diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Builder/CreateWorkflowFromTemplateController.php b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Builder/CreateWorkflowFromTemplateController.php
index 99e7eb0aa8..f9afdc56ad 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Builder/CreateWorkflowFromTemplateController.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Builder/CreateWorkflowFromTemplateController.php
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class CreateWorkflowFromTemplateController {
         throw UnexpectedValueException::create()->withMessage('Template not found.');
     }
 
+    $workflow->setDraft();
     $this->storage->createWorkflow($workflow);
     return $workflow;
   }
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Workflows/Workflow.php b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Workflows/Workflow.php
index 2f0115489c..bf94b84589 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Workflows/Workflow.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Engine/Workflows/Workflow.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use MailPoet\Automation\Engine\Utils\Json;
 class Workflow {
   public const STATUS_ACTIVE = 'active';
   public const STATUS_INACTIVE = 'inactive';
+  public const STATUS_DRAFT = 'draft';
 
   /** @var int */
   private $id;
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ class Workflow {
     return $this->status;
   }
 
+  public function setDraft(): void {
+    $this->status = self::STATUS_DRAFT;
+  }
+
   public function getCreatedAt(): DateTimeImmutable {
     return $this->createdAt;
   }
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Integrations/MailPoet/Templates/Templates.php b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Integrations/MailPoet/Templates/Templates.php
index d5925bc63a..bd0270e4f5 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Integrations/MailPoet/Templates/Templates.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/Automation/Integrations/MailPoet/Templates/Templates.php
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ class Templates {
   private function uniqueId(): string {
     return bin2hex(random_bytes(7));
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/mailpoet/tests/integration/REST/Automation/Workflows/WorkflowsCreateFromTemplateTest.php b/mailpoet/tests/integration/REST/Automation/Workflows/WorkflowsCreateFromTemplateTest.php
index b084e8a258..2adf1832c0 100644
--- a/mailpoet/tests/integration/REST/Automation/Workflows/WorkflowsCreateFromTemplateTest.php
+++ b/mailpoet/tests/integration/REST/Automation/Workflows/WorkflowsCreateFromTemplateTest.php
@@ -23,4 +23,18 @@ class WorkflowsCreateFromTemplateTest extends AutomationTest {
     $countAfter = count($storage->getWorkflows());
     expect($countAfter)->equals($countBefore + 1);
   }
+
+  public function testWorkflowsCreatedFromTemplatesAreCreatedInDraftStatus(): void {
+    $storage = ContainerWrapper::getInstance()->get(WorkflowStorage::class);
+    $this->post(self::ENDPOINT_PATH, [
+      'json' => [
+        'name' => 'Testing workflow from template',
+        'template' => 'delayed-email-after-signup'
+      ],
+    ]);
+    $allWorkflows = $storage->getWorkflows();
+    $createdWorkflow = array_pop($allWorkflows);
+    expect($createdWorkflow->getStatus())->equals('draft');
+  }
+
 }