diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-order.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-order.php
index b0cb6e02780..bf8093ee71d 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-order.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-order.php
@@ -545,12 +545,12 @@ abstract class WC_Abstract_Order extends WC_Abstract_Legacy_Order {
 		// If setting the status, ensure it's set to a valid status.
 		if ( true === $this->object_read ) {
 			// Only allow valid new status.
-			if ( ! in_array( 'wc-' . $new_status, $this->get_valid_statuses(), true ) && 'trash' !== $new_status ) {
+			if ( ! in_array( 'wc-' . $new_status, $this->get_valid_statuses(), true ) && 'trash' !== $new_status && 'auto-draft' !== $new_status ) {
 				$new_status = 'pending';
 			}
 
 			// If the old status is set but unknown (e.g. draft) assume its pending for action usage.
-			if ( $old_status && ! in_array( 'wc-' . $old_status, $this->get_valid_statuses(), true ) && 'trash' !== $old_status ) {
+			if ( $old_status && ! in_array( 'wc-' . $old_status, $this->get_valid_statuses(), true ) && 'trash' !== $old_status && 'auto-draft' !== $new_status ) {
 				$old_status = 'pending';
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version2/class-wc-rest-orders-v2-controller.php b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version2/class-wc-rest-orders-v2-controller.php
index 0d963e0be93..af9b71fda48 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version2/class-wc-rest-orders-v2-controller.php
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/includes/rest-api/Controllers/Version2/class-wc-rest-orders-v2-controller.php
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ class WC_REST_Orders_V2_Controller extends WC_REST_CRUD_Controller {
 	 * @return array
 	 */
 	protected function get_order_statuses() {
-		$order_statuses = array();
+		$order_statuses = array( 'auto-draft' );
 
 		foreach ( array_keys( wc_get_order_statuses() ) as $status ) {
 			$order_statuses[] = str_replace( 'wc-', '', $status );