diff --git a/app/graphql/types/namespaces/available_features_type.rb b/app/graphql/types/namespaces/available_features_type.rb
index 21d2f584fef1dde22dd3bd9d695a479c169790e4..3b6db1868a5e341a548eaa8d670f222d8dbc0575 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/namespaces/available_features_type.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/namespaces/available_features_type.rb
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ class AvailableFeaturesType < BaseObject # rubocop:disable Graphql/AuthorizeType
         resolver_method: :subepics_enabled?,
         experiment: { milestone: '18.1' }
 
+      field :has_statuses_feature,
+        GraphQL::Types::Boolean,
+        null: false,
+        description: 'Whether work item statuses are enabled for the namespace.',
+        resolver_method: :statuses_enabled?,
+        experiment: { milestone: '18.3' }
+
       def epics_enabled?
         object.licensed_feature_available?(:epics)
       end
@@ -116,6 +123,10 @@ def scoped_labels_enabled?
       def subepics_enabled?
         object.licensed_feature_available?(:subepics)
       end
+
+      def statuses_enabled?
+        object.licensed_feature_available?(:work_item_status)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/permission_types/group.rb b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/group.rb
index 1ab4eedaa26daee71a772f71298e2432f3a53243..d3a04a0e1d671ec5889653e1e306ad30b9555ebe 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/permission_types/group.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/group.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Group < BasePermissionType
       graphql_name 'GroupPermissions'
 
       abilities :read_group, :create_projects, :create_custom_emoji, :remove_group, :view_edit_page,
-        :admin_issue, :read_crm_contact, :read_crm_organization
+        :admin_issue, :read_crm_contact, :read_crm_organization, :admin_work_item_lifecycle
 
       permission_field :can_leave,
         description: 'If `true`, the user can leave this group.'
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/permission_types/project.rb b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/project.rb
index 73288168a58fba3991b848db45b96be96d129a71..455928a34f1076897b35ceb0782dc1a1a009321c 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/permission_types/project.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/permission_types/project.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Project < BasePermissionType
         :create_pages, :destroy_pages, :read_pages_content, :admin_operations,
         :read_merge_request, :read_design, :create_design, :update_design, :destroy_design,
         :move_design, :read_environment, :view_edit_page, :admin_issue, :create_work_item,
-        :import_issues, :read_crm_contact, :read_crm_organization
+        :import_issues, :read_crm_contact, :read_crm_organization, :admin_work_item_lifecycle
 
       permission_field :create_snippet
 
diff --git a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
index 41a8e87c5114854d228083f0413ea7bfdcb58a73..84e19bd07088648c80d352f21a6d6a5aa345e0c9 100644
--- a/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
+++ b/doc/api/graphql/reference/_index.md
@@ -31452,6 +31452,7 @@ Returns [`String`](#string).
 | Name | Type | Description |
 | ---- | ---- | ----------- |
 | <a id="grouppermissionsadminissue"></a>`adminIssue` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `admin_issue` on this resource. |
+| <a id="grouppermissionsadminworkitemlifecycle"></a>`adminWorkItemLifecycle` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `admin_work_item_lifecycle` on this resource. |
 | <a id="grouppermissionscanleave"></a>`canLeave` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can leave this group. |
 | <a id="grouppermissionscreatecustomemoji"></a>`createCustomEmoji` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `create_custom_emoji` on this resource. |
 | <a id="grouppermissionscreateprojects"></a>`createProjects` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `create_projects` on this resource. |
@@ -35637,6 +35638,7 @@ four standard [pagination arguments](#pagination-arguments):
 | <a id="namespaceavailablefeatureshasokrsfeature"></a>`hasOkrsFeature` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | **Introduced** in GitLab 18.1. **Status**: Experiment. Whether OKRs are enabled for the namespace. |
 | <a id="namespaceavailablefeatureshasqualitymanagementfeature"></a>`hasQualityManagementFeature` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | **Introduced** in GitLab 18.1. **Status**: Experiment. Whether quality management is enabled for the namespace. |
 | <a id="namespaceavailablefeatureshasscopedlabelsfeature"></a>`hasScopedLabelsFeature` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | **Introduced** in GitLab 18.1. **Status**: Experiment. Whether scoped labels are enabled for the namespace. |
+| <a id="namespaceavailablefeatureshasstatusesfeature"></a>`hasStatusesFeature` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | **Introduced** in GitLab 18.3. **Status**: Experiment. Whether work item statuses are enabled for the namespace. |
 | <a id="namespaceavailablefeatureshassubepicsfeature"></a>`hasSubepicsFeature` {{< icon name="warning-solid" >}} | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | **Introduced** in GitLab 18.1. **Status**: Experiment. Whether subepics are enabled for the namespace. |
 
