diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
index feb553bf7..b2d6290f6 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1500,3 +1500,19 @@ class TestApplicationStatus(TestWithUser, WebTest):
                         reverse(url_name, kwargs={"pk": application.pk})
                     )
                     self.assertEqual(page.status_code, 403)
+
+
+def test_approved_application_not_in_active_requests(self):
+    """An approved application is not shown in the Active
+    Requests table on home.html."""
+    application = completed_application(
+        status=DomainApplication.APPROVED, user=self.user
+    )
+    application.save()
+
+    home_page = self.app.get("/")
+    # This works in our test environemnt because creating
+    # an approved application here does not generate a
+    # domain object, so we do not expect to see 'city.gov'
+    # in either the Domains or Requests tables.
+    self.assertNotContains(home_page, "city.gov")
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/index.py b/src/registrar/views/index.py
index 35a67bceb..876983c4e 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/index.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/index.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def index(request):
     context = {}
     if request.user.is_authenticated:
         applications = DomainApplication.objects.filter(creator=request.user)
-        context["domain_applications"] = applications
+        context["domain_applications"] = applications.exclude(status="approved")
 
         domains = request.user.permissions.values(
             "role",