diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/editor.native.js b/packages/edit-post/src/editor.native.js
index 947fcb4bcf76d..74c2cec2e4b97 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/editor.native.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/editor.native.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Editor extends Component {
 				raw: serialize( parse( props.initialHtml || '' ) ),
 			},
 			type: 'post',
-			status: 'auto-draft',
+			status: 'draft',
 			meta: [],
 		};