diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
index bfc5d29be92a79410a7bff204fe04eec71a3d207..4c79f5f79d8c304ebe93bf148454b9669b41c20c 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
@@ -49499,6 +49499,8 @@ Values for sorting work items.
 | <a id="workitemsortseverity_desc"></a>`SEVERITY_DESC` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | **Introduced** in GitLab 17.10. **Status**: Experiment. Severity from more critical to less critical. |
 | <a id="workitemsortstart_date_asc"></a>`START_DATE_ASC` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | **Introduced** in GitLab 17.9. **Status**: Experiment. Start date by ascending order. |
 | <a id="workitemsortstart_date_desc"></a>`START_DATE_DESC` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | **Introduced** in GitLab 17.9. **Status**: Experiment. Start date by descending order. |
+| <a id="workitemsortstatus_asc"></a>`STATUS_ASC` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | **Introduced** in GitLab 18.3. **Status**: Experiment. Status by ascending order. |
+| <a id="workitemsortstatus_desc"></a>`STATUS_DESC` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | **Introduced** in GitLab 18.3. **Status**: Experiment. Status by descending order. |
 | <a id="workitemsorttitle_asc"></a>`TITLE_ASC` | Title by ascending order. |
 | <a id="workitemsorttitle_desc"></a>`TITLE_DESC` | Title by descending order. |
 | <a id="workitemsortupdated_asc"></a>`UPDATED_ASC` | Updated at ascending order. |
diff --git a/ee/app/models/work_items/widgets/status.rb b/ee/app/models/work_items/widgets/status.rb
index be22edae9101f6b0f77749d462ae468a738917f0..bf152b0d993d2f489ac63bfe3c02f61ee601a0a0 100644
--- a/ee/app/models/work_items/widgets/status.rb
+++ b/ee/app/models/work_items/widgets/status.rb
@@ -3,12 +3,27 @@
 module WorkItems
   module Widgets
     class Status < Base
-      def self.quick_action_commands
-        [:status]
-      end
+      class << self
+        def quick_action_commands
+          [:status]
+        end
+
+        def quick_action_params
+          [:status]
+        end
 
-      def self.quick_action_params
-        [:status]
+        def sorting_keys
+          {
+            status_asc: {
+              description: 'Status by ascending order.',
+              experiment: { milestone: '18.3' }
+            },
+            status_desc: {
+              description: 'Status by descending order.',
+              experiment: { milestone: '18.3' }
+            }
+          }
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/ee/spec/graphql/ee/types/work_items/sort_enum_spec.rb b/ee/spec/graphql/ee/types/work_items/sort_enum_spec.rb
index 5e044855c4a7220c0891395a3bf2ed86ef7eae9c..a70803c629c0c0e0684f7722fc928663e18a0d4e 100644
--- a/ee/spec/graphql/ee/types/work_items/sort_enum_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/graphql/ee/types/work_items/sort_enum_spec.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
         ESCALATION_STATUS_DESC LABEL_PRIORITY_ASC LABEL_PRIORITY_DESC MILESTONE_DUE_ASC MILESTONE_DUE_DESC
         POPULARITY_ASC POPULARITY_DESC PRIORITY_ASC PRIORITY_DESC RELATIVE_POSITION_ASC SEVERITY_ASC SEVERITY_DESC
         START_DATE_ASC START_DATE_DESC TITLE_ASC TITLE_DESC UPDATED_ASC UPDATED_DESC
-        created_asc created_desc updated_asc updated_desc
-
-        BLOCKING_ISSUES_ASC BLOCKING_ISSUES_DESC HEALTH_STATUS_ASC HEALTH_STATUS_DESC WEIGHT_ASC WEIGHT_DESC
+        created_asc created_desc updated_asc updated_desc BLOCKING_ISSUES_ASC BLOCKING_ISSUES_DESC
+        HEALTH_STATUS_ASC HEALTH_STATUS_DESC WEIGHT_ASC WEIGHT_DESC STATUS_ASC STATUS_DESC
       ]
     )
   end