diff --git a/src/main/jira/jira-issue-create-metadata.ts b/src/main/jira/jira-issue-create-metadata.ts
index bdc7f0dccdc..2e555edc723 100644
--- a/src/main/jira/jira-issue-create-metadata.ts
+++ b/src/main/jira/jira-issue-create-metadata.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export async function searchUsers(query?: string, siteId?: string | null): Promi
       clearToken(entry.site.id)
       throw error
     }
-    // Browse-users permission is optional; the dialog falls back to a text field.
+    // Browse-users permission is optional; the dialog allows explicit known user IDs.
     console.warn('[jira] searchUsers failed:', error)
     return []
   } finally {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/jira-user-picker.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/jira-user-picker.tsx
index f1c21bfb4b5..74410b860c3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/jira-user-picker.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/jira-user-picker.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export function JiraUserPicker({
   disabled,
   label,
   fixedOptions,
-  searchUsers
+  searchUsers,
+  allowKnownUserId
 }: {
   providerSettings: RuntimeJiraSettings
   siteId?: string | null
@@ -69,11 +70,13 @@ export function JiraUserPicker({
   fixedOptions?: JiraUserPickerFixedOption[]
   /** Replaces the site-wide user search, e.g. with a project-scoped assignable search. Must be referentially stable. */
   searchUsers?: (query: string) => Promise<JiraUser[]>
+  allowKnownUserId?: boolean
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
   const [users, setUsers] = useState<JiraUser[]>([])
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
+  const knownUserId = query.trim()
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open) {
@@ -166,6 +169,20 @@ export function JiraUserPicker({
             }}
           />
         )}
+        {allowKnownUserId && knownUserId ? (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => {
+              onSelect({ accountId: knownUserId, displayName: knownUserId })
+              setOpen(false)
+            }}
+            className="flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-sm px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-xs hover:bg-accent"
+          >
+            {translate('components.jiraUserPicker.useKnownId', 'Use known user ID "{{value0}}"', {
+              value0: knownUserId
+            })}
+          </button>
+        ) : null}
       </PopoverContent>
     </Popover>
   )
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-jira-create-fields.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-jira-create-fields.ts
index d847423e3c2..d1b64069902 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-jira-create-fields.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page-jira-create-fields.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ export function buildJiraCreateFieldValue(field: JiraCreateField, draftValue: st
   if (!trimmed) {
     return undefined
   }
+  if (isJiraScalarUserCreateField(field)) {
+    return trimmed
+  }
   if (field.schema?.type === 'array') {
     const parts = trimmed
       .split(',')
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueDialog.tsx
index ff3c492857e..7c881e63c27 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueDialog.tsx
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ import {
   SelectItem
 } from '@/components/ui/select'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
-import { getJiraCreateAllowedValueLabel } from '@/components/task-page-jira-create-fields'
+import {
+  getJiraCreateAllowedValueLabel,
+  isJiraScalarUserCreateField
+} from '@/components/task-page-jira-create-fields'
 import { TaskPageJiraIssueAssigneeField } from './IssueAssigneeField'
+import { TaskPageJiraIssueUserField } from './IssueUserField'
 export function TaskPageJiraIssueDialog({
   model
 }: {
@@ -265,7 +269,28 @@ export function TaskPageJiraIssueDialog({
                     <label className="text-[11px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
                       {field.name}
                     </label>
-                    {field.allowedValues?.length && field.schema?.type !== 'array' ? (
+                    {isJiraScalarUserCreateField(field) && !field.allowedValues?.length ? (
+                      model.jiraTaskSourceContext ? (
+                        <TaskPageJiraIssueUserField
+                          key={JSON.stringify([
+                            model.providerRuntimeContextKey,
+                            newJiraIssueTargetProjectSelectionKey,
+                            newJiraIssueTargetType?.id
+                          ])}
