diff --git a/app/models/concerns/domain/releasable.rb b/app/models/concerns/domain/releasable.rb
index 81410329b..606a146bc 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/domain/releasable.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/domain/releasable.rb
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ module Domain::Releasable
           ' AND ? != ALL(coalesce(statuses, array[]::varchar[]))',
               Time.zone.today,
               Time.zone.today,
-              DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED)
+              DomainStatus::SERVER_RELEASE_PROHIBITED)
       else
         where('(delete_date <= ? OR force_delete_date <= ?)' \
           ' AND ? != ALL(coalesce(statuses, array[]::varchar[])) AND' \
               ' ? != ALL(COALESCE(statuses, array[]::varchar[]))',
               Time.zone.today,
               Time.zone.today,
-              DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED,
+              DomainStatus::SERVER_RELEASE_PROHIBITED,
               DomainStatus::DELETE_CANDIDATE)
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/models/domain_status.rb b/app/models/domain_status.rb
index 30161c076..6210da2fa 100644
--- a/app/models/domain_status.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain_status.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ class DomainStatus < ApplicationRecord
   include EppErrors
   belongs_to :domain
 
+  SERVER_RELEASE_PROHIBITED = 'serverReleaseProhibited'
+
   # Requests to delete the object MUST be rejected.
   CLIENT_DELETE_PROHIBITED = 'clientDeleteProhibited'
   SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED = 'serverDeleteProhibited'
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ class DomainStatus < ApplicationRecord
     INACTIVE, OK, PENDING_CREATE, PENDING_DELETE, PENDING_DELETE_CONFIRMATION, PENDING_RENEW, PENDING_TRANSFER,
     PENDING_UPDATE, SERVER_MANUAL_INZONE, SERVER_REGISTRANT_CHANGE_PROHIBITED,
     SERVER_ADMIN_CHANGE_PROHIBITED, SERVER_TECH_CHANGE_PROHIBITED, FORCE_DELETE,
-    DELETE_CANDIDATE, EXPIRED, DISPUTED
+    DELETE_CANDIDATE, EXPIRED, DISPUTED, SERVER_RELEASE_PROHIBITED
   ].freeze
 
   CLIENT_STATUSES = [
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ class DomainStatus < ApplicationRecord
   SERVER_STATUSES = [
     SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED, SERVER_HOLD, SERVER_RENEW_PROHIBITED, SERVER_TRANSFER_PROHIBITED,
     SERVER_UPDATE_PROHIBITED, SERVER_MANUAL_INZONE, SERVER_REGISTRANT_CHANGE_PROHIBITED,
-    SERVER_ADMIN_CHANGE_PROHIBITED, SERVER_TECH_CHANGE_PROHIBITED
+    SERVER_ADMIN_CHANGE_PROHIBITED, SERVER_TECH_CHANGE_PROHIBITED, SERVER_RELEASE_PROHIBITED
   ].freeze
 
   UPDATE_PROHIBIT_STATES = [
@@ -157,7 +159,8 @@ class DomainStatus < ApplicationRecord
         ['AdminChangeProhibited', SERVER_ADMIN_CHANGE_PROHIBITED],
         ['TechChangeProhibited', SERVER_TECH_CHANGE_PROHIBITED],
         ['UpdateProhibited', SERVER_UPDATE_PROHIBITED],
-        ['DeleteProhibited', SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED]
+        ['DeleteProhibited', SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED],
+        ['ReleaseProhibited', SERVER_RELEASE_PROHIBITED],
       ]
     end
 
diff --git a/test/models/domain/releasable/auctionable_test.rb b/test/models/domain/releasable/auctionable_test.rb
index 97d66be4f..675ad3c8e 100644
--- a/test/models/domain/releasable/auctionable_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain/releasable/auctionable_test.rb
@@ -99,10 +99,21 @@ class DomainReleasableAuctionableTest < ActiveJob::TestCase
     assert_not @domain.domain_name.at_auction?
   end
 
-  def test_ignores_domains_with_server_delete_prohibited_status
+  def test_does_not_ignore_domains_with_server_delete_prohibited_status
     @domain.update!(delete_date: '2010-07-04', statuses: [DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED])
     travel_to Time.zone.parse('2010-07-05')
 
+    assert_changes 'Domain.count' do
+      Domain.release_domains
+    end
+
+    assert @domain.domain_name.at_auction?
+  end
+
+  def test_ignores_domains_with_server_release_prohibited_status
+    @domain.update!(delete_date: '2010-07-04', statuses: [DomainStatus::SERVER_RELEASE_PROHIBITED])
+    travel_to Time.zone.parse('2010-07-05')
+
     assert_no_difference 'Domain.count' do
       Domain.release_domains
     end
diff --git a/test/models/domain/releasable/discardable_test.rb b/test/models/domain/releasable/discardable_test.rb
index a5ff9309e..e8bc5364a 100644
--- a/test/models/domain/releasable/discardable_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/domain/releasable/discardable_test.rb
@@ -51,13 +51,23 @@ class DomainReleasableDiscardableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
-  def test_ignores_domains_with_server_delete_prohibited_status
+  def test_does_not_ignore_domains_with_server_delete_prohibited_status
     @domain.update!(delete_date: '2010-07-04', statuses: [DomainStatus::SERVER_DELETE_PROHIBITED])
     travel_to Time.zone.parse('2010-07-05')
 
     Domain.release_domains
     @domain.reload
 
+    assert @domain.discarded?
+  end
+
+  def test_ignores_domains_with_server_release_prohibited_status
+    @domain.update!(delete_date: '2010-07-04', statuses: [DomainStatus::SERVER_RELEASE_PROHIBITED])
+    travel_to Time.zone.parse('2010-07-05')
+
+    Domain.release_domains
+    @domain.reload
+
     assert_not @domain.discarded?
   end