diff --git a/models/bots/run.go b/models/bots/run.go
index bd7fab0ad7..c7755e83e3 100644
--- a/models/bots/run.go
+++ b/models/bots/run.go
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ import (
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/webhook"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
-
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	"xorm.io/builder"
+
 	"github.com/nektos/act/pkg/jobparser"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/slices"
 )
@@ -167,15 +167,19 @@ func InsertRun(run *Run, jobs []*jobparser.SingleWorkflow) error {
 	for _, v := range jobs {
 		id, job := v.Job()
 		payload, _ := v.Marshal()
+		needs := job.Needs()
+		status := StatusWaiting
+		if len(needs) > 0 {
+			status = StatusBlocked
+		}
 		runJobs = append(runJobs, &RunJob{
 			RunID:           run.ID,
 			Name:            job.Name,
-			Ready:           true, // TODO: should be false if there are needs to satisfy
 			WorkflowPayload: payload,
 			JobID:           id,
-			Needs:           nil, // TODO: analyse needs
+			Needs:           needs,
 			RunsOn:          job.RunsOn(),
-			Status:          StatusWaiting,
+			Status:          status,
 		})
 	}
 	if err := db.Insert(ctx, runJobs); err != nil {
diff --git a/models/bots/run_job.go b/models/bots/run_job.go
index af5271d219..f421ed6cfa 100644
--- a/models/bots/run_job.go
+++ b/models/bots/run_job.go
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ type RunJob struct {
 	RunID           int64 `xorm:"index"`
 	Run             *Run  `xorm:"-"`
 	Name            string
-	Ready           bool // ready to be executed
 	Attempt         int64
 	WorkflowPayload []byte
 	JobID           string             // job id in workflow, not job's id
-	Needs           []int64            `xorm:"JSON TEXT"`
+	Needs           []string           `xorm:"JSON TEXT"`
 	RunsOn          []string           `xorm:"JSON TEXT"`
 	TaskID          int64              // the latest task of the job
 	Status          Status             `xorm:"index"`
diff --git a/models/bots/run_job_list.go b/models/bots/run_job_list.go
index 2412666f9c..3685248982 100644
--- a/models/bots/run_job_list.go
+++ b/models/bots/run_job_list.go
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ type RunJobList []*RunJob
 
 type FindRunJobOptions struct {
 	db.ListOptions
-	Status        Status
+	Statuses      []Status
 	StartedBefore timeutil.TimeStamp
 }
 
 func (opts FindRunJobOptions) toConds() builder.Cond {
 	cond := builder.NewCond()
-	if opts.Status > StatusUnknown {
-		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"status": opts.Status})
+	if len(opts.Statuses) > 0 {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.In("status", opts.Statuses))
 	}
 	if opts.StartedBefore > 0 {
 		cond = cond.And(builder.Lt{"started": opts.StartedBefore})
diff --git a/models/bots/status.go b/models/bots/status.go
index b80df074ee..bddbc17449 100644
--- a/models/bots/status.go
+++ b/models/bots/status.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const (
 	StatusSkipped                 // 4, consistent with runnerv1.Result_RESULT_SKIPPED
 	StatusWaiting                 // 5
 	StatusRunning                 // 6
+	StatusBlocked                 // 7
 )
 
 // String returns the string name of the Status
diff --git a/models/bots/task.go b/models/bots/task.go
index cd4ba3ca92..edb4fa9d9c 100644
--- a/models/bots/task.go
+++ b/models/bots/task.go
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func CreateTaskForRunner(ctx context.Context, runner *Runner) (*Task, bool, erro
 	}
 
 	var jobs []*RunJob
-	if err := e.Where("task_id=? AND ready=?", 0, true).And(jobCond).OrderBy("id").Find(&jobs); err != nil {
+	if err := e.Where("task_id=? AND status=?", 0, StatusWaiting).And(jobCond).Asc("id").Find(&jobs); err != nil {
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/models/migrations/v-dev.go b/models/migrations/v-dev.go
index 3485f29b83..64616ec258 100644
--- a/models/migrations/v-dev.go
+++ b/models/migrations/v-dev.go
@@ -71,11 +71,10 @@ func addBotTables(x *xorm.Engine) error {
 		ID              int64
 		RunID           int64 `xorm:"index"`
 		Name            string
-		Ready           bool // ready to be executed
 		Attempt         int64
 		WorkflowPayload []byte
 		JobID           string   // job id in workflow, not job's id
-		Needs           []int64  `xorm:"JSON TEXT"`
+		Needs           []string `xorm:"JSON TEXT"`
 		RunsOn          []string `xorm:"JSON TEXT"`
 		TaskID          int64    // the latest task of the job
 		Status          int      `xorm:"index"`
diff --git a/services/bots/clear_tasks.go b/services/bots/clear_tasks.go
index 04d6efe1ae..d6c59986ce 100644
--- a/services/bots/clear_tasks.go
+++ b/services/bots/clear_tasks.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func StopEndlessTasks(ctx context.Context) error {
 // CancelAbandonedJobs cancels the jobs which have waiting status, but haven't been picked by a runner for a long time
 func CancelAbandonedJobs(ctx context.Context) error {
 	jobs, _, err := bots_model.FindRunJobs(ctx, bots_model.FindRunJobOptions{
-		Status:        bots_model.StatusWaiting,
+		Statuses:      []bots_model.Status{bots_model.StatusWaiting, bots_model.StatusBlocked},
 		StartedBefore: timeutil.TimeStamp(time.Now().Add(-abandonedJobTimeout).Unix()),
 	})
 	if err != nil {