+                          providerSettings={model.jiraTaskSourceContext}
+                          siteId={newJiraIssueTargetProject?.siteId}
+                          value={fieldValue}
+                          onChange={(id) =>
+                            setNewJiraIssueCustomFieldValues((prev) => ({
+                              ...prev,
+                              [field.key]: id
+                            }))
+                          }
+                          disabled={newJiraIssueSubmitting}
+                          label={field.name}
+                        />
+                      ) : null
+                    ) : field.allowedValues?.length && field.schema?.type !== 'array' ? (
                       <Select
                         value={fieldValue}
                         onValueChange={(value) =>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueUserField.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueUserField.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43acea2f2af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueUserField.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { cleanup, fireEvent, render, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { TaskPageJiraIssueDialog } from './IssueDialog'
+import { useTaskPageJiraIssueCreation } from '../../use-task-page-jira-issue-creation'
+import type { TaskPageComposerActionsModel } from '../../use-task-page-composer-actions'
+import type { JiraCreateField } from '../../../../../shared/jira-types'
+import type { TaskSourceContext } from '../../../../../shared/task-source-context'
+
+const { search, create, getIssue } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  search: vi.fn(),
+  create: vi.fn(),
+  getIssue: vi.fn()
+}))
+vi.mock('@/runtime/runtime-jira-client', () => ({
+  jiraSearchUsers: search,
+  jiraCreateIssue: create,
+  jiraGetIssue: getIssue
+}))
+afterEach(cleanup)
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.resetAllMocks()
+  create.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, key: 'APP-1' })
+  getIssue.mockResolvedValue(null)
+})
+
+const source: TaskSourceContext = {
+  kind: 'task-source',
+  provider: 'jira',
+  projectId: 'folder-project',
+  hostId: 'local'
+}
+const reporter: JiraCreateField = {
+  key: 'reporter',
+  name: 'Reporter',
+  required: true,
+  schema: { type: 'user' }
+}
+
+function CreateDialog({ field = reporter }: { field?: JiraCreateField }) {
+  const [values, setValues] = useState<Record<string, string>>({})
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(true)
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
+  const model = {
+    settings: null,
+    providerRuntimeContextKey: 'local',
+    providerRuntimeContextKeyRef: useRef('local'),
+    jiraTaskSourceContext: source,
+    newJiraIssueOpen: open,
+    setNewJiraIssueOpen: setOpen,
+    newJiraIssueTitle: 'Fix reporter selection',
+    setNewJiraIssueTitle: vi.fn(),
+    handleNewJiraIssueTitleChange: vi.fn(),
+    newJiraIssueSummaryAvailable: false,
+    newJiraIssueSummaryGenerating: false,
+    newJiraIssueSummaryError: null,
+    handleGenerateNewJiraIssueSummary: vi.fn(),
+    handleCancelNewJiraIssueSummaryGeneration: vi.fn(),
+    newJiraIssueBody: '',
+    setNewJiraIssueBody: vi.fn(),
+    newJiraIssueSubmitting: submitting,
+    setNewJiraIssueSubmitting: setSubmitting,
+    newJiraIssueProjectComboboxOpen: false,
+    newJiraIssueProjectQuery: '',
+    newJiraIssueProjectCommandValue: '',
+    newJiraIssueTypeId: 'bug',
+    setNewJiraIssueTypeId: vi.fn(),
+    availableJiraIssueTypes: [{ id: 'bug', name: 'Bug' }],
+    jiraIssueTypesLoading: false,
+    jiraCreateFields: [field],
+    jiraCreateFieldsLoading: false,
+    jiraCreateFieldsError: null,
+    visibleJiraCreateFields: [field],
+    newJiraIssueCustomFieldValues: values,
+    setNewJiraIssueCustomFieldValues: setValues,
+    hasMissingJiraCreateField: !(values[field.key] ?? '').trim(),
+    sortedAvailableJiraProjects: [],
+    filteredNewJiraIssueProjects: [],
+    includeJiraSiteNameInProjectLabel: false,
+    newJiraIssueTargetProject: { id: '100', key: 'APP', name: 'App', siteId: 'site-1' },
+    newJiraIssueTargetProjectSelectionKey: 'site-1:100',
+    newJiraIssueTargetType: { id: 'bug', name: 'Bug' },
+    newJiraIssueAssignee: null,
+    setNewJiraIssueAssignee: vi.fn(),
+    discardNewJiraIssueDraft: vi.fn(),
+    setJiraRefreshNonce: vi.fn(),
+    setJiraIssues: vi.fn(),
+    setSelectedJiraIssue: vi.fn(),
+    submitShortcutLabel: 'Ctrl+Enter'
+  } satisfies Partial<TaskPageComposerActionsModel>
+  // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/consistent-type-assertions -- SAFETY: Supplies all fields read by the shipping dialog and creation hook; unrelated task-page controls are inactive.
