diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0096_alter_domainrequest_status.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0096_alter_domainrequest_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..162584a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/registrar/migrations/0096_alter_domainrequest_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.10 on 2024-06-04 00:00
+
+from django.db import migrations
+import django_fsm
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("registrar", "0095_user_middle_name_user_title"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="domainrequest",
+            name="status",
+            field=django_fsm.FSMField(
+                choices=[
+                    ("in review", "In review"),
+                    ("action needed", "Action needed"),
+                    ("approved", "Approved"),
+                    ("rejected", "Rejected"),
+                    ("ineligible", "Ineligible"),
+                    ("submitted", "Submitted"),
+                    ("withdrawn", "Withdrawn"),
+                    ("started", "Started"),
+                ],
+                default="started",
+                max_length=50,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
index 140c6f93c..994fd85eb 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_request.py
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ class DomainRequest(TimeStampedModel):
 
     # Constants for choice fields
     class DomainRequestStatus(models.TextChoices):
-        STARTED = "started", "Started"
-        SUBMITTED = "submitted", "Submitted"
         IN_REVIEW = "in review", "In review"
         ACTION_NEEDED = "action needed", "Action needed"
         APPROVED = "approved", "Approved"
-        WITHDRAWN = "withdrawn", "Withdrawn"
         REJECTED = "rejected", "Rejected"
         INELIGIBLE = "ineligible", "Ineligible"
+        SUBMITTED = "submitted", "Submitted"
+        WITHDRAWN = "withdrawn", "Withdrawn"
+        STARTED = "started", "Started"
 
     class StateTerritoryChoices(models.TextChoices):
         ALABAMA = "AL", "Alabama (AL)"