 ### `NamespaceBan`
@@ -39875,6 +39877,7 @@ Returns [`String`](#string).
 | <a id="projectpermissionsadminproject"></a>`adminProject` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `admin_project` on this resource. |
 | <a id="projectpermissionsadminremotemirror"></a>`adminRemoteMirror` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `admin_remote_mirror` on this resource. |
 | <a id="projectpermissionsadminwiki"></a>`adminWiki` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `admin_wiki` on this resource. |
+| <a id="projectpermissionsadminworkitemlifecycle"></a>`adminWorkItemLifecycle` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `admin_work_item_lifecycle` on this resource. |
 | <a id="projectpermissionsarchiveproject"></a>`archiveProject` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `archive_project` on this resource. |
 | <a id="projectpermissionschangenamespace"></a>`changeNamespace` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `change_namespace` on this resource. |
 | <a id="projectpermissionschangevisibilitylevel"></a>`changeVisibilityLevel` | [`Boolean!`](#boolean) | If `true`, the user can perform `change_visibility_level` on this resource. |
diff --git a/ee/spec/graphql/ee/types/namespaces/available_features_type_spec.rb b/ee/spec/graphql/ee/types/namespaces/available_features_type_spec.rb
index 9e3aed3dfde48034da08569f2dbb3d12bcaa9a92..807fca654cfcd380bb6a712c13df1d78610a2a50 100644
--- a/ee/spec/graphql/ee/types/namespaces/available_features_type_spec.rb
+++ b/ee/spec/graphql/ee/types/namespaces/available_features_type_spec.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
       :has_quality_management_feature | :quality_management
       :has_scoped_labels_feature | :scoped_labels
       :has_subepics_feature | :subepics
+      :has_statuses_feature | :work_item_status
     end
 
     with_them do
diff --git a/spec/graphql/types/permission_types/group_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/types/permission_types/group_spec.rb
index f05b0bf1721bc0e3d95faae2129b33238ae730e2..47a259f98d4def190b8cfbac18c3b39c31a074d0 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/types/permission_types/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/types/permission_types/group_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   it 'has the correct permissions' do
     expected_permissions = [
       :read_group, :create_projects, :create_custom_emoji, :remove_group, :view_edit_page, :can_leave,
-      :admin_issue, :read_crm_contact, :read_crm_organization
+      :admin_issue, :read_crm_contact, :read_crm_organization, :admin_work_item_lifecycle
     ]
 
     expected_permissions.each do |permission|
diff --git a/spec/graphql/types/permission_types/project_spec.rb b/spec/graphql/types/permission_types/project_spec.rb
index 3e73b22f8c0e7e1a2253dbffe9c49cb39b261a60..5ea8a3fdb8c288ca9a81ed8ae7e1916b29e5410c 100644
--- a/spec/graphql/types/permission_types/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/graphql/types/permission_types/project_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       :create_pages, :destroy_pages, :read_pages_content, :admin_operations,
       :read_merge_request, :read_design, :create_design, :update_design, :destroy_design,
       :move_design, :read_environment, :view_edit_page, :admin_issue, :create_work_item,
-      :import_issues, :read_crm_contact, :read_crm_organization
+      :import_issues, :read_crm_contact, :read_crm_organization, :admin_work_item_lifecycle
     ]
 
     expected_permissions.each do |permission|
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/graphql/types/namespaces/available_features_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/graphql/types/namespaces/available_features_shared_examples.rb
index 953e66d86870971a610b5ce8d1e872231bf97519..2d62bfd91bea33dcd5b432274b714928a7b99aea 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/graphql/types/namespaces/available_features_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/graphql/types/namespaces/available_features_shared_examples.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   specify do
     expected_fields = %i[has_issue_weights_feature has_iterations_feature has_okrs_feature has_subepics_feature
       has_issuable_health_status_feature has_epics_feature has_scoped_labels_feature has_quality_management_feature
-      has_linked_items_epics_feature has_issue_date_filter_feature]
+      has_linked_items_epics_feature has_issue_date_filter_feature has_statuses_feature]
 
     expect(described_class).to have_graphql_fields(*expected_fields)
   end