diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/use_add_exception.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/use_add_exception.test.tsx
index bf336c00f94d2..662a3ee770547 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/use_add_exception.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/use_add_exception.test.tsx
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ describe('useAddOrUpdateException', () => {
   let addExceptionListItem: jest.SpyInstance<Promise<ExceptionListItemSchema>>;
   let updateExceptionListItem: jest.SpyInstance<Promise<ExceptionListItemSchema>>;
   let getQueryFilter: jest.SpyInstance<ReturnType<typeof getQueryFilterHelper.getQueryFilter>>;
-  let buildAlertStatusFilter: jest.SpyInstance<
-    ReturnType<typeof buildFilterHelpers.buildAlertStatusFilter>
+  let buildAlertStatusesFilter: jest.SpyInstance<
+    ReturnType<typeof buildFilterHelpers.buildAlertStatusesFilter>
   >;
   let buildAlertsRuleIdFilter: jest.SpyInstance<
     ReturnType<typeof buildFilterHelpers.buildAlertsRuleIdFilter>
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('useAddOrUpdateException', () => {
 
     getQueryFilter = jest.spyOn(getQueryFilterHelper, 'getQueryFilter');
 
-    buildAlertStatusFilter = jest.spyOn(buildFilterHelpers, 'buildAlertStatusFilter');
+    buildAlertStatusesFilter = jest.spyOn(buildFilterHelpers, 'buildAlertStatusesFilter');
 
     buildAlertsRuleIdFilter = jest.spyOn(buildFilterHelpers, 'buildAlertsRuleIdFilter');
 
@@ -328,8 +328,12 @@ describe('useAddOrUpdateException', () => {
           addOrUpdateItems(...addOrUpdateItemsArgs);
         }
         await waitForNextUpdate();
-        expect(buildAlertStatusFilter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        expect(buildAlertStatusFilter.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual('open');
+        expect(buildAlertStatusesFilter).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+        expect(buildAlertStatusesFilter.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual([
+          'open',
+          'acknowledged',
+          'in-progress',
+        ]);
       });
     });
     it('should update the status of only alerts generated by the provided rule', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/use_add_exception.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/use_add_exception.tsx
index 722632e88377d..18fce44646909 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/use_add_exception.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/use_add_exception.tsx
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import { HttpStart } from '../../../../../../../src/core/public';
 import { updateAlertStatus } from '../../../detections/containers/detection_engine/alerts/api';
 import { getUpdateAlertsQuery } from '../../../detections/components/alerts_table/actions';
 import {
-  buildAlertStatusFilter,
   buildAlertsRuleIdFilter,
-  buildAlertStatusFilterRuleRegistry,
+  buildAlertStatusesFilter,
+  buildAlertStatusesFilterRuleRegistry,
 } from '../../../detections/components/alerts_table/default_config';
 import { getQueryFilter } from '../../../../common/detection_engine/get_query_filter';
 import { Index } from '../../../../common/detection_engine/schemas/common/schemas';
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ export const useAddOrUpdateException = ({
         if (bulkCloseIndex != null) {
           // TODO: Once we are past experimental phase this code should be removed
           const alertStatusFilter = ruleRegistryEnabled
-            ? buildAlertStatusFilterRuleRegistry('open')
-            : buildAlertStatusFilter('open');
+            ? buildAlertStatusesFilterRuleRegistry(['open', 'acknowledged', 'in-progress'])
+            : buildAlertStatusesFilter(['open', 'acknowledged', 'in-progress']);
 
           const filter = getQueryFilter(
             '',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/default_config.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/default_config.test.tsx
index 1ef57a3499922..9c6954a6898a6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/default_config.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/default_config.test.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import { ExistsFilter, Filter } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import {
   buildAlertsRuleIdFilter,
+  buildAlertStatusesFilter,
   buildAlertStatusFilter,
   buildThreatMatchFilter,
 } from './default_config';
@@ -124,6 +125,42 @@ describe('alerts default_config', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('buildAlertStatusesFilter', () => {
+    test('builds filter containing all statuses passed into function', () => {
+      const filters = buildAlertStatusesFilter(['open', 'acknowledged', 'in-progress']);
+      const expected = {
+        meta: {
+          alias: null,
+          disabled: false,
+          negate: false,
+        },
+        query: {
+          bool: {
+            should: [
+              {
+                term: {
+                  'signal.status': 'open',
+                },
+              },
+              {
+                term: {
+                  'signal.status': 'acknowledged',
+                },
+              },
+              {
+                term: {
+                  'signal.status': 'in-progress',
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+      };
+      expect(filters).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(filters[0]).toEqual(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
   // TODO: move these tests to ../timelines/components/timeline/body/events/event_column_view.tsx
   // describe.skip('getAlertActions', () => {
   //   let setEventsLoading: ({ eventIds, isLoading }: SetEventsLoadingProps) => void;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/default_config.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/default_config.tsx
index fce0903f2e2f3..72c24cb659cef 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/default_config.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/detections/components/alerts_table/default_config.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,32 @@ export const buildAlertStatusFilter = (status: Status): Filter[] => {
   ];
 };
 
+/**
+ * For backwards compatability issues, if `acknowledged` is a status prop, `in-progress` will likely have to be too
+ */
+export const buildAlertStatusesFilter = (statuses: Status[]): Filter[] => {
+  const combinedQuery = {
+    bool: {
+      should: statuses.map((status) => ({
+        term: {
+          'signal.status': status,
+        },
+      })),
+    },
+  };
+
+  return [
+    {
+      meta: {
+        alias: null,
+        negate: false,
+        disabled: false,
+      },
+      query: combinedQuery,
+    },
+  ];
+};
+
 export const buildAlertsRuleIdFilter = (ruleId: string | null): Filter[] =>
   ruleId
     ? [
@@ -204,6 +230,30 @@ export const buildAlertStatusFilterRuleRegistry = (status: Status): Filter[] =>
   ];
 };
 
+// TODO: Once we are past experimental phase this code should be removed
+export const buildAlertStatusesFilterRuleRegistry = (statuses: Status[]): Filter[] => {
+  const combinedQuery = {
+    bool: {
+      should: statuses.map((status) => ({
+        term: {
+          [ALERT_STATUS]: status,
+        },
+      })),
+    },
+  };
+
+  return [
+    {
+      meta: {
+        alias: null,
+        negate: false,
+        disabled: false,
+      },
+      query: combinedQuery,
+    },
+  ];
+};
+
 export const buildShowBuildingBlockFilterRuleRegistry = (
   showBuildingBlockAlerts: boolean
 ): Filter[] =>