diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 174500f28..8d0ed8c2e 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -342,6 +342,12 @@ class DomainInvitationAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin):
     ]
     search_help_text = "Search by email or domain."
 
+    # Mark the FSM field 'status' as readonly
+    # to allow admin users to create Domain Invitations
+    # without triggering the FSM Transition Not Allowed
+    # error.
+    readonly_fields = ["status"]
+
 
 class DomainInformationAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin):
     """Customize domain information admin class."""
diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0037_create_groups_v01.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0037_create_groups_v01.py
index 69a4c02aa..3540ea2f3 100644
--- a/src/registrar/migrations/0037_create_groups_v01.py
+++ b/src/registrar/migrations/0037_create_groups_v01.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 # step 3: fake run the latest migration in the migrations list
 # [RECOMMENDED]
 # Alternatively:
-# Only step: duplicate the migration that loads data and run: docker-compose exec app ./manage.py migrate
+# step 1: duplicate the migration that loads data
+# step 2: docker-compose exec app ./manage.py migrate
 
 from django.db import migrations
 from registrar.models import UserGroup
diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0038_create_groups_v02.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0038_create_groups_v02.py
index 80752f31a..fc61db3c0 100644
--- a/src/registrar/migrations/0038_create_groups_v02.py
+++ b/src/registrar/migrations/0038_create_groups_v02.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 # step 3: fake run the latest migration in the migrations list
 # [RECOMMENDED]
 # Alternatively:
-# Only step: duplicate the migration that loads data and run: docker-compose exec app ./manage.py migrate
+# step 1: duplicate the migration that loads data
+# step 2: docker-compose exec app ./manage.py migrate
 
 from django.db import migrations
 from registrar.models import UserGroup
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_migrations.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_migrations.py
index 14ab36e70..2ea1962a1 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_migrations.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_migrations.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ class TestGroups(TestCase):
             UserGroup.objects.filter(name="full_access_group"), [full_access_group]
         )
 
-        # Test permissions data migrations for cisa_analysts_group ran as expected
+        # Test data migrations for cisa_analysts_group permission
+        # ran as expected.
         # Define the expected permission codenames
         expected_permissions = [
             "view_logentry",
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class TestGroups(TestCase):
             "analyst_access_permission",
             "change_user",
             "add_domaininvitation",
-            "view_domaininvitation"
+            "view_domaininvitation",
         ]
 
         # Get the codenames of actual permissions associated with the group