diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/__manifest__.py
index 7bac50ef..6eea2cc8 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating',
-    'version': '19.0.18.12.2',
+    'version': '19.0.18.12.3',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Core plating / metal finishing ERP: facilities, processes, tanks, baths, jobs, operators.',
     'description': """
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/controllers/simple_recipe_controller.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/controllers/simple_recipe_controller.py
index f6c3f1b6..116bde9d 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/controllers/simple_recipe_controller.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/controllers/simple_recipe_controller.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ _SNAPSHOT_FIELDS = [
     'voltage_target', 'viscosity_target',
     'requires_signoff', 'requires_predecessor_done',
     'parallel_start',
+    'triggers_workflow_state_id',  # Sub 14 — workflow milestone trigger
     'requires_rack_assignment', 'requires_transition_form',
     'default_kind',
 ]
@@ -195,6 +196,15 @@ class SimpleRecipeController(http.Controller):
             'requires_signoff': tpl.requires_signoff,
             'requires_predecessor_done': tpl.requires_predecessor_done,
             'parallel_start': tpl.parallel_start,
+            # Sub 14 — workflow trigger (id + name for display)
+            'triggers_workflow_state_id': (
+                tpl.triggers_workflow_state_id.id
+                if tpl.triggers_workflow_state_id else False
+            ),
+            'triggers_workflow_state_name': (
+                tpl.triggers_workflow_state_id.name
+                if tpl.triggers_workflow_state_id else ''
+            ),
             'requires_rack_assignment': tpl.requires_rack_assignment,
             'requires_transition_form': tpl.requires_transition_form,
             'tank_ids': [
@@ -230,6 +240,7 @@ class SimpleRecipeController(http.Controller):
             'name', 'code', 'icon', 'default_kind', 'description',
             'requires_signoff', 'requires_predecessor_done',
             'parallel_start',
+            'triggers_workflow_state_id',  # Sub 14
             'requires_rack_assignment', 'requires_transition_form',
             'tank_ids',
         }
@@ -320,6 +331,34 @@ class SimpleRecipeController(http.Controller):
             ],
         }
 
+    @http.route('/fp/simple_recipe/workflow_states/list',
+                type='jsonrpc', auth='user')
+    def workflow_states_list(self):
+        """Sub 14 — workflow-state picker for the inline library form.
+        Returns active states ordered by sequence so the dropdown
+        renders left-to-right matching the status bar.
+
+        Soft-fail when fp.job.workflow.state isn't installed (rare,
+        only when fusion_plating_jobs is missing) — empty list lets the
+        dropdown render disabled instead of throwing.
+        """
+        WS = request.env.get('fp.job.workflow.state')
+        if WS is None:
+            return {'workflow_states': []}
+        return {
+            'workflow_states': [
+                {
+                    'id': ws.id,
+                    'name': ws.name or '',
+                    'code': ws.code or '',
+                    'sequence': ws.sequence,
+                }
+                for ws in WS.search(
+                    [('active', '=', True)], order='sequence, id',
+                )
+            ],
+        }
+
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------ step
     @http.route('/fp/simple_recipe/step/insert', type='jsonrpc', auth='user')
     def step_insert(self, recipe_id, template_id=False, position=99, vals=None):
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/models/fp_step_template.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/models/fp_step_template.py
index 113960e0..883f2074 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/models/fp_step_template.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/models/fp_step_template.py
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ class FpStepTemplate(models.Model):
              'earlier-sequence steps are still in progress (e.g. '
              'paperwork that runs alongside production).',
     )
+    # Sub 14 — workflow milestone trigger (optional)
+    # The fp.job.workflow.state model lives in fusion_plating_jobs, so
+    # this Many2one resolves at runtime only when that module is loaded.
+    # When the library template is dropped into a recipe, the value is
+    # snapshot-copied to the new process_node via _SNAPSHOT_FIELDS in
+    # simple_recipe_controller.py.