+  const dialogModel = model as unknown as TaskPageComposerActionsModel
+  useTaskPageJiraIssueCreation(dialogModel)
+  return <TaskPageJiraIssueDialog model={dialogModel} />
+}
+
+async function submitIdentity(key: string, id: string) {
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create issue' }))
+  await waitFor(() =>
+    expect(create).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(source, {
+      siteId: 'site-1',
+      projectId: '100',
+      issueTypeId: 'bug',
+      title: 'Fix reporter selection',
+      description: undefined,
+      customFields: { [key]: id },
+      userFieldKeys: [key]
+    })
+  )
+}
+
+it('shipping schema dispatch selects a directory user and submits identity, not display text', async () => {
+  search.mockResolvedValue([{ accountId: 'account-123', displayName: 'Ada Lovelace' }])
+  render(<CreateDialog />)
+  fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reporter' }))
+  fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText('Search users'), {
+    target: { value: 'Ada Lovelace' }
+  })
+  expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create issue' }).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true)
+  expect(create).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  const directoryUser = await screen.findByRole('button', { name: 'Ada Lovelace' })
+  expect(
+    screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: /Ada Lovelace/ }).map((row) => row.textContent)
+  ).toEqual(['Ada Lovelace', 'Use known user ID "Ada Lovelace"'])
+  fireEvent.click(directoryUser)
+  expect(search).toHaveBeenCalledWith(source, 'Ada Lovelace', 'site-1')
+  expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reporter' }).textContent).toBe('Ada Lovelace')
+  await submitIdentity('reporter', 'account-123')
+})
+
+it.each(['empty', 'denied', 'pending'])(
+  'explicit known identity remains usable with %s search',
+  async (result) => {
+    if (result === 'empty') {
+      search.mockResolvedValue([])
+    } else if (result === 'denied') {
+      search.mockRejectedValue(new Error('Browse users denied'))
+    } else {
+      search.mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}))
+    }
+    render(<CreateDialog />)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Reporter' }))
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText('Search users'), {
+      target: { value: '  account-known  ' }
+    })
+    await waitFor(() => expect(search).toHaveBeenCalledWith(source, '  account-known  ', 'site-1'))
+    if (result !== 'pending') {
+      await screen.findByText('No users found')
+    }
+    expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create issue' }).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true)
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Use known user ID "account-known"' }))
+    await submitIdentity('reporter', 'account-known')
+  }
+)
+
+it('preserves supplied scalar metadata choices (constructed contract fixture, not observed Jira data)', async () => {
+  const field: JiraCreateField = {
+    key: 'customfield_9',
+    name: 'Reviewer',
+    required: true,
+    schema: { type: 'user' },
+    allowedValues: [{ name: 'ada.login' }]
+  }
+  render(<CreateDialog field={field} />)
+  const user = userEvent.setup()
+  const trigger = screen.getByText('Select Reviewer').closest('button[role="combobox"]')
+  if (!trigger) {
+    throw new Error('Metadata Select trigger missing')
+  }
+  await user.click(trigger)
+  await user.click(screen.getByRole('option', { name: 'ada.login' }))
+  expect(search).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  await submitIdentity('customfield_9', 'ada.login')
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueUserField.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueUserField.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0fe284a990e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/task-page/jira/IssueUserField.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { JiraUserPicker } from '@/components/jira-user-picker'
