diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/marketplace/components/my-subscriptions/table/rows/functions.tsx b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/marketplace/components/my-subscriptions/table/rows/functions.tsx
index 0a565cd88f5..b591b860066 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/marketplace/components/my-subscriptions/table/rows/functions.tsx
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce-admin/client/marketplace/components/my-subscriptions/table/rows/functions.tsx
@@ -355,9 +355,16 @@ export function subscriptionStatus(
 			);
 		}
 
-		return subscription.autorenew
-			? __( 'Active', 'woocommerce' )
-			: __( 'Cancelled', 'woocommerce' );
+		let status;
+		if ( subscription.lifetime ) {
+			status = __( 'Lifetime', 'woocommerce' );
+		} else if ( subscription.autorenew ) {
+			status = __( 'Active', 'woocommerce' );
+		} else {
+			status = __( 'Cancelled', 'woocommerce' );
+		}
+
+		return status;
 	}
 	return {
 		display: getStatus(),
@@ -377,7 +384,7 @@ export function actions( subscription: Subscription ): TableRow {
 	let actionButton = null;
 	if ( subscription.product_key === '' ) {
 		actionButton = <SubscribeButton subscription={ subscription } />;
-	} else if ( subscription.expired ) {
+	} else if ( subscription.expired && ! subscription.lifetime ) {
 		actionButton = <RenewButton subscription={ subscription } />;
 	} else if (
 		subscription.local.installed === false &&
@@ -391,7 +398,7 @@ export function actions( subscription: Subscription ): TableRow {
 		actionButton = (
 			<ConnectButton subscription={ subscription } variant="link" />
 		);
-	} else if ( ! subscription.autorenew ) {
+	} else if ( ! subscription.autorenew && ! subscription.lifetime ) {
 		actionButton = <AutoRenewButton subscription={ subscription } />;
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-wccom-21789-free-subs-display b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-wccom-21789-free-subs-display
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f2c2642e93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/fix-wccom-21789-free-subs-display
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fix
+
+Fix subscription status and action items for free (lifetime) subscriptions