+    triggers_workflow_state_id = fields.Many2one(
+        'fp.job.workflow.state',
+        string='Triggers Workflow State',
+        ondelete='set null',
+        help='Sub 14. When a recipe step generated from this template '
+             'finishes (or is skipped/cancelled), the parent job '
+             'advances to this workflow state. Leave blank to fall '
+             'back to default-kind matching defined on the workflow '
+             'state catalog.',
+    )
     requires_rack_assignment = fields.Boolean(string='Requires Rack Assignment',
         help='Triggers Rack Parts sub-dialog at runtime (Sub 12b).')
     requires_transition_form = fields.Boolean(string='Requires Transition Form',
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/js/simple_recipe_editor.js b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/js/simple_recipe_editor.js
index 7a6871a8..d24a4c4d 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/js/simple_recipe_editor.js
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/js/simple_recipe_editor.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ export class FpSimpleRecipeEditor extends Component {
             libraryEditor: null,
             libraryEditorBusy: false,
             tankSearchResults: [],
+            // Sub 14 — workflow-state catalog cache for the inline
+            // library form's "Triggers Workflow State" dropdown. Lazy-
+            // loaded the first time the user opens the library editor.
+            workflowStates: [],
         });
 
         this._recipeId = null;
@@ -231,7 +235,8 @@ export class FpSimpleRecipeEditor extends Component {
      * mirrors the shape returned by `/fp/simple_recipe/library/load` so
      * the same template renders both create + edit.
      */
-    onOpenLibraryCreate() {
+    async onOpenLibraryCreate() {
+        await this._fpEnsureWorkflowStatesLoaded();
         this.state.libraryEditor = {
             id: null,                      // null = create
             name: "",
@@ -242,6 +247,8 @@ export class FpSimpleRecipeEditor extends Component {
             requires_signoff: false,
             requires_predecessor_done: false,
             parallel_start: false,         // Sub 13 — per-step opt-out
+            triggers_workflow_state_id: false,   // Sub 14 — workflow trigger
+            triggers_workflow_state_name: "",
             requires_rack_assignment: false,
             requires_transition_form: false,
             tank_ids: [],
@@ -250,8 +257,28 @@ export class FpSimpleRecipeEditor extends Component {
         this.state.tankSearchResults = [];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sub 14 — fetch the workflow-state catalog once per editor session,
+     * cache on this.state.workflowStates. Used by both create + edit
+     * flows to populate the "Triggers Workflow State" dropdown.
+     */
+    async _fpEnsureWorkflowStatesLoaded() {
+        if (this.state.workflowStates && this.state.workflowStates.length) {
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            const data = await rpc(
+                "/fp/simple_recipe/workflow_states/list", {}
+            );
+            this.state.workflowStates = data.workflow_states || [];
+        } catch (err) {
+            this.state.workflowStates = [];
+        }
+    }
+
     async onOpenLibraryEdit(templateId) {
         this.state.libraryEditorBusy = true;
+        await this._fpEnsureWorkflowStatesLoaded();
         const data = await rpc("/fp/simple_recipe/library/load", {
             template_id: templateId,
         });
@@ -291,6 +318,8 @@ export class FpSimpleRecipeEditor extends Component {
             requires_signoff: !!ed.requires_signoff,
             requires_predecessor_done: !!ed.requires_predecessor_done,
             parallel_start: !!ed.parallel_start,
+            // Sub 14 — workflow trigger (Many2one int or false)
+            triggers_workflow_state_id: ed.triggers_workflow_state_id || false,
             requires_rack_assignment: !!ed.requires_rack_assignment,
             requires_transition_form: !!ed.requires_transition_form,
             tank_ids: (ed.tank_ids || []).map((t) => t.id),
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/xml/simple_recipe_editor.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/xml/simple_recipe_editor.xml
index 2e8370b3..6bfdb7a8 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/xml/simple_recipe_editor.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating/static/src/xml/simple_recipe_editor.xml
@@ -435,6 +435,33 @@
                                 </label>
                             </div>
 
+                            <!-- Sub 14 — workflow milestone trigger dropdown.
