diff --git a/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_domain_request_dates.py b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_domain_request_dates.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ea898c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/registrar/management/commands/populate_domain_request_dates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import logging
+from django.core.management import BaseCommand
+from registrar.management.commands.utility.terminal_helper import PopulateScriptTemplate, TerminalColors
+from registrar.models import DomainRequest
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand, PopulateScriptTemplate):
+    help = "Loops through each valid domain request object and populates the last_status_update and first_submitted_date"
+
+    def handle(self, **kwargs):
+        """Loops through each valid DomainRequest object and populates its last_status_update and first_submitted_date values"""
+        self.mass_update_records(DomainRequest, ["last_status_update", "last_submitted_date"])
+
+    def update_record(self, record: DomainRequest):
+        """Defines how we update the first_submitted_date and last_status_update fields"""
+        record.set_dates()
+        logger.info(
+            f"{TerminalColors.OKCYAN}Updating {record} => first submitted date: " f"{record.first_submitted_date}{TerminalColors.OKCYAN}, last status update:" f"{record.last_status_update}{TerminalColors.OKCYAN}"
+        )
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
index 363de213b..d2c90243c 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
@@ -563,15 +563,32 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         help_text="Acknowledged .gov acceptable use policy",
     )
 
-    # submission date records when domain request is submitted
-    submission_date = models.DateField(
+    # initial submission date records when domain request was first submitted
+    first_submitted_date = models.DateField(
         null=True,
         blank=True,
         default=None,
         verbose_name="submitted at",
-        help_text="Date submitted",
+        help_text="Date initially submitted",
     )
 
+    # last submission date records when domain request was last submitted
+    last_submitted_date = models.DateField(
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        default=None,
+        verbose_name="submitted at",
+        help_text="Date last submitted",
+    )
+
+    # last status update records when domain request status was last updated by an admin or analyst
+    last_status_update = models.DateField(
+        null=True,
+        blank=True,
+        default=None,
+        verbose_name="last updated at",
+        help_text="Date of last status updated",
+    )
     notes = models.TextField(
         null=True,
         blank=True,
@@ -621,6 +638,9 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         self.sync_organization_type()
         self.sync_yes_no_form_fields()
 
+        if self._cached_status != self.status:
+            self.last_status_update = timezone.now().date()
+
         super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
         # Handle the action needed email.
@@ -796,9 +816,12 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
         DraftDomain = apps.get_model("registrar.DraftDomain")
         if not DraftDomain.string_could_be_domain(self.requested_domain.name):
             raise ValueError("Requested domain is not a valid domain name.")
+        
+        if not self.first_submitted_date:
+            self.first_submitted_date = timezone.now().date()
 
-        # Update submission_date to today
-        self.submission_date = timezone.now().date()
+        # Update last_submission_date to today
+        self.last_submitted_date = timezone.now().date()
         self.save()
 
         # Limit email notifications to transitions from Started and Withdrawn