diff --git a/backend/plugins/jira/tasks/issue_extractor.go b/backend/plugins/jira/tasks/issue_extractor.go
index 94620711399..2fef63841fa 100644
--- a/backend/plugins/jira/tasks/issue_extractor.go
+++ b/backend/plugins/jira/tasks/issue_extractor.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func ExtractIssues(subtaskCtx plugin.SubTaskContext) errors.Error {
 				"typeMappings":    mappings,
 				"storyPointField": data.Options.ScopeConfig.StoryPointField,
 				"dueDateField":    data.Options.ScopeConfig.DueDateField,
+				"epicKeyField":    data.Options.ScopeConfig.EpicKeyField,
 			},
 		},
 		BeforeExtract: func(apiIssue *apiv2models.Issue, stateManager *api.SubtaskStateManager) errors.Error {
@@ -145,6 +146,23 @@ func extractIssues(data *JiraTaskData, mappings *typeMappings, apiIssue *apiv2mo
 		}
 
 	}
+	// Honor the configured epic/parent-link custom field. Jira Cloud and
+	// company-managed projects often store the epic key there instead of the
+	// legacy fields.epic object. Leave EpicKey unchanged when the field is unset
+	// so the standard epic mapping from toToolLayer still applies.
+	if data.Options.ScopeConfig != nil && data.Options.ScopeConfig.EpicKeyField != "" {
+		unknownEpicKey := apiIssue.Fields.AllFields[data.Options.ScopeConfig.EpicKeyField]
+		switch ek := unknownEpicKey.(type) {
+		case string:
+			issue.EpicKey = ek
+		case map[string]interface{}:
+			if key, ok := ek["key"].(string); ok {
+				issue.EpicKey = key
+			}
+		case nil:
+			// Field is not set; keep EpicKey from the standard epic field.
+		}
+	}
 	// default due date field is "duedate"
 	dueDateField := "duedate"
 	if data.Options.ScopeConfig != nil && data.Options.ScopeConfig.DueDateField != "" {
diff --git a/backend/plugins/jira/tasks/issue_extractor_test.go b/backend/plugins/jira/tasks/issue_extractor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f198e5b2256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/plugins/jira/tasks/issue_extractor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+(the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package tasks
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/helpers/pluginhelper/api"
+	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/plugins/jira/models"
+	"github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/plugins/jira/tasks/apiv2models"
+)
+
+func TestExtractIssuesEpicKeyField(t *testing.T) {
+	const customField = "customfield_10014"
+	mappings := &typeMappings{
+		TypeIdMappings:         map[string]string{},
+		StdTypeMappings:        map[string]string{},
+		StandardStatusMappings: map[string]models.StatusMappings{},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		epicKeyField string
+		fieldsJSON   string
+		wantEpicKey  string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "string custom field",
+			epicKeyField: customField,
+			fieldsJSON:   fmt.Sprintf(`"%s": "EPIC-1"`, customField),
+			wantEpicKey:  "EPIC-1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "object custom field",
+			epicKeyField: customField,
+			fieldsJSON:   fmt.Sprintf(`"%s": {"key":"EPIC-2","id":"123"}`, customField),
+			wantEpicKey:  "EPIC-2",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "unset custom field keeps legacy epic",
+			epicKeyField: customField,
+			fieldsJSON:   `"epic": {"key": "LEGACY-1"}`,
+			wantEpicKey:  "LEGACY-1",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "empty EpicKeyField does not apply custom field",
+			epicKeyField: "",
+			fieldsJSON:   fmt.Sprintf(`"%s": "EPIC-1"`, customField),
+			wantEpicKey:  "",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			raw := minimalIssueJSON(tt.fieldsJSON)
+			var apiIssue apiv2models.Issue
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &apiIssue); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unmarshal issue: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			data := &JiraTaskData{
+				Options: &JiraOptions{
+					ConnectionId: 1,
+					BoardId:      1,
+					ScopeConfig:  &models.JiraScopeConfig{EpicKeyField: tt.epicKeyField},
+				},
+			}
+			results, err := extractIssues(data, mappings, &apiIssue, &api.RawData{Data: raw}, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("extractIssues() error = %v", err)
+			}
+			issue := jiraIssueFromResults(results)
+			if issue == nil {
+				t.Fatal("extractIssues() did not return a JiraIssue")
+			}
+			if issue.EpicKey != tt.wantEpicKey {
+				t.Errorf("EpicKey = %q, want %q", issue.EpicKey, tt.wantEpicKey)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func minimalIssueJSON(fieldsExtra string) []byte {
+	if fieldsExtra != "" {
+		fieldsExtra = "," + fieldsExtra
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{
+		"id": "10001",
+		"key": "TEST-1",
+		"self": "https://example.atlassian.net/rest/agile/1.0/issue/10001",
+		"fields": {
+			"created": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000",
+			"updated": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000",
+			"summary": "test",
+			"issuetype": {"id": "1", "name": "Story", "subtask": false},
+			"status": {"name": "To Do", "statusCategory": {"key": "new"}}
+			%s
+		}
+	}`, fieldsExtra))
+}
+
+func jiraIssueFromResults(results []interface{}) *models.JiraIssue {
+	for _, r := range results {
+		if issue, ok := r.(*models.JiraIssue); ok {
+			return issue
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}