diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Modals/DealModal.vue b/frontend/src/components/Modals/DealModal.vue
index d82a4b95..9d964d87 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Modals/DealModal.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Modals/DealModal.vue
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ const sections = computed(() => {
         label: 'Status',
         name: 'status',
         type: 'select',
-        options: statusOptions('deal'),
+        options: dealStatuses.value,
         prefix: getDealStatus(deal.status).iconColorClass,
       },
       {
@@ -222,6 +222,14 @@ const sections = computed(() => {
   return fields
 })
 
+const dealStatuses = computed(() => {
+  let statuses = statusOptions('deal')
+  if (!deal.status) {
+    deal.status = statuses[0].value
+  }
+  return statuses
+})
+
 function createDeal() {
   createResource({
     url: 'crm.fcrm.doctype.crm_deal.crm_deal.create_deal',
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Modals/LeadModal.vue b/frontend/src/components/Modals/LeadModal.vue
index 25d21224..b72056c0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Modals/LeadModal.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Modals/LeadModal.vue
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const sections = computed(() => {
           label: 'Status',
           name: 'status',
           type: 'select',
-          options: statusOptions('lead'),
+          options: leadStatuses.value,
           prefix: getLeadStatus(lead.status).iconColorClass,
         },
         {
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ const createLead = createResource({
   },
 })
 
+const leadStatuses = computed(() => {
+  let statuses = statusOptions('lead')
+  if (!lead.status) {
+    lead.status = statuses[0].value
+  }
+  return statuses
+})
+
 function createNewLead() {
   createLead.submit(lead, {
     validate() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/statuses.js b/frontend/src/stores/statuses.js
index 8b306ec0..402c0d67 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/statuses.js
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/statuses.js
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ export const statusesStore = defineStore('crm-statuses', () => {
     for (const status in statusesByName) {
       options.push({
         label: statusesByName[status].name,
+        value: statusesByName[status].name,
         icon: () =>
           h(IndicatorIcon, {
             class: statusesByName[status].iconColorClass,