diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/load_domain_invitations.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/load_domain_invitations.py
index 28eb09def..32a63d860 100644
--- a/src/registrar/management/commands/load_domain_invitations.py
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/load_domain_invitations.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                         DomainInvitation(
                             email=email_address.lower(),
                             domain=domain,
-                            status=DomainInvitation.INVITED,
+                            status=DomainInvitation.DomainInvitationStatus.INVITED,
                         )
                     )
         logger.info("Creating %d invitations", len(to_create))
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_invitation.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_invitation.py
index 1e0b7fec8..395244df5 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_invitation.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_invitation.py
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class DomainInvitation(TimeStampedModel):
-    INVITED = "invited"
-    RETRIEVED = "retrieved"
+    
+    # Constants for status field
+    class DomainInvitationStatus(models.TextChoices):
+        INVITED = "invited", "Invited"
+        RETRIEVED = "retrieved", "Retrieved"
 
     email = models.EmailField(
         null=False,
@@ -31,18 +34,15 @@ class DomainInvitation(TimeStampedModel):
     )
 
     status = FSMField(
-        choices=[
-            (INVITED, INVITED),
-            (RETRIEVED, RETRIEVED),
-        ],
-        default=INVITED,
+        choices=DomainInvitationStatus.choices,
+        default=DomainInvitationStatus.INVITED,
         protected=True,  # can't alter state except through transition methods!
     )
 
     def __str__(self):
         return f"Invitation for {self.email} on {self.domain} is {self.status}"
 
-    @transition(field="status", source=INVITED, target=RETRIEVED)
+    @transition(field="status", source=DomainInvitationStatus.INVITED, target=DomainInvitationStatus.RETRIEVED)
     def retrieve(self):
         """When an invitation is retrieved, create the corresponding permission.
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/user.py b/src/registrar/models/user.py
index 2daa3c253..346a97aa6 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/user.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/user.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
     def check_domain_invitations_on_login(self):
         """When a user first arrives on the site, we need to retrieve any domain
         invitations that match their email address."""
-        for invitation in DomainInvitation.objects.filter(email=self.email, status=DomainInvitation.INVITED):
+        for invitation in DomainInvitation.objects.filter(email=self.email, status=DomainInvitation.DomainInvitationStatus.INVITED):
             try:
                 invitation.retrieve()
                 invitation.save()
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/common.py b/src/registrar/tests/common.py
index 89967ee90..f459cab60 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/common.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/common.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class AuditedAdminMockData:
                 full_arg_dict = dict(
                     email="test_mail@mail.com",
                     domain=self.dummy_domain(item_name, True),
-                    status=DomainInvitation.INVITED,
+                    status=DomainInvitation.DomainInvitationStatus.INVITED,
                 )
         return full_arg_dict
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_models.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_models.py
index c2820696d..0a02ccb90 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_models.py
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ class TestInvitations(TestCase):
         # this is not an error but does produce a console warning
         with less_console_noise():
             self.invitation.retrieve()
-        self.assertEqual(self.invitation.status, DomainInvitation.RETRIEVED)
+        self.assertEqual(self.invitation.status, DomainInvitation.DomainInvitationStatus.RETRIEVED)
 
     def test_retrieve_on_each_login(self):
         """A user's authenticate on_each_login callback retrieves their invitations."""