+                                 Hidden when no states exist (e.g. catalog
+                                 not seeded yet). -->
+                            <div class="o_fp_le_field"
+                                 t-if="state.workflowStates and state.workflowStates.length">
+                                <label class="form-label">Triggers Workflow State</label>
+                                <select class="form-select"
+                                        t-on-change="(ev) => { state.libraryEditor.triggers_workflow_state_id = ev.target.value ? parseInt(ev.target.value, 10) : false; }">
+                                    <option value=""
+                                            t-att-selected="!state.libraryEditor.triggers_workflow_state_id">
+                                        — None (use default-kind matching) —
+                                    </option>
+                                    <t t-foreach="state.workflowStates" t-as="ws" t-key="ws.id">
+                                        <option t-att-value="ws.id"
+                                                t-att-selected="state.libraryEditor.triggers_workflow_state_id === ws.id"
+                                                t-esc="ws.name"/>
+                                    </t>
+                                </select>
+                                <small class="text-muted d-block mt-1">
+                                    When a recipe step generated from this template
+                                    finishes (or is skipped/cancelled), the parent
+                                    job advances to the chosen state on its status
+                                    bar. Leave blank to fall back to default-kind
+                                    matching configured on the workflow state catalog.
+                                </small>
+                            </div>
+
                             <!-- ============== PROMPTS ============== -->
                             <div class="o_fp_le_prompts">
                                 <div class="o_fp_le_prompts_header">
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
index 2c9c8a18..1b3e9a65 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/__manifest__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # License OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Native Jobs',
-    'version': '19.0.8.18.2',
+    'version': '19.0.8.18.3',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Native plating job model — replaces mrp.production / mrp.workorder bridge.',
     'author': 'Nexa Systems Inc.',
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/views/fp_workflow_state_views.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/views/fp_workflow_state_views.xml
index 9ff218c2..e9b21f1b 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/views/fp_workflow_state_views.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_jobs/views/fp_workflow_state_views.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
                         <label for="name"/>
                         <h1><field name="name" placeholder="Received"/></h1>
                     </div>
+
                     <group>
                         <group string="Identity">
                             <field name="code" placeholder="received"/>
@@ -56,27 +57,53 @@
                             <field name="block_when_quality_hold"/>
                         </group>
                     </group>
-                    <group string="Trigger conditions">
+
+                    <separator string="Trigger Conditions"/>
+                    <group>
                         <field name="trigger_default_kinds"
                                placeholder="receiving, inspect"/>
                         <field name="trigger_first_step_started"/>
                         <field name="trigger_all_steps_done"/>
-                        <p class="text-muted oe_grey mt-2">
-                            <strong>How triggers combine:</strong> a state is "passed"
-                            when EITHER the special trigger is true, OR every
-                            recipe step matching the listed default_kinds (or
-                            tagged via the per-node override on the recipe) is
-                            in done/skipped/cancelled state.
-                            <br/>
-                            <em>block_when_quality_hold</em>: holds back the
-                            advance even if the trigger conditions are met,
-                            until all open quality holds on the job are closed.
+                    </group>
+
+                    <!-- Help block — full sheet width, alert-info card so
+                         the explanation is readable instead of squeezed
+                         into a 2-column form layout. -->
+                    <div class="alert alert-info mt-3" role="alert">
+                        <h6 class="alert-heading mb-2">
+                            <i class="fa fa-info-circle me-2"/>
+                            How triggers combine
+                        </h6>
+                        <p class="mb-2">
+                            A state is <strong>"passed"</strong> when
+                            <strong>either</strong>:
                         </p>
-                    </group>
-                    <group string="Notes">
-                        <field name="description" nolabel="1"
-                               placeholder="What this milestone represents and when it should fire..."/>
-                    </group>
+                        <ul class="mb-2">
+                            <li>
+                                The special trigger is true
+                                (<code>trigger_first_step_started</code> or
+                                <code>trigger_all_steps_done</code>),
+                                <strong>OR</strong>
+                            </li>
+                            <li>
+                                Every recipe step matching the listed
+                                <code>trigger_default_kinds</code> (or tagged
+                                via the per-node override on the recipe) is
+                                in <code>done</code> / <code>skipped</code> /
+                                <code>cancelled</code> state.
+                            </li>
+                        </ul>
+                        <p class="mb-0">
+                            <strong>Blocked by Quality Hold:</strong> holds
+                            back the advance even if the trigger conditions
+                            are met, until all open quality holds on the job
+                            are closed.
+                        </p>
+                    </div>
+
+                    <separator string="Notes"/>
+                    <field name="description" nolabel="1"
+                           placeholder="What this milestone represents and when it should fire..."/>
                 </sheet>
             </form>
         </field>