diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
index 9c75d9856..524cfe594 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
@@ -401,6 +401,30 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
             sessionStorage.removeItem(name); 
         }
     }
+
+    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
+        let statusSelect = document.getElementById('id_status');
+        
+        function moveStatusChangelog(actionNeededReasonFormGroup, statusSelect) {
+            let flexContainer = actionNeededReasonFormGroup.querySelector('.flex-container');
+            let statusChangelog = document.getElementById('dja-status-changelog');
+            if (statusSelect.value === "action needed") {
+                flexContainer.parentNode.insertBefore(statusChangelog, flexContainer.nextSibling);
+            } else {
+                // Move the changelog back to its original location
+                let statusFlexContainer = statusSelect.closest('.flex-container');
+                statusFlexContainer.parentNode.insertBefore(statusChangelog, statusFlexContainer.nextSibling);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Call the function on page load
+        moveStatusChangelog(actionNeededReasonFormGroup, statusSelect);
+
+        // Add event listener to handle changes to the selector itself
+        statusSelect.addEventListener('change', function() {
+            moveStatusChangelog(actionNeededReasonFormGroup, statusSelect);
+        })
+    });
 })();
 
 /** An IIFE for toggling the submit bar on domain request forms