diff --git a/app/interactions/domains/cancel_force_delete/clear_force_delete_data.rb b/app/interactions/domains/cancel_force_delete/clear_force_delete_data.rb
index 066df04fd..1e6bcccd9 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domains/cancel_force_delete/clear_force_delete_data.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domains/cancel_force_delete/clear_force_delete_data.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module Domains
         domain.force_delete_data = nil
         domain.force_delete_date = nil
         domain.force_delete_start = nil
+        domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE] = nil
         domain.save(validate: false)
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete_email/base.rb b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete_email/base.rb
index 40339691b..f2ac9b5f2 100644
--- a/app/interactions/domains/force_delete_email/base.rb
+++ b/app/interactions/domains/force_delete_email/base.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ module Domains
                                      notify_by_email: true,
                                      reason: 'invalid_email',
                                      email: email)
+        save_status_note(domain)
+      end
+
+      def save_status_note(domain)
+        domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE] = email
+        domain.save(validate: false)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
index 8eb45029b..8799f8449 100644
--- a/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain/force_delete_test.rb
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ class ForceDeleteTest < ActionMailer::TestCase
     assert_equal 'invalid_email', @domain.template_name
     assert_equal Date.parse('2010-09-19'), @domain.force_delete_date.to_date
     assert_equal Date.parse('2010-08-05'), @domain.force_delete_start.to_date
+    assert_equal @domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE], email
     notification = @domain.registrar.notifications.last
     assert notification.text.include? asserted_text
   end
@@ -432,7 +433,9 @@ class ForceDeleteTest < ActionMailer::TestCase
 
     @domain.reload
     assert_not @domain.force_delete_scheduled?
+    assert_nil @domain.status_notes[DomainStatus::FORCE_DELETE]
   end
+
   def test_lifts_force_delete_after_bounce_changes
     @domain.update(valid_to: Time.zone.parse('2012-08-05'))
     assert_not @domain.force_delete_scheduled?