diff --git a/app/services/exports/organisation_export_constants.rb b/app/services/exports/organisation_export_constants.rb
index 3a1c5fb48..6c78a55db 100644
--- a/app/services/exports/organisation_export_constants.rb
+++ b/app/services/exports/organisation_export_constants.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ module Exports::OrganisationExportConstants
    "dsa_signed_at",
    "dpo_email",
    "profit_status",
-   "group"
+   "group",
+   "status"
   ]
 end
diff --git a/app/services/exports/organisation_export_service.rb b/app/services/exports/organisation_export_service.rb
index fb034ac03..8ceba93a9 100644
--- a/app/services/exports/organisation_export_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/exports/organisation_export_service.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ module Exports
       attribute_hash["available_from"] = organisation.available_from&.iso8601
       attribute_hash["profit_status"] = nil # will need update when we add the field to the org
       attribute_hash["group"] = nil # will need update when we add the field to the org
-      attribute_hash["active"] = organisation.status == :active
+      attribute_hash["status"] = organisation.status
+      attribute_hash["active"] = attribute_hash["status"] == :active
 
       attribute_hash
     end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/exports/organisation.xml b/spec/fixtures/exports/organisation.xml
index 70c699915..f70ac2b7d 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/exports/organisation.xml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/exports/organisation.xml
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@
     <dpo_email>{dpo_email}</dpo_email>
     <profit_status/>
     <group/>
+    <status>active</status>
   </form>
 </forms>
diff --git a/spec/services/exports/organisation_export_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/exports/organisation_export_service_spec.rb
index d23d16e10..6ef66161a 100644
--- a/spec/services/exports/organisation_export_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/exports/organisation_export_service_spec.rb
@@ -86,14 +86,16 @@ RSpec.describe Exports::OrganisationExportService do
       end
 
       context "and the organisation is merged" do
+        let(:expected_content) { replace_entity_ids(organisation, xml_export_file.read) }
+
         before do
           organisation.update!(merge_date: Time.zone.yesterday)
+          expected_content.sub!("<active>true</active>", "<active>false</active>")
+          expected_content.sub!("<merge_date/>", "<merge_date>#{organisation.merge_date.iso8601}</merge_date>")
+          expected_content.sub!("<status>active</status>", "<status>merged</status>")
         end
 
         it "generates an XML export file with the expected content within the ZIP file" do
-          expected_content = replace_entity_ids(organisation, xml_export_file.read)
-          expected_content.sub!("<active>true</active>", "<active>false</active>")
-          expected_content.sub!("<merge_date/>", "<merge_date>#{organisation.merge_date.iso8601}</merge_date>")
           expect(storage_service).to receive(:write_file).with(expected_zip_filename, any_args) do |_, content|
             entry = Zip::File.open_buffer(content).find_entry(expected_data_filename)
             expect(entry).not_to be_nil