+import type { RuntimeJiraSettings } from '@/runtime/runtime-jira-client'
+import type { JiraUser } from '../../../../../shared/jira-types'
+
+export function TaskPageJiraIssueUserField({
+  providerSettings,
+  siteId,
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  disabled,
+  label
+}: {
+  providerSettings: RuntimeJiraSettings
+  siteId?: string | null
+  value: string
+  onChange: (id: string) => void
+  disabled: boolean
+  label: string
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const [selectedUser, setSelectedUser] = useState<JiraUser | null>(null)
+  return (
+    <JiraUserPicker
+      providerSettings={providerSettings}
+      siteId={siteId}
+      value={value}
+      selectedUser={selectedUser?.accountId === value ? selectedUser : null}
+      onSelect={(user) => {
+        setSelectedUser(user)
+        onChange(user.accountId)
+      }}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      label={label}
+      allowKnownUserId
+    />
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 9cab465834d..18404b66ffb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -18812,7 +18812,8 @@
     "jiraUserPicker": {
       "select": "Select {{value0}}",
       "search": "Search users",
-      "empty": "No users found"
+      "empty": "No users found",
+      "useKnownId": "Use known user ID \"{{value0}}\""
     },
     "native-chat": {
       "install": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index a5ea12887e6..ab6d98762d2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -19757,7 +19757,8 @@
     "jiraUserPicker": {
       "select": "Seleccione {{value0}}",
       "search": "Buscar usuarios",
-      "empty": "No se encontraron usuarios"
+      "empty": "No se encontraron usuarios",
+      "useKnownId": "Usar el ID de usuario conocido \"{{value0}}\""
     },
     "status": {
       "bar": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
index b89258c9e1e..e620a347183 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -19864,7 +19864,8 @@
     "jiraUserPicker": {
       "select": "Sélectionnez {{value0}}",
       "search": "Rechercher des utilisateurs",
-      "empty": "Aucun utilisateur trouvé"
+      "empty": "Aucun utilisateur trouvé",
+      "useKnownId": "Utiliser l’identifiant utilisateur connu « {{value0}} »"
     },
     "terminalPane": {
       "TerminalContextMenu": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
index 321f5b17c9c..667459bbb8e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -19715,7 +19715,8 @@
     "jiraUserPicker": {
       "select": "{{value0}} を選択してください",
       "search": "ユーザーを検索する",
-      "empty": "ユーザーが見つかりませんでした"
+      "empty": "ユーザーが見つかりませんでした",
+      "useKnownId": "既知のユーザー ID「{{value0}}」を使用"
     },
     "status": {
       "bar": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
index b66c132fb93..186097115dc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -19715,7 +19715,8 @@
     "jiraUserPicker": {
       "select": "{{value0}}을(를) 선택하세요",
       "search": "사용자 검색",
-      "empty": "사용자를 찾을 수 없습니다."
+      "empty": "사용자를 찾을 수 없습니다.",
+      "useKnownId": "알고 있는 사용자 ID \"{{value0}}\" 사용"
     },
     "status": {
       "bar": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/pt.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
index b5a29da1814..0f22fa75a83 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/pt.json
@@ -19111,7 +19111,8 @@
     "jiraUserPicker": {
       "select": "Selecionar {{value0}}",
       "search": "Pesquisar usuários",
-      "empty": "Nenhum usuário encontrado"
+      "empty": "Nenhum usuário encontrado",
+      "useKnownId": "Usar o ID de usuário conhecido \"{{value0}}\""
     },
     "native-chat": {
       "taskList": {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
index dfc7c9cdcf4..869918fa5ff 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -19715,7 +19715,8 @@
     "jiraUserPicker": {
       "select": "选择{{value0}}",
       "search": "搜索用户",
-      "empty": "没有找到用户"
+      "empty": "没有找到用户",
+      "useKnownId": "使用已知用户 ID“{{value0}}”"
     },
     "status": {
       "bar": {