diff --git a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/CreateIssue.svelte b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/CreateIssue.svelte
index 142f283337..3ee69bde5f 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/CreateIssue.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/CreateIssue.svelte
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@
         value={object}
         kind={'secondary'}
         size={'large'}
+        defaultIssueStatus={draft ? undefined : currentProject?.defaultIssueStatus}
         shouldShowLabel={true}
         on:change={({ detail }) => (object.status = detail)}
       />
diff --git a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/StatusEditor.svelte b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/StatusEditor.svelte
index d24f1d9323..a0060e6fe9 100644
--- a/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/StatusEditor.svelte
+++ b/plugins/tracker-resources/src/components/issues/StatusEditor.svelte
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   export let size: ButtonSize = 'large'
   export let justify: 'left' | 'center' = 'left'
   export let width: string | undefined = undefined
+  export let defaultIssueStatus: Ref<IssueStatus> | undefined = undefined
 
   const client = getClient()
   const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
@@ -75,15 +76,21 @@
 
   function getSelectedStatus (
     statuses: WithLookup<IssueStatus>[] | undefined,
-    value: ValueType
+    value: ValueType,
+    defaultStatus: Ref<IssueStatus> | undefined
   ): WithLookup<IssueStatus> | undefined {
+    if (defaultStatus !== undefined) {
+      defaultIssueStatus = undefined
+      changeStatus(defaultStatus)
+      return statuses?.find((status) => status._id === defaultStatus)
+    }
     const current = statuses?.find((status) => status._id === value.status)
     if (current) return current
     changeStatus(statuses?.[0]?._id)
     return statuses?.[0]
   }
 
-  $: selectedStatus = getSelectedStatus(statuses, value)
+  $: selectedStatus = getSelectedStatus(statuses, value, defaultIssueStatus)
   $: selectedStatusLabel = shouldShowLabel ? selectedStatus?.name : undefined
   $: statusesInfo = statuses?.map((s) => {
     return {